When Observer is Observed

When observer is observed

-- experiencer becomes the experience

-- mind becomes still, although there are thoughts, they don't seem to be yours

-- there is only a pure perception, which is prior to knowledge, and for the same reason there is no knowledge of perception either

-- body and mind are not seen, although they are seen at once, like waves are seen but far from your sight, waves are not seen and only ocean in its completeness is seen

Diamond cuts Diamond

As Sankhya darshana mentions that Prakriti creates bondage and only Prakriti frees from bondage where as Purusha is  the substratum of everything, omniscient, eternal, omnipresent and changeless.

In another words, it's only through maya, you can be freed from maya.

It is that last desire for liberation that liberates even from that last desire.

It is those last words that can erase all other words and itself.

It is through mind, mind cleans itself and realizes it doesn't exist and becomes still.

It is through that last effort you realize effortless freedom.

It is through 'I' you realize you are not 'I'.

So on so forth, limitless reflections reflecting themselves creating numerous colors, shapes and intensities while substratum remains the same which is plain, changeless light.

I Know What Is Not

I do not know what is meditation, but I know what is not

I do not know what is reality, but I know what is not

I do not know what is knowledge, but I know what is not

I do not know who am I, but I know who I am not

I do not know what is silence, but I know what is not

I do not know what is freedom, but I know what is not

I do not know what is love, but I know what is not

Imitation

Someone told me this true story that there was this person who wanted to prove that saints are fake and it is super easy to trap people by imitating like saints etc. So this guy wanted to create a documentary about all this fraud. So this guy dresses like a monk and starts reaching people, gaining their trust. Soon plenty of people started trusting him, he was being revered by these people. Without his knowledge, he became a real monk and he was slipping into meditation now and then and he left all his job, his money everything. This all happened without his knowledge.

With this story I am not supporting the actual frauds that happen in the name of saints. I am just saying that when an expressesion tries to imitate the reality, it simply dissolves.

Some day my expression will try hard to imitate reality and that day my words, actions, this blog is bound to dissolve. I will not need any platform to pour my words anymore. Neither I would need any words nor any action to express myself. From saakaar brahman this will become niraakaar brahman.

Greatest Trap

Greatest trap is seeking perfection in actions and through words.

It is confusing expression with reality is the greatest trap.

How hard you may try, perfection through actions or words is not possible.

If you think some person has achieved perfection through actions or words, then you are trapped, forget about that perfected person.

Truth Seeks You

What is more powerful? you as an individual or Truth which is basis of your existence? Ofcourse it is Truth, there is no second opinion about it.

Beautiful love story is here: when you seek Truth, it is not you who is seeking Truth, rather it is the Truth that is seeking you and Truth never fails although you as an individual will fail because of your pride in your individuality.

So it is absurd to say, will I ever find Truth? Ofcourse you cannot but Truth will find you, there is no failure there.

Stop questioning and doubting your current understanding about Truth.

You know when mother tells her little kid that "Son, play for sometime alone at home and I will come back soon from market". That kid plays so peacefully knowing that his mother will come in anycase no matter what. Now that kid will surely fail if he goes out to find his mother in a crowded market, but his mother will not fail to reach her kid.

Such is the beautiful love story of seeker and the Truth. 

Running Behind

Running behind consistency makes you in-consistent

Running behind happiness, brings sorrow

Running behind answers, brings more questions

Key lies right where you stand, there is nothing to run behind

Learn from Elements

Space does not interfere in our fights, and it doesn't feel proud of itself for supporting the whole creation

Air does not apologize, neither it feels guilty for blowing hard and hurting someone. Also one cannot flatter air and make it blow smoothly

Fire does not feel sad if it burns something valuable and it does not take revenge

Earth does not expect you to thank it for supporting you unconditionally

Water can even crush mountains with its force, but it does not claim its victory

These elements make up our identities and still we are deluded. Is this not illusion? Is this not maya?

O' mother Parameshwari, mahamaaye! shower grace on us and free us from delusions.

Ignorant, Seeker and Master

Ignorant always wants and desires something, he works for it and gets it.

Seeker whenever desires something, most of the times he doesn't get it.

Master can get everything by his will, but he never desires for or wants anything.

Not Mine Then It's Universe's

If I don't claim something as mine, then that something becomes universes's property.

If I don't claim myself, then I become universes's property, I become universe itself.

More Conscious -- Less Desires and Vice Versa

Lets consider two important cases to discuss this topic:

1. Deep sleep state
2. Waking state

I am not discussing dream state because I see it as identical to waking state. 

In the first case, in deep sleep, we do not have any desires, did you notice why? Because there are no gaps in consciousness and infact you are pure consciousness itself which means fully conscious of consciousness. Consciousness in it's totality means no illusion, no individuality, no duality or fragmented reality. When there is no duality or no individual then there cannot be any desires. 

Second case, waking state is tricky. In waking state, there are gaps in consciousness. Now what does this mean? When you are present in now and here, then you are actually intensely conscious. When you are lost in past and future, which are illusory concepts then you are not completely conscious. You are then kind of sleep walking. So in other words, delving in past and future creates gaps in consciousness in waking state. On the other hand, if you notice, imagining past and future creates a personality or existence of an individual. When individual comes to an existence then desires become part and parcel of such an individual. Hence, more the gaps in consciousness more will be the desires and more individuality and bondage caused by duality.

Good and Bad

From standpoint of reality and ultimate, there is no Good and Bad, because of their dependency on each other for existence.

From standpoint of a seeker, anything that frees you is Good, anything that binds you is Bad.

 But on top of everything, see that you are already free, but to know it, you need to entertain concept of Good and pursue it through Sadhana.

Seeing is Freeing

Many people complain that certain enlightened person does not practice what he/she preaches. Why take example of someone? I read somewhere criticism about Jiddu Krishnamurti that he didn't bother to practice what he taught world. Even I used to criticize sharply people who used to not practice what they used to teach.

Finally I understand that you can't do anything about anything. All you can do is see and be aware. That's all is there to do. So don't expect anyone to practice what he/she says, it is not possible. If someone practices what he teaches, then that's just a coincidence. Enlightened people are great witness of everything that happens around and inside themselves. They don't need to be part of some action or pattern.

At the end seeing is freeing. Neither any action, nor any effort can free you. You may also debate that seeing itself is action. I would say no. I will end this post here, words doesn't reach beyond this.

Doer and Identity

If I think everything I do is done by Shiva

Then I am Shiva

If I attribute everything that Vishnu does is done by me

Then I am Vishnu

If I say everything I say is said by Nisargadatta and not by me

Then I become Nisargadatta

Whoever is doer in you becomes your identity

If I think no one is doer 

Then I become Absolute

Seeker is no Special

My dear Seeker,

It is good to know that you have started seeking your source.

It is also good to know that you have read so many scriptures and met so many gurus etc and have learned about Vedanta blah blah.

I am sure deep somewhere, you have a feeling that you are special and close to something very great. No!

Believe me you are greatest fools of all. Ignorant do not even know the hint of truth, so he is suffering, but you atleast have pointers to that and still you are so miserable.

Shame on you, I say!

Be sure that there is nothing special about you. If Gold finds out after great effort that it is Gold, how terribly foolish that sounds. You are like that.

Regards,
Seeker