Intellectuals may say the external
world is a construction of the mind, but deeper inquiry and reasoning reveals
the fact that, causal relation is never found between subject and object, and
then there is no sense in intellectuals claim.
The waking or dream are not mere egoistic
imaginations, but they are mere illusory appearances. This must be understood. In dream the
most important thing is that it ha appeared spontaneously, in dream the dream
entity may be a minister or a doctor, or a peasant, and it is imagined or
constructed by the waking entity. It is not the idea of the waking entity,
which is present only in waking experience, but the true formless soul or consciousness, the innermost self which is fully
aware of the three states, which comes and goes in succession.
One may have seen the birth and death of other beings
within the waking or dream, but one has never seen the birth and death of the formless witness of the three states because it is deathless because it is birthless.
One may imagine it but even that is
possible within the waking or dream. In other words the formless witness of the
three states must be there before their appearance. Hence the witness, which is
the true self, is termed "the unborn, because it is formless.
One has never seen the formless
witness going, so one cannot call it mortal, because it is ever present in all
the three states. It can remain with or without the experience of duality.
The three states (object) must
be of the same stuff as the formless witness (subject) of them because they disappear into formless soul, the innermost self.
Thus experiencing the pain and pleasure within the illusion with
the illusory self, within the illusory experience, has to be illusion. The
illusion is created, and sustained, and finally dissolves as consciousness,
which is the innermost Self. Since,
there is no second thing other than the consciousness (soul); the consciousness
itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.
The one who has realized this truth for him this illusion is passing
show because he is fully aware of the fact that his body, his ego and his
experience of the world to be consciousness. Practical peoples approach is more
practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the practical life within the
practical world, they take it as real whereas for Gnani has the firm conviction
that:-
Formless soul or consciousness is the witness that experiences the action, the actor, and the
world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a
theatre, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests, and the dancers with
complete impartiality. Even when they all depart, the light shines to reveal
their absence.
What is not consciousness
(formless) in the experience of diversity (universe or waking)? The waking and the dream cease to exist
without consciousness. The seeker,
seeking and his destination all are one
in essence.
By becoming more and more intellectual one becomes more
and more intoxicated to individuality. The intellectuality is limited to
duality. In realm of truth the
intellectuality is replaced by non-dual wisdom.
There is nothing exist other than formless non dual existence.
Therefore, there is no individual to
become sane or insane. There is no second thing exists, other than
consciousness. Everything is one, that
is, unity in diversity. The curiosity, urge cannot be imposed on others. It has to sprout within. One need not become
a guru because the guru is within guides every seeker.
