The Root of All Crises

As the world reels under another crisis at a global level there are some questions that linger about the origins of all this. It is difficult to understand the origins of the crisis as any investigation into it seems to mirror the puzzle - which came first chicken or egg. There are a few theories floating around that try to give prominence of one's existence over other.

Leaving the science behind and coming back to our global crisis. Whether it's the crash of #MH17 or #GazaCrisis or just a fight among neighbours; all seem to have roots in the primordial human crisis that we can call #Ego. There could be economic or social or geographical justifications to crises. However if we follow a 5 Whys approach there is only a psychological justification (I'm ashamed to call it a justification).

Ego can be interpreted as materialistic energy that hides the truth from us and separates us from the true identity. The simplified version of truth & the true identity (as per Hindu scriptures) is we're not mortal bodies we pretend to be but we're souls that have been stuck in a cycle of life-death. It's only when we devoid ourselves of these mortal clings can we aspire to pursue the truth. That's the extent of my spiritualism knowledge, so please explore #BhagvadGita for deeper knowledge.

So the story of human conflict which leads to crises hasn't changed much from the ancient history of mankind. A human being was enticed by someone else's material possessions and decided to invade the land under the pretence of socio-economic or socio-political justifications. This lead to a clash of egos which spiralled into bigger confrontation that began to draw neighbours. And suddenly unrelated losses of others were justified under the umbrella of collateral damage.

It is easy to say we're are related, or we're brothers, or say no to religion but the root cause needs to be understood and addressed - which is an exercise at individual level as well at a societal level. Sometime back I wrote a post on 'Constant Love' which tries to imagine what a saint may feel. So in a way that's what we need from all.

So that describes in a nutshell what's happening in our world. It's not clash of nations or forces but it is just a clash of egos which try to fulfil one's own pot of ego by the drops of dominance. So unless we as a mankind do realize that ego is a material desire that has no satiation point we will continue to live in fear and hatred. Isn't it surprising that fear and hatred seems to go together all the time.