Hari
Om
'Freedays' are the 'gather our thoughts' days;
Q&As; a general review of the week so far…
Every nation has their version of a day of remembrance - some have
more than one such. Vedantins, advanced in understanding of the delusion of a
pluralistic world, could stand apart from such things.
However, if their understanding is full, they will also appreciate
that as long as they live out praarabdha in a the BMI matrix, plurality must
still be acknowledged (albeit tempered with a clarity of vision). It then
becomes a part of saadhana, a service to one's fellow beings, to also
acknowledge a debt to those who have been prepared to face wars and disasters
in selfless acts of courage and determination, with pride in their respective
nations and at great risk to themselves. Often, this means death.
In the UK, today is Remembrance Day for those fallen in conflicts
around the globe in pursuit of freedoms and balance against tyranny and hatred.
In an ideal world, there would not be such need of sacrifice of life
and limb. This life, this world, is not meant to be 'ideal'. It is actually
meant to be as it is so that all the jiivas can live through all the various
experiences necessary to strengthen themselves as they find their way back to
Aatman - the One Truth of Existence from which all this plurality arises and
within which it is sustained.
This does not make the losses easier to bear. Acknowledging our debt
to those who have given the ultimate service is imperative. May all souls lost
in conflict find themselves at peace in The One.
