One must be desirous of knowing the ultimate
truth, consider the ultimate truth as means to freedom. Truth is the most
distasteful, bitter and unpleasant thing; but there cannot be any question of
“satisfactions” in truth. Many think
what they know is truth. But they never question or verify what they know is
truth. Imagination is not truth.
Self-knowledge means realizing the non-dual
nature of reality. Sharpness is needed
to grasp and assimilate the non-dual understanding. By perfect understanding one
becomes aware of the fact that the soul, which is in the form of consciousness
and the mind, which is in the form of universe are eternally not separate
because the mind is erupted from
consciousness, sustained by consciousness and finally dissolves as
consciousness. Therefore, the mind which is in the form of universe is mere
division created out of consciousness.
The division is mere mirage from the ultimate point of view.
Non-duality can be ascribed to the true Self
or the Consciousness alone. It is not accessible to reason, for the ego-bound
experience in the waking condition cannot step out of the duality of
subject-object relationship."
Soul is in the form of Consciousness alone,
is real and eternal. And consciousness is ultimate truth. The mind, which is in the form of universe, is
mere illusory appearance and it is
impermanent. The Self is nothing but consciousness, which is ultimate
truth."
The names and forms are present only in
duality. The duality is mere mirage on the ultimate standpoint. Therefore there
is a need to know the ultimate end from where the duality, which is in the form
of mind or universe, rises and subsides.
When the mind rises all the names and forms are present and when the
mind subside all names and forms subsides. The knower of the mind or universe,
which comes and goes, is apart and eternal. Thus the knower of the mind or
universe is formless and nameless and apart and eternal. The mind or universe,
which comes and goes, is impermanent. The formless witness of the mind or
universe is real and eternal. Thus there
is a need to realize the existence of the formless witness apart from universe
or mind, which appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep.
Whatever are named are part of the illusion
because noting can be named in reality because there is no duality in reality.
The non-duality is the source of the duality. Universe has a source and it has a
no name."
Thus the non-dual nature of reality is
recognized by identifying the source of the mind or universe. No name is the
same name as that non-dual nature or eternal name. But the universe contains
names and forms. Until people recognize
the nameless by giving it name as “I AM” it becomes impossible to cross the
threshold of duality. One can talk
about non-dual reality with words, but one has to grasp its existence mentally
because it exist prior to the appearance of the universe or mind. The duality or universe emanates out of non-dual reality.
Until we discard the universe from its source
mentally the reality will not be revealed.
Buddha kept silent when asked about the Ground of Being. Only his Noble Silence would simply reflect one back
upon his -self, challenging him to awaken in the moment, in the now, which is
universe or waking experience.
The words and thoughts are mere tools to move
towards non-dual reality. Little use for words doesn’t precipitate or point to,
awakening because words and thoughts are part of the duality, they ceases to
exist in non-dual reality. Even logic must take a far, far, second place to the
all-important task of a personal realization of the unborn, undying, pure
wisdom source which is the birthright of everyone."
Seeker of truth should not to become attached
to words as being in perfect conformity with meaning, because Truth is not in
the letters. When a man with his finger-tip points to something, the finger-tip
may be mistaken for the thing pointed at; in like manner the ignorant, are
unable even to the day of their death to abandon the idea that in the
finger-tip of words there is the meaning itself. They cannot realize Ultimate
Reality because of their intent clinging to words which were intended to be no
more than a pointing finger. Words and their discrimination bind one to the
duality or birth, life and death; meaning stands alone and is a guide to non-dual
freedom. Meaning is attained by much learning, and much learning is attained by
becoming conversant with meaning and not with words; therefore, seekers of
truth have to avoid the sticklers for particular words."
Consciousness without division is Ultimate Reality
defies all description or characterization." "All characterizations
of consciousness, in short, are intended in their experiential dimension to aid
those who are searching for ultimate truth or reality but have not yet realized
it."
"Human language has its source in
phenomenal experience; hence, it is limited in its application to states of
being that are beyond that experience; logic is grounded in the duality as it
relates to the phenomenal order; hence, it is unable to affirm, without at the
same time denying, what extends beyond that order." Whatever is expressed
is ultimately non-Brahman, is ultimately untrue."
Inquiry, analysis and reasoning is
necessarily to reach the wordless reality, one must place himself in the source
the mind or universe to realize the all the thoughts and words are part of the
mirage hence I they are meaningless on the standpoint of the source which is
consciousness. Once one is able to view
on the standpoint of the source of the mind the words, thoughts and experience
becomes, meaningless and lifeless because there is no division in the
consciousness only oneness.
One has to understand the without the mind
there is no universe. Without the universe there is individual experience.
Without the individual experience there is no duality. Without the duality
there are no thoughts and words. Without the thoughts there is no separation.
Without the separation there is no illusion. Without the illusion there is no
ignorance. Without the ignorance there is no urge for wisdom. Without the
wisdom there is no reality. Without knowing the reality there is no non-duality.
All the words are having the meaning within
the illusory world. If there is no words and thoughts then there is in
division. When there is no division then there is duality. When the there is no
duality then there is oneness. Thoughts
and words are present only in waking or dream. Waking experience is parallel
dream and dream is parallel waking experience. Waking experience is parallel
dream. The experience birth, life, death and the universe within the waking
experience is mere mirage on the ultimate stand point because the self is
neither the waking entity nor the dream entity, but the self is the formless
substance and witness of the mind, which is in the form of waking or dream
which comes and goes.
Thus, the words and thoughts have their value
within the false experience of waking or dream. When one becomes aware of the
false hood of this waking or dream by becoming aware of the true self, which is
consciousness, the awakening happens and one becomes aware of the fact that,
the forms and names thoughts and words are mere mirage created out of
consciousness. Thus the all the experiences of the three states are mere mirage
created out of single substance, which is consciousness. Thus consciousness alone is real and eternal.
Consciousness alone is ultimate truth, which is identified as God/
Brahman/Buddha/Christ/Allah. Thus the universe, which is in the form of mind
emanate out of consciousness, sustained by consciousness and finally dissolves
as consciousness.
People read so much, hoping to have an
inkling of Truth, but more they read the more Truth recedes from our ken. All
the philosophies are all useless in the quest of truth. Philosophers differ
among themselves. Therefore one has to
trace the source of the mind mentally and realize the fact that the source
itself is the self, which is in the form of consciousness.
