The soul, which present in the form of consciousness is not limited to the waking
entity and the waking world because it pervades all the three states.
By
inquiring “WHO AM ‘I’?” , which is
limited the waking entity will yield only half truth, because
it exposed only the unreal nature of the form and fails to expose the unreality
of the time and space. Thus ‘WHO AM I? The inquiry will not yield full
truth. Without taking all the three states into
account, it is impossible to realize
the ultimate truth of Brahman.
Many
People who are stuck with” WHO AM ‘I’? and ‘I AM THAT are unaware of the fact
that, their journey in incomplete. ‘WHO
AM ‘I’ and “I AM THAT’ are only stages, they have to go much beyond WHO AM ‘I’?
and ‘I AM THAT’ .
When self
is not waking entity and waking
experience is a false experience than what is the use of assuming of the ‘Self ‘without
the form without realizing what ‘self ‘is in actuality. One
has to realize the self is within the form, time and space but self is without
the form, time and space. The form, time
and space are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Consciousness is
the innermost self. On the standpoint
of the innermost self, the form, time and space are mere illusion. Therefore, perfect
understanding is needed to realize ‘what is what’ to know ‘what is truth ‘and
‘what is illusion’. Simply intellectually speculating saying ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I
AM THAT’ is not Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
That is why the Buddha
said:-
Do not
believe a spiritual teaching just because:-
1. It is repeatedly recited,
2. It is written in a scripture,
3. It was handed from guru to disciple,
4. Everyone around you believes it,
5. It has supernatural qualities,
6. It fits my beliefs anyway,
7. It sounds rational to me,
8. It is taught by a respectable person,
9. It was said to be the truth by the teacher,
10. One must defend it or fight for it.
However, only when it agrees with your experience and reason, and when it is conducive to the good and the gain of oneself and all others, then one should accept the teachings, and live up to them."
....Buddha.
The seeker of truth is one who is ready
verify and has courage to accept and reject the truth when he finds out what is
truth and what is untruth. The meek will stick to their inherited conditioning
remain experiencing duality as reality.
