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The Matrix effect

The Matrix effect 

The Matrix effect on Ashish

The movie Matrix seems to be very close to my personal experience of this world. When I found the book "Yoga Vashishtha" where I discovered Rama was not yet God, till he met Vashishtha. This was shocking for me as all parents,people and pandits made us believe that only God can be God, no humans have that ability.
the Plot from (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix)
Morpheus can tell you , what is "the Matrix"?

                Thomas Anderson is a computer programmer who maintains a double life as the hacker "Neo". Another hacker named Trinity contacts Neo and informs him that a man named Morpheus can tell him the meaning of "the Matrix", a phrase that Neo has encountered repeatedly online but does not understand.

Red pill disconnects him from the Matrix                                                                                            However, three dark-suited Agents, led by Agent Smith, appear determined to prevent Neo from finding out the meaning of the phrase "The Matrix." Neo eventually meets Morpheus, who warns that once he shows Neo the Matrix, he will not be able to "go back". Neo accepts by choosing an offered red pill; his reality soon disintegrates and he abruptly wakes, naked and weak, in a liquid-filled vessel, finding himself one of billions of people connected by cables to an elaborate electrical system. He is rescued and brought aboard Morpheus' levitating ship, the Nebuchadnezzar.

Matrix is illusory world to use humans as source of energy                                                                                 Morpheus explains that in the 21st century, humans waged a war against intelligent machines they had created. When humans blocked the machines' access to solar energy, the machines instead harvest the humans' bio electricity as a substitute power source, while keeping them trapped in "the Matrix", a shared simulation of the world as it was in 1999, in which Neo has been living since birth. 

Morpheus and crew were rebels

Morpheus and his crew belong to a group who can hack into the Matrix and "unplug" enslaved humans, recruiting them as rebels. The rebels' understanding of the true nature of the simulated reality allows them to bend its physical laws, granting them seemingly superhuman abilities. Neo is warned that fatal injuries within the Matrix will also kill one's physical body, and that the Agents he encountered are powerful sentient programs that eliminate threats to the system. Neo's skill during virtual combat training lends credence to Morpheus' belief that Neo is "the One", a man prophesized to end the war between humans and machines.

Oracle the future teller prophaised coming of the One -the savior                                                        The group enters the Matrix to visit the Oracle, a prophet who predicted the emergence of the One. The Oracle implies to Neo that he is not the One, and warns that he will soon have to choose between his life and that of Morpheus. Before they can leave the Matrix, the group is ambushed by Agents and tactical police. Morpheus allows himself to be captured to let Neo and the rest of the crew escape; however, their getaway is hindered by Cypher, a crew member disillusioned with the harshness of the real world, who has secretly betrayed them to the Agents in exchange for a return to comfortable life within the Matrix. Cypher disconnects first and murders several of the still connected crew members as they lie defenseless, before he is killed by Tank, a crewman whom he had left for dead.

In the Matrix, the Agents interrogate Morpheus in an attempt to learn his access codes to the mainframe computer in Zion, the rebel humans' refuge in the real world. Believing that he is not the One, Neo proposes returning to the Matrix to rescue Morpheus, and Trinity insists she accompany him. They succeed in rescuing their leader, and in doing so, Neo gains confidence in his abilities, performing feats on par with those of the Agents. 

Neo gets killed but                                                                                                                                           Morpheus and Trinity exit the Matrix, but Smith ambushes and kills Neo before he can leave. In the real world, "sentinel" machines attack the Nebuchadnezzar, while Trinity stands over Neo and whispers to him that the Oracle told her that she would fall in love with the One. She kisses Neo, and he revives with new found power to perceive and control the Matrix. He effortlessly destroys Smith and leaves the Matrix in time for the ship's electromagnetic pulse weapon to destroy the attacking sentinels.

Some time later, Neo makes a telephone call in the Matrix, promising the Machines he will show their prisoners "a world where anything is possible". He ends the call and flies into the sky.

Last day of fear and life 

fear appears more fearful than actual

Enlightenment seems to be a difficult thing. We imagine it will a hideous and tedious thing like preparing for a competition exam. Obviously every activity involves effort and energy, but imagination make them more difficult and florescent from actual. 

My favorite sentence from the Matrix

There is a dialogue by Morpheus, it is also my personal mantra, it has been my savior and dynamo giving direction and needed energy ever since I heard it first time. 

It was said to Neo after he saves Trinity by pulling the crashing B-212 Helicopter. Neo does this unbelievable stunt, which he himself is shocked to do?”

Neo starts to believes Oracle more than himself 

Neo was full of doubt about himself , but after a coincidence point a very strong belief on Oracle takes hold of him. Oracle prophesied death of one of the two- Neo or Morphius and it was Neo who had to choose who will survive. Soon after that Morphius gives away himself to be instead of Neo, as he believes Neo is more valuable than himself. When this strange prophecy starts to take shape. Neo knew, if he could save Morpheus (if goes into the matrix and gets killed -which he doesn't mention) , Morphius can be saved. In that desire to get caught and killed Neo was able to perform the impossible feet of pulling the helicopter. 

So when Morpheus asks Trinity, “Do you believe it now trinity?”, Neo jumps to clarify, that it was due to the oracle.  And Morpheus utters my mantra

Morpheus: Neo, sooner or later you're going to realize just as I did that there's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.

Braking the flower vase

Braking of the flower vase broke a strong conditioning of my life. In hindu culture this has been made believe that real Gods were always Gods, they are flawless and without doubts.

But in this film The matrix all that is completely broken. The most happening scene according to me is the scene where Neo meets the oracle(the future teller)

Neo was full of doubts , that is why he asks Mrophius, 

"does oracle knows everything? And is she always right?"

The moment Neo enters the oracle’s room the first direction received by Neo is

   

Oracle: I'd ask you to sit down, but, you're not going to anyway. And don't worry about the vase.

Neo: What vase?

[Neo turns to look for a vase, and as he does, he knocks over a vase of flowers, which shatters on the floor]

Oracle: That vase.

Neo: I'm sorry...

Oracle: I said don't worry about it. I'll get one of my kids to fix it.

Neo: How did you know?

Oracle: Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?

This scene is little tricky if you don’t miss the logic given by the oracle you will only enjoy the movie as a science fiction. Though oracle predicted the braking of the vase, but actually she made Neo brake it.

We meet future tellers , astrologers because we are full of doubts, or because we desire something big. This doubt cannot be cleared by mere consolation given by motivators. Doubts can be washed off by experience and events much larger we can imagine.

Oracle prepared Neo like this. She investigates Neo, and says

Oracle: OK, now I'm supposed to say, "Hmm, that's interesting, but... " then you say...

Neo: ..."but what?"

Oracle: But... you already know what I'm going to tell you.

Neo: I'm not The One.

Oracle: Sorry, kid. You got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something.

Neo: What?

Oracle: Your next life, maybe. Who knows? That's the way these things go.

What oracle did not tell neo is that like him we all have the gift. What was he waiting for? He is waiting for the same thing that we all are waiting. Someone to trust him, the trust that he himself doesn’t have. Oracle is very clever, she knows , saying, “I trust you” has no meaning. Just imagine dad or mom telling you, “I trust you.” it just feels an extra burden. Isn’t it? Because real trust is not said.

Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?

Neo: No.

Morpheus: Why not?

Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.

Morpheus: know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind - driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?

Integrity center

I Centre means :

Rational Reflection consciously and conscientiously done. Its aim is knowledge through a balanced mind as well as decisions arising therefrom. This ‘centre’ (as well as it) is known in Sansskrit as IHA or ‘the Will-to-know’, meaning the conscious and programmed analysis undertaken with a view to acquire exact or ‘integer’ knowledge of a thing, problem or situation solely or predominantly by means of unbiased reasoning. This centre governs all which in Yoga/Vedanta falls under the heading of sattva. The I. centre is that (hypothetical) spot in the brain which consciously commands, reasons, and guides our thinking.

iesm centers of Zenoga

dr ashish speaks about 4 important centers of conscious mind.

i,e,s and m centers in details

Future Avatar

Transitions :Moments of misbehavior

(thanks to Pollygreen berg for enlightenment)

Meera tells me that all of her children give her fits on and off during each day.

“They can’t shift gears from one thing to another,”  Meera frets. “Especially Aman. He pushes my buttons. I am efficient. I want to move swiftly though my day. But Aman! He is such an intense little boy. Whatever he is doing he is deeply into it. We can’t get him to switch to what needs to be done next.”

Some children are much less adaptable than others. I guess, Aman is one of them.  Yet like many other children , your child must endure so many changes and waits (transitions) throughout the day. And like so many other children you child must be having trouble with transition.

Here is a brief guide for transitions 

Transition the weak spots vulnerable for Misbehaviors

1.  Unreasonable rigidity breeds to blowups and dawdling dare devils. Dawdling is a disruptive and powerful form of resistance. But biggest chaos comes in the life of a child is in from ‘lack of schedule to follow’.

2.   The routine embedded in a daily schedule provide security—they give young children a protected ,safely sounded feeling.

3. Important part of positive self esteem

An important part of positive self esteem is the ability to predict what’s about to happen. A schedule provides children with many opportunity to predict and therefore, to prepare emotionally.

4. Chance to feel intelligent and competent

Children need many chances each day to feel intelligent and competent. The less they feel like puppets being led by strings you pull and the more they have information they need to some self management , the easier transition time will be—that is , the more likely it is that your child will do as you say.

Reduce the number of transitions in your schedule as much as possible.

1. Large blocks of play time

Large block of play time, framed by necessary routines and errands, eliminates the need to interrupt children so much. Then you can explain them that you are cooperating with his need for time and you need him to cooperate with you need too.

2. They can’t and so they don’t want to hurry

You child is naturally busy, talkative –and a slowpoke when you want him to hurry. Young children are leisure lovers. This makes it difficult to move them through many transitions in a typical day. To the extent possible , stretch the time you allow in your schedule for “finishing up,” “putting your coat on,” and so forth, to accommodate your child’s turtle like pace. If you expect slowness and plan time for it, it won’t be so aggravating.