People speak of getting rid of conditioning or samskara but they themselves
are unaware of the fact that, the universe in which they exist is product of
the inborn samskara or conditioning. The ignorance is cause of the
inborn samskara or conditioning which present as ‘I’ or ‘I AM’.
The real Moksha or freedom is to realize the fact that
‘I’ consciousness is mere physical awareness. Physical awareness is not
self-awareness. The self –awareness is when the formless soul or
consciousness remains aware of its own non-dual true nature. –
FORMLESS PATH
The one which believes itself as the body is not the
body. Only after this belief all other beliefs will arise.
Thus the basic belief “I am the body” has to be there before any
belief. After this basic belief, the belief of name is accepted.
After the belief of the body with the name, the belief of the
person is born. Thus, the belief of birth becomes a belief of
ignorance, without realizing the fact that, the believer is formless soul,
the innermost self.
Due to ignorance the universe is born. Man is born within the
universe. If there is no ignorance than there is no universe.
If there is no universe then there is no question of birth, life and death which
takes place within the universe. Thus, the truth is hidden due to ignorance.
Thus the duality is experienced as reality.
People think ‘I’ or ‘I AM as self only their body is not self. Only
when the ‘I’ is there than only the body, ego and the world are there.
If ‘I’ disappears than the body, ego and the world disappear. Without the
‘I’ there is neither body, nor ego and nor world. The ‘I’ is
present when the mind is present. The mind is present only
when the universe is present. The universe is present only when the
waking is present. Waking is present only when there is ignorance.
Thus ‘I’ is the cause of the ignorance. Getting rid of
the ignorance is very much necessary in pursuit of truth.
Thus, it is necessary to realize the fact that, the belief and experience are part of the
illusion created out of the soul, the innermost self. The soul is in the form
of consciousness.
Many are good at acrobatics with words, but their knowledge is limited to
the physical self(ego or waking entity). When the inner work is at progress
then the realization will happen as conviction consciousness
as self grows. Only the chosen one by the
consciousness will be able to realize the truth.
Everyone’s individual experiences are not the
same. Some are so much immersed in materiality,
religion, duty bound towards their family and society, and they will not
be attracted to the non-dual wisdom or understand and assimilate the non-dual
truth, because they accepted the duality as reality.
Mysticism encourages people to be lazy,
to think the external objects are created by Iswara and internal objects
created by Jiva. Both Iswara and Jiva are man’s creation. Seeker of truth
should not waste his time in talks of Jiva and Iswara disputes;
rather inquire into the nature of the soul.
The formless soul, the innermost self is not Christian, Hindu
or Muslim. The path of truth is path of Christ or Brahman or
Buddha. The religious path is limited to individuality,
whereas the spiritual path is towards universality. Mistaking the religious
or yogic path as a spiritual path is the greatest obstacle
in the pursuit of truth, because they will not lead the seeking mind
beyond individuality.
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 the 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? unfolds 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 nondual 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 or Bramha Gnana or Atma Gnana 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.
