-- *Mar*Below is an edited and refined version of your essay. I have focused on clarity, coherence, grammar, and flow, while preserving your core philosophy, voice, and intent. I did not dilute the spiritual or cultural arguments, but I streamlined repetition and strengthened transitions so the ideas unfold more clearly. ------------------------------ The Origination of Originality
Originality arises only when origin and nature cooperate. The means by which humanity has historically sought cooperation, collaboration, and participation with nature—in its totality, both visible and invisible—has been the concept of God. Nearly 99.9965% of nature has no visible form and no three-dimensional shape. This vast, invisible domain has traditionally been accessed through feeling and sensing, using the five senses, especially smelling and intuitive perception. Life implies consciousness, and consciousness cannot be excluded from nature itself. However, a deep taboo against consciousness emerged with the rise of a particular scientific worldview—one that rejected not only consciousness but also the entire spectrum of theism. What we see today is a form of Newtonian psychology: the mechanization of thought stripped of feeling and emotion. Feelings and emotions themselves are reduced to mechanical processes, sterilizing thought of its vitality. To truly sense and smell nature, one must exist within a healthy, free, and joyful environment—one that overwhelms the individual with macro-consciousness. God and free nature are, in this sense, synonymous. When theism once guided thought, meditation was practiced as a voyage into the invisible universe. By closing the eyes and quieting the mind, one allowed nature to strike with flashes of brilliance. These inspirations gave rise to poetry, music, dance, and the diverse arts. Their intensity is evident in the astonishing sculptures of ancient temples. Each temple represents a specific feature of geography—often a subtle deviation from ordinary natural formations. Many temples require a lifetime to truly feel, understand, and live the education they radiate. They are, in essence, chapters of geography expressed through consciousness. A visit to any renowned temple of Tamil Nadu—the land of temples, music, song, and dance, the abode of gods—can envelop one’s life with holistic inspiration. Such inspirations once led to discoveries and revelations that shattered and transformed human understanding. What we now call “scientific inventions,” rooted in Cartesian thinking, fail to penetrate these sacred spaces—provided one enters them spiritually. In such realms, Cartesianism and its disastrous economics collapse. Originality was once spiritual originality, not mechanical manipulation masquerading as invention. Today, the poison of Cartesianism—along with its mechanical paradigm and mathematical reductionism—has closed all doors to inspiration directly from nature. Universities are firmly under its grip, obsessed with mechanization, leaving no scope for natural discovery. Mechanical manipulations are celebrated as inventions, while direct revelations from nature are dismissed. Every university prioritizes economics—the so-called dismal science—which continuously destroys nature in the name of economic activity. Education itself has been hijacked by institutions racing toward mechanization. Every mechanical invention drives yet another nail into the coffin of humanity’s capacity for natural discovery. Natural musical composition has nearly vanished. What remains is instrumental, mechanized music. Even theism has become mechanized. No one ventures into a free and healthy forest to sing with flora and fauna. Economic prosperity now marches hand in hand with musical concerts. Tyagaraja once walked through thick, healthy, joyous forests, composing songs in communion with nature. Today, we have jet-set musicians, jet-set babas, and jet-set swamijis. Theism itself has become mechanized. Consequently, discoveries and revelations no longer originate from nature. God has been mechanized, scientized, and Cartesianized. In many temples today, gods are absent. Instead, economists preside. Worse still, animal sacrifices—gruesome acts carried out in the name of God—persist. In the mythic churning of the ocean of milk, where gods and demons struggled for amritam, the demons have now embraced Cartesianism. We no longer receive deathless wisdom (Jnana); instead, we receive pollution and machines that cannot feel. The demons are winning, and nature is being destroyed relentlessly. Every university, knowingly or unknowingly, participates in this destruction. *YM Sarma* ------------------------------ If you would like, I can also: - Make the tone more academic or more poetic - Shorten it for publication - Clarify or strengthen specific philosophical arguments - Adapt it for a speech or manifesto Just tell me. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CACDCHCJieWj5UW7V_4k2oqxwSF4texLqVjjptPYxMSH1fO0O6w%40mail.gmail.com.
