The one who discriminates between the Real and the unreal, whose
focus of attention is turned away from the illusory physical existence, who
possesses calmness and who is longing for freedom from experiencing the
illusion as reality, is alone considered qualified to take path of reason.
Enumerated
discrimination between the Real and the unreal yearning for freedom . A firm
conviction to the effect that the soul, which is in the form of consciousness,
is real and the mind, which is in the form of universe is unreal, is designated as discrimination
between the Real and the unreal.
The ‘I’ or ‘I Am’ are
mere words. The reality is beyond
thoughts and words. The words have meaning in duality. Duality exists until
mind exists. Mind exists where there is division of form, time and space. If
there is no division of form, time and space, than there is no mind. Words are
used as a tool to name individual objects and feelings within the duality. The
words become meaningless when one becomes aware of the formless substance of
the mind, which is consciousness. Consciousness is our inner most self. From
the standpoint of our inner most self, the mind is mere mirage.
If mind is mere
mirage then the form, time and space are mere mirage. If form, time and space
are mere mirage than the thoughts and words which rises within the scope of
form, time and space are also part and parcel of that mirage. Thus body, ego,
words, thoughts, and whatever the contents of the universe are within the
mirage created out of single stuff that is consciousness. Thus it is necessary
to know 'What is mind?' and 'What is the substance of the mind?' and 'What is
the source of the mind?', in order to realize the words are meaningless in the
realm of truth.
Deeper self-search revels the fact
that, the ‘I’ is not the self. ‘I’ is in
the form of mind. Mind is in the form of universe. And universe appears as
waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep. The formless substance and witness of the three
states which is formless consciousness is the true self.
If the self is form [I or waking or dream]
than the evolution theory holds water. If the self is formless [soul] than all
the theories based on the form is of no value. Until one thinks 'I' or I AM' as
self all these theories cannot transport anyone beyond form, time and space. The
theory of evolution is based on individuality, whereas the self, pervades in
everything and everywhere in the universe. Individuality is reality within the
falsehood. Thus all the theory based on individuality is bound to be falsehood.
Thus our judgment and reason and conclusion has to be based on formless self not
on the form[I] as self to realize Illusion is where one is bound to:
Freedom is becoming free from
experiencing the illusion or duality as reality by realizing the fact that, the
self is not the form but self is formless.
It is possible to realize this without
realizing the fact that, the individual self or ego is reality within the false
experience. Thus all the knowledge
accumulated by judging on the base of false self, is false knowledge.
The ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is physical
prison.
If ‘I’
is not the physical body, what is it?
Since
the sense of ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present and it disappears
along with mind. The seeker will come to conclusion after thoroughly verifying
this fact through inquiry, analysis and reasoning and then come to firm
conviction that ‘I’ is mind.
If ‘I’
is mind and mind is universe and universe appears as waking or dream are one
and the same thing.
It is
wrong to identify the self as he or she because it refers to physicality. The
self is genderless because it is formless. Identifying “Self” as he or
she, leads to all sorts’ of doubts and confusion. When the self is
identified as he or she it becomes physical self /ego.
When the
ego is not the self, it is erroneous to judge the truth on the base of ego/physical
self and come to some conclusion of finality on the physical base is erroneous
because the truth is prior appearance of the physical existence. Thus, the
truth has to be judged on the ultimate point of view, not on the base of what
appeared later on.
Man has
been conditioned to think and be and behave and believe and live as an
individual separate from the world. Therefore, the self has been identified
with physical body with the name within the waking experience.
The
‘mind’ is the Waking or dream experience. The Waking or dream is not the
experience of the physical body but of the Soul/Self. The man and his world are
within the mind; therefore mind is not within the brain. This has to be
understood to assimilate the self-knowledge. Without understanding this fact
the assimilation is impossibility.
The
nature of the Self is formless non-dual. The nature of the mind is
duality or diversity. The self is the formless substance of the mind /duality
/diversity. Therefore, the whole experience of the diversity created out of
single stuff. Therefore, there is no division in ultimate standpoint is
the self, which in the form of consciousness. Viewing the worldview on the base
of the physical self is the cause of division and separation.
When
the seekers become aware of the fact that the true self is not physical but the
soul, he becomes aware of the fact that the mind is mere illusion. The one who is ignorant of the true self experiences the duality as
reality.
A person
perceives the world within the mind. Absent of mind is absent of waking
or dream. Thus waking or dream is mind.
One
thinks he is an individual separate from the world within the mind. He is
unaware of the fact that the mind is not within his brain, but he and his
experience of the world are within the mind. Thus, he thinks he is born
in this world and world existed prior to him. Thus this conviction makes him
believe the birth, life and death as reality. Until this conviction is
thee he will views and judges the worldview on the physical
base, which is the cause of ignorance of the fact that, the true self is the
soul.
This
ignorance of the true self is the main hurdle in pursuit of truth. Therefore,
it is very much necessary to rectify the seeking base from physical [form] to
spirit [formless] before proceeding further in pursuit of truth.
If the
seeking base is not rectified it will lead one towards hallucination. When the
mind itself is myth then the man and his experience of the world is bound to be
myth. Therefore perfect understanding of the mind will help one to unfold the
mystery of the mind. It is impossible to unfold the truth on the base of
false self within the false experience, because the truth is prior to the
appearance of the falsehood. And falsehood creates ignorance.
Seeker
has to burn down the ignorance by rectifying the base of reasoning by realizing
the fact that self is not physical but it is the formless consciousness.
THE ‘I’
OR ‘I AM’ IS CAUSE OF THE IN IGNORANCE. Thus one has to get rid of the ignorance
by overcoming the intoxication of ‘I’ or I AM which intoxication stuff in
pursuit of truth is.
That is why Sri, Sankara says in VivekaChudamani :-
61. For one who
has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge
of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred
formulae) and medicines to such a one?
62. A disease does
not leave off if one simply utter the name of the medicine, without taking it;
(similarly) without direct realization one cannot be liberated by the mere
utterance of the word Brahman.
63. Without
causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the
Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word
Brahman ? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.
64. Without
killing one’s enemies, and possessing oneself of the splendor of the entire
surrounding region, one cannot claim to be an emperor by merely saying, ‘I am
an emperor’.
65. As a treasure
hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction,
excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it and
(finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name,
so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects,
is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by
reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.
People who are yearning for spiritual truth will not find it through
intellectual speculation and assumption. Intellectual truth is individual
truth. Love implies duality and love is individual feelings within the
falsehood. Love is necessary and valuable in the stated of ignorance but it is
not the means to acquire wisdom. Love is
religious tool to lead life in practical world.
And Religious truth is individual truth and it is not universal truth
because the religion is based on individuality.
