Dr. Vijai S Shankar MD.PhD.
Published on www.academy-advaita.com
The Netherlands
11 March 2018
Singular Movement 3
“Significance”
The wisdom of daily life reveals that everyday life is a singular movement. It also means that everyone’s everyday life is a singular movement as well. Also that everyone’s singular movement of daily life is not identical with anyone’s singular movement of daily life. This signifies that everyone’s singular movement of daily life is included in the singular movement of entire daily life.
What does the understanding that life is a singular movement signify in daily life is the question?
It signifies, for example, in any sport, that the game of a player is a singular movement. It also means that the game of every other player is a singular movement as well. It also means that every player’s singular movement in a game is not identical with any other player’s singular movement in the game. This signifies that everyone’s singular movement in the game is included in the singular movement of the entire game.
The above example can be applied to a game called daily life. It signifies that the singular movement of every individual (player) appears intermittently as illusory actions in daily life. It also signifies that the singular movement of every other individual (player) appears intermittently as illusory actions in daily life as well. It also means that every individual’s (player’s) illusory actions in daily life are not identical with those of any other individual (player). This signifies that everyone’s (player’s) singular movement in daily life as illusory actions is included in the singular movement of the entire, daily life.
The example further signifies that the singular movement of an individual (player) in life appears intermittently as illusory, spoken words. It also signifies that the singular movement of every other individual (player) appears intermittently as illusory, spoken words as well. It also means that every individual’s (player’s) illusory, spoken words in daily life are not identical with those of any other individual (player). This signifies that everyone’s (player’s) singular movement of daily life as illusory, spoken words is included in the singular movement of the entire daily life.
The example also signifies that the singular movement of an individual (player) in daily life appears intermittently as illusory thoughts to the individual (player). It also signifies that the singular movement of every other individual (player) appears intermittently as illusory thoughts to that particular individual (player) as well. It also means that every individual’s (player’s) illusory thoughts in daily life are not identical with those of any other individual (player). This signifies that everyone’s (player’s) singular movement of daily life as illusory thoughts is included in the singular movement of the entire daily life.
The enlightened have rightly proclaimed that in daily life what is meant to happen will only happen.
Author: Dr. Vijai S. Shankar
© Copyright V. S. Shankar 2018
Editor’s Note:
The revelation in this article that the actions, speech and thoughts of every living person throughout their entire life are unique to each person is understood. That the actions, speech and thoughts that are illusory, albeit intermittent, are included, is also understood. Deep reflection is clarifying that these movements are a singular movement of the entire life and that both the actual and the illusory for each person are as they are and as they are meant to be. Significant, indeed, for each one of us, are these revelations.
Julian Capper, UK.
German Translator’s Note:
In a toddler, one can observe how words develop slowly in the child's mind and these words are also expressed through sounds. The singular movement of life contains this process in such a way that the child's speech appears precisely and in sync with the parents' chatter. Therefore, for the conditioned mind, it seems that the child chatters the words of the parents. But the first speaking man had no parents who told him something! Therefore it is still the case today that to every child and every adult talking is happening, everything is contained in the singular movement of life. Parents have this wonderful opportunity to observe in their own child how illusory speaking must have developed even in primitive man. Life, like Dr. Shankar points out in this article, is a singular movement and includes the movements of all individuals, including the speaking of the parent and the child. This insight is wisdom and unconditional love.
Marcus Stegmaier, Germany.