Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Whatever is born, lives and dies within the illusory waking experience


All thinkers and intellectuals and yogis, gurus  hold,  the ‘I’ as self, and base their teachings and theories to realize the truth of the whole but without investigating   the  nature of the mind,   the truth will not reveal. Seeker has to think deeply and realize the fact that, the consciousness is the innermost self and it is  unborn witness.  Thus the body, ego and the world are nothing to do with unborn witness, which is ever formless. But body, ego and the world are mere mirage created out of consciousness, which is the innermost self.

Seeker gradually begins to accept the unreal nature of the mind or universe, which appears in the form of waking experience. 

That which blocks the way of acceptance of non-dualistic truth even the most thinkers is the ego. If thinkers realize the fact that ,  their  body, ego and their experience of the  world are created out of  single stuff than  it is possible for them to   grasp the non-dualistic truth  in lesser time and effort . One has to verify whatever he knows is truth or not before declaring whatever he knows is ultimate truth or Brahman.

The main reason why egocentricity prevents such understanding is that it causes a person to be strongly attached in the belief that consciousness is the support of the individual.

Dualist sages could not distinguish between ‘I’ and ‘formless witness.’ The 'I' was the witness. Their highest was the Jiva. One is so much attached to the 'I' that he do not want to think that 'I' does not exist. Again one is unable to detach the ‘I’ from the Real witness.

 Whatever is born, lives and dies within the illusory waking experience.  The birth, life, death and the world are reality within the waking experience The waking experience is mere falsehood from the ultimate stand point.  There is no use thinking how the body functions or with what body functions. The dream body functions within the dream and waking body functions within the waking experience.    One has to find out what powers the dream as a whole to realize the same power, powers the waking as whole.  The one who knows all the three states are one is essence also aware of the fact that the form, time and space are one in essence and that essence is consciousness, which is the innermost self.  When one realize the inner most self is not the body but formless consciousness than: where is the body, where is world in taintless consciousness. They are or have become consciousness, which ultimate truth or Brahman.

That is why Jesus said:- "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)
It means one has to know the world which confronts him  to realize his body and world are made of the same essence and that essence is Spirit (father).  

Sri, Sankara said :- one must first know what is before him. If he cannot know that, what else can he know or understand? If he gives up the external world in his inquiry, he cannot get the whole truth.

63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech(Sri, Sankara says in Viveka Chudamani )

"Jesus said:-"Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)

"The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, Not in a mansion of wood and stone.  Split a piece of wood and God is there, Lift a stone and you will find God." (Gospel of Thomas)

 
It is for the seeker to mentally excavate by deeper self-search and realize 'what is truth' and 'what is untruth' and accept only un-contradictable truth.  Truth is not some theory or teaching but it has to be ascertained by the seeker himself.  


The self is not 'I' .  Deeper self reveals the fact that, 'I' is mind and mind is present in the form of universe  because the  universe exists only when the mind exists. The universe ceases to exist without the mind (I).  When there is no mind there is no universe. In deep sleep there is no mind therefore there is no universe. Therefore mind itself is universe the universe appears as waking or dream. The waking experience is parallel dream and dream is parallel waking experience.  The formless substance and witness of the waking or dream or universe is soul . Soul(Atman)  is   is in the form of consciousness.  The formless substance and witness are one is essence. And  that essence is soul or consciousness.  Thus Atman is Brahman that is consciousness is ultimate truth.  Thus on the standpoint of  soul(Atman), the universe (mind)is mere illusion.


 The self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity  but the self is the formless soul or consciousness. The soul or consciousness is birthless and deathless. On the standpoint of the birthless self , the three state are mere illusion. if the three states are mere illusion then   the experience of  birth, life, death and the world  ,which are experienced within the waking or dream are  part of the illusion. 

  If  the experience of birth, life ,death  and the world are illusion then all conducts actions and their fruits are mere illusion. If waking  experience is mere illusion , then the existence of God, heaven and hell is mere illusion.  If  the self is not the  waking entity  then all religious beliefs of god based on the waking entity  is mere illusion.  

 If  the self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the self is the  Atman (soul),  which is present  in the form of consciousness , then there is no scope for second thing other than consciousness.  The soul or consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman or ultimate truth.  Consciousness   alone is real and eternal.  Thus whatever is real eternal has to be identified as god. To identify the real and eternal, one has to overcome the ignorance caused by the illusion. To overcome the ignorance one has to acquire the Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana .      
The individual experience within the dream is reality within the dream. Therefore waking reality is also is reality within the waking. This waking is parallel dream and dream is parallel waking. 
Only when self-wakes up in waking  or  dream  it is in ignorance of its formless non-dual true nature. When the self-consciously wakes up in its formless non-dual true nature in the midst of waking experience  then all the three states are  mere mirage created out of formless consciousness.
The form time and space within the dream are falsehood when waking takes place. Similarly the form, time and space of the waking are also falsehood when wisdom dawns. The wisdom dawns only when one realize the self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity. Thus it is erroneous to judge and reason and conclude the ultimate truth on the base of waking entity and waking world because waking experience itself is illusion.