Dr. Vijai S Shankar MD.PhD.
Published on www.academy-advaita.com
The Netherlands
6th July 2017
Surrender
“Intelligence”
Surrender to the almighty is the call of the religious-minded in the world. Surrender is also superficially understood as a sign of weakness by the practical-minded in the world.
Both beliefs are contradictory, because the religious-minded also say be practical in daily life, while the practical-minded also at some point in their daily lives seek intervention of the almighty to help them in their practical life. They do not see this as sign of weakness.
The wise with wisdom, however, have an understanding of the intelligence in life, which they admire. The admiration of the intelligence in life is the surrender to the wise.
The wise understand that the air, water, fire and the elements that are present in earth, including earth, are manifested by the intelligence in life. They understand that humans on earth cannot make what is manifested by the intelligence in life.
The wise understand that light in life, including sunlight and the world, is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
The wise understand that sound in life, including the sound as words in the human mind, are manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
The wise understand that sight, by which everything that exists is seen, is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
They similarly understand that hearing, by which sound is heard as words, is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
The wise understand that taste, smell, and touch, by which food that exists is tasted, smelt and felt, are manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
The wise understand that the moment in life, including the colour, is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by human beings who are on earth in this world.
The wise understand that the human body is in constant movement and the constant movement is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by the intellect in humans who are on this earth in this world.
The wise understand that the human mind, which interprets the constant movement of the body intermittently, is manifested by the intelligence in life and not by the intellect in humans on earth in this world.
The wise understand that sleep state and waking state, which is similar to a dream state, are manifested by the intelligence in life and not by the intellect in humans on earth in this world.
The admiration of daily life that happens due to the intelligence in life and not by the intellect in human beings on earth in this world is the surrender of the wise or the enlightened in life.
Author: Dr. Vijai S. Shankar
© Copyright V. S. Shankar 2017
Editor’s Note:
What a sublime revelation! Daily life is thrice blessed. No thing, no condition, no belief or scientifically proven exception stands in the way of this understanding of the wise. In the light of this wisdom there can be no standing apart, no averting.
Julian Capper, U.K
German Translator’s Note:
Surrender is such a difficult topic for the spiritualists! Here, wisely explained by Dr. Shankar, it is revealed as simple as it is: Life happens the way it is meant to happen. Understanding this is surrender, and it happens, too, if meant to happen.
Marcus Stegmaier, Germany.