In a moment, all pleasures and suffering of the physical world within the
illusion give sense of reality because of which the consciousness is
forgotten and illusion or duality is experienced as reality.
The freedom from experiencing the duality as reality comes
from identifying the self with consciousness. Instead, due to our
ignorance of the consciousness, which is the true Self, one seeks everlasting
happiness in never lasting sense objects.
If one wants freedom from illusory reality then one
has to realize the fact that, the consciousness is the true self. Without
identifying the consciousness, which is the formless substance and witness of
the mind, it is very difficult to acquire non-dual wisdom.
The belief that material wealth is the source of real
security in one's life is reality within the falsehood. In reality,
this entire physical world is false and temporary. It is not possible for an
impermanent thing can provide another impermanent thing with a permanent
security.
Due to physical consciousness, one feels secure if he has
money. On the contrary, he feels insecure if he does not have money. False
ones love falsehood within the falsehood. People struggle to acquire material wealth
in order to get security in material life, but they fail to realize the fact
that they and their experience of universe is mere mirage. When physical consciousness disappears then
the mirage vanishes and consciousness alone prevails as non-dual existence.
People collect or struggle to collect wealth throughout
their lives, but they are unaware of the fact that they and their experience of
the universe exist within the falsehood.
Deluded by doubts
and confusion, they think day and night; and try to search the truth, which
fits their physical outfit.
The feeling of insecurity comes from the fear of the unknown. Amassing
of any amount of money cannot remove this fear. To the contrary, the more
wealth one has the more fear he has! With more wealth comes the fear of loosing
it. Therefore, the sense of true security comes from not procuring money,
but from the mental state of fearlessness, which is possible only by
identifying the self with consciousness.
One can become fearless; by realizing the fact that the
self is not form but self is formless the fearlessness is the nature of the
soul or consciousness, the innermost self. A Gnani is one who
has realized the consciousness as real self. However, without true humility,
one cannot attain the true self hood. And without Spiritual Wisdom, one cannot
attain humility and Self-Realization.
Therefore, attaining true security is not in amassing
material wealth, but by becoming soul-centric. Consciousness is ultimate
truth. The ultimate truth is beyond any mundane wealth, political power,
religious scholarships, material education and social success.
The forgetfulness of the true self which is consciousness
-- results experiencing the diversity as reality.
Man has accumulated countless false concepts and theories,
he keeps adding new to the already existing ones. The object of teachings and instructions of
all world Masters and the scriptures is for the removal of these false worldly
concepts but without realizing the fact that the self is not physical, all
these teachings become inadequate and useless.
The more one abandons this accumulated knowledge, the more he
will become awake and aware; consequently, the more he will find truth which is
hidden within. One has to completely shedding
all accumulated dross. As the consciousness abides within the mind; the
self-knowledge helps the mind into its non-dual source.
