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The
Self is never born, nor does It ever die; never It came into existence
nor will It cease to be -It will not take rebirth, It is unborn, eternal
and changeless; It is timeless and is never killed when the body is
killed (BG 2.20)
People
who follow the Yogi will gain peace not wisdom. For peace can be gained
by deep sleep, by drugs, etc. It is not enough. Hence, Yogi's Ashram
will be helpful to gain Yogic peace but no more. To visit it may be
useful; to linger permanently will be injurious.
One need not
reject or condemn Yoga and Mysticism, religion scriptures, but he has
to be fully aware of the fact they are useful for beginners, but to
acquire non dual wisdom one has to finally come up to Reason. Nothing
but reason will finally help.
The mystic who talks of knowing,
seeing, existing, intuiting a second thing --God, betrays thereby, that
he is of limited intelligence; unable to grasp non dual truth. People
do not want reason, but blind faith. Non dual Wisdom cannot come if
anything is left out. The whole world must be included. Only when all
is, known can all be known to be but illusion/mirage. Hence, Yogis
blotting all out in Samadhi cannot lead to non dual Wisdom.
The ego, belongs to the illusion as does the world. The Yogi may get the
knowledge that the formless witness is separate from the three states,
but he will never know Atmanundefined
without analyzing the three states, because he is giving up the world
and limits the ‘I’ to his physical entity, and hence cannot discover his
unity with the world. The Gnani regards everything in the world [three
states] as consciousness; the Yogi rejects the world. Thus, there is a
fundamental difference.
No yogi can remain without thoughts in
Samadhi throughout the 24/7 hours. Once out of Samadhi he is like every
other ignorant man, unless he practices Inquiry and reasoning on the
true base. As soon as the Yogi comes down from Samadhi, he finds the
world to be real. The Yogis who say the world is unreal are like the fox
in the sour grapes in the fable: The Yogis do not know what the world
is, and he is unable to prove it, hence his glib statement is worthless,
not proceeding from understanding, or realization of world’s true
nature.
A
boozer feels that wine provides his way to heaven and ecstasy. For him
that is truth. The Yogi thinks in precisely the same way of his Samadhi.
Both are carried away by their blissful feelings, which they imagine to
be truth. None inquires but both accept feelings as truth.
To
get started on a higher quest the seeker has to go to the source of the
three states, that is to inquire, "What is I?" and analyze the three
state.
The whole experience of duality is mind or ‘I’.
Seeker cannot get away from body or thoughts. They are part of the
Waking or dream. Hence, need to understand the nature of the three
states, if seeker wants ultimate truth. Until a seeker is ripe to
receive truth from a competent guide, it is not advisable to ask seeker
to give up meditation.
It should be understood by novices that
both Religion and yoga are all right as preparatory steps which should
lead to the path of ultimate truth, but when yoga and Religion are made
ends in themselves and not means to be used later in conjunction with
inquiry, they may become and do become detrimental.
Yoga is
not useless it is good for physical fitness and helps to overcome the
stress , but it is not ultimate; it is not the final; Yogic goal, leads
eventually to physical based hallucination. Yogic Samadhi is not non
dual Wisdom, which transcends and fulfils them.
Self
–Knowledge or non-dual wisdom comes only after inquiry, analysis and
reasoning on the base of the soul, which is the true self, there is no
other way. That is why Yogi cannot be a Gnani. It is the difference
between feeling and knowledge. Feeling of the Yogi that the world is
unreal may change tomorrow because all emotions are liable to change. A
permanent view of world is unreal can come only after inquiry, analysis
and reasoning on the true base; such knowledge cannot change.
To know whole truth, one must analyze the three states, otherwise he
gets only half-truth. Incapacity to think makes one prisoner of duality.
There is one thing especially seeker has to know ,that the ultimate
truth is attainable, only when he is able to discover and realize the
fact that ‘I’ is not the self but soul is the true self.
The seeker
of truth is trying to reach a position, which enables it to harmonize
the highest achievements of his true nature. He fully aware and
recognizes and admits the value and achievements of yoga and the benefit
it confers, but he also recognize its limitations and disadvantages
when pursued to excess.
As a seeker after truth, has not
deviated one iota from his quest. Now he knows how far yoga leads and
now he sees what has to be done after passing its bounds. He has refused
to become crazy which so many of those who have pushed their pursuit of
yoga to extremes have done. The search for truth must be pursued to the
end and not stop still in yoga. He has taken to the ultimate path.
Ultimate truth lies beyond yoga.
Yoga
has its place rather than its value and that its value is for a certain
type of mind. Yoga will give steadiness of mind, education of mind, but
not the non-dual truth or wisdom, because it ignores the three states
and bases itself on the waking entity, which is the false self within
the false experience.
Man and the world cannot exist without
the waking or dream. The waking is parallel dream and dream is parallel
waking experience.
The quest of the truth has brought the
seeker to a clear perception that, there is something higher than yoga
and mysticism. Therefore, he has been compelled by his love of truth to
devote his further attention to these further exploration of non dual
truth he has devoted large a portion of his life to mystic
investigations.
The three states are the basis of life, so it must be analyzed. Imagination is hindrance in pursuit of truth.
The
discrimination between unchanging and changing realities soul, which is
in the form of consciousness is the Truth and the three states are
unreal. It is this realization that is considered discrimination between
the three states is unreal." It is this realization that is considered
discrimination between the permanent and the impermanent.
Dispassion is the turning away from what can be seen and heard and so on
in everything which is impermanent, that is from the three states.
To know whole truth, seeker must analyze the three states, otherwise he
gets only half-truth. Avoiding analyzing the three states means
incapacity to think, an impotency of thinking faculty. There is one
thing especially seeker has to know, that the ultimate truth is
attainable, only when it is able to discover and realize the formless
substance and witness of the three states.
One has to know the
fact that consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in the
three states as formless substance and witness. Thus consciousness is
the ultimate truth is hidden within the three states. Even the illusion
is consciousness because it is erupted out of consciousness which is the
innermost self.
Disciple: Master! what is the means to gain the state of
eternal bliss, ever devoid of misery?
Master: Apart from the statement in the Vedas that wherever
there is a body there is misery, this is also the direct experience
of all people; therefore, one should enquire into one’s true
nature which is ever bodiless, and one should remain as such.
This is the means to gaining that state.
Sri. Ramana Maharshi
Reason
is the common ground for all in pursuit of truth, whereas the appeal to
scriptural relations reaches only groups. One day the World would throw
up religion, concept of god and scriptures as Buddha did and, people
will start using reason to know what truth is and what is not.
Those who argue that truth is only in their Religion are vain
logicians, depending on imaginations. The scriptures are not the
yardstick to say what is truth and what is untruth.
If God
is everywhere, then he is in corpse, then there is no necessity to burn
or bury that God. One cannot get rid of him. To remove all doubts and
confusions one need to inquire and reason and realize the fact that,
man, world, god and religion are reality, only on the base of the false
self within the false experience. Deeper self-search reveals the fact
that, waking entity [‘ego’] is not the self. Therefore, whatever seen,
known, believed and experienced on the base of waking entity [‘ego’] as
self has to be false hood. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that, the
soul is the true self. Thus on the standpoint of the soul the waking
experience, which contains man and his experience of the world, and his
belief of god is mere illusion. Thus mans existence, which is limited to
waking experience alone is mere mirage. Thus the formless substance
and witness of the mirage, which is the soul/conciousness is the true
self. Thus on the standpoint of the soul as self, the three states are
unreal.
There
are so many conflicting Religions, or so many changes, divisions and
subdivisions of Religion, created by the founders of religion on the
base of there own imagination to help the ignorant mass to regulate
their life with ethics and code of conducts to live with love and
harmony in society.
Seeker of truth should never hold
scriptural citation as proof and become their slaves. Seeker of truth
has to verify for himself what they say is truth or not. They are not to
be used as authorities, therefore. The seeker of truth, who wants
self-knowledge, will not hold Yogic Samadhi as self-awareness, because
yogic Samadhi is which is for ignorant because it is based on the
physicality.
Seeking mind will inquire and practice
discrimination. Truth has to be attained, not by intuition but by
reason, which is superior to it. Not even a combination of intellect and
intuition will find truth.
Proof is the main thing in pursuit
of truth, "How can God exists without man’s existence?” how can the
world exist without man’s existence. Thus man has to exist first to say
god and world exists. Thus seeker has to verify about his one existence
to realize the fact that, all the three states are unreal, on the
standpoint of the formless witness, which is the soul/true self.
People
are suffering from sickness of ignorance. Every moment they says, "They
did not know, but now they know, after by test and verification. If
ignorance were permanent, nothing could be known. Removal of ignorance
by knowledge of the true self is the purpose of pursuit of truth. Most
people are sentimentally and emotionally involved with their inherited
religion and beliefs, and they refuse to accept anything else other then
their accepted truth. Thus truth pursuit is not suited for those who
are stuck up with their inherited religion and beliefs and accepted
truth. Whatever is imagined is not truth. All imaginations are part and
parcel of the Waking or dream.
Doubts arise when one meets
with suffering and disappointment after sincerely following and
worshiping gods and gurus. He finds religious way cannot get him out of
his restlessness and permanent remedy to get permanent peace.
Suffering is necessary to make one inquire. Thus when one gets an pain
he begins to question whether something is not agreed with him .
similarly when he finds religion and yoga are inadequate and useless in
quenching his inner thirst he will look elsewhere to find answers for
quenching his inner thirst. Pursuit of truth is the getting rid of
all doubts. The pursuit of truth begins with doubt that means doubting
one’s own self, one’s own beliefs.
This
is the true SELF, it is not a form but formless. Everything we perceive
through our naked eyes that is directed by our mind, there is no doubt
that they all are illusions.
BUT here is the problem... Can you
discard this illusion body by thinking "oh this body is an illusion I do
not need it!" Can you discard your family, friends, responsibilities,
and the word by saying it is an illusion? Some folks say "I" creates
everything. With "I" the mind, body and the Universe exist. This is also
true, "I" creates everything.
We need to understand that the
practical world exists within practical life. And we are aware that we
have to experience the reality through an illusion. We cant just ignore
it. "Two" means balance, why do we have two arms, two legs, two eyes,
two ears ect. Our galaxy and whole body is telling us that one has to
live in balance. Even our Universe is created out of two energies
"Positive and Negative". The real seeker takes this duality as
non-duality, and puts his/her feet on both sides by balancing his
practical life and live with Peace, Love and harmony. And satyam is
fully aware that this Love, peace and harmony are created out of
consciousness. BUT without them humanity cannot survive.
CAN YOU SURVIVE IN THIS PRACTICAL WORLD WITHOUT THESE STRONG TOOLS???
Not to mention Buddha and Jesus even chose the path of Love, Peace and Compassion.
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Proof
is the main thing in pursuit of truth, "How can God exists without
man’s existence?” how can the world exist without man’s existence. Thus
man has to exist first to say god and world exists. Thus seeker has to
verify about his one existence to realize the fact that, all the three
states are unreal, on the standpoint of the formless witness, which is
the soul/true self.
No
mystic experience ever reveals truth. The feat of a Guru, touching
people and thus putting them into mystic trances is purely a physical or
at best, a psychological one; based on the power of suggestions it has
nothing to do with the question of truth.
Mysticism charms
mass mindsets but reason does not. Faith, feeling or experience is on
everyone's lips. The divine sounds are heard interiorly in meditation is
based on individuality, and whatever is based on individuality is mere
hallucination based on the false selfundefined within the false experienceundefined
When seeker of truth sees all this diversity and contradiction of
beliefs and opinions, he should reflect that there is some error
somewhere. This doubt is the beginning of inquiry into truth. It is time
for the people who are in orthodox and yogic path to switch over to
path of wisdom. That is why Sri Sankara, indicated in Bhaja Govindam
says: - [Jnana Viheena Sarva Mathena Bajathi na Muktim janma Shatena] -
one without knowledge does not obtain liberation even in a hundred
births, no matter which religious faith he follows.
First
one has to find out what he knows and believes is truth or not.
Because the mass follow it cannot be accepted as truth. They may be in
error; mere numbers do not make truth. One has to verify the validity of
their belief and their belief system. One should not assume his
inherited truth as truth without verification. People think “that the
majority believes in religion and god, must therefore it must be true."
Seeker has to stop with his imaginations about God, and verify the
validity of his own existence to know whatever he seen, known, believed
and experienced are part and parcel of the illusion.
If
someone claims claim that he seen God by intuition cannot be
disapproved. But he must prove what he has seen is god. When man sees
the world within waking experience, and when the waking experience
itself is illusion on the base of the soul, which is the true self. Thus
whatever claimed by any one in the waking experience, is bound to be
unreal, on the standpoint of the soul as self. Thus the onus of proof
is on those who make an assertion. Religionists and mystics are required
to prove the existence of god, without quoting the scriptures; the
burden to disprove is not on their critics.
What
was one before birth one becomes after death? No one knows what he was
before birth. It is only on the base of waking entity he thinks of past
birth and future rebirth. When seeker of truth becomes aware of the fact
that, the self is not the physical body, but the formless soul, how can
he think of the past and future forms, which is the part of the
illusion? The true self is the formless soul, and is birth less and
deathless eternal identity.
First
one has to find out what he knows and believes is truth or not.
Because the mass follow it cannot be accepted as truth. They may be in
error; mere numbers do not make truth. One has to verify the validity of
their belief and their belief system. One should not assume his
inherited truth as truth without verification. People think “that the
majority believes in religion and god, must therefore it must be true."
Seeker has to stop with his imaginations about God, and verify the
validity of his own existence to know whatever he seen, known, believed
and experienced are part and parcel of the illusion.
Scriptures
are being added to from time to time. This process will go on. There is
no final authority among them. One contradicts the other duality reigns
supreme. Samadhi is to remain consciously in the realm of the non dual
nature of the soul in the midst of experience duality, not absence of
duality or absence of thought. Yogic Samadhi is not wisdom it is only
absence of thoughts.
Not
all scriptural citations are signposts towards ultimate truth or
Brahman. Thus highlighting only those which helps the seeker to move
inwards are useful others have to be discarded. . Quoting scriptures or
any authority is not the proof of the truth.
Scriptures are
not proof of the truth. The truth has to be proved without the
scriptures. People take to the path of belief or of authoritarianism
merely because they are the easiest ways. To seek for proof is
troublesome and time taking. Religion and mysticism are very much
preferred to self-knowledge, because one has only to imagine, not to
inquire and reason. The first is easy the second is hard.
There
is no need to condemn yoga, as it helps only to regulate the minds of
novice. The difference between self- knowledge and meditation is that
self- knowledge will be determined by the nature of the object to be
known, whereas meditation will be determined by the nature of the
meditator.
God
belongs to individuality. No one can prove the existence of god. God
cannot exist without the believer. Therefore god is dependent on man
for his existence. Thus there is a need to verify man’s existence in
order to unfold the mystery of one’s own existence.
When the
seeking mind becomes aware of the fact that all the three states are
unreal on the base of the soul, which is the true self, it becomes aware
of the fact that, whatever seen, known, believed and experienced as
reality within the waking experience as a person is mere mirage. Thus
his experience of the world and belief of god is mere mirage on the
standpoint of soul, which is the true self. Thus it is necessary to
learn to view and judge the three states on the base of the soul in
order to realize the fact that all the three states are mere illusion.
Only after realizing the three states are illusory one can say the world
is illusion, not until then.
Religion, dogmatically assumes
gods existence which is based on individual perception. One has to
realize the fact that whatever is based on individuality is bound to be
illusion. Thus the physical body and the experience of the world and
belief of god are part of the illusion. In reality no second thing exist
other then Atman. Thus Atman alone is reality which is formless
substance and witness of the illusion [three states].
All
the Gods appearance through vision is mere hallucination on the
standpoint of the soul, which is the true self. Thus all the claims
about appearance of god are not truthful on the base of soul as self.
Even if god appeared to any one cannot be taken as real since the waking
experience itself is unreal. Thus whatever is based on individual and
the world is bound to be reality within the illusory waking experience.
The waking experience is impermanent, which appear and disappears. The
permanent is the formless substance and witness of the three states.
No doubt the mystic had a vision, but it is his individual experience within the illusory experience undefined.
Wherever there is individuality there is duality. Wherever there is
experience of duality the unreality bound to exist as reality. Therefore
there is need of careful observation to assimilate what is real and
what is unreal in order to acquire self knowledge.
The
yogi and mystics they are base on the conceptual religion, conceptual
gods and scriptural authority which are based on the ‘I’ which is false
self. People too are not aware of the fact, they do not think beyond the
experience of the three states. Therefore, it is very much necessary to
verify the facts before proceeding in pursuit of truth, to know whether
self is physical body [‘I’] or self is the soul.
What is it that
witnesses the dreams without the physical body? If the dream is
witnessed without the physical body [‘Ego’] then what is it that is
aware which is not the physical body. Therefore, there must be
formless witness of the dream. This formless witness is the same
witness that that witnesses the waking and deep sleep. Therefore the
three states are witnessed by one and only formless witness.
The
three states are merged into the mental state, in the sense that when it
is analyzed, it is found to exist inseparably in and as the mind alone.
All "dualistic l" planes are mental: people who regard them as reality
are deceiving themselves.
The
yogi and mystics they are base on the conceptual religion, conceptual
gods and scriptural authority which are based on the ‘ego’ which is
false self. People too are not aware of the fact, they do not think
beyond the experience of the three states. Therefore, it is very much
necessary to verify the facts before proceeding in pursuit of truth, to
know whether self is physical body [‘ego’] or self is the soul.
What is it that witnesses the dreams without the physical body? If the
dream is witnessed without the physical body [‘Ego’] then what is it
that is aware which is not the physical body. Therefore, there must be
formless witness of the dream. This formless witness is the same
witness that that witnesses the waking and deep sleep. Therefore the
three states are witnessed by one and only formless witness.
The three states are merged into the mental state, in the sense that
when it is analyzed, it is found to exist inseparably in and as the mind
alone. All "dualistc " planes are mental: people who regard them as
reality are deceiving themselves.
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78 bottom of Brihad Up.: To see Him whole mystics may have similar
ideas of the "universe in a dew-drop," but Vedanta demands proof.
Take any Upanishad and you will see that it says Atman is known by
Reason alone, by sharpened and purified intellect. Yet still our people
worship Yoga and mysticism as the sole means of attaining Atman.
Upanishad's
say "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to know
anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e.
no Gnana.
BRIHAD. UPANISHAD: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs."
YOGA
VASISTHA "In all actions whatever, whether of commission or omission,
there is nothing save the absence of attachment to distinguish the fool
from the man of wisdom."
Says
Vasistha Ramyana "Know that to be Maya and enjoy Maya, that is Gnana."
Hence we may enjoy human life but be on our guard not to be deceived or
destroyed by it.
MAHABHARATA:
Why is the pilgrimage to Kailas enjoined? Mahabharata teaches that a
plunge into Manasovar is the plunge into Manas wherein the whole world
is seen, i.e. to perceive the world as idea. It is a difficult feat, as
difficult as the pilgrimage itself. Mahabharata also says that when
people are told to go there, they are to plunge deep into the mind, the
whole world is made of Manas, mind. After that you reach Kailas and
understand the truth. The bath comes first, it is the inquiry the
arrival at Kailas comes second, it is finding realization.
