Pure Being, our Self-nature, That alone exists eternally.
Apart from That, all objects we perceive are clusters of illusive appearances
that come & go, while That,
unmoving & unchanged, abides the same forever.
Ignorance will not be eradicated except in those who,
through the power of Self-Inquiry conducted assiduously within the heart, have
attained the victorious absolute vision in which the whole panoply of
manifestation is transcended, being seen as a mere Cinema show.
The infinite variety of false & treacherous modes of
existence are merely brightly colored images appearing as if in a Mirror. We must realize that the false &
treacherous identification of the “I” with the Body is the seed from which these
appearances arise to ensnare us, & we must reject it with disdain.
That which is spoken of as the Life of life itself is the
true Life; That other "life" is merely the Body. That illusory
knowledge mediated by the Senses is nothing but Delusion. The pure
Consciousness that underlies it alone is true consciousness.
Based on the Teachings of a great Sage:
We require no more time to think of any particular event in
the Waking state than we do to Dream of it. But if we can thus divide the Waking-state
into thinking & the Perception of tangible objects, we must apply the same
distinction to the Dream-state, for to the Dreaming subject, his experience is
also one of Waking, divisible in the same manner, with 2 distinct standards of
time. Thus, there is no necessary variance between thinking & Dreaming as
regards our experience of Time.
These considerations have helped to establish the
equivalence of thinking & Dreaming: both are states of mental activity. If any difference in detail can be discovered,
it is no more than the difference between one mode of thought & another. We have seen that thinking, feeling & the Perception
of tangible objects are activities common both to Waking & Dreaming
experience, each being viewed from its own standpoint.
But on entering the Waking-state, a Dream is found to have
been a mental product in every one of its aspects; & yet to the Dreamer the
so-called Dream-state was one of Waking. What reasons have we to suppose that the
present Waking-state is anything but a mental product, just like a Dream ?
Tangible objects have no independent existence. They exist
as notions in the perceiver's Mind; & thus between Mind & Matter the
distinction is unreal, as it is also between the thought & the Perception
of a tangible object. To be awake has no
meaning & there is no Waking-state: it is all a Dream. But a Dream, so called only from the
standpoint of an inexistent Waking-state, is also a misnomer.
Look at Dreaming & Waking from the vantage point of the
single, immutable, & conscious Self which pervades & illuminates all
our objective experience. There being no
essential difference between one state of objective experience & another, one
term serves equally to describe all states in which the Mind is active.
Observing Life & Death,
those who desire to be free of Death should seek the immortality of the Self,
using that same desire be free of Death to find Liberation. Find clarity
regarding the desire to endure, & thus turn this innate desire into the
desire for Self-Realization. This Realization alone can fulfill that innate
desire. Those who perceive mortality, feel the urge to find something that does
not die. They recognize that everything in the World is perishable. Therefore
what they seek must be found within in a way that transcends what is physical.
They see that it is futile to be attached to that which is only going to pass
away sooner or later, so seek spirituality for immortality. This immortality is
to be found in the Self. Abidance as the Self is Knowledge of the Self. An
Inquiry into the knowledge of Immortality reveals that Bliss & Immortality
are the same & that both are realizable by Knowledge.
As a result of comprehending
the Non-Dual Teaching, one is liberated from the illusory connection to the
Body & what is mortal. The fusion of the desire for Happiness & the
desire to exist results in one being endowed with a singular focus upon
Self-Realization. This enables one to practice the Inquiry to know the Self
with the power of undistracted
Fullness & Perfection,
the unceasing Bliss, reside in That which neither rises nor sets, which neither
begins nor ceases. The experience of Happiness is connected with the desire for
Eternity. No one desires a Happiness that will cease. Rather, the desire is for
Happiness that will not cease & is forever. The desire for Immortality is
as strong as the desire for Happiness. The 2 are inextricably woven together.
Just as no one wishes to be unhappy, so no one wishes to cease to exist, though
one may wish objective appearances, such as the Senses, the Body, & the
Thoughts to cease. All with to continue forever. This is an intuition of the
true nature of Existence.
[more "Calculus for Yogis" is forthcoming]
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