Ignorance—one of the main subjects discussed in Bhaagwad Geeta is as complicated to understand as understanding the modern String theory. If population on the planet earth were surveyed to be divided statistically, the results may end up skewed or there may be 7.8 billion different definitions—that is the amount of the current world population. To me, ignorance is simply a state of mind that pushes us into a dark den. It is like dragging oneself into the black whole, at which point, it is impossible to return to reality. So, what is this state of mind? Is sleep a state of mind? Yes, it is. Geeta says, “Sleep is one form of ignorance”. How and why? Firstly, by the virtue of science, we know that sleep is a state of mind when our conscious level drops; the brain cells start the repairs and maintenance, and we fall prey to dreams and nightmares. One tends to be ignorant in the sleep mode. However, there is a catch—at some point, we return to reality when we wake up. (I know, it wasn’t a...
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