The duality is present in the form of mind. Mind is present in the form
of universe. The universe appears as waking or dream and diapers as deep sleep.
The one which is aware of the coming and going of the three states is neither
the waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless soul, which is present
in the form of consciousness. When the
soul becomes aware of its formless non-dual true nature in the midst of duality
it is called self –awareness. It is foolish to limit the consciousness only to
duality because the consciousness pervades all the three states
Mind
becomes one with consciousness in deep sleep. Mind has emanated from and in
consciousness. The individual
experiences are reality within the waking or dream. Individuality ceases to
exist without the waking or dream. The
one which witnesses the dream is not waking entity and one which witnesses the
waking is not dream entity. The one which witness the deep sleep experience
is neither dream entity not the waking
entity. Then what is it that is aware of these three states, which come and go
in succession.
It
is the consciousness (soul) which is aware of all the three states, which comes
and goes in succession. Thus it is the witness of the three states. It is also
is the substance of the three states because it pervades in everything and
everywhere in all the three states. Thus consciousness is the common essence in
dual and nondual experiences. The one,
who discovers, understands and assimilates and realizes the essence as ultimate
truth becomes free from experiencing the duality as reality. The
consciousness exists with or without the duality. The birth, life, death and
the world are within the mind or duality. And the consciousness is the formless
substance witness of birth, life, death and the world (mind).
Consciousness (soul) is apart from the birth,
life, death and the world, because it is not an object within the duality, but
the duality (waking or dream) is an object to it. When one becomes aware of the fact that, the
formless substance and witness are one in essence, then there is unity in
diversity.
