Universe

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Do you believe in the concept of universe? Do you put your thoughts and intentions out to the universe and then wait for the magic to happen? Is there really some cosmic energy that helps in realizing what you truly wish for?

Ever since reading Rhonda Byrne’s The Secret, more than a decade ago, the mind found a new ‘deity’, so as to say, to ask for things and wishes to be fulfilled. Maybe, as this vast universe could somehow be equated with the universal universe out there and the terms energy and cosmos sound logical, there is a tendency to believe in this formless universe. Somehow the lack of a form adds to the mystery and everyone is free to conceive universe as per their own convenience. The concept is modern, without the boundaries of rituals. However, does that work or is it again a figment of our imagination to help us feel being taken care of by a higher up authority?

Skipping through the entire intention part of it, as I close my eyes, all I can see is a vast cosmos, and see myself being a part of it, however insignificant. This universe, this earth, they are all a part of us and we are a part of them. As we die, our body becomes one with this vastness, to be molded again in some form, in some other place or the same one. We are forever changing and that change is the only constant.

When we learn how insignificant we are in this vast unending universe, we will stop giving so much importance to ourselves. That’s when we will be ashamed to ask the universe to fulfill our seemingly ‘significant’ wishes. Till then, ask away!

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  1. Afshan ShaikApril 25, 2022 at 9:30 PM

    I do belive in man aspires universe conspires but not all the time. I don't think there r miracles.....i heard a lot about secret . Have read snippets. Wishing to start the book soon



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