There is the language of careers - where, for the biggest chunk of adult life, every single major decision is based on how it will affect their careers. In here, almost every non-trivial action is judged by how that action will contribute towards the persons happiness 20 years down the line. This has the unenviable side effect of losing track of reality. Life passes by while one is busy building a career. It contributes heavily to the dulling of the soft feelings in one to other humans and to beauty (non-sensual & sensual) around us!
Then, there are the alternative languages. There are two of them to be specific. I call them, 'the language of calling' & 'the language of passion'. Each is not easily comprehensible to the speakers of the other. There are similarities and differences.
While, the speakers of the 'language of calling' talk about the divine inviting them to accomplish something and the complete absence of fear in its pursuit, the other bunch talk about something about which they are so deeply passionate, so deeply enjoy doing, that they are willing to let go of everything in order to be able to be at it! Both have their drawbacks. Nevertheless, in both, there is a certain freshness to life. Events and people are not measured by how they are helpful in accomplishing some personal target! Instead, everyone and every action are treated afresh.
One is about the descent of divinity into humanity. The other is about the ascent of humanity to stratospheric consciousness levels. The former may be approximated to Vedanta and the latter to Yoga! Nevertheless, at their sublimely pure forms, both languages, in my opinion, mean exactly the same! The primal and the dual, in a linear program, have exactly the same optimal value!
Which language do you speak?
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