Meditations on Transcendence

The word Taxi is  coined from Medieval Latin  taxa  "tax, charge." Like a paid service. Service that is paid is not true service True service uplifts the self What is root word for service? *stā- , Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing." As seen above it is 'Sta' which means that which is standing firm Dharma also means that which sustains a thing or make a thing stand So if we dont want to be washed away by the waves of time (kaalera saagare dhaaya), then we have to serve the satya or truth Service means that which makes one stand for ever, that which sustains one for ever and that is devotional service to Absolute truth Sri Krishna By offering ones swadharma in service to absolute, one enters eternity and finds a permanent position there The concept of tax in vedas is called rna (debt) Unpaid tax becomes a debt as time elapses. We become indebted to paybac

Today morning as I browsed thru Google news - the untimely demise of the rock star Michael Jackson flashed across on major news sites. A singing sensation and a wholesome entertainer who had a massive world following cutting across national boudaries. It is said that early fame and money takes its own toll. Why did Jackson become reclusive in mid life? Why does fame, money corrupt individuals? This is very important to understand. Because majority of middle class is pursuing these ideals of fame and riches. The case of Jackson makes us sceptical - why does fame and money consume the owner? What happens when this goal is met more than expectation? Its important to delve on this from the perspective of the Gita. Culture of a nation or society is known primarily by what the citizens value and crave for. In contrast to the capitalistic western culture, the vedic society valued attainment of spiritual status. A brahmana who valued and practiced simple living and high thinking was respected