Most
ancient shamanic traditions, whether it’s the Peruvian, Maoris or Himalayan,
believe that everything within this universe is made of energy; and we are all physical
manifestations of that energy. According to one Himalayan shamanic tradition,
we, each individual as well as the society, are the manifestations of our
experiences, individual as well as collective - of past lives, ancestral
experiences, and present memories and that current actions can energetically have
impact over seven generations.
Yuval
Noah Harari in his book Sapiens says that animals live in and experience
objective reality. Only homo sapiens (us) have the ability to create fictional
(imaginations) reality like politics, religion, money, human rights etc. and
accept that reality over and above the objective reality due to our ability to
be flexible and cooperate in large numbers.
And now, we have almost lost touch with our objective reality.
Somewhere
between these two narratives, we (humans) have lost our way.
So, who are you when you say you are a
human? No, you are not the white privileged person from the rich west, or an
Australian, or a Dalit, a Muslim, a CEO of a company, a teacher, a mother of
two, a bored housewife, a miner, a writer, a photographer, a kabbadi player, a
murderer, a hermit, a loner, a beggar, a feminist, a right-winger, a banker, a reluctant
leader, a scientist, a child, a dreamer, a homosexual, a transgender, a
terrorist, an African, a Buddhist, a tribal, an unsuccessful actor, a
game-addict, an orphan, a runner, a trekker, a farmer, a rich man with two
houses and two cars, a schizophrenic, a sad widower.
Who are you when you remove yourself from
this ‘fictional’ life and definitions? Who are you when you strip yourself of
your hair, skin, muscle and your bones? Who are you when you stand in front of
your naked soul, when you confront your spirit?
When you come face to face with your
spirit-self, then and only then, your journey as a human being begins.
