Ешь, молись, люби

Chapter 70

           AsonelinefromtheUpanishadssuggests:"Peoplefollowdifferentpaths,straightorcrooked,accordingtotheirtemperament,dependingonwhichtheyconsiderbest,ormostappropriate-andallreachYou,justasriversentertheocean."

           Theotherobjectiveofreligion,ofcourse,istotrytomakesenseofourchaoticworldandexplaintheinexplicabilitiesweseeplayingouthereoneartheveryday:theinnocentsuffer,thewickedarerewarded-whatarewetomakeofallthis?TheWesterntraditionsays,"It’llallgetsortedoutafterdeath,inheavenandhell."(Alljusticetobedoledout,ofcourse,bywhatJamesJoycesusedtocallthe"HangmanGod"-apaternalfigurewhositsuponHisstrictseatofjudgmentpunishingtheevilandrewardingthegood.)OverintheEast,though,theUpanishadsshrugawayanyattempttomakesenseoftheworld’schaos.They’renotevensosurethattheworldischaotic,butsuggestthatitmayonlyappearsotous,becauseofourlimitedvision.Thesetextsdonotpromisejusticeorrevengeforanybody,thoughtheydosaythatthereareconsequencesforeveryaction-sochooseyourbehavioraccordingly.Youmightnotseethoseconsequencesanytimesoon,though.Yogatakesthelongview,always.Furthermore,theUpanishadssuggestthatso-calledchaosmayhaveanactualdivinefunction,evenifyoupersonallycan’trecognizeitrightnow:"Thegodsarefondofthecrypticanddisliketheevident."Thebestwecando,then,inresponsetoourincomprehensibleanddangerousworld,istopracticeholdingequilibriuminternally-nomatterwhatinsanityistranspiringoutthere.

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