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Many are aware of my posting of movies, well part of it is for my job, so it is a bonus to have the chance to watch movies, and I do try to seek the best available ones, based on general critics whose full time job is to be film critics. And if 70-80% of expert movie journalists say a movie is not bad, made up of both male and female opinions, then it probably is a decent movie.
There may be Murli points about watching movie (some arduous BK or PBK can quote the relevant thread here *) but I often see that Murli point referring to the watching of movies which are irrelevant towards building up some understanding or any learning potential, after all if we are told not to watch any movies, then we might as well forget anything to do with DVDs and CDs etc, but we know that all BKs and PBKs and anyone do use these media forms. I don't know much about Bollywood but it seems that as being the main source of concern for many local BKs and usually the stories are of love and dancing, and thus very little headway made in movie making into other subjects. Even the Ramayana is a love story. So for the BKs, the movie entertainment industry has tended to be lustful portrayal of life. And what would happen to Tao of the Traveller if we are told not to watch movies ?
Enough of movies, what about scriptures. The Murlis also say we should not read anything else (some ardous BK or PBK can quote the relevant thread here *) which again I agree, but I do believe one should not abhor to other scriptures as then one is ignorant of oneself as a Brahmin. Knowledge is obtained by God, as per se, and so everything that is written is a branch of God's gift to us all. From the Murli points, what I understand it means is not needing to delve into scriptures to such an extent it overtakes one's work and life. So a devout Brahmin need not study the Bible or the Sutras or the Upanishads so that each word may be recalled but capture the essence. Each Brahmin should be knowledgeable into at least each of the main scriptures of the main religions, in order to be a master of the sum of all knowledges. Keeping the Murli/Gita as the trunk of knowledge because you must have a starting point. For example, in order to be a good farmer one would be bettered by understanding a bit about the water cyle and irrigation and soil composition, rather than plant a seed and pray that it rains one day and there is sun the next day, the latter is simply ignorance. So a true spiritual learner should be aware of the vast range of religions so that he or she is aware of the differences which lay in others in order to guide them back to the one God.
When one is attached solely to the Murli, it can be ignorance. Would it be like someone saying that rice is the best staple and so the equivalent potato and pasta and bread staples are of lower value ? No, one would make rice their main staple but supplemented by the other foods by appreciating the value of other foods. So likewise, the Murli can be the main source of understanding, but have the awareness of other teachings because then you can really taste how good the Murli is. But how much time do we have to churn Murlis ? Well again, the Murli can be churned a million times but chewing on the same piece of sugar cane can make it become stale and tasteless and numb.
When one has some appreciation of other religions, then one would have a greater appreciation of the Murli. The great spiritual leaders in their time knew this, whilst they kept their main religious study at the centre of their studies. Gandhi wished for Jinna (Muslim) to be the first Indian Prime Minister in a predominantly Hindu India asking Nehru to step down. Confucius sought the wisdom of Lao Tze. Study of other scriptures is not about knowing how to chant the mantras of the other studies but knowing the essence of their understanding. Without that, conflict exists. Tibet is a modern example. The Tree that exists in the broad drama is condensed in the short Confluence Age drama.
When you have awareness about other scriptures, you are able to draw a tree yourself around you. How can one put out a branch of Islam or a branch of Buddhism on a tree, if they know nothing about the branch ? Why do you put a star on top of the Xmas tree if it is only for decoration or a deeper significance. If you are the police commissioner, do you simply set up a section to deal with homeland security but do not know what it is composed of if only just by name ? It is said to follow the Father. Follow the Father by drawing The Tree yourself. But only if you can put up the decorations yourself, copying a masterpiece becomes a fake and has no value.
And there lies the power of The Knowledge God has bestowed on you.
Have a nice weekend.
(* arjun Bhai perhaps
)
There may be Murli points about watching movie (some arduous BK or PBK can quote the relevant thread here *) but I often see that Murli point referring to the watching of movies which are irrelevant towards building up some understanding or any learning potential, after all if we are told not to watch any movies, then we might as well forget anything to do with DVDs and CDs etc, but we know that all BKs and PBKs and anyone do use these media forms. I don't know much about Bollywood but it seems that as being the main source of concern for many local BKs and usually the stories are of love and dancing, and thus very little headway made in movie making into other subjects. Even the Ramayana is a love story. So for the BKs, the movie entertainment industry has tended to be lustful portrayal of life. And what would happen to Tao of the Traveller if we are told not to watch movies ?
Enough of movies, what about scriptures. The Murlis also say we should not read anything else (some ardous BK or PBK can quote the relevant thread here *) which again I agree, but I do believe one should not abhor to other scriptures as then one is ignorant of oneself as a Brahmin. Knowledge is obtained by God, as per se, and so everything that is written is a branch of God's gift to us all. From the Murli points, what I understand it means is not needing to delve into scriptures to such an extent it overtakes one's work and life. So a devout Brahmin need not study the Bible or the Sutras or the Upanishads so that each word may be recalled but capture the essence. Each Brahmin should be knowledgeable into at least each of the main scriptures of the main religions, in order to be a master of the sum of all knowledges. Keeping the Murli/Gita as the trunk of knowledge because you must have a starting point. For example, in order to be a good farmer one would be bettered by understanding a bit about the water cyle and irrigation and soil composition, rather than plant a seed and pray that it rains one day and there is sun the next day, the latter is simply ignorance. So a true spiritual learner should be aware of the vast range of religions so that he or she is aware of the differences which lay in others in order to guide them back to the one God.
When one is attached solely to the Murli, it can be ignorance. Would it be like someone saying that rice is the best staple and so the equivalent potato and pasta and bread staples are of lower value ? No, one would make rice their main staple but supplemented by the other foods by appreciating the value of other foods. So likewise, the Murli can be the main source of understanding, but have the awareness of other teachings because then you can really taste how good the Murli is. But how much time do we have to churn Murlis ? Well again, the Murli can be churned a million times but chewing on the same piece of sugar cane can make it become stale and tasteless and numb.
When one has some appreciation of other religions, then one would have a greater appreciation of the Murli. The great spiritual leaders in their time knew this, whilst they kept their main religious study at the centre of their studies. Gandhi wished for Jinna (Muslim) to be the first Indian Prime Minister in a predominantly Hindu India asking Nehru to step down. Confucius sought the wisdom of Lao Tze. Study of other scriptures is not about knowing how to chant the mantras of the other studies but knowing the essence of their understanding. Without that, conflict exists. Tibet is a modern example. The Tree that exists in the broad drama is condensed in the short Confluence Age drama.
When you have awareness about other scriptures, you are able to draw a tree yourself around you. How can one put out a branch of Islam or a branch of Buddhism on a tree, if they know nothing about the branch ? Why do you put a star on top of the Xmas tree if it is only for decoration or a deeper significance. If you are the police commissioner, do you simply set up a section to deal with homeland security but do not know what it is composed of if only just by name ? It is said to follow the Father. Follow the Father by drawing The Tree yourself. But only if you can put up the decorations yourself, copying a masterpiece becomes a fake and has no value.
And there lies the power of The Knowledge God has bestowed on you.
Have a nice weekend.
(* arjun Bhai perhaps
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