Nirvaan

INTRODUCTION

One cannot clearly say how the “universe” began. To some she is an occurrence of pure science, to others she is a child of a great god of the heavens, whose power binds and drives all. But in truth she has no beginning or end. She is present within and without.
Could you tell us where exactly your being starts and where it ends? Would you start from the day or date of when you were born or conceived? Would you start with the stories of your mothers/fathers or grandfathers, or even before? The idea of you, your spirit, your morals, your teachings, they began long, long ago.

Let us start with the story of another universe. In another time and space, a universe where a minute would last us a hundred years. In this universe a planet existed which was inhabited mostly by a highly dominant creature called “Manushya”. The Manushya were an amazingly advanced creature who had gained the power to create at will, objects, creations, high on complexity and even intelligence. Through their creations they became, socially, almost a single unit working in unison. As they grew smarter and created more and more, they saw a need to convert everything around them to serve the creations better. Their regard for their creations took a pedestal much higher than themselves. In fact the creations became the gods and rulers. All space and time was changed to synchronize perfectly with their own creations. The result was an inward spiral in time which was bound to eventually collapse.
All Manushya were born at the time under the surveillance of a networked creation whose knowledge was endless through all Manushya. The earlier system, where the child was raised by the ones who gave birth to it was abolished as it was seen as flawed and slow and prone to an unobjective life. This method of growth was also the cause of much violence in the years before as small extremist terrorist groups and factions were built through these means by influencing the child’s mind. These factions opposed the way of life of all Manushya and called it indulgent and destructive. Sex was a mere form of entertainment. Homes and families were almost extinct as a way of life as they hindered the efficiency needed to cope with the pace of the creations. Reproduction was done in controlled environments where the eggs could be perfected at a genetic level before being fertilized, then transported to a chamber which provided ideal nourishment, temperature and space required for it to grow.
A faction existed still which was mostly unknown to the majority of the Manushyas. The higher Manushyas, the “Scientos” banished people from their land who they saw as being illogical, mindless and flawed. And thus these people came to be settled on the outskirts of the city and called themselves “Jibon”. They started off by stealing children from the city and raising them as their own. Soon the Jibons had a large army of people who, since they had been born and raised upto a point under the networked creation, had an intimate knowledge of the workings and structures of all laws of the Manushyas and his creations. They were the new soldiers that would fight an old war.

13/32/3072, there was a strange occurrence of a short circuiting in the creations systems. All networks were killed and Manushya went into a state of panic. The energy needed to run all systems was being sucked out by what was thought as a single source.
This caused all sorts of panic amongst the Manushyas. Many claimed it to be the end of the universe. Many saw it as another attack by another faction. Days passed as their planet stood absolutely still. But as suddenly as it happened so did it disappear. The Scientos were baffled by the phenomenon. Although everything was back to normal, the Manushyas were unnerved. Many had died and still many more had their world turned upside down. They stared questioning the Scientos, uncertainty had settled into the clockwork system. The most fascinated by the phenomenon were the Jibons.

3090. All over the city the news spreads “Two rebels were found within the system of the city. Mangala #13323072 and Pembe #13323072. They were caught defacing innumerable number of creations at the GenTECH Corporation earlier today. Their rampage has been going on for almost 6 years now. They have also been connected with the earlier STT site bombing, which was thought to be the work of extremist terrorist groups. These Manushyas used to work with SCITECH which was the mother company of GenTECH. They have been heading many projects of which the…
…our society has never seen one of our own turn against us in a hundred years….
…and putting them to death would be the ultimate peace for them and all of Manushya.”



SECTION I

“I have heard of a prophecy that our saviour will rise from darkness itself and crush it. He will free all of Manushya and we will all be alive once again.”


“I’ve had enough of this fight. How many Manushyas do we have to kill before this ends?”
“But they were all Scientos!”
“So what? Weren’t they Manushyas?”
“Don’t be so impatient brother. We will win soon!”
“Win what? You’ve forgotten what we were fighting for in the first place. These Jibons have forgotten everything that they hold sacred?”
“You cannot leave now that you have a duty to fulfill. Besides they believe that we will save them and that is why they saved us then. You are obligated to them, you must help them for they helped you.”
“I wish I had died. Is one life worth a thousand? I must stop now”
“You cannot leave the 'shyas you command. You must be strong as their leader. You must stay by me my brother. I promise you we will bring peace.
Don’t you remember what we used to feel when we were in there? The lifeless soulless torment of time. Wrenching out every drop from us, like machines we were. Remember you asked me why if we build them must we serve them? I will never forget that question. I fight it today for I believed in it. And you… you always showed me that there was much more than what was shown.
Hehehe…I remember the time when we “broke” into the mainstream and let all the lab subjects loose. The whole city was overrun with creatures. The Scientos spent weeks gathering them all up. Remember how we just wished it and it happened, and they wouldn’t believe that we didn’t actually break in. I’ve never known anyone as strong as you. Your mind…our mind…what I’m trying to say is that I believe we have a purpose and this is it.”
“You’ve read too many of their books brother. You know too much, the light that you have gained since you came here has blinded you. I did say that there is something more, but I do believe that it was not this. Turning a pure black to a pure white will also leave you with nothing. I will leave and come back when I have answers.”
“I see you have lost sight of your direction. Never the less when I defeat the Scientos and the prophecies are fulfilled I will look for you my brother. And we will start again”
“Perhaps…perhaps it would be better for you since the prophecies declare a single saviour and not two. Farwell brother. I hope the gods believe in the prophecies as much as you do. Take care and I wish you luck. Tell my ‘shyas that Mangala hopes that the truth is revealed to them soon.”


SECTION II

“I have been enlightened. I have seen another world being created”

“Oh brother how good to see you again! I had wished that you be safe so I would see you”
“Don’t brother me Mangala. You left me a long time ago remember. And now you embrace me. Do you know what I have seen Mangala! I have seen my ‘shyas being gutted, tortured. I have seen them cry. I have seen them offering themselves to the enemies so that their families are saved. All my friends died before me, my brother left me. And now you talk to me as if nothing happened! There's blood everywhere Mangala! EVERYWHERE! EVEN ON YOU!! HAHAHAHAHHAH
Do you know that on the battlefield we had to eat the dead to survive! Do you know what it was like to eat the '‘shya who fought next to you and died next to you? DO YOU!!!!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHrghh!!!!!”
“Brother I can only imagine the pains you have suffered. But I decided to leave it all behind a long time ago.”
“LEAVE IT BEHIND! You didn’t leave it behind. You left US behind! If you hadn’t left us we would have won! There would have been a lot less ‘shyas dead!”
“I do not believe we would have won. We would have managed to kill many more on their side, but tell me brother would their fate be better than yours? Is your killing justified and theirs not? Look at this man brother. Or the many men who sit here before me. Or that man whose face no one will ever again recognize. He was in the city when it was attacked. He was eating a meal in his home with his friends when your army came and gutted them. He lost his friends, his brothers and he even lost most of himself. He cannot speak any more, or see. He can’t even move on his own. Tell me brother, does he anger you? Don’t you wish you had killed him completely? Annihilated the enemy. He does. He wishes it everyday. Let us do it brother. Let us kill everyone who knows not the truth.”
Pembe breaks down and cries at the feet of his brother.


SECTION III

“Brother!”
“Yes.”
“They tell me all kinds of things about you. They tell me that you have many powers. They tell me you can heal a ‘shya. They tell me you can travel unimaginable distances. They tell me you have seen places and things and know the truth.
I remember we used to discuss how our bodies have far greater powers than any creation can offer us. And you used to help me focus my energies and we reached so many places with our powers. We did so many things we shouldn’t have. Together. We did it all together.
Now I feel like you have left me behind. You tell me as much as you tell them. You treat me as you would treat them. Am I not your brother? Don’t I deserve more? I want to know all you have to tell brother. I want to be enlightened. What was it like? What did you see?”
“Sit my brother. I do not hide anything from anyone. I will tell you everything I have seen. I will help you attain enlightenment…
…once you empty your mind of all thoughts, you will find energies flowing through you. All of life will speak through you and all you have to do is listen. Think of nothing, say nothing, be as the tree and listen. Then she will tell you her secret. All of life’s intricacies will unfold before you. Your heart your mind must be open to receive the river that will flow through you. Resist it and you will drown, swim with it and it will take you to the sea…”
And so Mangala told Pembe everything he knew.
“…there I witnessed the birth of a universe. The planets formed before my eyes. It was just like I had imagined. I saw a planet called earth. I witnessed the birth of life. I saw water and trees, lush green meadows. Mountains and valleys, snowfall and a sunset. I saw it all, like our ancestors described our home in the very beginning. It was beautiful. I saw a fish jump out of water and take the first step on land. I saw creatures of many shapes and sizes…”
Mangala sits for hours and describes in detail what he saw on earth. He told Pembe of how all of life balances itself.
“It all sounds a bit suspicious to me brother. I mean it sounds exactly like what you described your world to be like when we were young. Are you sure you’re not hallucinating? I don’t mean to oppose you but I mean you could be very well making all this up. Sorry.”
“Don’t be sorry Pembe. You have every right to be skeptical. But what I have seen, if it’s real to me, that is all I can ask for.”
“Can you take me there? Can we do it together like we used to”
“Hmm…I think we can…”






Section IV

“Pursuing power is like removing the floor beneath us. We all have a purpose. There is nothing greater than that.”

Soon after lots of training under his brother Pembe started visiting earth very often. Unlike his brother Pembe believed in no one else but himself. He believed he could do anything, and he almost did too. After many years of visiting earth Pembe realized that he was able to manipulate matter to his own will on this planet. He soon learnt that the process of enlightenment had somehow gifted his brother to create his own universe. Pembe was extremely pleased with his finding. He started to create beings similar to himself called humans. He loved the thought of having a whole planet with lots of "hims" ruling over. And the best part was that he could command them. The process was simple enough to him. He realized that the life and souls of the planet were none other than particles of his brother’s spirit that has dispersed over the universe and created life where they fell.
He meditated for a while, gathered up some energy and dispersed his soul over earth. Since Pembe did not have too much control over his vast powers his soul exploded and covered the earth with a million particles. The other beings could not absorb his soul as they were created by Mangala, but the humans which were created by Pembe immediately absorbed some of the particles. The air was filled earlier with the pure blue spirits of Mangala and now the sky was spotted with the red and  black spirits of Pembe too.

“How could you do this Pembe? DID YOU THINK THE UNVERSE IS A TOY? Do you think lives are things to play with? Your greed and lust for power has bound you down. I entrusted you with all my knowledge and my dreams and this is how you repay me. I thought you had left your ignorance behind and embraced the truth but it seems that you were no better. Now leave and never return Pembe. I never want to see you again!”
“So you think you’re better than me. What right do you have to create and I not. You’re no better than the Manushyas and their huge egos. How you’ve succumbed to your creation. Don’t you realize you are god! WE ARE GODS MANGALA!!! WE ARE GODS!”
“Leave…”
Mangala sits down to meditate. He visits earth once again. He sees the suffering of humanity. He sees their greed, their lust for power, he sees his brother everywhere.
He tries to heal them. It is impossible for him to remove life so he tries his best to mend their souls. He gives the humans the task to administer the work of nature. He teaches them how to tap into their own energies to bring about peace, harmony and balance. But before his teachings are over, he is suddenly pulled out of earth. He now lies in his brother’s arms, blood pouring out of his back. He looks at his brother. Tears well up in both their eyes.
“Why brother? Why?”
“I couldn’t let you destroy my only creation!”
Mangala dies and his soul attains nirvana. That is to say it completely disperses over his universe and ceases to exist on the one in which he was born.