SLAVERY
Posted: December 16, 2011 Filed under: vantage point | Tags: life, love, misanthrope, mull overs, quest, self, slave, slavery, struggle, tirade 36 Comments »I am growing into a hater of slavery. The worst form of slavery … Temptations that is. how much i am loathing this idea at this point in life is manifest in my ways now a days as i feel i am not only turning into a misanthrope alone but a nihilist too (as per psychiatric definitions and not philosophical). Days in and days out i see physiological, intellectual, emotional, moral, religious, materialistic and spiritual slavery.
Physicality is tempted to desire and sensuality to indulge..
Intellect is tempted to create… ideas, words and then confusions followed by falsities..
Pride is tempted by conceitedness and Arrogance by disdain..
Impulse is tempted to folly and Wisdom is tempted to procrastinate..
Religiosity is tempted by self-righteousness and Morality by holiness..
Beauty is tempted to exhibit and Talent to express..
Inadequacy is tempted to depend and Loneliness is tempted to string along..
Passion is tempted to incinerate and Courage to brawl..
Patience is tempted to suffer and Faith to trust..
Skepticism is tempted to question and Cynicism to doubt..
Hatred is tempted to divide and Jealousy is tempted to malign..
Love is tempted to caste a beloved and Devotion to cast God..
Spirituality is tempted to seek the ultimate and Indifference is tempted to become its own God..
Hence the preordained paths for a journey called life in a void called destiny… I for one do not want to give in to the decreed temptations and refuse to be a slave to my own. I for once want to be my own creator and taste what was once called Free Will..
My favorite line is the “Spirituality/indifference” one. Attaining Free Will would be the attainment of emancipation, isn’t it?
hmm not necessarily at the end of the day there is price to pay for almost everything we are blessed with !!
dont we all want that … FREE WILLL… all the best and i am sure you will sometime …
yeah but free will for me would be to free me of me as i know myself to be like ..
I love those temptations, to create and to love. But yes it is in us to resist. May we all be tempted to resist
amen to that
A fantastic writing my friend , you are absolutely right , if we do not have free will but get engrossed in the inane aspects of humanity then we are doomed to follow as sheep to the slaughter , I
I think the majority of mans problems in his pursuit of Nirvana are caused by religions
This statement of yours sums it all up
Religiosity is tempted by self-righteousness and Morality by holiness.
Emu
hi Ian
thankyou for ur wonderful comment.. stay blessed
Interesting baat hai kafi.
shukriya janab lagta hai achay sey parha hai ap nei
So true …
Humans find refuge in slavery.
yep they do..
sab upar se guzar gaya …. kakh palay nahi para
lol Q nahi para itna difficult tou nahi ap nei ghour sey parha nahi hai i guess
Do ‘nihilism’ and ‘self-annihilation’ represent the two extremes of a spectrum? And listen, doesn’t nihilism have its foundation in temptation? In that case, isn’t self-annihilation the only way to rid oneself of temptation?
self denial yes.. as for nihilism i said as per psychological state of mind and not the philosophical theory… i dont blv in any philosophical theories when it comes to experiencing with self and life. as much as i have dribbled in the field of ethereal nature of existence i dont know if any rule applies there which is mandatory for all… so no theory works for me. yes self denial leads to self annihilation which is the pinnacle of human existence ironically enough… but having said that very few chosen ones can rid them of their selves as much as to empty them completely to enjoy true freedom, salvation and bliss..
So where does that leave us, Mahlaqa? Stranded?
Where there is ego, there can never be peace. I think we have already established that. And also that “feeling stranded despite being anchored” is worse than just being stranded. Because the former implies that one is stuck forever, whilst the latter still breeds hope. What do you think, O stranded one?
hey who are you??? u hit the nail right on spot
Be scared, be very scared Mahlaqa :p
i aint scared i am curious
Sheer slavery.
i have read this piece 3-4 times. And i feel that i still am not able to get to the crux of the matter. Meri koshish…jaari hai.
it is not that difficult Hari ji.. the idea is that however we live in this world is how we perceive and react.. which is based on how we are manufactured. since we all can be summed up by the traits we possess i have mentioned but a few to suggest how and where the strings are attached. one trait leads to a necessary outcome which is the highest temptation for that very trait of ours that we are innately endowed with. if we feel inadequate the natural temptation wd be to depend on someone else..if we think we are beautiful we are tempted to exhibit that… hence our temptation leads us to be what we become eventually..not by choice but by our inherent nature. hence i call it slavery n not free will.
Now i can somewhat feel the beauty of your thought behind this post. Thanks a lot for the explanation.
i thankyou Hari ji for trying so hard.. humbled honestly
Temptation are disguised motivation. Own it.
(indeed tempting write up)
motivation to run into a channel of events leading to an ordained goal..?? thanks but no thanks Aby.. i have decided to say no.
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I was feeling while reading your post that life is so absurd and it’s great that one day we all get a chance to die. We fall into temptations because we wish to attach meaning to our otherwise meaningless lives.
Free will, I don’t think I will be ever able to emancipate myself from my own slavery but this post gives me reasons to resist. So, I will try
hey Humayun thankyou for relating and liking the post. n yes it is difficult nearly impossible to resist our innate behaviors..
Wow
honored