We are not
the body
because our body is continuously changing. Body cannot be true. Truth does not change continuously. Just as a man
casts off his worn out clothes and puts on new ones, so also the embodied-Self
casts off its worn out bodies and enters others which are new. The Jiva
removes the outermost layer (Physical body) at the time of death. At the time
of death the body dies but the Soul remains. The Soul is the eternal Atma. This is the truth.
When we see the world with our eyes, the
world around us becomes seen and our eyes the seer. But without the aid of
mind, eyes cannot see. So now the eyes along with the world around become seen
and the mind becomes the seer. Bu if there is no existence of consciousness or Self, the mind is
non-living. So the Self is the main subject without which the existence of the
mind along with the eyes and world around us is non-living and worthless. So the
consciousness is the ultimate seer and all other matters are seen. The
consciousness is the ultimate cause of all effects.
During Durga Puja, murtis of the goddess are
made from clay and during immersion, the murtis become clay again. Similarly, originally
we have come from consciousness. We are different in colour, shape, and name.
But when we merge with our origin (consciousness) we become one.
Thoughts about worldly matters make us
restless and thoughts about Spirituality
make us calm and quiet.
By continuous thinking about the Self, our
mind becomes silent and stops thinking. When you filter your thoughts, you will
come to a single thought. When that single thought vanishes you stop thinking.
This is the point when we will realize the Self. It may take a long time, or it
may happen within a fraction of a second. The light can come within us removing
all ignorance. This is called Self-realization.
It does not matter how much time we pass in front of the murtis of god and
goddess. The main thing is whether we can think about the Divine or not,
whether we have realized him or not. Then and then alone Oneness will be
achieved. You will merge with the Divine.
Be blissful.
S.Sekar
Contact: sekrajc@yahoo.com
Date: 07-01-2023
