In the realm of truth the object (mind or the universe or waking) and subject (soul) are one in
essence. Without the subject there is no
object. The subject remains without the
object as in deep sleep.
The
object is both real and unreal. It is real because it is a manifestation of
consciousness, but is unreal, in the sense, that it is not absolute and eternal
like consciousness itself.
Intellectual
approach is more practical, and one is stuck with the reality of the object, he
takes it as real.
The soul, the innermost self has to be free from experiencing
the duality as reality. To overcome the
duality, the waking entity has to know it itself is not the self, but the self
is the soul, which witnesses coming and going of the three states. Thus self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma
Gnana is necessary to realize ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ to reject
the untruth by accepting the truth.
Lust, anger, greed are part of the duality. From ultimate
standpoint the duality is mere illusion. If duality is mere illusion than the
form, time and space are mere illusion. If form, time and space are mere
illusion than the universe is mere illusion. If the universe is mere illusion,
than the three states are mere illusion. If the three states are mere illusion
than the experience of birth, life,
death and the world are mere illusion.
If birth, life, death and the world are mere illusion than the
individualized god, heaven, hell, sin, and karma are part of the illusion. Therefore it is necessary to realize ‘what is illusion’
and ‘what is reality’ in order to get freedom from falsehood.
By inquiring WHO AM I? it
unfold the fallacy of the form thus only half the truth is revealed. The
ignorant who fail to apprehend the ‘self’ are caught in the web of illusion
experience, the birth, life, death and world as reality. The people who think the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as self
are caught up in the web of duality experiences the pain and pleasure as
reality.
As the waking entity or ego becomes more and more inward turned,
it becomes gradually free from experiencing the duality as reality. When the soul, the innermost self becomes
freed from all the obstruction by fully eliminating the ignorance it remains in
its own awareness. When the soul,
remains in its own awareness in the midst of duality then the duality is mere
illusion created out of the soul, which is present in the form of
consciousness.
So long the soul, the innermost self identifies itself with the
waking entity it remains in ignorance of its formless non-dual true nature. Therefore
it is necessary to realize the fact that, the ‘self’ is neither the waking
entity nor the ‘self’ is dream entity but the self is the formless soul, which
witnesses the coming and going of the three states.
Just as the sun is the direct cause of the daylight, so without
the self-knowledge no emancipation can be had. Compared to all other forms
discipline self-knowledge is the only direct means for freedom from
experiencing the illusion as reality.
Only when the wisdom dawns the soul, the innermost self can
remain in its own awareness in the midst of duality.
