Thursday, August 2, 2012

Intellectually knowing the truth is only an imagination, whereas realizing the truth is knowing it as such.



Formless soul or consciousness,  the innermost is only which is permanent, unchanging in the ever changing three states is reality. Everyone hears of Soul or Consciousness but they can only imagine it. 

One requires words only to distinguish between is there and not there, but he can't posit either of Reality, because he's saying so is only an idea within the experience of duality (waking). The duality is not reality.  The reality is beyond words. Words are of use, however, as a thorn to pull out the thorn of other words that hinder knowledge.

Intellectually knowing the truth is only an imagination, whereas realizing the truth is knowing it as such.

People think that, by keeping out their thoughts will give the experience of the soul or consciousness, the innermost self. How can one keep out a portion of consciousness because the consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three states.

It is utterly impossible. Such thoughtless experience is mere hallucination.   It is impossible to   experience any of the three states without consciousness, because the consciousness pervades in all the three states.

Soul or consciousness is the  formless substance and the witness of the three states. Thus all the three states are mere mirage created out of consciousness.  The substance and witness of the consciousness are one in essence. Thus everything is consciousness.  Therefore, no second thing exists other than consciousness .   Knowing and realizing  the diversity is created out of single stuff, which is consciousness, brings unity in diversity.

The thoughts arise only in waking or dream, and are non-existent in deep sleep. Thus the experience is prior to thought.

99% people will not show interest in the path of wisdom. And  the path of wisdom is for those who found the path of religion, the path of yoga and all theoretical philosophy and scriptural studies inadequate and useless in quenching their inner thirst.
  
People are searching for remedies for their problems of practical life within the practical world.  The path of love is very valuable in practical world. A Gnani follows path of love in practical world and he loves the whole humanity but he inwardly he is fully aware of the fact that, the practical life within the practical world are part mere mirage. 

They alone in this world are endowed with the highest wisdom who are firm in their conviction of the sameness and birthlessness of Ataman. The ordinary man does not understand their way. (Chapter IV — Alatasanti Prakarana 95-P-188 in Upanishads by Nikilanada)

Thus, self-knowledge is meant only for those who have intense urge, and courage to accept the truth with humility and reject the untruth. Since people start comparing with their scriptural knowledge, it becomes impossible to assimilate and realize the non-dual truth.   Therefore, there is no need to convince anyone other than our own-selves to get the firm conviction. 

 It is for every seeker who is in the path of truth to prove himself to know “What is truth, “and “What is untruth?” to assimilate the Self -knowledge or Bramha Gnana or Atma Gnana.