The Wilderness is a Metaphor which describes an Inner Journey.Ancient Teachings from all civilizations speak of Great Masters who travelled into the Wilderness seeking a place of Solitude where they could Meditate and Pray.
These Teachings go on to say that, while in the Wilderness, these Great Masters would grapple with Demons that resided there. We are also taught that this Journey of Solitude, and the conquering of Demons, was a task (a trial) that the Master needed to face and overcome alone. Once the Master completed His time in the
Wilderness, and conquered His Demons, He left the Wilderness having achieved a Higher Level of Consciousness. But what is this Wilderness, and why do all the Great Masters Journey into it?
The Wilderness Symbolizes a Time and a Place in the Master's life where his Journey "pauses" so that He can confront andconquer an Inner-Conflict that is blocking His Spiritual Path.The Physical Wilderness is a real place to where the Master travels in order to be alone. Once He is in the Physical Wilderness, he is able to relax, meditate and explore the Secret Realm of His Spiritual Wilderness. His Spiritual Wilderness is where His innermost Thoughts, Feelings and Conflicts reside.
The Demons that the Master "grapples with" are His deepest and darkest fears and doubts. They are the Specters of his subconscious: the Beasts that only He can Confront, Conquer and Banish. Once these Demons are defeated, and exorcised,the Master leaves the physical wilderness Spiritually Cleansed.This Spiritual Cleansing is His Rite of Passage. It is the process by which the Master Initiates Himself into a Higher Realm of Consciousness.
We all know that Bheema defeats hidimbi demon and marries Hidimba to give birth to Ghatotkatch who later comes at krishnas persuassion to fight the holy war and dies in the hands of karna but destroys the lance karna had reserved for arjuna.
This is somethin that many have not discovered the relation with self.The demon is the darkness of mind which prana destroys(Bheema).The mind remains in wilderness but on destroyin the darkness the prana get the sudden lease of life.It is similar to a scientist who ventures into many experiments not finding answers but a mistake or an unintended change of words on his part suddenly brings in a whole new array to his research or science.his sudden venture yields a lot more dividends than his entire years work.But this is in direct conflict of the sixth sense.The sixth sense brings pre monitions.The scientist may bring in those changes but still at the end may be unhappy with the progress of his report...
I feel this is a genuine instance to bring in the character of ghatotkacha from the wilderness but he is dead just like a venture capital or a sudden stimulus to the market is put in the market to test the market or save the business (self)..
It is a new idea people plz comment....
Good...again a new idea...that of Ghatotkacha....I had thought on the lines of wilderness and the ensuing solitude....wilderness is a necessary part therefore....
ReplyDeleteYour concept of Ghatotkacha is a refreshing one,....well sketched.
BTW, didnt BHima kill Hidimba and marry Hidimbi?