Clinging to waking or universe is clinging to illusion

Within the illusion the formless  soul is bound by form,time and space.  if the formless soul is bound by form,time and space than it is also bound by birth, life, death and universe. Within the illusion   the soul sees everything as physical  entity(ego or waking entity)   within the world(waking).  

The  formless soul is in the form of consciousness. And  soul or  consciousness is the the innermost self. All  attachment  within the illusory world are also created out of consciousness; consciousness itself deludes through the illusion.  Ordinary man  does pious acts, but he does not know  the consciousness is the ultimate truth and wastes his life away with his inherited beliefs and accumulated knowledge.  

The one, who becomes aware of the fact that,  the consciousness is ultimate reality, is eternally becomes free from experiencing the illusion as reality. 

The three states are part and parcel of the illusion. Within the waking  experience, the waking body and the waking  world are present.  Similarly the dream body and dream world are present within the dream.  If waking or dream is not there the body and the universe ceases to exist. the dream becomes unreal when waking takes palace .similarly the waking becomes unreal when wisdom dawns. the wisdom dawns when waking entity realizes it itself is not the self therefore the waking world in which it exists  is mere illusion.


Limiting the mind to the physical entity is cause of the experiencing the illusion as reality. 

Clinging to waking  world  is clinging to illusion. Clinging to illusion is clinging to ignorance. Clinging to ignorance is clinging to the illusory experience of birth life, death. clinging illusory birth,life and death as reality is   accepting the world as as reality. 

 By accepting the experience of birth, life, death and world  as reality is  accepting the unreality as reality. Therefore, there is a need to know the  formless witness  which is aware of the three states which comes and goes in sucession. 

The self  is not the body which is born lives and dies within the waking world , but self is  the formless soul, which is present  in the form of consciousness.    

One tries to grasp illusion, but it eludes his grasp. “When one abandoned and discards illusion with by accepting the truth that, the consciousness is the true self, then the ignorance disappears and the reality starts revealing itself.   Ignorance gives birth to the mind, which is mere  illusion. The mind rises and subsides from the  formless Soul.  

Illusion is intoxicating material.  It grips everyone and everything within the duality. Because it pervades and grips everywhere and  in everything in duality  therefore,  everyone becomes unaware of the reality. No one has known thy bare reality. Only who are discovered the true self and attuned mentally to the soul(consciousness), realizes the duality is mere mirage created out of Consciousness.

Illusion has affected the three states, and physical discipline erases not its effect; and men, involved in strife, are intoxicated with its intoxication are immersed in manipulating the high and low of their physical life.  Only through Self-knowledge one will be able to overcome the intoxication of illusion.

"When a person is sleeping soundly, free from dreams, with a still mind, that is the Self, fearless and deathless. That is Brahman, the supreme."

- Chandogya Upanishad

The look of any object will depends upon the medium through which the self observes it.

Whatever one  has read, heard, seen, known, believed and experienced as person of the world is present only  when the mind is present. Mind is present when the universe is present. And  the universe is present when the waking is present.

Waking   appears, when the mind(I)  appears, and it  disappear when the mind disappears. Therefore, all our experiences are within the mind, which is in the form of universe. And universe appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep.  There is no mind in deep sleep. If there is no mind than there is no body , no ego and no world. If there is no body, no ego and no world than there is no waking experience.If there is no waking than there no experience of  birth,life,death and the world.  therefore perfect understanding of what is what is needed  to assimilate Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

 There is no need to follow any egocentric theories and teaching in pursuit of truth.

Religion, yoga, scriptural studies and intellectuality are nothing to do in pursuit of truth.  One has to investigates “what is mind?” and “what is the substance of the mind”  and "what is the source of the mind?" to unfold the mystery of the mind.  If one becomes aware with what the mind is than he is  able to realize  ultimate truth or Brahma. Since every one judging the truth on the base of their accumulated knowledge they go round and round never come to any final conclusion. 

The look of any object will depends upon the medium through which the self observes it. If, the self observes through physical apparatus, then the mental and intellectual conditions will determine the three states observed and experienced. If the self (soul) is without the physical apparatus views the same phenomenal world finds nothing other than itself.  Therefore, there is a need to know the fact that, the ego (waking entity) is not the self, and learn to view and judge the truth on the base of the self, which is in the form of consciousness.

The individual experiences are happening within the mind.  the mind is present in the form of universe. The universe appears as waking or dream(duality) and disappears as deep sleep(non-duality) . Until we think mind is within the body, we remain ignorance of the truth.   Therefore, one has to find the fact that, whether the mind is within the body or body and the world are within the mind. Therefore perfect understanding  is necessary in order realize 'what is what'  to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

  One interprets the object that he sees in terms of his existing accumulate knowledge based on the ego.  The Gnani sees the play of consciousness everywhere and in everything in all the three states. Therefore, it is very much necessary to learn to view and judge the truth without the physical apparatus. Without the physical apparatus the self is formless soul..... or anyone can call it anything which makes sense.   

  

Soul, self, spirit, Brahman, Atman, consciousness emptiness, nothingness, no one no mind higher self super consciousness ,which are mere name given to the same thing, you can call any name  to the formless existence,  the words are mere pointers  communication purpose.  

We are discussing about the soul in illusion, and when the illusion disappears there is nothing is there to call it or name it. Whatever prevails without the illusion is consciousness, without form, time and space. Consciousness is ultimate reality or Brahman.

“What is it that slept? “What is it that dreamt?” and “What is it that got up, when the “Self” is not physical but self is formless.

Do not accept or dispute  what I say in my blogs and postings , but verify the validity of my claim through deeper thinking,  to realize,  the self is not form but self is formless soul. The truth will be realized by  anyone who bases himself on the soul,which is the innermost self. 

 The belief system is based on the false self(ego or waking entity), within the false experience(waking).  Totally unconditioned means – the soul, the innermost self has to remain in its formless noon-dual true nature. Since everyone is conditioned to view and judge on the base of physical conditioning or samskara  they have to drop the conditioning based on the physicality.  The naked mind is the  formless soul or consciousness, the innermost self. All the conditioning or samsakra are  present only  within the illusion.  Thus it is necessary to know what is reality and what is illusion in order  to realize the form,time and space are mere illusion. The form,time and space are created out single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness.  Thus form,time and space are one in essence. And without consciousness the form,time and space cease to exist. 

The illusion is present in the form  of mind. The mind is present in the form of universe. The universe appears as waking or dream.  

The words soul, Atman, spirit, self, Brahman, Christ, emptiness, are used for communication purpose within the illusion. The words and thoughts are part of the illusion. The source of the illusion is the soul,which is present in the form of consciousness. consciousness  is the ultimate reality or Brahman.

All the quotes from the scriptures are not necessary in pursuit of truth. Noting is needed other then the urge to know the truth and courage to accept the truth, and reject the accumulate untruth. Through deeper self-search  one realizes what is truth and what is illusion.  Seeker must have humility to verify through deeper self-search.  accumulated intellectual knowledge is not an yardstick to decide what is truth and what is untruth.

 Man cannot become totally unconditioned because, man thinks himself as self, that is, body(form)  with the name as self. It is the formless  soul, the innermost self that has to get unconditioned by  realizing the fact that, it is not the body but it is soul,which is in the form of consciousness.  When the  conviction arises from the inner core that, the formless  soul or consciousness  is the true self, then the physical conditioning or samskara  false away.  Thus, the formless soul or  consciousness  alone prevails as ultimate truth. And all else is mere mirage created out of consciousness.

One thinks he and his experience of the world are real within the waking experience or in dream.  The dream entity and its experience of the dream world become unreal when waking takes place. The one which is aware of the three states, which comes and goes is not physical but it is formless soul.  The waking entity and the waking world were not present in the dream and deep sleep.  Then “What is it that slept? “What is it that dreamt?” and “What is it that got up, when the “Self” is not physical bur self is formless.

It is not possible reject anything just because someone says.  One has to  verify  through soul-centric  reasoning than  he will  realize the three states are mere illusion created out of single stuff. that single stuff is formless consciousness.

If  deeper self-search revels the fact that, the physical body is not self, then one  has to reject the idea of body as self. If one is  convinced of the fact that ,the body is not the “Self “then he has  to view and judge and conclude on the base of the self, which is not the body but it is the formless soul.thus soul-centric reasoning is necessary in order to realize the form,time and space are mere illusion.  

Thus it is necessary to realize the body is not the ‘Self’ to realize the ‘I’ is not the self.   Deeper inquiry further reveals the fact that, neither the waking entity nor the ‘dream entity is self.  Therefore, holding the  waking entity  as self ,which is present only when the waking experience  is present is the cause of ignorance.  This ignorance is cause of experiencing the duality or universe as reality.  Therefore one has to overcome the ignorance by perfect understanding of what is what. 

Perfect understanding is possible only when one rejects all the accumulated knowledge based on the ‘false self’(ego or waking entity) and false experience(waking), and base his-self on the formless soul . Only when one becomes soul-centric t is possible to realize the Advaitic or non-dualistic  truth. Non-dualistic truth is ultimate truth or Brahman. 

Rejection of falsehood is possible only when one is aware of the truth. If body is not the self, then one has to reject the body and its experience of the world together, same way when one rejects the dream as unreal when he wakes up.  The waking becomes unreal when one realizes the self is not ‘waking entity’ .   Whatever prevails without the three states  is ultimate truth or Brahman. 

It takes a long time to accept what I am saying because of the inborn  physical conditioning or samskara.   Since Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana  is vast subject it takes time to understand and assimilate it.

The breath, the body, the name, all the forms and shapes the universe, “It’s all the same like branches of a tree

The breath, the body, the name, all the forms and shapes the universe, “It’s all the same  like branches of a tree just as one goes deeper and deeper one becomes aware of the fact that the self is consciousness and diversity is mere mirage. The one who realizes the consciousness is the true self he shall be free from experiencing the mirage as reality. 

One has lost himself in the game of form, time and space. When one is able to lift the veil of form, time and space mentally the truth will shine as non-dual existence.   

Self-Knowledge is nothing but just dissolution of the mind into consciousness. One has to go beyond, emotions, sensations and thoughts and feelings by perfect understand it can be achieved.  

One should not get stuck with accumulated knowledge but to flow towards non-dual reality, which is ultimate truth.  Non-dual Silence which is not loneliness…

Inquiry, analysis and reasoning is the path, process as well as the goal. So the inner journey reaches towards the non-dual destination to become one with the “WHOLE”

Consciousness, which is the Self, is the only reality.   'Reality' is defined as that which does not undergo any change at any time. Consciousness, which is absolutely changeless and eternal, is alone real.

 The mind, which is in the form of universe, keeps on changing all the time and so it cannot be considered as real. People cannot dismiss it as unreal, because they are unaware of the fact that, their existence is dependent on something unknown to them.

The mirage is being mistaken for real. The mirage so seen produces the effect of reality.  Thus universe seen is in the form of mirage therefore its reality is limited to the mirage alone. On verification through deeper inquiry, analysis and reasoning it is found that the universe or mind never existed and that the consciousness alone was there all the time.

One has to burn down the ignorance with the fire of conviction that “I AM is not the self but the self is I AM-less existence.

Self-Realization is not an experience. People who think Self can be experienced are still infancy because they are not personally self-searched. Their understanding and assimilation are dependent on intellectual spoon feeding form whatever they have read, heard and assumed.  Since their egocentric outlook, they refuse to accept or verify anything other than their accepted truth.   Discussing with such people is waste of time.  Discussions only the subject is more important to understand and assimilate the self –knowledge. Mixing up every teaching or philosophy or quotation of some great thinkers or scriptural authority create hindrance in pursuit of truth. Seeker has to focus on only mind and consciousness to unfold the mystery of the universe in which we all exist.     

Ultimate truth or Brahman is beyond all experience. Experiences imply duality. Duality is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint. The consciousness beyond experience and it cannot be experienced because it is cause of all experiences and it itself is uncaused because it is non-dual in its nature.  

The grace cannot be experienced. It is emotionally hallucinated people propagate to experience the grace by plying with people feelings and hallucinating them with ornamental words promising them with the experience of the self.  Such hallucinated experience is not wisdom. 

Birth, life and death, Virtue and voce, pleasure and pain are part of waking or dream not of the formless witness or the soul.  Soul is the true self. And soul is in the form of consciousness. The formless witness [self or consciousness] pervades in everything everywhere, in all the three states as their formless substance.   The true self is neither the doer not enjoyer because it is not an individual.  Doing and enjoying is an individual experience within the illusion.    

People think that their chosen path is right path. And it is foolish to tell them that they are not in right path because until they themselves become aware that, their chosen path is inadequate and useless in quenching their spiritual thirst, they will not accept anything other then what they think is right.  Pursuit of truth is personal journey and it cannot be imposed on others. The people who have inner urge will find the right path, at right time with right people and move ahead in their mental [inner] journey.       

Consciousness is the true Self and it does not belong to any religion or race and creed.  It is not perceived by the senses. It is unattached, formless and witness of all the body and universe.       

Consciousness is the Eternal Truth, the real Self and the only Universal Reality or Omnipresent Reality which is the Truth of all life and existence whether visible or invisible.

Consciousness has no beginning and no end it is the eternal ageless Consciousness is the One besides which there is nothing else existent.

In Consciousness is the essence of the illusory universe in which the birth, life and death takes place. There is no experience or conception by which one can limit it.

The formless is form, the timeless is time, and the spaceless is space.  The form, time and space are mere mirage created out of consciousness.   Thus form, time and space are created out of single stuff, which is consciousness. 

The cause and effect is the theory based on the false self. When the birth, life and death and the world are mere illusion on the ultimate standpoint, how the physical based theories such as creator and creation, cause and effect, karma can be real.

 Illusion is the nature of consciousness. It is in ignorance the illusion becomes reality and when the consciousness remains in its formless non-dual true nature the duality is mere illusion. The universe is in the form of mind.  The mind is mere mirage created out of consciousness.  Without the mirage it is pure awareness. The mind appears as waking or dream. The dream is parallel waking and waking is parallel dream. Mind   and spirit are one in essence.

One has to burn down the ignorance with the fire of conviction that “I AM is not the self but the self is I AM-less existence. Until one hold the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as self he is duped by his own egocentric outlook and  he will remain hallucinating that he knows the truth and what he knows as ultimate truth.  Until and unless one comes out of hangout from   I and I AM base, it is impossible to cross the threshold of duality. ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ or words used in duality to indicate the self. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that neither the ‘I’ nor the ‘I AM’ is self because the sense of ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is present only in physical existence whereas the self is beyond ‘I’ or I AM.   In the past some sages must have used it to help the seekers to reach up to the level of ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ by revealing only half wisdom and kept the other halfway to reach the destination as a secret.   People who are stuck with ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ remain in the stagnant water if they do not proceed beyond ‘I’ or ‘I AM’.          

Because People hold their teacher, guru, god men or scriptural scholar as authenticated authority on truth and treat only the words of religious robed god men or gurus as a final say, and they miss their inner track.    If one is seeking truth then it is necessary for him to investigate all the facts, on his own by deeper reasoning to realize the fact that,    the path of religion and path of yoga are not the means to realize the ultimate reality, because theses paths are egocentric paths. Thus all the egocentric paths lead to hallucination not towards the ultimate realization.  Thus, it is wrong declaration to say that, every path leads one to the same destination because egocentric paths leads one  to hallucination and only soul-centric path leads one  towards the ultimate realization. 

Self –Realization is Self - awareness that is, realizing the self is not form but self is formless consciousness and being aware of the true self(soul) in the midst of duality, which is mere illusion.

Therefore one has to become aware of the true self, is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless substance and witness of the three states. Therefore, one has to dropping all the baggage of the accumulated dross, which is blocking his realization of his formless true identity by starting a fresh in his pursuit of truth.