"Gnani
is the one who has acquired Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana - hence from his understanding he
realizes the truth about the practical life within the practical world. A Gnani is fully aware of the fact that the the world in which exists is mere illusion created out of consciousness. Thus consciousness alone is real. A Gnani is
fully aware of the fact that, the whole waking experience which consist him and
his experience of the world are consciousness in their substance. Thus
everything is consciousness.
Seeker with humility will be able to recognize what
he knows is so little in comparison to what he needed to know. The only
medicine that he can cure his ego is a little spoon of "humility."
Without this medicine, he will likely argue for ever and lose the path to reach
his non dual destination.
The seeker has seriously indulged in inquiry;
analysis and reasoning without mixing up his accumulate knowledge and verify
the truth . Seeker has to spare some time
and think and understand assimilate the un-contradictable truth. The seeker has to study enough understand, what he wants
to know and clear all cobweb misunderstandings, doubts and confusion. There is no use
of arguing with others but he has to argue with his own self using his own reasoning power till he gets each and every point of
his doubts and confusion get cleared.
For Gnani the “self” shines
without the form, name and experience of the universe, because he is fully
aware of the fact that, his body, name and his experience of the universe are
mere mirage created out of consciousness. Therefore he treats his body, name and
his experience of the universe has to be consciousness. Thus for a Gnani
consciousness alone is real and any second thing other than consciousness is mere
illusion.
The consciousness is the formless substance
and exists within the universe or mind. The universe or mind is an object to
the formless subject. Thus holding the object as reality without being aware of
the formless subject, which is consciousness is cause of the ignorance.
The formless soul , the innermost self is in the form of
consciousness and the mind or universe is mere mirage created out of
consciousness. Holding the mirage as reality and judging on
the base of the body as self and thinking that these two are one is cause of
the ignorance.
Consciousness is sentient. Mind,
which is in the form of universe, is insentient. Therefore all the contents of
the universe are insentient. Thus holding the insentient as sentient is cause
of ignorance.
Consciousness is eternal and ever
existent, Mind, which is in the form of universe, is transient and nonexistent,
it is due to self - ignorance, the duality is experienced as reality. Only through self-awareness, the self becomes
aware of its formless non-dual nature.
Thus it is the self that has to become aware of itself by realizing the
fact that the mind or universe is mere mirage.
Thus it is the self that has to become aware of the fact that, it is not
the waking entity, which perceives the world to realize the waking experience
is mere mirage in the midst of waking experience.
The ignorant thinks that, the self
is the body, and perceives the world without being aware of the fact that, his
body, ego and universe are mere illusory experience created out of consciousness.
Thus trying to judge the truth on the false entity within the false experience
is erroneous. Until one makes sure of the true self, it is erroneous to judge
and conclude the ultimate truth on mere speculation and assumption. Thus one has to make sure of the fact
that the true self is neither the
waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless knower of the three states,
which comes and goes.
A Gnani say that the true
knowledge is that, “Self” is definitely neither the waking entity nor the dream
entity because the waking and dream both are illusory. The true self is consciousness
and its nature is formless, non-dual peace, and equanimity. Consciousness
is the existence and knowledge.
Illusion’s
"concealing power" merely means that when one looks at an ice block
he thinks only of the ice block. But a Gnani will think of the substance of the
ice block too. That is a wise man has
the knowledge of the substance plus of the ice block. Similarly a Gnani has the
knowledge of the universe and its formless substance also. The consciousness is
concealed because of ignorance because as a man one is not aware of the fact
that, his body and the world are mere mirage created out of consciousness. When
one becomes aware of the mirage then there is no body and no universe there is only
the formless consciousness, which is the true self.
One has to get firm conviction
that, the Self is definitely not the waking entity which is an illusion but self
is without change, without any form, without any blemish and without any decay,
without disease, beyond all comprehension, beyond any
change and consciousness is all pervading.
Self is definitely not the waking
entity within the waking experience which is an illusion but self is without
properties and without any activity, self is permanent, forever free and
imperishable.
The self is not ‘I’ which an
illusion is, but the self is the formless knower or witness of the ‘I’ ,which
is the mind and mind is in the form of universe and universe appears as waking
or dream. The consciousness is without
moment and limits, it is pure. It is ageless
because it is formless, birth less and
deathless.
A Gnani has
the firm conviction that, all the three
states are an object to the formless subject.
And the three states are but transient experience. He identifies self with the Formless Witness,
he is unaffected by the individual experiences happening within the waking or
dream because he knows that self, the soul, can never be lost or lose anything
in itself. Thus noting is lost or gained because everything is consciousness
therefore Gnani sees only consciousness in everything and everywhere in the
experience of diversity, thus for him no second thing exists other than
consciousness.
Knowing the three
states as a part of self, which is consciousness, he no longer considers it as an
object such distinction exists only when inquiring. The ignorant man imagines
he is related to objects, imagines there is causal relation with them and then imagines
his sufferings because of their transiency. He foolishly believes that anything
can go away from his self, because he separates his-self from them.
Unity is here and now, always has been and
always will be. so long as one is
ignorant of this truth, he will not see unity only he sees diversity.
