Physical space & psychological space.

We live in two spaces - the outer and the inner - i prefer to refer to them as 'physical space' -the outer space & 'psychological space' -the inner space within us.

We as human beings exist and live  on this earth. We have both closed  and open physical spaces for us to experience. This space can be as restricted as a small room or an open garden or the entire sky with the sun or moon or stars and it's universe!  

A quote by Douglas Adams aptly illustrates this point clear....!

  "Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to space."  

So you can imagine how huge is the dimension of  physical space! 

Through our senses we can see and feel the vastness of this space but we as human beings can exist and live only within that part of the space where there is air to breath....air is THE essential ingredient, without which we will simply suffocate and die...the body is dependent on air and it withers away as soon as the body stops breathing air.. So, the body has sever limitations to exist in relation to the all pervasive physical space!!

We have heard stories about how people suffer when they climb the high mountain peaks where the air is thin... There are also stories about people who are not used to living on high mountain areas and when they go to such areas they suffocate and die, because they cover their faces with blankets to protect themselves from the cold!

Why go so far away and high.... there are many stories next door, of people dead when they dozed off  and fell asleep inside parked cars for hours with all the windows and doors closed!

Therefore, physical space with air is the only fit place- rather the only place where every human being can survive and live -  and in spaces where there is no air... suffocation and death is certain.

In the physical space, one can lock up in a small room and think that, that  is the WHOLE physical space or one  can live in a mansion or venture into space and get a glimpse of the vastness of the physical space - the Universe.

The physical space and it's air are easy to understand because they are obvious and we can see them.

However understanding what constitute psychological space and  psychological air  is not so obvious as this dimension is subtle in nature.

The psychological space is the space within us - within every human being....  and  that psychological space is as huge, as vast and as all pervasive as the universe of the physical world outside.  

And how much psychological air we have is determined by how much  psychological space we allow to consciously expand in within us.

Psychological space allows us to experience our inner self and also is important for people around us.

If we prefer to limit our psychological space and it's air... our perceptions, our perspectives will be limited by that space. Smaller the space we choose to be in, the smaller the personality we will be. In that limited space what can arise is only knowledge to fulfill our basic needs and to relate to a very few people, thus restricting the growth within and allowing only a few people to come into that space.

Smaller the psychological space more the misery and suffocation and equally people around have limited space and air in our presence.

But if one chooses to venture to expand his/her psychological space and automatically the psychological air (which is very much abundantly available)... imagine the  space and the air in which he/she resides, floats, swims and flys and allow themselves and  others to experience the   ecstasy, bliss and freedom. 

Perhaps the following sums up what I am so strenuously trying to say above :

"Space is as infinite as we can imagine, and expanding this perspective is what adjusts humankind's focus on conquering our true enemies, the formidable foes: ignorance and limitation." -Vanna Bonta

Thus expanding our psychological space and air gives us a chance to overcome our ignorance and limitation and allows us to see the world from a bigger perspective, thus wisdom to arise as a result and also allows us to include many people in that space to experience our companionship. 

My  invitation to you is to - see what size is your inner space and would you wish to work towards broadening that space that will  allow you  to breath easily and gives you a chance to seeing the world from a bigger perspective - wisdom. It also allows people around you to breath easily and gives them a chance to broaden their horizon.