By realizing the fact that
consciousness as self, one becomes aware what is truth and what is untruth when
one clearly knows the consciousness to be the true self, shows there is nothing
apart from consciousness, and, knowing which, the diversity [waking] is mere
illusion created out of consciousness. Thus the consciousness alone is real and
consciousness is cause of the illusion and it itself is uncaused. Thus on the
standpoint of consciousness as self the there is no cause and effect because
nothing exist other than consciousness.
Many People adopt the attitude that what they know is truth.
And what others say is false. This attitude makes them not to verify
anything other then what they know. One needs to be rational, not
merely logical. Logic is has its value only in physical plane.
As one advances towards spiritual plane he sees the logic underlying
experience and becomes more rational. His reasoning is two-fold--implicit and
explicit.
There is a need of facts of physical proof in scientific invention,
whereas in pursuit of truth the proof has to be grasped mentally and realized.
Therefore, the truth is realized only by few who take this mental
pursuit. “Whatever facts revealed, which is un-contradictable has to be
accepted as truth.
The truth based on the formless soul/self is worthwhile; without it, one
has something else, not truth. Most people refuse to venture into pursuit
of truth; because they do not want to go into the root of things.
Until one gets firm conviction of the
ultimate truth he has to constantly reflect on the nature of the true self,
till he achieves the equilibrium. Thus
renouncing the worldly life is not necessary in order to acquire non-dual
wisdom.
This universe is but a state of
ignorance. In reality universe is nothing
but illusion created out of consciousness. The existent and non-existent of
forms, name and things do not lose their inherent nature. The consciousness
self-existing, which knows both existence and non-existence, never ceases to be
because it is cause of the illusion and it itself is uncaused.
The nature of the consciousness,
which is the true self, is free from mental contents [three states],
effortless, immutable, and spotless is neither far way nor near but ever
present in all the three states as their formless substance and witness. When
the formless substance and witness are one in essence the three states are mere
mirage created out of that formless essence.
The universe exists because of
consciousness. The moment the ignorance vanishes the universe with all its
contents becomes unreal. Thus realizing the unreal nature of the universe or
waking experience in the midst waking experience leads to self-awareness.
Self-awareness frees one from experiencing the waking experience as reality.
Non-dual Peace is the true nature of
the true self, which is consciousness. Peace is lost when one admits the second
thing, which is the cause of ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of experiencing
the duality [waking] as reality.
Consciousness, that which know or is. There can be no ignorance in its true nature.
Taking things for what it is not, leads to self –awareness. Just as a dream
reality lasts only a short time so with Gnana or non-dual wisdom the delusion of
the waking reality disappears. i.e. the universe is seen as no reality but as
an illusory appearance.
All worldly enjoyment depends on the
waking experience, which is a second thing; whereas the everlasting happiness
is only in non-dual reality.
If one gets abundant enjoyment by
acquiring all kinds of worldly objects than surely he cannot be happy without
renouncing all. But one need not
renounce them for the sake of getting wisdom being in the midst of illusion one
must know and realize the unreal nature of the waking experience by mentally
renouncing the waking experience in the midst of waking experience leads to
self-awareness.
On Realizing the consciousness is true self, , there is nothing else to be known, everything becomes already known and every purpose accomplished and without the least trace of ignorance.
Self-knowledge attained easily when one is convinced that the body and the
universe are not different from the consciousness, which is the inner most self
because body and the universe are one in essence.
When that conviction becomes firm, then the mind or universe or waking is
absorbed in consciousness, without the least trace of diversity
By realizing the consciousness as self, leads to the complete cessation of ignorance. If the mind is absorbed in consciousness, than the extinction of all ideas of “I”, “you” and “another,” and the disappearance of all differences, without the least trace of diversity. Thus there is unity in diversity.
In Self-Awareness, when the mind is absorbed in consciousness, the formless
self [consciousness] remains without a second, no second thing
other than the true self is seen to exist.
Consciousness is the true self. The true nature of the consciousness is
undifferentiated Existence, undifferentiated awareness, absolutely non-dual,
the undifferentiated Absolute Reality - and with the firm conviction that self is
formless consciousness.
Consciousness is the whole universe with all its contents. Consciousness is “body” as well as “mind or
the universe”. Consciousness is the basis of all, is one without anything else
whatsoever, is extremely pure, the undifferentiated Whole - and with the firm
conviction that self is formless consciousness.
In Self-Awareness there are no concepts or anything else whatsoever, the ego ceases to exist, all desires disappear, the mind becomes extinct and all confusions come to an end - and with the firm conviction that self is formless consciousness.
In Self-Awareness there is no awareness of the body, or the various
functions of manifest existence, no perception of objects remains as reality. The mind becomes one with the consciousness,
which is ultimate Reality or Brahman. Thoughts
will not rise when one’s convictions no longer hold the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as self. With the firm conviction that, the ‘Self is
formless consciousness, the illusory waking experience, will never again will
remain as reality.
