Alexander the great went to India in his quest for conquering the world. There he meets a naked Yogi lying on the bank of a river contemplating dirt. He then asks this Yogi,"What are you doing here?" Yogi replied, "I am experiencing nothingness." Yogi then asks Alexander, "What are you doing here?" Alexander replied, "I am conquering the world."

Both thought the other must be a fool. For yogis, conquering the world is pointless and for Alexander, sitting there and doing nothing was a waste of life.

For ujl that meant a world, for rest of the Sajha users that read was a waste of time.

Just pulling your leg. Post more anecdotes. Let's discuss Vedas and Puranas if you want.

@ Kiddo, bring it on.

I am not as much versed in Vedas and Puranas as you might be. I have read the english translations, that too mostly summaries. But I wanted to hear if you have anything to discuss on that since you come up with anecdotes from various scriptures every now and then. I find them interesting for the most part.

Wise people often say, "True knowledge only comes through direct experience." Vedas takes you to that point where you stop talking and you experience the wholeness of this existence. Most people of present technological age have no time for the wisdom that lies in Vedas and Upanishads. Instead, they are vainly running after impermanent material desires. Many people debunk Vedas saying, "They are written by sheep and cow herders who were ignorant." The level of thinking that lies in the Vedas is profound. For example, consider the Nasadiya Sukta of Rik Veda which is also called "The hymn of creation."

नास॑दासी॒न्नो सदा॑सीत्त॒दानी॒म् नासी॒द्रजो॒ नो व्यो॑मा प॒रो यत्।
किमाव॑रीव॒: कुह॒ कस्य॒ शर्म॒न्नंभ॒: किमा॑सी॒द्गह॑नं गभी॒रम्॥१॥

Neither existence nor nonexistence was there
Neither matter nor space around
What covered it, where it was and who protected?
Why, that plasma, all pervading, deep and profound?

 

The hymn clearly indicates that Vedic people were very much interested in understanding this "Sristi" or creation in its deepest level. When you start thinking on that level which is beyond big bang, you have to adopt a technique where science cannot even function. This is why where quantum physics end, Vedas starts. Vedas even take you to that realm which is beyond "knowledge." For an ordinary mind it is very difficult to understand the poetic formation of Vedas. For example, what do you mean by "beyond knowledge", you are losing me here!

99% of people in this planet only think about food, sex, and some wordly desires. What lies beyond existence, most people don't care!