In waking the universe comes: in deep sleep the waking goes. In waking is one born; in
waking one dies. In waking one lives, in Waking one suffers. In Waking one earns,
in Waking one enjoys. In Waking is one truthful or lies like a liar. In Waking
one reflects on Virtue and Sin. In Waking do one lands in Heaven and Hell. In
Waking is one happy, in Waking in sorrow. In Waking does one lose the
distinctions of caste and creed. In Waking is one wise; in Waking is one
unwise.
In Waking one has an urge to know the truth. In Waking one is in
the illusion; in Waking is one shadowed by Doubts and confusion, in waking one
thinks of reincarnation and rebirth. In
waking one thinks that he is born in this world and world existed prior to him.
In waking one is in ignorance of the true self, which is consciousness. If one mentally
spots out the true self within the three states, one realizes the way to
freedom.
One is in action in Waking. In Waking one is bound by form, time
and space. Waking is in the form of mind. Mind appears and disappears as waking
or dream. If there is no mind then there
is no waking or dream. Waking or dream is born out of ignorance of the true
self. Getting rid of the ignorance through wisdom is the way to the release. In Waking or dream,
one follows the Writ of habit. Waking or dream is a chronic malady; but within
it also is its remedy.
The true Self is not perceptible to the senses. It is perceived
by Reason. It is not perceptible as a thing with form and attributes. To those
whose attention is fixed on the body and the world, it is very difficult to
attain Self-knowledge. It is also very difficult for them to see the
consciousness as self. The attention towards the universe [mind] should be
lessened by realizing the self is not the body. The attention has to be focused
on the formless substance and witness of the universe [mind] should be
increased. So long as the attention is directed towards the universe, the
experience of birth, life and death will prevail as reality. But when the
attention is directed towards the formless substance and witness of the mind,
the ignorance vanishes and the sense of reality of the duality will disappear.
Then there is unity in diversity.
This subject is vast and
it has to be grasped only through deeper self-search.
