ENLIGHTENMENT BY SELF-INQUIRY–pt181
It is the path of true Knowledge. Let there be not inhibition of the effort to
know Absolute Reality, to know the Self.
By perseverance, the insuperable Ignorance is overcome, & the
apparently impossible is accomplished.
With honesty & integrity, humbly examining oneself closely, one
gains clear, inward discernment. One
likewise brings about the destruction of binding tendencies that build up the illusion of solidity of the Ego. With
detachment from what is transient & unreal, one finds Peace, true Freedom,
& inner contentment.
[Regarding a
questioner mourning the loss of his mother:]
One Reality is the Self from whom has sprung the Ego
which contains within itself the seeds of predispositions
(karmic vasanas) acquired in previous
births. The Self illumines the Ego, the predispositions
& also the gross Senses. Thereupon,
the predispositions appear to the Senses
to have materialized as the Universe, & become perceptible to the Ego, the
reflection of the Self. The Ego identifies
itself with the Body, & so loses sight of the Self. The result of this inadvertence is dark Ignorance & the suffering of the present
life.
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“There is no Creation, no Destruction, no Bondage, no longing to be freed from Bondage, no striving for Liberation, nor anyone who has attained Liberation. Know that this to be Ultimate Truth.”– the “no creation” school of Gaudapada, Shankara, Ramana, Nome – Ajata Vada
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