Case 2
Human aspiration Vs Actual Experience
Case History:
There are people who are aspiring for
perfection. In fact aspiration for perfection is time immemorial. The humanity's
highest aspiration for perfection - God, Light, Freedom and Immorality is
expected to lead them from:
Current
human consciousness to Divine Consciousness
Limited
mentality to the light of knowledge
Suffering
and bondage to peace and freedom and
Death
to Immortal life
whereas the actual life is full
of
Egoism,
Limited
mentality,
Pain,
suffering and death
Therefore practical person says that one
should not try to become perfect because it is always impossible. The
perfection is an ideal which is admirable
but not practical in real life..
Evidence:
Body , mind, and intellect are
imperfect. With these imperfect instruments at our disposal, we have seen and
are experiencing quarrel, misunderstanding, impatience, jealousy and what not. Man
cannot become perfect with these imperfect instruments at his disposal.
However, in spite of actual
realities, human race is continuing with their ideal. Even though present
realities make them feel inadequate or imperfect, they are pursuing their goal.
Concluding arguments:
How can body, mind, sense,
emotions, ego, limited intellect - show the way for? - Questions Practical
person
Man feels the need for perfection
and hence he aspires for perfection. That feeling is continuing from time
immemorial and hence it should be explored fully in spite of all contradictions
- Says Idealist
Reconciliation:
Sri Aurobindo says that it is the
Nature's method to present contradictions and harmony. Man is progressing
towards the ideal by trying to create harmony between perfection and the
actuality. At one time, it was impossible to fly in the air and man has made it
possible. It took long time for the message to travel from one end of the globe
to another but now it is instantaneous. At one time, it was impossible to think
of space travel, but now man has mastered the space travel.
The contradictions appear as
negative. It is the Nature's way of presenting it to us and making us to
overcome it. They are actually opportunities in disguise which will help us to
discover hidden potential. We should not avoid contradictions rather ask
ourselves " What is it I need to overcome the opposition? That is how progress have been made. It means
that man has to evoke faculties, powers, knowledge and capacities in him to
attain the perfection that he envisages.
He says " Animal is the laboratory in which Nature has worked out man. That man himself can be a thinking and living laboratory in whom and with whose conscious co-operation , Nature wills to work out God or to manifest God"
