'I' is in the form of mind. The mind is in the
form of universe. The universe appears as waking or dream and disappears as
deep sleep. The duality is present only
when the Mind (I) is present. Mind (I) is present only when the universe is
present. Universe is present only when the waking or dream is present. The duality is present only in waking or dream.
In deep sleep there is no duality. The
very absence of Mind (I) gives the sense of everlasting peace.
Deep sleep gives
Everlasting peace. Therefore the experience of duality is the cause of the birth,
life and death, pleasure and pain. Nature of the soul, the innermost self is
like a deep sleep experience but deep sleep is not Brahmic awareness or Self-awareness. Deep sleep is still the state of ignorance. Therefore, consciously experiencing the non-dual experience
in the midst of waking experience by realizing the true fact, the body, ego and
he world are one in essence. That
essence is formless consciousness (soul).
To overcome the burden
and bondage of duality one has to overcome the ignorance by realizing the burden and bondage are reality within the
illusion (universe or waking) .
Without realizing the
soul as self, which the formless substance and witness of the three states, it
is impossible to overcome the illusory duality (waking) which everyone
experiences as reality.
The realization comes only when one becomes aware of the
fact that the mind (universe) is an illusory parasite on the formless soul, the
innermost self. Therefore it is necessary to know the soul or consciousness, the
innermost self, to realize the true self is formless and ever independent and it
pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three states.
Consciousness is the formless substance and
witness of the three states. Consciousness is within the three states but it is
ever apart from three states. It is within the three states as their formless substance
and it is apart from the three states as their formless witness.
It is apart because it is not and entity or identity within the waking or
dream. In the realm of truth the
formless substance and witness are one in essence. Thus there is no second thing exists other
than consciousness. Thus the diversity is mere mirage created of consciousness the
innermost self. Thus consciousness (soul)
is ultimate truth or Brahman.
