The path
of religion, theory of karma, path of yoga and the path of wisdom were intended
for different classes of people. The wisdom is for the advanced seekers of
truth. It deals with the nature of the ultimate Truth and Reality. It is meant
for superior aspirants who have inner urge to know the truth and it is not for
those who are immersed in earthly desires.
Thus we
have to know the fact that Buddha, Sage Sri, Goudpada and Sage Sri,Sankara are not only
reformers but also the greatest scientists. Since there original
thesis have been lost in the labyrinths of philosophy and mutilated by
pundits and priest craft, it becomes very difficult understand and assimilate
the wisdom expounded by the great masters. In addition, the conservativeness of
the orthodox scholars will not allow any research other than playing with the
words, which suits the mass mind sets, because of their egocentric outlook.
In
the scientific field knowledge one can bank on discoveries of different
scientists. Newton discovered the law of
gravity and Einstein formulated the principle of relativity. And scientists
take it for granted that these principles are valid. It is not so in pursuit of
truth. If one sage discovers the ultimate truth, it cannot be accepted blindly
by the seeker without verification.
Seeker has to discover a fresh on his own to realize’ what is truth’ and
‘what is not truth’ and accept only the truth and mentally drop the untruth . Thus constant reflection on the subject is
very much necessary in pursuit of truth.
The
realists or dualists say: - the consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is
independent o of other; each represent one complimentary aspect of reality.
While the mind is present the consciousness is absent. It is through
collaboration between these two aspects of reality the evolution takes place.
Apart from these two aspects of reality the realists or dualists do not
recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of
these.
Creator
and creation is theory is based on the false self within the false
experience. There is neither creation
is the realm of ultimate truth or Brahman, because there is no scope for
duality of any sort. Ultimate conclusion
is this there is no second thing exist other than consciousness. Everything is
consciousness thus diversity has no value in light of wisdom. Thus recognizing the mind or the illusion or
universe or duality or three states as consciousness in the midst of diversity
brings unity in diversity.
The
formless consciousness is the innermost self, is the only reality and universe
to be but an illusory manifestation, an appearance which is not real. Mind
(universe) and soul (self) do not represent two complimentary aspect of reality
because they are one in essence. Thus the essence has to be taken as reality
and the illusory manifestation cannot be considered as reality because it is
created out of single stuff, which is consciousness. Thus the experience of birth, life, death and
the world and form, time and space are happening within the illusory
manifestation has to considered as illusion.
Nothing
can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exists other than
consciousness. The whole universe without the form, time and space is
consciousness. Without the form, time
and space there is no universe but it is only the formless non-dual consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the
true essence of non-duality.
When
one puts aside the imagination and has the thinker-- what does he get with
thinking—he can get only a thought. Meditation is only an effort of the ego
within the illusion; it is imagination based on the false self; the consciousness
remaining the same with or without ideas.
When
formless witness witnesses the waking experience and its attention is fixed to
the waking experience, which is an object to it, than it is in ignorance of its
formless non-dual true nature and it is in forgetfulness of its own formless non-dual true nature. Same thing is applied to the dream. But when formless
witness is free from waking and dream it is in its formless non-dual true
nature, which identified as deep sleep in the waking experience, which is the
state of ignorance. Until waking entity
traces the formless witness mentally and realizes it itself is not the self but
the formless witness, which is in the form of consciousness is the true self,
the wisdom will not dawn.
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