KARMA
I believe in karma,
and I believe
if you put out positive vibes
to everybody,
that’s all you’re going to get back.”
– Kesha
No it’s not
a new attempt on a discourse.
The bug, ‘crossword’
bit me and I tend to do it on and off.
Many a
time, it’s google-search of cross word solver that helps.
Well,
One Across
clue today read:
22. Theory
of inevitable consequences (5).
Thanks to
clues 17 and 7 down. These led me to find out missing letters in between.
The clues
respectively for 17 and 7 were:
17. Chemist’s
deep glass (6);
And
7. Luggage
over weight carried free (6,7).
Answers to
17 and 7 down respectively were the words,
Beaker;
And
Excess
Baggage.
The ‘k’ in
Beaker was letter first for clue 22. Across and 5th letter, ‘a’ in
Baggage was the last.
The word, ‘Karma’
struck my mind instantly.
But before
filling in, had a doubt is this word in English too?
What a
wonder!
The word, “Karma”
is very much there.
The
dictionary I turn to whenever I need to refer for meaning is the ever young,….yes….just
193 years …..1828 Merriam-webster.
The
dictionary has an entry for “Karma”, with the description of meanings:
1: the
force created by a person's actions that is believed in Hinduism and Buddhism
to determine what that person's next life will be like
2: informal : the
force created by a person's actions that some people believe causes good or bad
things to happen to that person
Well,
It’s
no wonder English is an ever evolving and growing lingua franca.
I
surmise English language in a way cognizes our Rig Veda, as the Veda goes to
say:
“LET
NOBLE THOUGHTS COME FROM EVERYWHERE”.
‘m
not an expert to comment on Vedas. I
remember my teacher Mr TS Srinivasan, fondly remembered by boys then as TSS. He wrote
this Rigvedic quote in my autograph at the time of my school leaving.
The
language has an openness, it adopts and grows, no bias for any foreign
languages.
Ironically,
Or unfortunately
Or by
DESIGN, SCHEME, etc.,
We have
a class or bunch of language hate mongers.
Recently,
A
relative shared with me some of one atheist leader’s sayings.
One
such read in Tamil,
மதம் மனிதனை மிருகமாக்கும் .
ஜாதி மனிதனை சாக்கடையாக்கும்.
To
mean:
Religion
makes man a beast.
Caste
will sew man.
I
replied to him in Tamil. My reply consisted
of 24 lines including just 4 words of transliteration in Tamil of the Sanskrit
slogan,
लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु)
Lokah Samastah
Sukhino Bhavantu
Meaning:
May all beings everywhere be happy and free.
Pat
came his reply advising me that no one here understands Sanskrit and why you
have a deep desire, மோகம் for the same.
Absolutely clueless
how they go judgmental and conclude just because one loves languages beyond
one’s mother tongue, that one neglects one’s own language.
At times I wonder
if we live in a democracy.
Who should
determine which language, or which one only, one should love, learn and do
transact in? A learner himself/herself,
or a class or bunch of fanatics?
Yes.
Wayne W. Dyer is
right:
“How people treat you is
their karma; how you react is yours.”
And there is no,
yes, no escapade.
Sounds true, the
Brahadharanyak Upanishad:
“You are what your deep, driving desire is.
As is your desire, so is your will.
As is your
will, so is your deed.
As is your
deed, so is your destiny.”
