WHO
AM ‘I’ AND ‘I AM THAT’ is only for a lower stage where one gives up externally
in order expose the false nature of the ego, which is not the full truth. To get
ultimate truth one has to inquire into
the nature of the mind, which is in the form of the universe. Inquiring into the nature the mind or the
universe is higher. Thus ‘WHO AM ‘I’? or
‘I AM THAT’ is not complete and the
journey is incomplete.
First
one has to mentally detach the three states from the formless witness, as unaffected
by coming and going of the three states. And then – the formless witness and
the three states are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus everything is consciousness and nothing
exist other than consciousness.
People
stop their pursuit of truth at the ‘WHO AM ‘I’? or ‘I AM THAT’ , which is
incomplete and keeps them in the grip of individuality and individuality leads them
to intellectuality.
Seeker
will complete his pursuit of the truth only when realize the truth of the whole
that is inquiring in to the nature of the mind or the universe.
Others
Blessings are not the means for realizing the truth; blessings are religious
fable nothing to with the ultimate truth. A Gnani neither blesses nor curses.
That
the ancient sages had miraculous occult power and books relate stories of their
feats, are fairy tales were meant for children, women and those whose minds had
not developed. Mythological contains stories of people with 10 with seven heads
etc., which are fables, yet are taken seriously by pundits. All these stories are reality within the
waking experience and waking experience itself falsehood from ultimate
standpoint.
The
yogi in Samadhi fails to see non-duality? Because he believes there is
happiness to come to him from Samadhi. That shows he does not know the truth,
but still seeks bliss as something apart from his-self.
The
common people draw a wrong inference in thinking a Gnani must ascetically
reject the world; this is only for those religious or yogic minds in the lower
rungs of the ladder.
Yoga
is to be practiced only until one attains equilibrium of mind; when this is
established, the continuance of yoga is foolish. The indifference practiced by a seeker is
external to the self, is formless; the indifference practiced by a Gnani is
purely internal, is mental.
The
greatest mistake is to think that a Gnani sees nothing. This blind reverence
for Samadhi is as valuable as revering a man who has taken a dose of
chloroform.
The
Gnani sees the essential universal unity and the multiplicity of objects
simultaneously. The person in deep sleep or Samadhi leaves out the objects and
sees the essence; hence he has not full Gnana.
One
must be soul centric to give all knowledge based on egocentric, which is cause
of the ignorance.
One
knows of dream that the dream-figures are also created out of consciousness,
not different from it; similarly when he knows that everything that exists in waking experience is
consciousness and consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman, there is no need
for yogic control of the mind; control presupposes a second thing, duality.
Hence yoga is in sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows
non-duality.
It
is erroneous to believe the general impression is that the universe disappears
to a Gnani, that he sees nothing in Samadhi. Only by deluded persons will have
such impression? Nothing is destroyed. Only
ignorance disappears and the unreal nature of the universe is exposed. A Gnani
is fully aware of the fact with firm conviction that everything is consciousness
in the midst of duality. Being aware of
the reality in the midst of duality is called wisdom.
The
universe or waking experience will not disappear. It is there always but its unreal nature is
exposed in the midst of duality or waking experience through wisdom?
If
one thinks its mere disappearance in yogic Samadhi is ultimate truth or Brahman
then he would get it in deep sleep. Thus
yogic Samadhi is not wisdom.
