One has to realize the fact that, it is not
the waking entity (you) which witnesses the three states. The formless soul is the witness of the
coming and going of the three states. The soul is immutable. The soul is
unaffected by the happening within the three states because the three states
are mere mirage created out of the formless soul, which is present in the form
of consciousness. The soul or consciousness is the innermost self.
The individual experience
within the dream is a reality within the dream. Therefore waking reality is
also is reality within the waking. This waking is parallel dream and dream is
parallel waking. Only when self-wakes up in waking the dream becomes unreal.
When the self-consciously wakes up in its formless non-dual true nature in the
midst of waking experience then all the
three states are mere mirage created out
of its formless non-dual true nature.
The form time and space
within the dream are falsehood when waking takes place. Similarly the form,
time and space of the waking are also falsehood when wisdom dawns. The wisdom
dawns only when one realizes the self is neither the waking entity nor the
dream entity. Thus it is erroneous to judge and reason and conclude the
ultimate truth on the base of waking entity and waking world because waking
experience itself is illusory.
Suppose you were holding
the same view in the dream, all your experiences and views are reality within
the dream. The dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly the
waking becomes unreal when you become aware the fact that, the self is not an
individual. Thus whatever individual
experiences experienced within the waking is as unreal as a dream.
Till one thinks the body as the body and the world as the world it is impossible to grasp non-dualistc or Advaitic truth, because his views and judgments
are based on physical self with the physical existence(universe). The individuality is the reality within the waking experience but the waking
experience itself is falsehood. Thus holding the view as an individual within
the false experience is erroneous on the ultimate point of view. The waking is a parallel dream and dream is a parallel waking experience.
In waking the universe comes: in deep
sleep the waking goes. In waking is one
born; in waking one dies.
In waking one lives, in Waking one
suffers. In Waking one earns, in waking one enjoys. In waking is one truthful
or lies like a liar. In Waking one reflects on Virtue and Sin. In waking do one
lands in Heaven and Hell. In Waking is one happy, in Waking in sorrow. In
waking does one lose the distinctions of caste and creed. In waking is one
wise; in Waking is one unwise.
In Waking one has an urge to know the
truth. In Waking one is in the illusion; in Waking is one shadowed by Doubts
and confusion, in waking one thinks of reincarnation and rebirth. In waking one thinks that he is born in this
world and the world existed prior to him. In waking one is in ignorance of the
true self, which is consciousness. If one spots out the true self within the
three states, one realizes the way to freedom.
One is in action in Waking. In waking, one is bound by form, time and space. The waking experience is present in the form of mind. Mind
appears and disappears as the waking or the dream.
If there is no mind then there is no waking or dream. The waking or the dream is
born out of ignorance of the true self. Getting rid of the ignorance through
wisdom is the way to the release. In
waking or dream, one follows the Writ of habit. waking or dream is a chronic
malady; but within it also is its remedy.
The true Self is not perceptible to the
senses. It is perceived by Reason. It is not perceptible as a thing with form
and attributes. To those whose attention is fixed on the body and the world, it
is very difficult to attain Self-knowledge. It is also very difficult for them
to see the consciousness as self. Attention towards the universe (mind) should
be lessened by realizing the self is not the body. The attention has to be
focused on the formless substance and the witness of the universe (mind) should
be increased. So long as the attention is directed towards the universe, the
experience of birth, life and death will prevail as reality. But when the
attention is directed towards the formless substance and the witness of the
The mind, the ignorance vanishes and the sense of reality of the duality will
disappear. Then there is unity in diversity.
