If one thinks: "I know ‘SELF well,"
then surely he knows but little of its form; he knows only its form as
conditioned by man or by the concept of gods. Therefore ‘Self’ has to be
grasped through deeper self-search because self is prior to form, time and
space because it is formless, timeless and space-less existence.
‘SELF’ is not known by those who know
it; it is known by those who do not know it.
That is when one says he knows ‘SELF; he is saying it as a person. The ‘SELF’
cannot be applied only to the individuality but to the whole experience [three
states]. But in reality the person and world created out of consciousness the
innermost self, thus nothing exits other than consciousness. Thus if one says
he has realized the ‘SELF’ as a person, he is making a wrong statement. One
must know consciousness, which the innermost self, as the formless clay of the
three states (whole).
Consciousness the innermost self is
known when it is realized in every state of mind; for by such Knowledge one
attains Immortality. By consciousness one obtains strength; by self- Knowledge,
Immortality
If a man knows the innermost self
is consciousness in the midst of duality (waking), he then attains the non dual
goal of his mission within the illusion. If he does not know it in the waking
experience, then he remains ignorant experiencing the cycle of birth, life and
death as a reality. Having realized the Self in everything and everywhere in
all the three states, the Gnani relinquish the world and becomes mentally immortal
before his physical death.
The source of the mind means the source of the universe
because the mind is in the form of the universe. Man and his experience of the world are
within the mind. The Mind appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep. One perceives the world within the mind.
When the observation is based on ego then the universe seems to be reality. When observed on the base soul the universe is mere mirage. Thus one has to rectify his base of observation mentally from ego base to soul base than only it is possible to understand, assimilate and realize the non-dual truth. The soul, is in the form of the consciousness is the formless substance and the witness of the three states. Thus the soul is the source from where the universe rises as waking or dream and subsides as deep sleep.
Thus the self is within the universe and it is without the universe. Discovering the source and substance and witness of the three states is very important in pursuit of truth or spirituality. Spiritual pursuit is a very personal journey. The Seeker of truth has to bifurcate everything which is based on the waking entity and waking experience, because the waking entity is false self within the false experience. Religion, God, paths and theories and philosophy are based on the false self is on not of any use in pursuit of truth. The Seeker of truth should not indulge in condemning religion and yoga or its gurus or gods and its code of conduct. But he has to highlight its fallacy for his own information which helps him to proceed deeper with the investigation.
The Seeker of truth has to mingle and discuss with like-minded seekers but never indulge in arguments about religious doctrines and its ideas of god and remain in silent mode when the discussion is not on the right track when he is mingling with the people of different mind-set.
Religion and god and guru glorification and scriptural studies or yoga are not needed in pursuit of truth. Only intense urge and courage to accept the truth and reject the untruth, when un-contraindicated truth is revealed through deeper self-search.
Consciousness is formless substance and the witness of the three states is within the three states but it is beyond the three states. When the seeker realizes the truth then he realizes the fact that in reality there is neither the witness nor the witnessed because both are one in essence. Thus he is fully aware of the fact that, all the contents, forms and names of the waking or dream are a mere mirage created out of consciousness. This division created with forms and names are part of the mirage. There is no division in consciousness in reality. The consciousness is indivisible reality. The ultimate state lies beyond the illusory experience of duality, since it is prior to it. One can only talk of duality or non-duality within the experience of duality. In non-duality is ultimate subject there is no second thing other than spirit or Atman or consciousness in natural state.
