The Movie is Based on the quote "Brahma Sathyam Jagath Mithya - Brahman is real, World is unreal"
The Matrix Revolutions Sound Track
This is a Sanskrit Verse from Upanishad, and the Matrix Movie is based on Hindu Scientific Findings (Vedas & Upanishad)
Asatoma Sadgamaya Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya Mrithyor Maa Amrutham Gamaya Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
1 Om, Lead us from Unreality (Matrix=Maya) (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of Self / Brahman),
2 Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
3 Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
4 Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
In the first movie Morpheus tells Neo:
What if you were to wake up from a dream which was so
real that you found it difficult to differentiate
between the dream world, and the real world?
The concept of Maya is what that boy is talking about. Maya
is deceit, exists at many levels, and at one level it exists as an
illusion. It is neither the truth, nor the reality, it is but a dream,
from which one hasn't woken up yet. This world that we live in
considered to be a dream that Lord Vishnu (one of the gods in the Hindu trinity, also the preserver) sees while sleeping. Maya is what shields us from knowing the Supreme Consciousness -- Bhraman.
Maya deceives the atman
from seeing the truth, the "real" world, also described as Zion in the
movie. The "independent" people in Zion i.e. Morpheus, Trinity, Neo,
etc. plug into the Matrix (Maya, computer programme), and out of the Matrix, going back and forth into the real world and that of illusion. In explaining Maya, Sankara
(ancient guy) very often refers to the example of the rope and the
snake. As long as one mistakes a rope for a snake, he is frightened and
reacts to the rope as if it were a real snake. When he realizes that
what he sees is only a rope he laughs. Similarly, as long as one is
engrossed in the ignorance of relative consciousness, the world is
indeed quite "real". But when true knowledge dawns, one becomes aware
that the world was a fake.
Morpheus after logging into the Matrix with Neo for the first time, says:
Your appearance now is what we call residual self image.
It is the mental projection...of your digital self
The above lines I believe directly refer to what is called Mithya, or imagination. This makes Neo realize that all that he sees is false, and only the Almighty is true.
There is another interesting dialogue, between the architect of the
Matrix and Neo, where he tells Neo, that five "The One's" came before
him, but they failed. Implying that he is the sixth one, also might mean
that he is the sixth re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In Matrix Revolutions, Sati fits in to be the seventh re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The name Sati comes from the woman who lures (if that's an appropriate term to use), Lord Shiva, into the family ways of life. Before her, he used to roam in the wilderness. Sati means love and sacrifice.
That dialogue could also turn out to be something to do with the Yugas. In Hinduism it is believed, that the Maya is bound by space, time, and causality. The Yuga we currently live in, also depicted in the Matrix, is Kaliyuga. The seventh Yuga is that of the Satyuga. The Yuga of Truthfulness and Harmony, probably what Neo achieved, by ending the war, saving Zion (real world).
Also in the beginning of the first movie, Morpheus explains to Neo what the matrix is, or at least tries to. He says:
The Matrix is everywhere. It's all around us, even in this
very room. You can see it when you look out your window or
when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you
go to work, when you go to work, when you pay your taxes.
The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes,
to blind you from the truth.
In my opinion he is explaining the extent of Maya / Matrix. Lord Vishnu, of whose dream is the Maya / Matrix, has no bounds and exists everywhere. Vishnu in Hindi expands to, "Vishva Ke Har Anu Mein". It means, "In all the world's atoms, I exist".
The striking similarity between the Matrix and the Gita struck me in the
Rescue mission of the first movie. The idea is that Gita is what Lord Krishna is telling Arjuna to do, who is reluctant to battle his own family in the epic Mahabharata. At this point of time, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, he must do his dharma
(duty). He tells him that he has already slain all of them. So it is
only right that he performs his duty, as the soul can neither conquer,
nor be defeated, the Atman (soul) is the higher self not bound by space, time or casuality.
The philosophy is to do your dharma. For the warrior it is to battle, for the victim it is to die. Karma-Yuga is what I interpret the Mahabharata to be set in. It is destiny that drives one, which is made by your Karma.
Not surprisingly, Matrix Revolutions also touches upon this, very
explicitly I might add, as the Indian Rama Kandra, meets Neo at Mobil
Ave. (Limbo), and explains why he is taking the train to transport Sati.
And then Neo asks if he believes in Karma to which the reply is a subtle explanation of cause and effect.
It's been reported that Wachowski brothers were strongly influenced by Hinduism, especially the Gita. If you search about this topic, you'll find claims that Neo is in fact a re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu, or that the Architect is Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva is in fact Agent Smith, who is the balancer of the equation.
The Matrix has been an alarmingly hit Hollywood movie that has seeped
through the corners of the world, generating billions of dollars of
revenue. This action masterpiece created by the Wachowski brothers has produced
millions of fans around the world. But the Matrix trilogy has a deeper
meaning than just guns and bullets. This is one interpretation of The
Matrix. There are many parallels between The Matrix trilogy and Vedic philosophy.
The Matrix can even be considered as an example to better understand
some of the concepts of Hinduism. Maya, Moksha, the concept of God and
the balance of good and bad can all be understood through its well-known
story. For those who haven’t seen the movies, The Matrix is about a
computer hacker (Neo) who is given the knowledge by Morpheus that the
world he was living in is not real, and just a simulation created by
machines of the future. He races to save the city of the real world
(Zion), created by others like him, from the machines.
Let’s start from the beginning of the story. Neo, a computer hacker, is
wondering about what The Matrix is, after he hears about it in a chat
room. It haunts him for a long time, until he meets Trinity, aide of
Morpheus, who tells him how to find out. Neo asks her, "What is the
Matrix?", to which Trinity replies, "Twelve years ago I met [Morpheus], a
great man, who said that no one could be told the answer to that
question. That they had to see it, to believe it." Morpheus here acts as
a guru or teacher, a realized one who leads his followers to truth. He
tells Neo exactly what Ramakrishna Paramahamsa said to Swami
Vivekananda’s question, "What is God?" Sanatana Dharma says that God
cannot be explained…the truth can only be experienced.
Then in the story, Morpheus shows and explains to Neo about the Matrix,
the world from which he was living in before he got to the real world.
Neo asks, "This isn't real?" To which Morpheus replies, "What is real?
How do you define real? If you're talking about your senses, what you
feel, taste, smell, or see, then all you're talking about are electrical
signals interpreted by your brain."
In Hinduism, this concept of the "Matrix" is called Maya. It is said
that the world we live in is just an illusion, created by our minds. Our
senses, feelings and emotions are just illusions we trick ourselves
into believing in. In explaining Maya, Adi Shankara very often refers to the
example of the rope and the snake. As long as one mistakes a rope for a
snake, he is frightened and reacts to the rope as if it were a real
snake. When he realizes that what he sees is only a rope, he laughs.
The Vedic concept of God is the state in which one realizes that the
world is just a Matrix, or Maya, and that everything around him is an
illusion. This state is called Moksha, or Nirvana, which Neo attains in
the movie after he realizes what the Matrix is.
Then, in the second movie, the maker calls Neo "an unbalanced
equation". By this he is saying exactly what Hinduism believes. Good
cannot be alone in this world. Without Bad, the earth will not spin.
There has to be a balance of good and evil, of creation and destruction.
With Inputs from Unknown Authors
:-)))))))))))))))
Thamaso Maa Jyothir Gamaya
Mrithyor Maa Amrutham Gamaya
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
1 Om, Lead us from Unreality (Matrix=Maya) (of Transitory Existence) to the Reality (of Self / Brahman),
2 Lead us from the Darkness (of Ignorance) to the Light (of Spiritual Knowledge),
3 Lead us from the Fear of Death to the Knowledge of Immortality.
4 Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
In the first movie Morpheus tells Neo:
What if you were to wake up from a dream which was so
real that you found it difficult to differentiate
between the dream world, and the real world?
This is exactly what Maya is, a dream world.
The concept of Maya is what that boy is talking about. Maya is deceit, exists at many levels, and at one level it exists as an illusion. It is neither the truth, nor the reality, it is but a dream, from which one hasn't woken up yet. This world that we live in considered to be a dream that Lord Vishnu (one of the gods in the Hindu trinity, also the preserver) sees while sleeping. Maya is what shields us from knowing the Supreme Consciousness -- Bhraman.
Maya deceives the atman from seeing the truth, the "real" world, also described as Zion in the movie. The "independent" people in Zion i.e. Morpheus, Trinity, Neo, etc. plug into the Matrix (Maya, computer programme), and out of the Matrix, going back and forth into the real world and that of illusion. In explaining Maya, Sankara (ancient guy) very often refers to the example of the rope and the snake. As long as one mistakes a rope for a snake, he is frightened and reacts to the rope as if it were a real snake. When he realizes that what he sees is only a rope he laughs. Similarly, as long as one is engrossed in the ignorance of relative consciousness, the world is indeed quite "real". But when true knowledge dawns, one becomes aware that the world was a fake.
Morpheus after logging into the Matrix with Neo for the first time, says:
Your appearance now is what we call residual self image.
It is the mental projection...of your digital self
The above lines I believe directly refer to what is called Mithya, or imagination. This makes Neo realize that all that he sees is false, and only the Almighty is true.
There is another interesting dialogue, between the architect of the Matrix and Neo, where he tells Neo, that five "The One's" came before him, but they failed. Implying that he is the sixth one, also might mean that he is the sixth re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu. In Matrix Revolutions, Sati fits in to be the seventh re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The name Sati comes from the woman who lures (if that's an appropriate term to use), Lord Shiva, into the family ways of life. Before her, he used to roam in the wilderness. Sati means love and sacrifice.
That dialogue could also turn out to be something to do with the Yugas. In Hinduism it is believed, that the Maya is bound by space, time, and causality. The Yuga we currently live in, also depicted in the Matrix, is Kaliyuga. The seventh Yuga is that of the Satyuga. The Yuga of Truthfulness and Harmony, probably what Neo achieved, by ending the war, saving Zion (real world).
Also in the beginning of the first movie, Morpheus explains to Neo what the matrix is, or at least tries to. He says:
The Matrix is everywhere. It's all around us, even in this
very room. You can see it when you look out your window or
when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you
go to work, when you go to work, when you pay your taxes.
The Matrix is the world that has been pulled over your eyes,
to blind you from the truth.
In my opinion he is explaining the extent of Maya / Matrix. Lord Vishnu, of whose dream is the Maya / Matrix, has no bounds and exists everywhere. Vishnu in Hindi expands to, "Vishva Ke Har Anu Mein". It means, "In all the world's atoms, I exist".
The striking similarity between the Matrix and the Gita struck me in the Rescue mission of the first movie. The idea is that Gita is what Lord Krishna is telling Arjuna to do, who is reluctant to battle his own family in the epic Mahabharata. At this point of time, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna, he must do his dharma (duty). He tells him that he has already slain all of them. So it is only right that he performs his duty, as the soul can neither conquer, nor be defeated, the Atman (soul) is the higher self not bound by space, time or casuality.
The philosophy is to do your dharma. For the warrior it is to battle, for the victim it is to die. Karma-Yuga is what I interpret the Mahabharata to be set in. It is destiny that drives one, which is made by your Karma.
Not surprisingly, Matrix Revolutions also touches upon this, very explicitly I might add, as the Indian Rama Kandra, meets Neo at Mobil Ave. (Limbo), and explains why he is taking the train to transport Sati. And then Neo asks if he believes in Karma to which the reply is a subtle explanation of cause and effect.
At the end of the trilogy, Neo attains Nirvana, he knows of Brahman - the Supreme Consciousness. He is in what I believe the Golden age of Satyuga.
It's been reported that Wachowski brothers were strongly influenced by Hinduism, especially the Gita. If you search about this topic, you'll find claims that Neo is in fact a re-incarnation of Lord Vishnu, or that the Architect is Lord Brahma, Lord Shiva is in fact Agent Smith, who is the balancer of the equation.
The Matrix has been an alarmingly hit Hollywood movie that has seeped through the corners of the world, generating billions of dollars of revenue. This action masterpiece created by the Wachowski brothers has produced millions of fans around the world. But the Matrix trilogy has a deeper meaning than just guns and bullets. This is one interpretation of The Matrix. There are many parallels between The Matrix trilogy and Vedic philosophy.
The Matrix can even be considered as an example to better understand some of the concepts of Hinduism. Maya, Moksha, the concept of God and the balance of good and bad can all be understood through its well-known story. For those who haven’t seen the movies, The Matrix is about a computer hacker (Neo) who is given the knowledge by Morpheus that the world he was living in is not real, and just a simulation created by machines of the future. He races to save the city of the real world (Zion), created by others like him, from the machines.
Let’s start from the beginning of the story. Neo, a computer hacker, is wondering about what The Matrix is, after he hears about it in a chat room. It haunts him for a long time, until he meets Trinity, aide of Morpheus, who tells him how to find out. Neo asks her, "What is the Matrix?", to which Trinity replies, "Twelve years ago I met [Morpheus], a great man, who said that no one could be told the answer to that question. That they had to see it, to believe it." Morpheus here acts as a guru or teacher, a realized one who leads his followers to truth. He tells Neo exactly what Ramakrishna Paramahamsa said to Swami Vivekananda’s question, "What is God?" Sanatana Dharma says that God cannot be explained…the truth can only be experienced.
Then in the story, Morpheus shows and explains to Neo about the Matrix, the world from which he was living in before he got to the real world. Neo asks, "This isn't real?" To which Morpheus replies, "What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about your senses, what you feel, taste, smell, or see, then all you're talking about are electrical signals interpreted by your brain."
In Hinduism, this concept of the "Matrix" is called Maya. It is said that the world we live in is just an illusion, created by our minds. Our senses, feelings and emotions are just illusions we trick ourselves into believing in. In explaining Maya, Adi Shankara very often refers to the example of the rope and the snake. As long as one mistakes a rope for a snake, he is frightened and reacts to the rope as if it were a real snake. When he realizes that what he sees is only a rope, he laughs.
The Vedic concept of God is the state in which one realizes that the world is just a Matrix, or Maya, and that everything around him is an illusion. This state is called Moksha, or Nirvana, which Neo attains in the movie after he realizes what the Matrix is.
Then, in the second movie, the maker calls Neo "an unbalanced equation". By this he is saying exactly what Hinduism believes. Good cannot be alone in this world. Without Bad, the earth will not spin. There has to be a balance of good and evil, of creation and destruction.
With Inputs from Unknown Authors
:-)))))))))))))))