Yad Drishyam Tad Nrishyam

The article is titled with this ancient vedantic sutra which means whatever you can see is susceptible to be destroyed by time. This vedantic aphorism intends to make it clear to the spiritual aspirant that visible objects with whom he is so attached, shall not last long as the objects themselves are ephemeral. Hence attachment that is today will certainly result in pain once the object is destroyed (read transformed) by time.

However today i am here to speak about some realisations that i got from a movie “Drishyam” that i watched few mins ago. It was beautifully picturised and is an amazing suspense thriller. A movie by its very design engrosses you in its scenes and characters. Pain and pleasure showcased by characters is felt by the person watching the movie. But i didnt experience any such emotions as i had already read the whole script of the suspense movie on the wikipedia :). Its not a good idea to know the script of a suspense movie before watching it, but as a result of this some realisations clicked about this movie of life. If you are already aware of the script of this life movie nothing can touch you. After a number of experiences i am convinced that future telling is a possibility and the world is not just an accident. Some years ago when a colleague of mine who harbours an interest in astrology predicted a future event which happened exactly as his predictions surprised me. Patanjali Yoga sutra also talks about siddhis of trikaldarshi in which an evolved yogi can see past and future perfectly. I have read , heard and seen many yogis who have some siddhis like mind reading and prediction of future among others. Even Jesus christ, yogi of west knew all that was to happen to him . If future is already decided then the world is more like a movie rather than an evolving planet.

In the movie Drishyam, Ajay Devgan skillfully saved his daughter from being prosecuted for the accidental death of a boy who died due to her. Ajay created a perfect other story to present that his family was not even in town when this accident happened. Although this was not true but his facts made it appear this (what is seen)“drishyam” as true. Whatever we know and perceive about this world depends upon what we see with out 5 sense organs and logically conclude. So its possible that whatever we know and perceive about the world is just a projection and untrue. Confused ? Ok just remember that vedanta talks about world as a dream as real or unreal as the dream we see in night. Just as when you awake from the night dream you realise that dream experiences have not touched you , in the similar manner when a person awakes from this he realises this experience also as dream. One doesnt remember events before his birth and after his death, in this infinite existence of time and space 100 years is like a drop. OM.