All thinkers and
intellectuals and yogis, gurus of the world hold the ‘I’ as self, and base
their teachings and theories on the base of ‘I’ as self. That is the reason only the half-truth has
been revealed.
The ego, body and the world
are within the waking or dream or ’I’. They exist only when the waking or dream
or ’I’ is present. They are non-existent in absence of waking or dream or ’I’. Thus
identifying ‘I’, with physical body alone, keeps one in the realm of duality.
Thus, it is necessary to know the fact that, ‘I’ is the whole waking or dream
experience.
When one treats the
‘I’ as self, one thinks the self is within the body and it is limited to his
physical entity alone. But the true self pervades the all the three states as
its formless substance and witness. Thus one has to trace the formless witness
of the three states in order to realize the three states which appear and
disappear is a mere mirage on the standpoint of the formless witness which is
soul or consciousness.
The sense of self (‘I’)
is present only within the waking or dream and it disappears in deep sleep. "There is the connectivity of ‘self in deep sleep. And
one is aware of the dream and deep sleep experiences in waking. But in dream
the dream entity is unaware of the waking. In deep sleep the dream or waking
experience is totally absent. Then it
proves the fact of the existence of a formless witness which is fully aware of
the three states, which appear and disappear in succession. Thus, it is
necessary to trace the formless witness, mentally to realize, it is the true
self, and it is a part. It is apart because it is not an entity or identity
within the waking or dream.
The ‘I’ (mind or waking or dream) is absent in deep
sleep. And therefore is not identical with the Atman
the true self ''because there is no trace of duality in Atman. The duality
exists only when there is waking or dream(’I’).
"'I'
or mind is associated and limited to dream or waking; the self becomes free from ‘I’ or mind
in deep sleep. Atman is ever presented as 'self ',
therefore it is all and ever-knowing. Self is Atman or spirit.
The seeker has to
realize the true self by focusing his attention of the formless witness of the
three states. Atman is in the form of Consciousness. Realize it this instant, postponing
it is not worthy of a good seeker. He should realize the Self at the moment of guidance.
Physical eyes are not meant to grasp the ultimate truth of Brahman. One has to grasp it mentally. The reasoning
mind is the, the eye of the physical eye, as is clear in dreams.
The focus
of attention has to be turned on the formless witness because grasping the
truth is possible only when the focus is turned towards the formless witness.
Because of
inherited programming people still hanging on to believe whatever they have
inherited is ultimate truth, and they never bother to verify the validity of
their belief. Even after one knows the truth, intellectually, he still has to
do the actual inner work for it to get the firm conviction to realize it.
"The focus of attention must be mentally turned away from the three states and fixed on the formless witness of the three states in order to grasp
it.”
The
understanding based on what is observed require the two conditions, namely,
elimination of others and concentrating on the one. But in pursuit of truth it differs
from them in that it requires only one condition: the elimination of all understanding
based on what is observed. The reason for this is
although the true self is unknowable; it is still realizable by serious seekers.
