In this blog we will try to understand two very important concepts, which can be seen as a mix of science and spirituality. Science tells us that the observer has an effect on the observed. We will go further and improve upon this. This brings us to the concepts below.
1. Without the Observer there is nothing observed.
2. Observers decide the reality.
A simple example to understand the observer effect. Lets assume a classroom with students and a video camera inside it. Whoever has put the camera is the observer and the students are the observed. Lets take 3 scenarios. Case 1: The camera was placed by one of the students. In this case the affect it has on the students would be minimal. Case 2: Teacher has placed the camera. The affect it has on students would be higher now. Case 3: College principal has placed it. The affect would be even more. So the observer is clearly affecting the observed. We will use this [example] to clearly understand things. Now let's understand the same from a spiritual perspective.
One of the things about the stories in our Puranas is that every story has a takeaway. As the stories in our school books have a moral attached to them the stories from scriptures have a universal truth embedded in them. You can change your destiny the way Savitri changed it in the story. Let's analyze the story further from the observer perspective. Who are the observers involved here. Savitri herself and Yama, the god of death. If Yama were not to be there there would be no concept of death(concept 1). Yama comes to take Satyavan whereas Savitri doesn't want that to happen. The discussion goes on until the reality is decided(concept 2).
Why do we not see such things happening in our lives. Someone about to die and we see Yama and try to stop him. One important concept that we missed out here is the level of observation. The observers are at various levels of consciousness [Teacher, Principal, College founder etc]. Savitri was at a level of consciousness wherein she could see Yama who is at a higher level of consciousness compared to humans [like the best student getting a chance to meet the college founder].
Let's make things simpler. You cannot smell what a dog can or hear how a bat can or see what a eagle can. Extending it, as humans we do not understand what beings(you may refer to them as gods) at higher levels of consciousness are doing to us because our senses are so limited. Only when we grow in consciousness can we see/know/affect things directly.
Let's take a situation to understand this clearly. You were healthy all your life leading a healthy lifestyle until now and suddenly things start changing, your health is down all at once. How do you explain this. Use concept 1. Someone is bringing about these changes in your life. Of course it could be yourselves if you weren't leading a healthy lifestyle. If it were someone visible to you it would be great but as explained earlier our senses cannot see everything. So what if you cannot see the bacteria with your naked eye, use a microscope(tool) to do that. What could be the tool here - Astrology.
The planets [teachers] are at a higher level of consciousness compared to humans [students] and the observation made by them to our lives affect us. So what to do now. Use Astrology to know which planet [teacher] is doing the observation and affecting us and then do what Savitri did - please the observer [teacher]. Planetary rituals come in here. This could be a temporary solution for this problem. But what is the permanent one, it's growing in consciousness [discipline].
This could be applied anywhere. You could be making lots of money and there could be a planet behind helping you achieve that. Once that planet stops the observation and another takes over(planetary dasa) things could change dramatically and you could not be doing that good anymore. Everyone sees ups and downs in their lives. It could be a change of observer. So know the observers to know the reality.
Mantras are one way of adding an observer. You are having relationship problems and do not know what to do. There could be some observer doing that. Do the mantra which has the power to fix relationships. The energy will come in as an observer to change the reality.
One more example could drive home the point. Shirdi Sai baba as an observer was at a higher level of consciousness and whenever devotees came to him with their problems he could simply solve them. It's like the reality getting changed with a new observation made.
1. Without the Observer there is nothing observed.
2. Observers decide the reality.
A simple example to understand the observer effect. Lets assume a classroom with students and a video camera inside it. Whoever has put the camera is the observer and the students are the observed. Lets take 3 scenarios. Case 1: The camera was placed by one of the students. In this case the affect it has on the students would be minimal. Case 2: Teacher has placed the camera. The affect it has on students would be higher now. Case 3: College principal has placed it. The affect would be even more. So the observer is clearly affecting the observed. We will use this [example] to clearly understand things. Now let's understand the same from a spiritual perspective.
One of the stories from Mahabharata, about Sati Savitri explains how humans have the power to rewrite their destiny. Savitri marries Satyavan who is destined to die in a year. When the time comes Yama the god of death shows up to take Satyavan. Savitri pleads Yama all the way until she gets her husband's life back.
One of the things about the stories in our Puranas is that every story has a takeaway. As the stories in our school books have a moral attached to them the stories from scriptures have a universal truth embedded in them. You can change your destiny the way Savitri changed it in the story. Let's analyze the story further from the observer perspective. Who are the observers involved here. Savitri herself and Yama, the god of death. If Yama were not to be there there would be no concept of death(concept 1). Yama comes to take Satyavan whereas Savitri doesn't want that to happen. The discussion goes on until the reality is decided(concept 2).
Why do we not see such things happening in our lives. Someone about to die and we see Yama and try to stop him. One important concept that we missed out here is the level of observation. The observers are at various levels of consciousness [Teacher, Principal, College founder etc]. Savitri was at a level of consciousness wherein she could see Yama who is at a higher level of consciousness compared to humans [like the best student getting a chance to meet the college founder].
Let's make things simpler. You cannot smell what a dog can or hear how a bat can or see what a eagle can. Extending it, as humans we do not understand what beings(you may refer to them as gods) at higher levels of consciousness are doing to us because our senses are so limited. Only when we grow in consciousness can we see/know/affect things directly.
Let's take a situation to understand this clearly. You were healthy all your life leading a healthy lifestyle until now and suddenly things start changing, your health is down all at once. How do you explain this. Use concept 1. Someone is bringing about these changes in your life. Of course it could be yourselves if you weren't leading a healthy lifestyle. If it were someone visible to you it would be great but as explained earlier our senses cannot see everything. So what if you cannot see the bacteria with your naked eye, use a microscope(tool) to do that. What could be the tool here - Astrology.
The planets [teachers] are at a higher level of consciousness compared to humans [students] and the observation made by them to our lives affect us. So what to do now. Use Astrology to know which planet [teacher] is doing the observation and affecting us and then do what Savitri did - please the observer [teacher]. Planetary rituals come in here. This could be a temporary solution for this problem. But what is the permanent one, it's growing in consciousness [discipline].
This could be applied anywhere. You could be making lots of money and there could be a planet behind helping you achieve that. Once that planet stops the observation and another takes over(planetary dasa) things could change dramatically and you could not be doing that good anymore. Everyone sees ups and downs in their lives. It could be a change of observer. So know the observers to know the reality.
Mantras are one way of adding an observer. You are having relationship problems and do not know what to do. There could be some observer doing that. Do the mantra which has the power to fix relationships. The energy will come in as an observer to change the reality.
One more example could drive home the point. Shirdi Sai baba as an observer was at a higher level of consciousness and whenever devotees came to him with their problems he could simply solve them. It's like the reality getting changed with a new observation made.
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