People
think ‘I’ or ‘I AM as self only their body is not self. Only when the ‘I’ is
there than only the body, ego and the world is there. If ‘I’ disappears than
the body, ego and the world disappear. Without
the ‘I’ there is neither body, nor ego and nor world. The ‘I’ is present when the mind is present.
Mind is present only when the universe is present. Universe is present only
when the waking is present. Waking is present only when there is ignorance.
Thus ‘I’ is cause of the ignorance. Getting rid of the ignorance is very
much necessary in pursuit of truth.
Realizing “YOU” are not the “SELF” is Truth- Realization or Self-Realization. Till you hold ‘I’ as self you are holding falsehood as reality. One has to get rid
of the ‘I’ is the physical shackle.
- · ‘I’ is ignorance.
- · ‘I’ is illusion.
- · ‘I’ is duality or diversity
- · ‘I’ is universe.
- · ‘I’ is waking.
- · ‘I’ is dream.
- · ‘I’ is mind
What is ‘I’? The ‘I’
disappears in deep sleep, so what is the use of being attached to it? It is
illusory.
There is really no ‘I’. It
dies in deep sleep. But the notion of its unreality will gradually grasped by
the receptive seekers. Individuality is illusory.
One is ignorant of the fact
that the ‘I’ is present in the form of mind.
Mind is present in the form of universe. The universe comes and goes as waking dream
and has no permanent existence, is only a mirage created out of consciousness (soul)
the innermost self.
Soul or consciousness, the
innermost self which knows everything, that which sees. Soul or
consciousness alone remains after it gets rid of the ignorance of its true
nature. Soul or Consciousness is the witness and also it is the witnessed
because the witness and witnessed are one in essence. The essence is consciousness. Thus no second
thing exist other than consciousness.
Some 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.
Most
of the modern Gurus are also stuck with ‘I’ awareness as self-awareness. The
‘I’ awareness is present only when the mind is present. Mind is present only
when the universe is present. Universe is present only when the waking or dream
is present. The ‘I’ awareness is absent
when the mind is absent. Mind is absent than the universe or waking or dream is
absent. Thus ‘I’ awareness is mere illusion.
The self-awareness is ‘I- LESS AWARENESS.
