Seeing The Bigger Picture!

Just like using a camera and distance the lens from our object to be photographed, in the same way by pulling back in our minds on the thoughts we have we can actually see the bigger picture!

I was recently looking at a DVD entitled BARAKA - A World Beyond Words - photographed in 70MM in 24 Countries. The first sentence on the back of the DVD cover states - BARAKA, an ancient Sufi word with forms in many languages, translates as a blessing, or as the breath or essence of life form which the evolutionary process unfolds.

Another part of the description on the back of the DVD cover stated the following : “Baraka captures not only the harmony, but also the calamity that humans and nature have visited upon the earth. It made me realize and reminded me of the glimpses I’have been getting not to get caught up in all the little things, of disagreements that people get into. That this too, this life will pass. We are only living in these temporary vessels of bodies. It is evident every day . We see the most recent news of what has happened in Haiti’s earthquake of 2010 . A few years ago it was the Tsunami in Indonesia, on the other side of the world. We all have to merge back into the Absolute, to mass consciousness from whence we came. I am also reminded of the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita.

Oddly enough, I am not devastated like other people are about Haiti. Now don't get me wrong about not being compassionate. It just makes me contemplate more the nature of life here on earth. Death is the exit on the human body plane - of course there is no death anyway - just transitioning as one door closes and another one opens. All of these events are for us 'living' human beings to learn from, deal with, become compassionate, etc. I was looking at the Baraka DVD and found it fascinating and thought provoking. There is no narration in the film, just viewing great scenery and events of life around the world. It makes one really think of life and death and the rhythm of the Divine Creator.

Check out a short video clip from Baraka -

In regard to the process of life and death, a friend of mine mentioned two songs by former Beatles' George Harrison in which I found the following links for the songs:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31nvQDSzxrU - for Living in the Material World
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm_N3bjqlr4 - For All Things Must Pass.
  　
  So remember to live now in the present as fully as you can! You never know when you will leave this body and merge back or go to the other side! Life is truly a gift so take a deep breath, step back and see the bigger picture!
  

See related post - Abhinivesa - Fear of Death YS II- 9