By holding on to
theories one remains in the realm of duality. One has to mentally go on dropping
what is not truth through deeper self-search. Finally when one becomes aware of
the fact that, his ego, his body and the world are one in essence than there is self-awareness in the midst of
duality. In nondual self-awareness, the
ego is not considered as ego, even though ego is present, the body is not
considered as body even though body is present, the world which confronts him
is not considered as world even though the world is present , the duality
ceases even though the duality is present
because of wisdom everything is considered as consciousness. Thus there
is conscious oneness.
When self becomes
aware of its formless non-dual nature it becomes empty of ignorance or illusion
or duality or experience of waking or dream.
Thus whatever remains empty of duality or ignorance or illusion is
non-dual reality. Only through wisdom one becomes aware of the truth in the
midst of duality.
That is why "Sri, Sankara said: - Without causing the objective universe to vanish and
without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation. -63- (VC)”
Universe in which we exist will not remain as reality
when wisdom dawns. Universe is mere mirage created out of consciousness and
there is conscious awareness of unity in diversity because there is no second
thing exist other than consciousness.
The soul is the innermost self. The soul is present in the form
of consciousness. It is the soul, which
was in ignorance, experiences the duality as reality. When it wakes up to its
own true nature there is neither the ego, nor body, nor the world remains as
reality. The soul alone remains in its
own formless nondual true nature, in
self - awareness.
T
he dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly the
waking becomes unreal when wisdom dawns. Limiting the consciousness to waking or dream
(duality) is erroneous. It was present
even in deep sleep without the body and without the world (without waking or
dream). If consciousness was no there is deep sleep than one will not say he
had sound sleep in waking experience. Therefore perfect understanding of ‘what
is what’ leads to nondual self-awareness in midst of duality.
For that one has to drop all the accumulated knowledge based on
the ego (waking entity), which is the false self within the false experience (waking).
And lean to view and judge the three states on the base of the formless soul or
consciousness, the innermost self, because whatever based on the ego (waking
entity) leads to intellectuality.
Intellectuality is based on individuality. Individuality is
falsehood because the self is not an individual because it is formless. The formless
soul or consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three
states as their formless substance and witness. In the realm of truth the
formless substance and witness are one in essence. The essence is consciousness.
Thus consciousness alone is real and all else mere illusion because there is no
second thing exist other than consciousness.
