Friday, September 21, 2007

Of Sherlock Holmes and meditation

Reading has been one of my passions since childhood.When I read a book I am completely engrossed into it.The characters,the happenings in the book so take my fancy that I keep thinking about them all day,all night long.Finishing off a book doesnt avert me from reading it again and again upto n number of times if I like the book.



One such all time favorite book of mine has been 'The adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.If you are a adventure and mystry lover the book is a 'must-read' for you.The emphatic language of the author and the vivid descriptions keeps you glued to it.The neat ways in which each character is carved by Sir Doyle and the mesmerising ways by which the plot thickens upto climax keeps me asking for more everytime I read it.Its an absolute paisa wasool.


What captivates me more than the book is the character of Sherlock Holmes and his uncanny methods of reasoning.The bumpkin appearance of the lanky man can easily deceive any person.But once u know him,his razor sharp mind and extraordinary capabilities of reasoning and perspicaciousness remains silhoutted against his misleading appearance.
Sherlock Holmes could always see things that his friend Watson and officers of scotland yards were unable to see.So what was special about Mr.Holmes???Did he posses any supernatural power or did he have X-ray eyes which pierced into things for better understanding?The answer is a big NO.
Sherlock Holmes was an ordinary man,just like any of us but what made him diffrent was his observations.His passions of looking things minutely and relating small them gave him an extra edge.Nothing was trifle for him as nothing could ever escape the vicinity of his eyes.
Reasoning abilities are not inherent but it can be developed with a little excercise of the brain and a little bit of serious observation.

People may argue that Sherlock Holmes was fictitous but even in real life havent we seen or heard people who were known for espial abilities?We have heard of docotrs who could just see their patient and tell about the disease they were suffering from.There are plethora of such instances that has always intrigued me.

As my interest was aroused I myself thought of trying this.A detailed observation was all that required and I thought that I could too become the modern Sherlock Holmes.But what I discovered was that detailed observation was a very 'abstract term'.Your mind has to be concentrated for doing that sort of observation and you have to give your mind some sort of extra dose.I tried many things but didnt find solace.Just as I was going haywire in search of that extra pabulum the old remedy struck to my mind.I wonder why I didnot get to this method before as this an age old excercise for the mind and I have been hearing about this from my very childhood days.Cummon guys it is no rocket science.....its our very own meditation.

Nothing cant be more salubrious for the mind than meditation.It refreshes the soul and helps in the atonement of the mind.After trying it I not only started feeling more confidant and invigorated but also more zealous.After trying it for a couple of days I felt that it helped me connect with my eternal God much easily and helped me attain a certain level of equanimity.I was more active mentally and felt a new zest of life in everything I did and certainly I developed the knack of detailed observation with certain level of mental acumen.Now I can easily notice things that remains unnoticed to people around me though there is still a long way to go before I become the modern Sherlock Holmes.

But I know that like english wine I would be better with time with my newly discovered mantra.

Now I wonder why Shelock Holmes while solving those labyrinth cases often confined himself into his room without uttering a single word for days.Seems that he too tried to find some ray hope amidst the pitch dark surroundings by doing this mental excercise....MEDITATION.

Nobody knows........

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