Ang Paniniwala na sa Bato Nagmula ang Tao
Ayon sa paniniwala ni Darwin, ang tao ay nagmula sa mga bagay na walang-buhay at doon lamang nagsimulang magka-isip at magkamalay.
Ayon sa paniniwala ni Darwin, ang tao ay nagmula sa mga bagay na walang-buhay at doon lamang nagsimulang magka-isip at magkamalay.
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<strong>Ang</strong> Paghaha<strong>na</strong>p kay Sri Krs<strong>na</strong>—<strong>Ang</strong> Kaakit-akit <strong>na</strong> Katotoha<strong>na</strong>n<br />
Ikatlong Bahagi<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> Paniwala <strong>na</strong>, Dapat <strong>ang</strong> Nilal<strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong> May Buhay<br />
ay <strong>Nagmula</strong> din <strong>sa</strong> I<strong>sa</strong>ng Maybuhay at Hindi<br />
Kailanman <strong>sa</strong> mga Wal<strong>ang</strong>-Buhay tulad ng I<strong>sa</strong>ng <strong>Bato</strong><br />
<strong>Ang</strong> sumusunod <strong>na</strong> kaba<strong>na</strong>ta ay h<strong>ang</strong>o <strong>sa</strong> <strong>na</strong>ging talakayan <strong>sa</strong> pagitan ni<strong>na</strong> Śrīla Bhakti<br />
Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj at Dr. Daniel Murphy, Ph.D., <strong>na</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng<br />
Neurophsiologist.<br />
Ayon <strong>sa</strong> teorya <strong>na</strong>ng paniniwala ni Darwin,<br />
tayo daw ay <strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>sa</strong> bato. Subalit <strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>bi<br />
ng Vedanta ay hindi. Ayon kay Darwin, noong<br />
u<strong>na</strong>, lahat ay paw<strong>ang</strong> bato, wal<strong>ang</strong>-malay at<br />
isipan, at doon <strong>na</strong> lumabas <strong>ang</strong> ating kamulatan,<br />
gumalaw at <strong>na</strong>gkaroon ng malay. At doon pa<br />
lam<strong>ang</strong> daw tayo <strong>na</strong>gkamalay. Ayon <strong>sa</strong><br />
kanil<strong>ang</strong> paniniwala, noong u<strong>na</strong>, tayo daw ay<br />
mga bato, <strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>sa</strong> fossils at <strong>sa</strong> pag-ikot ng<br />
pa<strong>na</strong>hon, pagtagal, <strong>na</strong>gkamalay, <strong>na</strong>gkaroon<br />
Charles Robert Darwin<br />
<strong>na</strong>ng buhay. Sa madaling-<strong>sa</strong>lita, tayo daw ay<br />
<strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>sa</strong> bato. Ayon <strong>sa</strong> kany<strong>ang</strong> teorya, lumalabas <strong>na</strong> higit <strong>na</strong><br />
masmahalaga pa pala <strong>ang</strong> bato kay<strong>sa</strong> tao. Sa palagay kaya ninyo may<br />
halaga ba <strong>ang</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bato kung ito’y hindi pi<strong>na</strong>pansin ng tao? Siguro <strong>na</strong>man<br />
masmadaling intindihan <strong>na</strong> tao <strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong>kapansin <strong>sa</strong> bato at hindi <strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>sa</strong><br />
tao. Sino ba <strong>sa</strong> kanila <strong>ang</strong> may damdamin, <strong>ang</strong> tao ba o <strong>ang</strong> bato? Hindi<br />
ba’t higit <strong>na</strong> masmahalaga <strong>ang</strong> tao dahil siya <strong>ang</strong> gumagamit ng bato?<br />
Hab<strong>ang</strong> Siya’y <strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong> katauhan ni Maha-Vishnu, noo’y pi<strong>na</strong>kilos ni Krs<strong>na</strong><br />
<strong>ang</strong> i<strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong> Kany<strong>ang</strong> kap<strong>ang</strong>yarihan, <strong>ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> kap<strong>ang</strong>yarihan at ito’y<br />
<strong>na</strong>gsimul<strong>ang</strong> gumalaw, at noong siya’y kumikilos <strong>na</strong>, ito’y lumikha <strong>na</strong>ng<br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay, mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate <strong>sa</strong>-charācharam. Sa simula,<br />
ito’y p<strong>ang</strong>kalahat<strong>ang</strong> ego mu<strong>na</strong>. Pagkatapos, doon <strong>na</strong> unti-unting<br />
<strong>na</strong>glaba<strong>sa</strong>n <strong>ang</strong> iba’t-ib<strong>ang</strong> indibidwal <strong>na</strong> ego. Ibig <strong>sa</strong>bihin, <strong>sa</strong> ego talaga<br />
<strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> mundo. <strong>Ang</strong> ego kapag <strong>na</strong>padikit <strong>sa</strong> kam<strong>ang</strong>-<br />
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<strong>Ang</strong> Paghaha<strong>na</strong>p kay Sri Krs<strong>na</strong>—<strong>Ang</strong> Kaakit-akit <strong>na</strong> Katotoha<strong>na</strong>n<br />
m<strong>ang</strong>an, ito’y <strong>na</strong>gkakaroon ng itsura at porma. At kapag ito’y <strong>na</strong>padikit<br />
<strong>na</strong>man <strong>sa</strong> kalagayan ng kabutihan, ito’y lumilikha <strong>na</strong>ng araw at liwa<strong>na</strong>g.<br />
Kapag <strong>ang</strong> maling-ego <strong>na</strong> ito,<br />
<strong>ang</strong> maling-katauhan, ay<br />
<strong>na</strong>padikit <strong>sa</strong> tatlong kalagayan<br />
ng materyal <strong>na</strong> mundo,<br />
tatlong klaseng bagay din <strong>ang</strong><br />
<strong>na</strong>ngyayari <strong>sa</strong> kanya, ito’y<br />
unti-unting <strong>na</strong>gkakamalay,<br />
unti-unting <strong>na</strong>kakaramdam,<br />
<strong>na</strong>kakadinig, <strong>na</strong>kakakita, at<br />
iba pa. Noong u<strong>na</strong>, ito’y <strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong><br />
Sri Sri Krs<strong>na</strong> bil<strong>ang</strong> si Maha-Vishnu<br />
pi<strong>na</strong>ka-pinong kalagayan<br />
mu<strong>na</strong>, at pagkatapos ito’y <strong>na</strong>gkakaroon <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>ng hugis at porma, at ito’y<br />
unti-unti din <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>kakakita at <strong>na</strong>kakaramdam.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> multo ni Darwin<br />
Ayon <strong>sa</strong> Vedantic <strong>na</strong> paniniwala, dito <strong>na</strong>gsimula <strong>ang</strong> ating buhay,.<br />
Subalit iba <strong>ang</strong> paniniwala ni Darwin, baligtad, ayon <strong>sa</strong> kanya, <strong>ang</strong> mga<br />
pinong bagay ay <strong>na</strong>gsimula mu<strong>na</strong> daw <strong>sa</strong> mga bagay <strong>na</strong> ating <strong>na</strong>kikita.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> teory<strong>ang</strong> ito’y hi<strong>na</strong>ngaan ng marami, <strong>na</strong> <strong>sa</strong> bato daw tayo <strong>na</strong>nggaling.<br />
At di-maikakail<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> teory<strong>ang</strong> ito <strong>ang</strong> ating pi<strong>na</strong>niwalaan, h<strong>ang</strong>g<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong><br />
lubu<strong>sa</strong>n <strong>na</strong> tayong nilamon ng kany<strong>ang</strong> paniniwala.<br />
Bagama’t <strong>sa</strong> panlabas, ito’y ating tinututulan, ki<strong>na</strong>mumuhian, at<br />
i<strong>na</strong>ayawan, subalit ganunpaman, hi<strong>na</strong>yaan parin <strong>na</strong>ting lapain tayo <strong>na</strong>ng<br />
kany<strong>ang</strong> paniniwala. Kaya kahit anong klaseng paliwa<strong>na</strong>g <strong>ang</strong> gawin mo,<br />
hindi parin nila maintindihan kung ano <strong>ang</strong> ating ipi<strong>na</strong>paliwa<strong>na</strong>g, <strong>na</strong> tayo,<br />
tayong may buhay at may isipan ay higit <strong>na</strong> masmahalaga kay<strong>sa</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng<br />
bato. Siguro <strong>na</strong>ma’y masmadaling u<strong>na</strong>wain <strong>na</strong> <strong>ang</strong> bato ay <strong>na</strong>ging bato<br />
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dahil <strong>sa</strong> ito’y ti<strong>na</strong>wag <strong>na</strong>ting bato at kailanman hindi niya si<strong>na</strong>bing siya’y<br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng bato.<br />
Kung ganoon, higit <strong>na</strong> masmahalaga <strong>ang</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay <strong>na</strong> may malay at<br />
kaisipan kay<strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay <strong>na</strong> wal<strong>ang</strong> buhay, tulad ng bato. Hindi ba’t<br />
masmadaling u<strong>na</strong>wain <strong>na</strong> kay<strong>ang</strong> maglabas <strong>na</strong>ng tao ng i<strong>sa</strong>ng bato kay<strong>sa</strong><br />
<strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>na</strong> maglabas ng tao? At <strong>sa</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong> dalawa, siguro <strong>na</strong>ma’y<br />
masmahalaga <strong>ang</strong> may buhay kay<strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong> batong wal<strong>ang</strong> buhay.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> tatay ay i<strong>sa</strong>ng bato<br />
Ayon <strong>sa</strong> pa<strong>na</strong><strong>na</strong>w <strong>na</strong>ng mga materyal <strong>na</strong> siyentista <strong>ang</strong> mga pino at di<strong>na</strong>kikit<strong>ang</strong>-bagay<br />
ay <strong>na</strong>gmula daw <strong>sa</strong> mga bagay <strong>na</strong> ating <strong>na</strong>kikita. Ito’y<br />
kabaligtaran. Mali po. <strong>Ang</strong> lahi <strong>na</strong>ti’y <strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>sa</strong> ‚Diyos‛ at kailanma’y<br />
hindi <strong>sa</strong> ‚bato.‛ Subalit <strong>sa</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong> pa<strong>na</strong><strong>na</strong>w <strong>ang</strong> lahi daw <strong>na</strong>tin ay<br />
<strong>na</strong>gmula <strong>sa</strong> ‚bato‛, at ganito daw tayo. <strong>Ang</strong> ninuno daw <strong>na</strong>tin ay <strong>na</strong>gmula<br />
<strong>sa</strong> ‘bato.‛ Ayon <strong>sa</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong> paniniwala, <strong>ang</strong> lahat ng bagay ay kumikilos<br />
paitaas. Mali po. Ito po ay pababa. <strong>Ang</strong> bagay <strong>na</strong> ito’y <strong>na</strong>susulat <strong>sa</strong><br />
Bhagavad-gītā [15.1]‛<br />
।<br />
।<br />
॥१॥<br />
śrī-bhagavān uvācha<br />
ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṁ prāhur avyayam<br />
chhandāṁsi yasya parṇāni yas taṁ veda <strong>sa</strong> veda-vit [1]<br />
‚<strong>Ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> mundo ay tulad <strong>sa</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng puno, subalit <strong>ang</strong> mga ugat<br />
nito ay paitaas kung tumubo, at <strong>ang</strong> mga <strong>sa</strong>nga’y pababa. <strong>Ang</strong> dahon nito<br />
ay mga himnong Vedic. <strong>Ang</strong> sinum<strong>ang</strong> makakau<strong>na</strong>wa <strong>sa</strong> punong ito, kung<br />
<strong>sa</strong>an ito <strong>na</strong>gmula ay tu<strong>na</strong>y <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>kakau<strong>na</strong>wa kung ano talaga <strong>ang</strong> Vedas.‛<br />
Kaya ayon <strong>sa</strong> kaalam<strong>ang</strong> Vedic, lahat ay paitaas kung kumilos at hindi<br />
paibaba.<br />
Ikatlong Bahagi: <strong>Paniniwala</strong>ng <strong>Ang</strong> Buhay ay <strong>Nagmula</strong> <strong>sa</strong> May Buhay at Hindi <strong>sa</strong> I<strong>sa</strong>ng <strong>Bato</strong> 37
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Wal<strong>ang</strong> anum<strong>ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong><br />
bagay <strong>ang</strong> may kakayahan up<strong>ang</strong><br />
lumikha ng kaluluwa; at <strong>ang</strong> kaluluwa,<br />
dahil <strong>sa</strong> sobr<strong>ang</strong> liit ito’y hindi <strong>na</strong>tin<br />
<strong>na</strong>kikita, kung kaya’t ito’y hindi<br />
pi<strong>na</strong>pansin at ating bi<strong>na</strong>balewala. <strong>Ang</strong><br />
ganitong sitwasyon ay tulad ng<br />
eczema, <strong>na</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng uri ng galis, <strong>na</strong> kapag<br />
kumati doon mo mapapansin. <strong>Ang</strong><br />
mundong ito’y ganun din, i<strong>sa</strong>ng<br />
makating panig <strong>sa</strong> malusog <strong>na</strong><br />
katawan. Ito po <strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong>ging paliwa<strong>na</strong>g<br />
Bishop George Berkeley<br />
<strong>sa</strong> atin ng Vedas. Kaya kapag si<strong>na</strong>bi<br />
nil<strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>ang</strong> lumikha <strong>sa</strong> kaluluwa,<br />
aba, ito’y i<strong>sa</strong> <strong>na</strong>ng himala, subalit siguro <strong>na</strong>ma’y masmadaling u<strong>na</strong>wain <strong>na</strong><br />
dahil <strong>sa</strong> kaluluwa, alam <strong>na</strong>tin kung bakit <strong>ang</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay ay bato.<br />
Napakaraming klaseng kaisipan, teorya at paliwa<strong>na</strong>g subalit <strong>ang</strong> lahat ng<br />
ito’y hindi maikakail<strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong>roroon <strong>sa</strong> loob ng kaluluwa, at <strong>ang</strong> i<strong>sa</strong> nga dito<br />
ay itong konsepto ng bato, <strong>na</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay <strong>na</strong> alam <strong>na</strong>ting wal<strong>ang</strong> buhay.<br />
Ibig <strong>sa</strong>bihin, lahat ng ito ay ating <strong>na</strong>uu<strong>na</strong>waan dahil tayo ay buhay, may<br />
isip at malay. Kaya kapag si<strong>na</strong>bi nil<strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>ang</strong> lumikha <strong>sa</strong> kaluluwa,<br />
ito’y hindi <strong>na</strong>tin matat<strong>ang</strong>gap, dahil <strong>ang</strong> konseptong ito’y katawa-tawa,<br />
likha ng imahi<strong>na</strong>syon, at higit <strong>sa</strong> lahat, wala <strong>sa</strong> tam<strong>ang</strong> katwiran.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> ganitong klaseng kaisipan ay mali po dahil ito po ay baligtad, tulad<br />
ng <strong>na</strong>ging paliwa<strong>na</strong>g ni Berkeley <strong>sa</strong> kany<strong>ang</strong> teorya, ‘<strong>ang</strong> mundo ay <strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong><br />
loob ng isipan’, at hindi, ‘<strong>ang</strong> malay at isipan ay <strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong> loob ng mundo.’<br />
Alam ninyo, kaya tayo <strong>na</strong>ndito <strong>sa</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> mundo ay dahil po lumihis<br />
tayo <strong>sa</strong> katotoha<strong>na</strong>n. Kung ganoon, dapat pala, kail<strong>ang</strong><strong>ang</strong> suriin <strong>na</strong>ting<br />
maigi <strong>ang</strong> ating mga <strong>sa</strong>rili, dapat alam <strong>na</strong>tin kung <strong>sa</strong>an talaga tayo<br />
<strong>na</strong>gkamali, at kung anong hakb<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> dapat <strong>na</strong>ting gawin. At dahil<br />
<strong>na</strong>ndito tayo <strong>sa</strong> loob nitong materyal <strong>na</strong> mundo, ibig <strong>sa</strong>bihin ito’y i<strong>sa</strong> <strong>na</strong>ng<br />
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pagpapatotoo <strong>na</strong> talag<strong>ang</strong> lumihis tayo, lumihis tayo <strong>sa</strong> katotoha<strong>na</strong>n at<br />
dito <strong>sa</strong> maling lugar <strong>na</strong> ito tayo <strong>na</strong>padpad.<br />
Sa madaling-<strong>sa</strong>lita, <strong>ang</strong> lahat ng ito, lahat ng <strong>na</strong>ririto <strong>sa</strong> mundo ay<br />
produkto lam<strong>ang</strong> ng may-buhay at isipan, <strong>na</strong>ng mga bagay <strong>na</strong> may malay<br />
at buhay. <strong>Ang</strong> kamalayan ay eter<strong>na</strong>l, ito’y wal<strong>ang</strong>-h<strong>ang</strong>ga<strong>na</strong>n;<br />
<strong>sa</strong>mantal<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> mundong ito ay hindi, dahil wala siy<strong>ang</strong> buhay. Tig<strong>na</strong>n<br />
ninyong maigi, hindi ba’t lahat ng <strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong> loob nitong mundo, kung hindi<br />
man <strong>sa</strong>glit at pa<strong>na</strong>ndalian ay hindi tumatagal ng habambuhay? At kung<br />
<strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>na</strong> wal<strong>ang</strong>-tibay at katatagan ay <strong>na</strong>glalaho, papaano siya<br />
makakapagpalabas o makakalikha <strong>na</strong>ng mga bagay <strong>na</strong> eter<strong>na</strong>l at wal<strong>ang</strong>h<strong>ang</strong>ga<strong>na</strong>n?<br />
Hindi ba dapat kapag si<strong>na</strong>bing eter<strong>na</strong>l, ito’y dali<strong>sa</strong>y at malinis,<br />
nityā <strong>sa</strong>nātan? Samakatuwid, hindi siya dapat produkto ng kahit ano pa<br />
m<strong>ang</strong> bagay <strong>sa</strong> mundo, <strong>sa</strong> halip, dapat siya pa nga mismo <strong>ang</strong> gumagawa<br />
nito. Hindi ba’t dahil <strong>sa</strong> ether <strong>na</strong>gkaroon ng apoy at lupa? Subalit kailan<br />
<strong>na</strong>ngyari <strong>na</strong> <strong>ang</strong> apoy at lupa ay lumikha ng ether. Kung ganoon,<br />
masmatibay at masmaaa<strong>sa</strong>han pala <strong>ang</strong> mga bagay <strong>na</strong> pino kay<strong>sa</strong> mga<br />
bagay <strong>na</strong> ating <strong>na</strong>kikita, <strong>na</strong>hahawakan at <strong>na</strong>raramdaman. At <strong>ang</strong> mga<br />
ganitong bagay ay pumap<strong>ang</strong>alawa lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong> kahalagahan.<br />
At <strong>sa</strong> lahat ng pino, <strong>ang</strong> kaluluwa, <strong>ang</strong> ātmā, <strong>ang</strong> pi<strong>na</strong>ka-pino. At ito<br />
<strong>ang</strong> pi<strong>na</strong>kamahalaga. Saan ba dapat <strong>na</strong>gmumula <strong>ang</strong> lahat ng ito, hindi ba<br />
dapat <strong>sa</strong> may buhay at mayroong kaisipan? Hindi ba dapat ito’y<br />
<strong>na</strong>gsisimula <strong>sa</strong> <strong>na</strong>gkakainteres, <strong>sa</strong> i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay <strong>na</strong> maybuhay at hindi <strong>sa</strong><br />
pi<strong>na</strong>g-iinteri<strong>sa</strong>n <strong>na</strong> wala <strong>na</strong>m<strong>ang</strong> buhay. Sino ba <strong>sa</strong> kanila <strong>ang</strong> dapat <strong>na</strong><br />
<strong>na</strong>kakaramdam ng paghah<strong>ang</strong>ad, <strong>ang</strong> kaluluwa ba o <strong>ang</strong> bato <strong>na</strong> wal<strong>ang</strong><br />
buhay, wal<strong>ang</strong>-malay at isipan? At higit <strong>sa</strong> lahat, wal<strong>ang</strong> plano, wal<strong>ang</strong>proyekto,<br />
o kahit anupam<strong>ang</strong> bagay tulad nito?<br />
Subalit hindi <strong>na</strong>tin maikakaila <strong>na</strong> talag<strong>ang</strong> may <strong>na</strong>gplano at <strong>na</strong>gdesenyo<br />
<strong>na</strong>ng lahat ng ito, at ito <strong>ang</strong> dapat <strong>na</strong>ting hi<strong>na</strong>ha<strong>na</strong>p, tinutuklas. Ito <strong>ang</strong><br />
dapat <strong>na</strong>ting malaman, dahil <strong>sa</strong> lahat, ito <strong>ang</strong> pi<strong>na</strong>kamahalaga. Kaya ayon<br />
<strong>sa</strong> ganoong kaisipan, unti-unti <strong>na</strong>ting himayin <strong>ang</strong> kat<strong>ang</strong>ian at pag-uugali<br />
ng Kalubu<strong>sa</strong>n, dahil Siya <strong>ang</strong> pi<strong>na</strong>gmulan <strong>na</strong>ng lahat ng ito. Dahil <strong>ang</strong> mga<br />
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bagay <strong>na</strong> limitado lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> kakayahan at kat<strong>ang</strong>ian, kailanman ay hindi<br />
maaaring maging <strong>sa</strong>nhi at dahilan <strong>na</strong>ng lahat. At dahil wal<strong>ang</strong>-h<strong>ang</strong>ga<strong>na</strong>n<br />
<strong>ang</strong> ating hi<strong>na</strong>ha<strong>na</strong>p, kung ganoon, dapat <strong>ang</strong> kat<strong>ang</strong>ian at kakayahan<br />
nito’y wal<strong>ang</strong>-h<strong>ang</strong>ga<strong>na</strong>n din. Hindi ba’t ito’y tama at makatwiran<br />
lam<strong>ang</strong>? At dapat <strong>ang</strong> bagay <strong>na</strong> ito’y alam din <strong>na</strong>ng siyensya? At ayon <strong>sa</strong><br />
pa<strong>na</strong>niniwala <strong>na</strong>ng iba, bal<strong>ang</strong>-araw darating din <strong>ang</strong> pa<strong>na</strong>hon <strong>na</strong><br />
magkakai<strong>sa</strong> din <strong>ang</strong> paniniwala <strong>na</strong>ng pilosopiya at pag-aaral ng siyensya.<br />
Pabalik-balik <strong>na</strong> Karma<br />
Alam ninyo, <strong>ang</strong> gusto ng mga makamundong pag-aaral ay tumagal pa<br />
tayo <strong>sa</strong> mundong ito, <strong>na</strong> <strong>ang</strong> lahat ay <strong>na</strong>mamatay. Kahit <strong>na</strong> anong klaseng<br />
pag<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>mantala pa <strong>ang</strong> ating gawain <strong>sa</strong> loob ng mundong ito, kailanman<br />
hindi pa rin tayo matutulungan nito. Sa materyal <strong>na</strong> kaalaman, <strong>ang</strong> gawi<br />
dito’y puro hiram lam<strong>ang</strong> ng hiram, <strong>na</strong> ibig <strong>sa</strong>bihin, palagi <strong>na</strong> l<strong>ang</strong> nitong<br />
sinisipsip <strong>ang</strong> lakas ng kalika<strong>sa</strong>n. Hindi ba’t <strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>bi ni Newton, ‚Sa bawat<br />
kilos at galaw may katumbas <strong>na</strong> ganti din <strong>sa</strong> atin.‛ Dapat ito <strong>ang</strong> ating<br />
tatandaan. Lahat ng <strong>na</strong>kukuha <strong>na</strong>tin <strong>sa</strong> loob ng mundong ito ay paw<strong>ang</strong><br />
wal<strong>ang</strong>-halaga. Tulad ng i<strong>sa</strong>ng boomer<strong>ang</strong>, lahat ng ito’y babalik din <strong>sa</strong><br />
atin. Zero. Samakatuwid, <strong>ang</strong> mga siyentipikong pag-aaral ay hindi pala<br />
talaga i<strong>sa</strong>ng pag-aaral. Kundi, ito’y ‘pagsulong’ <strong>sa</strong> maling direksyon. Sa<br />
totoo l<strong>ang</strong>, <strong>ang</strong> u<strong>na</strong>ng prinsipyo <strong>na</strong>ng lahat ng nilal<strong>ang</strong> ay kung papaano<br />
mabuhay, kung papaano iligtas <strong>ang</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>rili. Ito <strong>ang</strong> u<strong>na</strong>ng<br />
prinsipyo, kung ganoon tayo dapat dito mag-umpi<strong>sa</strong>. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>bi ng<br />
Upani£ads,<br />
a<strong>sa</strong>to mā <strong>sa</strong>d gamaya,<br />
tamaso mā jyotir gamaya,<br />
mṛtyor mā amṛtaṃ gamaya<br />
‚Ako’y mortal, gawin mo akong eter<strong>na</strong>l. Ako’y m<strong>ang</strong>m<strong>ang</strong><br />
punuan mo ako ng kaalaman; dalhin mo ako <strong>sa</strong> karunungan. Ako’y<br />
punung-puno ng ka<strong>sa</strong>wian, dalhin mo ako <strong>sa</strong> kaluwalhatian.‛<br />
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Kaya kung mag<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>liksik tayo <strong>sa</strong> ating buhay, dapat <strong>ang</strong> tatlong ito <strong>ang</strong><br />
gawin <strong>na</strong>ting batayan. U<strong>na</strong>, kung papaano <strong>na</strong>tin maliligtas <strong>ang</strong> ating <strong>sa</strong>rili<br />
at gayun din <strong>ang</strong> mundo. Magmula <strong>sa</strong> kadiliman, papaano tayo<br />
makakapunta <strong>sa</strong> liwa<strong>na</strong>g; at kung papaano mawawala <strong>sa</strong> atin <strong>ang</strong> hirap at<br />
kalungkutan at <strong>na</strong>ng <strong>sa</strong> ganoon, matikman <strong>na</strong>man <strong>na</strong>tin <strong>ang</strong> nektar ng<br />
kaginhawahan, <strong>ang</strong> ma<strong>sa</strong>ya at kaaya-ay<strong>ang</strong> buhay <strong>na</strong> wal<strong>ang</strong>-h<strong>ang</strong>ga<strong>na</strong>n,<br />
hitik <strong>sa</strong> kaalaman at kaligayahan, <strong>sa</strong>c- cid-a<strong>na</strong>ndam, <strong>sa</strong>tyam sivam<br />
sundaram.<br />
<strong>sa</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> pag-aaral, tuturuan ka kung papaano<br />
lapain <strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>rili mo<br />
Dapat <strong>ang</strong> liny<strong>ang</strong> ito <strong>ang</strong> ating hi<strong>na</strong>ha<strong>na</strong>p, dahil <strong>ang</strong> ib<strong>ang</strong> paraan ay<br />
mali. Alam ninyo, <strong>ang</strong> si<strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong>bi nil<strong>ang</strong> ‘siyentipikong-pag-aaral’ ay tulad <strong>sa</strong><br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng pato, <strong>na</strong> mahirap hulihin, <strong>na</strong> par<strong>ang</strong> wal<strong>ang</strong>-katapu<strong>sa</strong>ng paghahabol.<br />
Alam ba ninyo, ito’y i<strong>sa</strong>ng uri din ng pagpapatiwakal. <strong>Ang</strong> ganitong<br />
klaseng pag-aaral, di-magtatagal, tulad <strong>na</strong>ng mga siyentista <strong>na</strong><br />
<strong>na</strong>g<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>liksik <strong>sa</strong> kap<strong>ang</strong>yarihan ng bomba-atomika, iniimbento nila <strong>ang</strong><br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng bagay <strong>na</strong> mismong papatay <strong>sa</strong> kanila. Ibig <strong>sa</strong>bihin, <strong>sa</strong>riling dugo<br />
ninyo mismo <strong>ang</strong> sisip-sipin nito. Dahil dito siya <strong>na</strong>bubuhay, <strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong>riling<br />
laman at dugo ninyo, <strong>sa</strong> dugo <strong>na</strong>ng mga kamag-a<strong>na</strong>kan at kaibigan ninyo.<br />
Kung kaya’t <strong>ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> kaalaman ay hindi talaga maituturing <strong>na</strong><br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng kaalaman. Kaya dapat, ito <strong>ang</strong> pi<strong>na</strong>gtutuu<strong>na</strong>n ninyo ng pansin.<br />
Dapat <strong>ang</strong> kaalam<strong>ang</strong> ito <strong>ang</strong> inyong iniitindi. Magmula <strong>sa</strong> kadiliman<br />
magtungo tayo <strong>sa</strong> liwa<strong>na</strong>g, alisin <strong>na</strong>tin <strong>ang</strong> kalungkutan at paghihirap, at<br />
mamuhay tayo ng payapa at matahimik <strong>na</strong> eter<strong>na</strong>l <strong>ang</strong> buhay.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> totoo, <strong>ang</strong> siyensya ay i<strong>sa</strong>ng pag-aaral up<strong>ang</strong> tuluyan <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>ting<br />
maputol <strong>ang</strong> anum<strong>ang</strong> pag<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>mantala, dahil batid <strong>na</strong>tin, <strong>na</strong> <strong>sa</strong> bawat kilos<br />
at galaw may <strong>na</strong>ghihintay <strong>sa</strong> ating reaksyon. At hab<strong>ang</strong> ito’y binibigyan<br />
<strong>na</strong>tin ng puw<strong>ang</strong>, tiyak mapapabil<strong>ang</strong> tayo <strong>sa</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong><br />
pi<strong>na</strong>g<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>mantalahan. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>bi, <strong>ang</strong> ka<strong>sa</strong>la<strong>na</strong>n kapag <strong>sa</strong>dy<strong>ang</strong> gi<strong>na</strong>wa,<br />
higit <strong>na</strong> kaparu<strong>sa</strong>han <strong>ang</strong> kabayaran. Kung ganoon, <strong>ang</strong> materyal <strong>na</strong> pagaaral,<br />
<strong>ang</strong> si<strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong>bing pag-unlad ng siyensya ay pagpapalawig lam<strong>ang</strong> ng<br />
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lugar <strong>na</strong>ng ating kamatayan. At <strong>ang</strong> mga bagay <strong>na</strong> ito’y hindi <strong>na</strong>tin<br />
maikakaila at mali<strong>na</strong>w <strong>na</strong> <strong>na</strong>patu<strong>na</strong>yan. Tig<strong>na</strong>n mo <strong>na</strong> lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> mga<br />
<strong>na</strong>ngungu<strong>na</strong>ng ban<strong>sa</strong> <strong>sa</strong> mundo, hindi ba’t lahat sila’y may bombaatomika<br />
<strong>na</strong>, at di-maikakail<strong>ang</strong> lahat tayo’y inilalagay nila <strong>sa</strong> p<strong>ang</strong>anib, at<br />
<strong>ang</strong> mga pag-aaral <strong>na</strong> ito ay si<strong>na</strong><strong>sa</strong>bi nil<strong>ang</strong> bunga ng kanil<strong>ang</strong><br />
katalinuhan.<br />
<strong>sa</strong> bomb<strong>ang</strong> neutron, puro <strong>na</strong>kamamatay <strong>na</strong> si<strong>na</strong>g<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> Pag<strong>sa</strong>bog ng Bomb<strong>ang</strong> Neitron<br />
Ano <strong>ang</strong> kaibahan <strong>sa</strong> bomba-atomika at <strong>sa</strong> bomb<strong>ang</strong>-neutron? Sa<br />
bomb<strong>ang</strong>-neutron ito’y puro si<strong>na</strong>g, puro <strong>na</strong>kamamatay <strong>na</strong> matinding<br />
si<strong>na</strong>g, mamamatay <strong>ang</strong> mga tao subalit hindi masisira <strong>ang</strong> anum<strong>ang</strong> gu<strong>sa</strong>li.<br />
Sa bomb<strong>ang</strong> neutron, kaya nitong patayin <strong>ang</strong> kahit gaano karaming tao,<br />
subalit <strong>ang</strong> mga bahay, gu<strong>sa</strong>li, at iba pa, ay hindi. Buo <strong>ang</strong> higaan,<br />
<strong>na</strong>ndoon parin <strong>ang</strong> mga upuan at la me<strong>sa</strong>, subalit t<strong>ang</strong>ing <strong>ang</strong> lahat ng<br />
may buhay lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> mamamatay, <strong>ang</strong> mawawala. <strong>Ang</strong> mga katawan<br />
lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong>ng lahat ng maybuhay <strong>ang</strong> mabubulok, at maaag<strong>na</strong>s. Ito <strong>ang</strong><br />
epekto ng bomb<strong>ang</strong>-neutron.<br />
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At kung kayo <strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong>gwagi <strong>sa</strong> digmaan, swerte ninyo, dahil lahat ng<br />
ito’y mapapa<strong>sa</strong>kamay ninyo. Simple lam<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> gagawin ninyo, aalisin<br />
l<strong>ang</strong> <strong>ang</strong> mga b<strong>ang</strong>kay, tapos, <strong>sa</strong> inyo <strong>na</strong>. Sa mga tropa <strong>na</strong> ninyo. Ganito<br />
dito <strong>sa</strong> lupain ng pag<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>mantala, <strong>ang</strong> bawat kilos at galaw ay may<br />
katumbas <strong>na</strong> ganting reaksyon <strong>sa</strong> inyo.<br />
Sa madaling-<strong>sa</strong>lita, <strong>ang</strong> sibili<strong>sa</strong>syong ito ay pauwi <strong>sa</strong> kanil<strong>ang</strong><br />
kamatayan. Lahat ng kabil<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong> lipu<strong>na</strong>ng ito ay paw<strong>ang</strong> bulok at<br />
<strong>na</strong>aag<strong>na</strong>s. <strong>Ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong>bi nila, kaya daw nila pi<strong>na</strong>g<strong>sa</strong><strong>sa</strong>mantalahan <strong>ang</strong> ating<br />
kalika<strong>sa</strong>n ay dahil para <strong>sa</strong> kabutihan ng <strong>sa</strong>ngkatauhan, subalit <strong>ang</strong> hindi<br />
nila alam, ito’y i<strong>sa</strong>ng ut<strong>ang</strong> <strong>na</strong> kail<strong>ang</strong>an nil<strong>ang</strong> pagbayaran, h<strong>ang</strong>g<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong><br />
kahuli-hulih<strong>ang</strong> barya at may tubo pa. At dahil <strong>ang</strong> bagay <strong>na</strong> ito’y ayaw<br />
nil<strong>ang</strong> paniwalaan, kung ganoon, maghihirap sila h<strong>ang</strong>g<strong>ang</strong> <strong>sa</strong> kaduluduluhan.<br />
Sa ayaw at <strong>sa</strong> gusto nila, ito’y kail<strong>ang</strong>an nil<strong>ang</strong> pagbayaran. Dahil<br />
hindi sila patatawarin ng kalika<strong>sa</strong>n. Alam ninyo, <strong>ang</strong> kalika<strong>sa</strong>n ay tulad <strong>sa</strong><br />
i<strong>sa</strong>ng computer, bil<strong>ang</strong> l<strong>ang</strong> ng bil<strong>ang</strong>. Kwenta l<strong>ang</strong> ng kwenta.<br />
Samakatuwid, <strong>ang</strong> sibili<strong>sa</strong>syong ito ay kontra <strong>sa</strong> ating sibili<strong>sa</strong>syon. Lahat<br />
ng <strong>na</strong>ririto’y paw<strong>ang</strong> bulok, <strong>na</strong>gpap<strong>ang</strong>gap, <strong>na</strong>nloloko, <strong>sa</strong> mga kaluluw<strong>ang</strong><br />
<strong>na</strong>ririto <strong>sa</strong> mundo. Subalit hindi tayo tulad nila, <strong>na</strong>iiba <strong>ang</strong> ating patakaran<br />
<strong>sa</strong> buhay. Simpleng pamumuhay <strong>na</strong> may mataas <strong>na</strong> kaisipan.<br />
<strong>Ang</strong> patakaran <strong>na</strong>tin ay ganito, kung ano man meron tayo, ito’y<br />
pi<strong>na</strong>gkakasya <strong>na</strong>tin. Nandito <strong>na</strong> tayo, <strong>na</strong>kapaloob <strong>na</strong> <strong>sa</strong> mundong ito,<br />
subalit dapat h<strong>ang</strong>ga’t maaari hindi tayo ma<strong>na</strong><strong>na</strong>mantala, at dapat ilaan<br />
din <strong>na</strong>tin <strong>ang</strong> ating oras at lakas <strong>sa</strong> kung papaano tayo makakaalis <strong>sa</strong><br />
mundong ito.<br />
---Ipi<strong>na</strong>paalam ng editor, matapos <strong>ang</strong> tagpong ito, dumulog si Dr. Daniel Murphey<br />
kay Srila Sridhar Marahaj up<strong>ang</strong> maging disipulo.<br />
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