Philosophy, the easy way

The two main senses are that, we see things with our eyes and listen to words with our ears. In this way we analyze reality by our senses. What we see and listen guide and control our thoughts. In many ways our thoughts are guided by our past experiences also. Through experience our thoughts and beliefs constantly take up new shapes, thereby enriching our mind. Our knowledge grows. Ever increasing knowledge makes us hungry to acquire more. This way we keep on moving towards the ultimate truth, the eternal truth. We develop the ability to move beyond what is perceived by our senses and move towards eternal bliss, the heavenly peace and happiness. Thus we tend to become free. Seeing everything in the light of this constantly enriched mind is the philosophy of life.

Within us there is something very vital and significant which keeps us going. Eternity is the key-word of this vital aspect. That is embedded within us. We normally tend to see things as they appear to our eyes and ears, failing to visualize them in the light of eternity.

Eternity is existence altogether outside time where categories of past, present, and future just do not apply. One has to look at things from a much higher perspective, in the light of eternity, and then only one can find the truth lying underneath. One needs to shift one's vision and visualize things and happenings with one's inner eye.

Aesthetics is the branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty.

Ethics is the branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality — that is, concepts such as holy and evil, good and bad, justice, virtue, etc.

Morality is a sense of conduct that helps one to differentiate intentions and actions between those that are right or wrong.

Wisdom is the deep understanding and realization of people, entity, events or situations, using one's principles, reason and knowledge, so as to choose and act to produce the optimum results. It is also the ability to ascertain what is true or right.

Wisdom can be achieved if one seeks ethics, virtue and aesthetics and lead a simple life full of trust and independence. Independence and autonomy will give one faith, which in turn will sow the seeds of truth. It is truth that will set one free.

Science deals with material aspects; philosophy deals mainly with the abstract things of life. It provides food to the mind. It starts by 'doubting' and criticizing something, some faith, and some belief. This way it goes on eliminating the false beliefs and builds up a concrete base of true knowledge. It deals with those areas where it is very difficult to attain perfect knowledge, areas where everything cannot be exactly known. That is why these areas are abstract.

Philosophy sets its own goals and tries to achieve them with reason and vision. The knowledge it acquires in these new areas are the foundations upon which things get perfected, upon which principles and rules get drawn up, upon which the well-being of the future of this universe is built up. It prepares the anvil.

Philosophy never deals with anything in isolation. It tries to define and describe something with respect to the whole to get down to the very bottom of it. In this way it seeks to find out the exact worth, the real worth of its findings, which leads one to the ultimate truth. Evaluating something with respect to past experience and knowledge and present circumstance is the essence. In the process philosophy gives birth to wisdom which teaches one what to desire and what not to desire. All facts and findings then get moulded into its true form with respect to desire and need, keeping also in mind all 'other' facts and figures.

It may not be able to give with certainty all the answers to the 'doubts' it creates, but surely it provides one with many possible answers which broadens the thought process and sets one free from customs, dogmas, fears and unrealistic hopes. It takes things from personal to universal level. In the process it makes one's mind more imaginative, creative and intellectual. It makes one's mind greater and wider.

The joy and happiness that one can gets through acquisition of knowledge, and understanding the true worth of it, is the noblest form of joy and happiness.

A philosopher can hear the holy music that comes from the heaven and keeps on moving towards that direction from which that music is coming. Along his path he leaves behind the fruits of his conquest for mankind to pick up, understand, use and enjoy.

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