श्रुति

We are thrown into birth in an unknown body, family, culture, society, religion, city, and country — all without our consent. We do not feel troubled by this until our consciousness begins to develop. As soon as consciousness awakens, we start demanding, blaming, and desiring… But why does this happen? Who is responsible — we, as the innocent child, or the influence of consciousness itself? We confine ourselves within the boundaries of attachments — attachment to family, society, religion, and country. And all conflict begins with this confinement. Thrownness becomes a subtle mental condition that remains unnoticed throughout life, yet produces ego, envy, anger, and desire. Martin Heidegger described this condition as Geworfenheit (German), or “Thrownness” — the fact that human beings are “thrown” into existence. Heidegger also noted that Thrownness is an infinite loop (an ontological state). But if we interpret it in the framework of Indian spirituality — like the cycle of moksha → li...