The 'I' is not the self but 'I' is the mind. The mind is in the form of universe. Universe appears as waking or dream. Prior to the appearance of the mind,
what was the mind? It did not exist as waking or dream. What was it? What
prevail without waking or dream? What is it that is aware of all the three states,
which appears and disappears in succession? Only when this formless knower of the three
states is mentally grasped and realized the realization of the reality will
start. In addition, one will have the mental yardstick to judge what is real
and what is unreal.
Without the knower, there is no such
thing as known. The knower is formless and known is the form. Therefore, until
one takes the form as the knower, he remains ignorant of the true self. Without realizing the fact that, the body or
mind is not the self, it is impossible to assimilate the self-knowledge.
The witness of the three states can
remain with or without the waking or dream. When it remains with the waking or dream,
it is called deep sleep in ignorance. Consciously becoming aware of the true
self is the soul and learns to view and judge the worldview on the base of the
soul, will lead to the freedom from duality in the midst of duality.
The individual experiences within
the waking or dream are noting to do with the witness. The individuality is
part of the illusion. The soul or consciousness is pervades everywhere and in
everything in all the three states.
The birth, life and death are part
of the individual experiences with in the waking or dream. Individual experiences are reality within the
waking or dream. The waking or dream appears and disappears hence they are not
permanent. The witness of the three states is permanent and eternal. Thus, it
is necessary to view, analyze and judge, and conclude the truth on the base of
the formless witness, which is the soul or consciousness, in order to realize
the ultimate truth. The ultimate reality is no second thing exists other than
the consciousness hence it is non-dual.
