When the Humanity Will Experience Empathic Synchronicity in Uniformity
By
Sumit Paul, New Age Islam
28 July 2022
Jung and
Huxley Both Firmly Believed That Synchronicity Was The Metaphysical Validation
Of The Oriental Idea Of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
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“Tasavvur Hai Ek Nai Duniya Ka/
Nai Ek Soch Ka Aaghaaz Hai/Ek Ho Jayega
Jab Ye Jahaan/Ye Mere Dil Ki Aawaaz Hai "
- Khalil
Muzaffar, an exceptionally high-class Urdu poet from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra,
who died in oblivion
(There’s a
dream of a new world/ It's the beginning of a new thinking/ When the whole
world will be One/This is my gut feeling)
“All hearts
throb with a similar beat/ Whether you're on a hilltop or on the street, “wrote
the Welsh poet and writer W H Davies in his autobiography, The Autobiography of
a Super-Tramp.'
This
uncanny uniformity of the spirit was named Synchronicity by Carl Gustav Jung.
Jung's English friend and philosopher Aldous Huxley called it Universal
Empathy. Now the question is what's Synchronicity? Deepak Chopra writes in his
book, Synchrodestiny that, according to ancient wisdom, there're two signs that
transformations are taking place within you that will allow you to connect with
a higher consciousness.
“The first
symptom is that you stop worrying. Things don't bother you anymore. You become
light-hearted and full of joy.
The second
symptom is that you encounter more and more meaningful coincidences in your
life, more and more synchronicities.
And this
accelerates to the point where you actually experience the miraculous."
Influenced by the profound eastern consciousness (Praachya Chetna), Jung
and Huxley both firmly believed that Synchronicity was the metaphysical
validation of the oriental idea of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The World is
One Family). Synchronicity is relatability, not just between two individuals
but a common spiritual thread that binds the humanity. At an individual level,
Synchronicity is in fact an expression of a shift in one's destiny, a shift
from your head to your heart. Miracles become a more regular occurrence in an
individual's life. On an experiential level, you become increasingly aware of
the love and wisdom of your soul. Living in Synchronicity means living the life
you were born to live. Mankind is interconnected and interrelated.
Though
apparently all humans seem to be violent and volatile, the fundamental human
nature is universally compassionate. Because of this inherent and intrinsic
spirit of compassion, the larger humanity has survived. This is Synchronicity
or the universal empathy of goodness that's embedded in every heart. An ever
aware heart experiences Synchronicity all the time because what we generally
consider as coincidences, are actually deeper messages from the Cosmos. Kumaril
Bhatt and Raman Maharishi called it Samashtigat Chetna/Taartamya
(collective consciousness/uniformity). Remember, there's a greater power behind
absolutely everything we all do. And that power is not the conventional and
hoary-old orthodox concept of a god.
Things
happen for a reason, and when it seems as if the world is working with you, not
against you, that's Synchronicity. In other words, when we're all lovingly and
consciously aligned with not just fellow humans but with all creatures and a
seamless pervasiveness subsumes our existence, Synchronicity permeates across
the whole spectrum of humankind. This is Jami's Ishqiyat-un' Iqtaafi
(singular streak of consciousness running through all beings). If mankind can
understand the essence of Synchronicity, munificence of universal love and the
magnanimity of human spirit, all these petty differences can be dispelled in a
jiffy. A new world order can be established where no religion, nation or god
will be the final word but a synchronised spirit will guide us all. Persian
poet Anwari wrote centuries ago, " Awake, be guided by your inner
voice/And make your heart so subtle/When each word of the Scripture is a
noise/But even a sigh of humans is audible " (translated from Pahalvi by
the author). Here, one very important aspect of Synchronicity is palpable and
that's empathy, Universal Empathy at that. Humans need and will have Empathic
Synchronicity, when all hearts, all individuals and even all creatures will be
interconnected and interlinked. When even an ant's existence shall be
perceived, protected and preserved spontaneously.
Evolved
humans, having freed themselves of all religio-societal bindings, will one day
look towards a common future for the entire mankind and that's going to happen
sooner or later. Mark my words. I can envisage that though I may sound rank
utopian at the moment. Let me encapsulate this with my own couplet in Urdu,
" Bas Isi Ek Jazbe Ki Darkaar Hai Kaunain Ko/ Ek Hi Maqsad, Ek Hi Fikra
Ho Dil-E-Bechain Ko " (The Universe needs just one thing/Every
restless soul should have a common goal).
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A
shorter version of this article was published in The Times of India on 26th July, 2022
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A
regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative
religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to
world's premier publications in several languages including Persian.
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