Today I thought of writing on Subject verses Object. I know you are going like…uh! Believe it or not, linguistic plays an important role in this inner journey of mine.
Let’s look at this sentence: “Jivan drives a Ferrari” Which is the subject and which is the object? Ummm…I should have paid more attention during my English lessons. The term subject refers to perceiver/observer/owner, while the term object refers to that which is perceived/ observed. So that would mean, Ferrari is the object and Jivan the subject….Did I get that right? Applause! Applause!
I’m trying to get the hang of this so bear with me while I look at some more examples:
1) “My body is aching” – My Body is an object
2) “My mind is agitated” – My Mind too is an object
3) “I’m not thinking straight today. My intelligence level is similar to that of a 3 year old”. – Hmm, my intelligence is also an object
So like my Ferrari; my body, mind and intelligence are objects as well. Swamiji refers to the mind and intelligence as inner objects but objects nevertheless. So in conclusion, the Subject is distinctively different from the object. Imagine if I said, Jivan is a black Ferrari, sounds absurd right? Jivan is distinctively different from his Ferrari.
Likewise if I were to make this statement, “I have grown two inches taller”, this too is downright absurd. “I” have not grown taller but my body is now two inches taller. “I” am distinctively different from my body.
Swamiji says the “I” remains constant. Swamiji’s reasoning is “In order to say, I was a boy, but now I am a youth”, there must be an entity that is observing or witnessing the change. That entity is the “I”. The “I” was there at birth, it watched the body grow into childhood, adulthood and finally old-age. The “I” at birth is the same as the ‘I” in old-age. The “I” is changeless. The “I” in us is the base of our personality.
So, the only subject who exists is the “I” and everything else in the world is an object. What!? I’m only a platform for all these objects 
arrrghhh…….… Need a breather!!!!
Will be back to witness this journey……….walk with me.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Subject Vs Object (Uh!)
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4 comments:
I like your 'ah ooh aaah' pain smiley round thingey attachment in your message. It goes to show we are subjects of our bodies and we need to listen to some of its needs. But there might be a time even b4 death we needn't listen to it. But for a start we should not listen to our ego which controls much of our mind, no? So we shouldn't be a slave to that, right? Cheers.
hello jivan,
shakt_i is mega confused. u have managed to do that to me. now i find that shakt might be the body and _i is a separate entity.hmmm
never really looked at it that way, u know. but now i am curious. if shakt is diff and _i is diff, where do we meet? is there sum common ground where we meet for a cup of chaai?
remember jivan, u n i are connected.
i m shakt_i
speck-sponge feels that if subject is I and the life and experiences are objects, well then the object sure troubles the subject A LOT! Because the object of pain, misery, happiness is watched by the I.
Now it is easier to relate to the object because the mind(another one of the objects)is affected by the objects (be it internal or external). Threfore the external object is affecting the inner objects and vice versa.
The mind seems to take a lot of credit for our being today. We have forgotten the 'I' factor. But then does the I factor really exist? If it does, does it lie deep within the mind (like a speck of white hovering in the brains) or like what is often said, does the I factor exist in the breath?Where is the 'I'?
Today I progress, speck-sponge-I. TQ for my journey.
Hi Jivan,
I have free time today, so gonna disturb u with more thoughts - to provoke u!
Now that I have not received any comment on "Where is I"?, so...next question;
What do you think is the role of 'I'? Should it only be immersed in it's self or should 'I' be society concious, or famiy concious, work concious, global concious, subject concious, or field concious, or be in search for the Great one 'Ahnerd'...the power i mean. funny how questions are all that we have. Haloo, can someone hear our knock, knock?
Have a good day Jivan.
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