Know what this mind in actuality. People mistake the ego for the mind. Without knowing what is mind? and what is the substance of the mind? and what is the source of the mind? it is impossible to unfold the mystery of the universe.
Without inquiring into the nature of the universe there can be no such thing as Advaitic Gnana.
The ‘I’ is the mind.
Make sure "what is this ‘I’, supposed to be in actuality.
The Self is not ‘I’.
The ‘I’ is not the Soul, the Self.
The ‘I’ is the mind.
The mind is the universe.
The universe appears as waking or dream (duality).
The waking is a parallel dream
The dream is parallel waking.
The ‘I’ appears and disappears.
Remember:~
When ‘I’ appears then only the mind appears.
When ‘I’ disappears then the mind disappears.
When the mind appears then the universe appears.
When the mind disappears then the universe disappears.
When the universe appears then the waking appears
When the universe disappears then the waking disappears.
Whatever prevails without the ‘I’ is the Soul, which is the cause of the ‘I’ and it itself is uncaused. The ‘I’ is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
Bhagavad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16
That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent (consciousness) is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)
The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole.
Remember:~
The mind is the whole universe. The universe appears as waking or dream (duality and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).
The one that appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality), is the Soul, the ‘Self’.
The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The consciousness pervades everything and everywhere in all three states.
Without knowing what the mind is in actuality, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
People think the mind is within the body but deeper Self-search reveals the fact that the world in which you exist itself is the mind.
When the ‘I’ is there then only the mind is there. If the mind is there then only the universe is there. If the universe is there then only the waking is there.
Thus, it is very much necessary to realize the ‘what ‘I’ is in actuality. Without knowing what is this ‘I’ it is impossible to realize the ‘I-less’ truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
Remember:~
First, know what is this mind supposed to be. The mind is present only waking or dream. The mind is absent in deep sleep.
The mind is present only when the form, time, and space are present and the mind is absent when the form, time, and space are absent.
The mind is present only when the universe is present and the mind is absent when the universe is absent.
The mind is present only when the ‘I’ is present and the mind is absent when ‘I’ is absent.
The mind is an object to the Soul is the subject.
Till you hold the mind is within the body you are unfit to acquire Self-knowledge. Your ‘I’ know attitude keeps you in the prison of ignorance and blocks you from realizing the Self.
Perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-awareness. People who refuse to hold their accumulated knowledge as a yardstick and refuse to drop their accumulated knowledge end up with perverted thinking. They want the truth on their own terms.
Katha Upanishad says ~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Ch~ II-5 P-14)
Those who indulge in the perverted argument from their own standpoint and opinion are not seeking the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. They just want to exhibit their accumulated knowledge accumulated from here and there. They think what they know is the ultimate truth.
They think whatever they propagate is the ultimate truth. The question never occurs to them, “Is what I know is really the truth: ~
Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for perfection; and of those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows the ‘Self’ in truth.
The path of wisdom attracts only those who are in search of truth and they appreciate it greatly. The ignorant are not spiritually matured the receive Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. The ignorant indulge in argument and provocation and personal attack, which hinder their own realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman.
That is why Jesus said:~ Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew -7:6)
~ Jesus meant Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Bhagavad Gita says ~ “Don't unsettle the minds of ignorant by revealing the esoteric truth." : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
