Chandogya Upanishad:~ sarvam khalvidam Brahma - all this (universe) is verily Brahman. By following back all of the relative appearances in the world, we eventually return to that from which it is all manifest – the non-dual reality.
As soon as word
"mind" is uttered people think “the mind of an individual",
whereas the mind appears as a whole waking or dream(duality) disappears as deep sleep(non-duality). The
body and the world are within the mind. Thus
individual and individual experiences are happenings within the mind.
Witness means which is aware of the appearance
and disappearance of the three states.” This is an important and vital
difference. The mind appears to the witness, which is the formless soul. The soul is in the form of consciousness. The
soul is also the substance of the mind.
Illusion means which appears to be a reality but by close examination one becomes
the unreal nature of the mind, which appears as the universe, and becomes aware of
the substance from which it is created of.
There is always
confusion and there is no clarity about the truth when one considers the waking
entity as the Self. Therefore, the self cannot be that, because on the base of the Soul, is the true self there is no confusion and always clarity.
When the mind
appears all confusion and doubts arise and when mind disappears all will the
doubts and confusion will vanish. Then
what is that is aware of appearance disappearance of the mind? The physical
existence(man + universe) is limited to mind, and it is mind. Therefore, mind is limited to physical
existence.
One cannot make
the mind clear; without understanding the formless substance from which the
mind is made. The nature of the mind is
diversity. Thus understanding the mind is necessary to understand and
assimilate the ultimate truth.
Sri, Sankara says:- VC-63 _Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without
knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere
utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.
65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its
extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other
such things lying above it and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being
(merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the Self, which is
hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a
knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not
through perverted arguments.
The mind is merely an illusion. If one never verifies the facts about the mind than he
will remain ignorant about the facts about what is mind. Without verifying the fact about the mind one
keeps experiencing the duality as reality.
When the illusion is taken as reality all the judgments will be based on the waking entity, which is false self, within the false experience, thus all conclusions will be based on the intellectual speculations; therefore one will not be able to understand and assimilate the ultimate truth.
When the illusion is taken as reality all the judgments will be based on the waking entity, which is false self, within the false experience, thus all conclusions will be based on the intellectual speculations; therefore one will not be able to understand and assimilate the ultimate truth.
Whatever has appeared universe has
appeared on its own and it disappears on its own. Whether a person takes it as reality or
illusion it all depends on his mental and intellectual conditions will
determine the phenomenal world observed and experienced.
The look of an object
will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. A Gnani
viewing the universe (practical life within the practical world) different from
the ignorant is viewing the same universe (practical life within the practical
world). Each one of them interprets the universe he sees in term of his
existing knowledge. The Gnani sees his body, his ego and his
experience of the world as merely an illusion created out of consciousness whereas the
ignorant sees his body as body, his ego as ego and his experience of the world
as world.
Thus experiencing the pain and pleasure within the illusion with
the illusory self, within the illusory experience, has to be an illusion. The
illusion is created and sustained and finally dissolves as consciousness,
which is the Self. Since there is no second thing other than the consciousness (soul); the consciousness
itself is the 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.
Due to ignorance,
the illusion is experienced as reality. The illusion is present in the form of
‘I’ or mind. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as
waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep. The
three states are one in essence and that essence is consciousness. The Soul or consciousness is the Self. On the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the three states are illusory.
Thus experiencing the birth, life, death and the world within
the illusion (waking or universe) with the illusory self (waking entity or
ego), within the illusory experience (waking), bound to be an illusion.
The illusion is created and sustained and finally dissolves as Soul or consciousness, which is the Self.
Since there is no second thing other than the consciousness (soul); the
consciousness itself is the 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.
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 Gnani sees his
body his ego and his experience of the world as consciousness.
Only when one
investigates the mind through deeper self-search than he
will be able to transcend the mind. The clarity comes only when he knows the
mind is not within the body but man and the universe are within the mind.
There is not such a thing as a mind in the realm of truth; never has been and never will be. Mind means the illusion, in which the whole universe with all its contents exists. When there is no mind there is no illusion.:~Santthosh Kumaar
There is not such a thing as a mind in the realm of truth; never has been and never will be. Mind means the illusion, in which the whole universe with all its contents exists. When there is no mind there is no illusion.:~Santthosh Kumaar
