Deep
sleep brings on a sense of nondual peace with it. This experience one gets only
in the absence of mind. When one focuses his attention consciously on the
formless witness of the three states leads to realize the three states are mere illusion. The witness and the three states are one in essence. The essence is consciousness. Thus there is no second thing exists other than consciousness.
So,one gets to the real nature of the soul or consciousness
by focusing the attention on the formless witness, consciously and at the same time
by being aware of the body and the world and know them consciously as
consciousness alone.
Once one becomes fully aware of the fact that whatever
exists as an object (body + universe) with form or shape are also consciousness
because they are made of consciousness.
Thus,
the deep sleep illustration can be utilized the real nature of the
soul or consciousness, which is without duality
(forms and shapes). Thus, remaining in the midst of duality and becoming aware of the soul or consciousness is the Self-awareness.
There was no mind is deep sleep. As
soon as waking takes place the mind which contains, of a ready-made universe –
including all men and creatures appears. The man – confronts a universe in waking
or dream. The waking or dream appears as a whole and disappears as a
whole. To examine it closely, one has to
analyze the three states and trace the witness of the three states is formless
and apart.
One becomes aware of the fact that, the universe or mind, which appears and disappears, is only form and shape is created
out of consciousness and nothing else.The consciousness alone is positive proof
and on the standpoint of the consciousness or soul as self, one becomes aware
of the falsity of this universe or mind,which is mere
appearance. The one which appears as mind or the universe and disappears as no mind
(soul) is consciousness alone. Therefore, the mind and soul are one in essence.
Mental analysis shows that, the
existences of the formless witness, which witnesses the three states coming and
going without a break. This, on closer analysis, is found to be that changeless,
soul or consciousness itself.
