In
the area of scientific field knowledge one can bank on discoveries of different
scientists. Newton discovered the law of
gravity and Einstein formulated the principle of relativity. And scientists
take it for granted that these principles are valid. It is not so in pursuit of
truth. If one sage discovers the ultimate truth, it cannot be accepted blindly
by the seeker without verification.
Seeker has to discover a fresh on his own to realize’ what is truth’ and
‘what is not truth’ and accept only the un-contradictable truth and mentally drop the untruth . Thus
constant reflection on the subject is very much necessary in pursuit of truth.
The
realists or dualist say: - the consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is
independent o of other; each represent one complimentary aspect of reality.
While the mind is present the consciousness is absent. It is through
collaboration between these two aspects of reality the evolution takes place.
Apart from these two aspects of reality the realists or dualist do not
recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of
these.
Creator
and creation is theory is based on the false self within the false experience. There
is neither creation is the realm of ultimate truth or Brahman, because there is
no scope for duality of any sort. Ultimate
conclusion is this there is no second thing exist other than consciousness.
Everything is consciousness thus diversity has no value in light of wisdom. Thus recognizing the mind or the illusion or
universe or duality or three states as consciousness in the midst of diversity
brings unity in diversity.
The
formless consciousness is the innermost self, is the only reality and universe
to be but an illusory manifestation, an appearance which is not real. Mind (universe) and soul (self) do not represent two complimentary aspect of reality
because they are one in essence. Thus the essence has to be taken as reality
and the illusory manifestation cannot be considered as reality because it is
created out of single stuff, which is consciousness. Thus the experience of birth, life, death and
the world and form, time and space are happening within the illusory manifestation
has to considered as illusion.
Nothing
can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exists other than
consciousness. The whole universe without the form, time and space is
consciousness. Without the form, time
and space there is no universe but it is only the formless non-dual
consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the
true essence of non-duality.
When
one puts aside the imagination and has the thinker-- what does he get with
thinking—he can get only a thought. Meditation is only an effort of the ego
within the illusion; it is imagination based on the false self; the
consciousness remaining the same with or without ideas.
When
formless witness witnesses the waking experience and its attention is fixed to
the waking experience, which is an object to it, than it is in ignorance of its
formless non-dual true nature and it is in forgetfulness of its own formless non-dual true nature. Same thing is applied to the dream. But when formless
witness is free from waking and dream it is in its formless non-dual true
nature, which identified as deep sleep in the waking experience, which is the
state of ignorance. Until waking entity
traces the formless witness mentally and realizes it itself is not the self but
the formless witness, which is in the form of consciousness is the true self,
the wisdom will not dawn.
In
the realm of truth there are no elements, no body, and no world they are or
have become consciousness.
One
say there is mind only in waking experincer but when waking experincer is not
considered different from consciousness the innermost self, then there is no
question of the division into self, mind, world, etc.
Void
implies duality; no material universe may exist but the thought of a second is
there. If one knows there is nothingness, then there is something there to be
known and to know.
What
is religion, what is god, what is self-knowledge, what is self-realization,
what is contentment, what is desirelessness to the innermost self, which is
ever formless and devoid of the sense of duality. Duality means existence of
second thing as reality, as independent of the innermost self, which is
consciousness.
Only
in ignorance the self seeks to know itself or talk of acquiring knowledge.
