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Chapter 10

  ReligionisaSeareditation1August1970pminCCIChambers,Bombay,India

  Question1

  BEFOREDISCUSSINGTHEPROCESSOFENTERIHSCIOUSLY,IWOULDLIKETOASKYOU:WHATISTHEDIFFEREWEEEOFUNSCIOUSNESSAEOFAWARENESS?WHATSTATEOFMINDISCALLEDTHEUNSCIOUSSTATE?INOTHERWORDS,WHATISTHEINDIVIDUALSOULSSCIOUSNESSLIKEINITSSCIOUSANDUNSCIOUSSTATES?

  Iouaesofsciousnessandunscioushefirstthingthatobeuoodisthattheyarenotoppositestates,althoughnormallytheyareseenasopposites.

  Actually,weareusedtoseeinglifeintermsofduality.

  Firstwecreateadivisioweendarknessandlightahinktheyaretwoseparatethings.

  Assooakedarknessandlighttobetwodifferentthingsweitafualmistake.

  Anythoughtthatfollowsthismistakeisboundt;iteverberight.

  Darknessandlightarevariationsofthesamething.

  Theyaredifferentaspects,differentstagesofthesamething.

  Itwouldbeappropriatetocalldarknessadeficyoflight.

  Lightwhichoureyesotcatch,lightwhichoureyesotdetect,lookslikedarkness.

  Similarly,weshouldcalllightasheofdarkness--darknesswhichoureyescatch.

  Sodarknessandlightarenottwoseparatethings,theyarevaryingdegreesofthesamephenomenon.

  Whatistrueofdarknessandlightistrueofallotherdualitiesoflife.

  Thesamethingistrueregardingtheunsciousandthesciousstates.

  Youmaysiderunsciousnessasdarkness,andsciousnessaslight.

  Infact,eveunsciousofallobjectsisnotpletelyunscious.

  Arootallunscious--itexistsinastateofsciousoo,butthesciousnessissosmallitishardtograsp.

  Amanisasleep,amanisawake.

  Sleepandwakefulnessarenottwodifferentthings.

  Thesamemanisfloatiweensleepandwakefulness.

  Whatwecallbeingasleepisalsonotreallybeingasleep.

  Forexample,fivehundredpeopleareasleepinaroomandyoucallthename"Rama"aloud.

  OnlythepersonnamedRamaopenshiseyestofindoutwhoisdisturbinghissleep,whohascalledhim.

  Theremainingfourhundredandy-ninepeoplestayasleep.

  Hadthismanbeenreallyasleep,hecouldnothaveheardanyonecallinghim;hecouldnothavereizedthathisnamewasRama.

  Hissleepwasactuallyohelesserstatesofwakefulness,orhisstateofwakefulnesshadbeealittlehazy,alittlefuzzy.

  Youseeamanrunningoreet.

  Hehasheardthathishouseisonfire.

  Yougreethim.

  Heseesyouahedoesnotseeyou.

  Hehearsyouahedoesnothearyou.

  Youaskhimthedaywhyhedidurnyreetingandhereplies,"Myhousewasonfire.

  AtthattimeIcouldhingexceptmyhouse,Icouldnthearanythingexceptthehesoundaroundthehouse,peopleshoutingThehouseisonfire!Iamsureyoumusthaveseenme,greetedme,butIcouldntseeyou,Icouldnthearyou.

  "Now,wasthismanawakeorasleep?Ineverysensehewasawake,ofcourse,a,asfarasthemanwhomethimoreetwased,hewasalmostasleep.

  Hewasmoreasleepthaherman,theonewhoheard"Rama"beingcalledinhissleep.

  Sowhatisbeingasleepandbeingawake?ThefirstthingIwouldliketosayis:theyarenottwooppositethings.

  MatterandGodarenottwooppositethings.

  Sleepandwakefulness,lightanddarkness,devilanddivine,goodandbad,arenotoppositethings.

  Butthehumanmindimmediatelydividesthingsintotwo.

  Infaosoonerdoesthemindraiseaquestionthanitdividesthethingintotwo.

  Themomentmindthinks,itdividesintotwo.

  Tothinkandtodivideintotwostituteohesamething.

  Themomentyouthink,youdivide.

  Thinkingisaprocessofdivision--youimmediatelydivideintotwo.

  Themoreamanisusedtothinking,themorehewillkeepondividing.

  Ultimately,hewillendupwithfragmentsandthewholewillbepletelylost.

  Andtheaoeveryquestiohiswholeness,inthistotality.

  Themindisuofindtheaoaion.

  Infact,itraisesanumberofquestionsfromeasweritfinds.

  Nomatterhowsignifittheansweris,themindwillimmediatelyraisedozensofquestions--butiteverfindanaoanything.

  Thereisareasonforthis:theanswerliesinthewholeness.

  Butthemindishelpless.

  Ittfunwithoutmakingdivisions.

  Forexample,Iamsittialkingtoyou.

  Youarelisteningtomeandyouarealsolookingatme.

  Theoneyouarelookingatandtheoneyouarelisteningtoarenottwodifferentindividuals.

  However,asfarasyouareed,youarelookingwithyoureyesandhearingwithyourears.

  Youhavedividedmeintotwoparts.

  Ifyouweretositclosetomeandsmellmybody,youwouldhavedividedmeintothree.

  Thenyouwillputthesethreepartstogetheraeanimageofme.

  Butthatwontbemyimage,itwillbeyouradditionoftheparts.

  Itwillbemisleading.

  Youevercreatethewholebyaddinguptheparts,becausethewholeisthatwhichwasbeforethepartsweremade.

  Nosoonerdoweaskaboutsciousnessandunscioushanwehavebeguntodivide.

  Inmyview,theyareone.

  ButwhenIsaytheyareone,Idoheyareohesame.

  Iamnotsayingsciousselfisunsciousness.

  WhenIsaydarknessandlightareone,Idontmeanyouwalkinthedarkasyoudowhenthereislight.

  WhenIsaydarknessandlightareone,Imeaenceismadedegreesofthesamemaiy.

  Thedifferensistsinbeingalittlemoreoralittleless,inbeiornotpresent.

  Nowitwillbeeasierforyoutofollowme.

  Whatisthisthingwhichappearsassciousnesswhenitispresentierdegreeandbeesunsciousnesswhesinalesserdegree?Thehisveryelementisattention.

  Thedeeperandsharpertheattention,thesameisthestateofsciousness.

  Unsciousnessandsciousnessarebutdiffereiesofattention.

  Themoreprofoueofattention,thesamewillbethesciousness.

  Themoretenuoustheattention,thesamewillbethestateofunsciousness.

  Infact,thediffereweenarodahumanisthattherockdoesnothavedensityofattentionatanylevelofsciousness.

  Atwhateverleveltheattentionbeesdensed,sciousakespladatwhateverlevelthedensityofattentiondecreases,unsciousnessoccurs.

  Ifyouletthesunsrayspassthroughalens,fireisimmediatelyproduced.

  Adensedlightcreatesfire.

  Whenitlosesitsdensity,whenitbeestenuous,lightremains.

  Thereisfireinanemberbecauseittainshighlydensedlight.

  Wheneverlightisdensed,fireisproduced.

  Whenthelightbeestenuous--thatis,whenitsdensityisreduced--thenevenfireremainsjustlight.

  Asdensitydecreasesdarknessincreases.

  Withanincreaseiy,lightincreases.

  Ifwetraveltowardsthesun,thelightwillkeeponincreasing,becausetheraysareverydehesun.

  Aswemovefartherandfartherawayfromthesun,thelightwillgoondecreasing.

  Atthefarthestdistanthesuntherewillbenothingbutdarkness,becauseofthereduceddensityoflight.

  Iapplythesameprincipletothestatesofunsciousnessandsciousness.

  Thebasicipleisattention.

  Itsfluidity,density,tenuity,solidity,determihertocalloneawakeorasleep,whethertocalloneunsciousorscious.

  Wemustremember,however,thatallthesewordsareusediivesense.

  Forexample,whehereislightinthisroom,itohereismhtiheroomthanthereisoutside.

  Thereislightinthisroombecauseitisdarkoutside.

  Weretherebrightsunshiside,thisroomwouldlookdarker.

  Sowhenwesaysomebodyisawakeorasleep,wesimplymean,inparisontosomeoneelse.

  Languagehasitsowndifficulty;itwouldbeaproblemtotinuallyexpressthingsinsuparativeterms.

  Thatswhyweusewordsintheabsolutesense--whiht.

  Therightwayisalwaystoexpressiiveterms.

  Forinstance,weareallsittinghereandinawayweareallawake.

  Butthatsnotreallytrue.

  Eaepresenthereisawaketoarespectivedegree.

  Noteveryoinghereisawakeuniformly.

  Heispossiblethat,paredtoyou.

  thepersontoyourleftislessawake,orthepersonthtismoreawake.

  Theelementthatmovesbetweensciousnessandunsciousnessisattention.

  Soifweuandwhatattention,dhyanais,welluandwhatsciousnessandunsciousnessmeans.

  Attentionmeans:awarenessofsomething.

  Itmeansrefleofsomethinginthesciousness.

  Itisnotthateverymoment,twenty-fourhoursaday,oneisequallyawake--itisneverlikethateither.

  Asanexample,itwouldbegoodtoknowafewthingsaboutthepupiloftheeye.

  Whenyougooutinthesun,thepupiltractsbecausethereisnoneedforsomuchlighttogoin.

  Lesslightisenoughforyoutosee;hehepupiltradthefocusisnarrowed.

  Whenyoueouthtlightintoadarkplace,thepupilsdilateandthefocusisenlarged,becauseioseeinthedark,mhtogowithin.

  Soacctothedegreeofdarknessandlightitisexposedto,thepupiloftheeyekeepsgingitsfocus--thesamewaywekeepadjustingthefocusofthecameralenswhileshootingpictures.

  Justaseverymomentoneseyeisflexible,soisoention.

  Youwalkalongastreet.

  Ifthestreetisfamiliaryourattentionwillbetenuous;ifthestreetisunfamiliaryourattentionwillbedense.

  Youbealertifitisastreetyoucrosseveryday,becauseinanunsciousstateyouaresuretomakeit.

  Ifthestreetistotallyunfamiliar,oneyouhavenevercrossedbefore,youwillcrossitwithawareness.

  Becauseoftheunfamiliarityofthestreet,greatattentionwillbeneeded.

  Hehemoreamanlivesinsecurity,themoreunscioushewillbe.

  Insecurityeverythingisknown,familiar.

  Themoreonelivesininsecurity,themoreawarehewillbe.

  Soordinarily,exceptforthemomentsofdanger,weareneveraware,wearealwaysasleep.

  IfIsuddenlypointadaggeratyourchest,youwillbeealertatonce.

  Youwillbeescious,awake,quitedifferentfromwhatyouarenow.

  Seeingthedaggerpoiyouwillcreatesuemergency,suchacriticalsituation,thatatthatmomentyoutaffordtobeasleep.

  Thatmeansyoutbesleepyinsuent.

  Ifyoustaysleepyinsuchadangeroussituationyouwillbeneardeath.

  Inthatthreateningmomentyourwholebeingwilletothepointofcrystallization,yourwholeattentionwillbeedensed.

  Yourwholeattentionwillremaihedaggerandyouwillbeefullyawareofit.

  Itispossiblethissituationmaylastonlyforased;heless,thefactis,yourattentionordinarilybeesdenseonlyincritients.

  Ohedangerisover,yougobacktoyourpreviousstate,yougotosleeponceagain.

  Thatseemstobethereasondaracts.

  Welovetotakerisks.

  Amangambles,forexample.

  Youmayhavehardlygivenathoughtastowhatmakeshimgamble.

  Itistheelementofdahatdrawshimtogambling.

  Atthemomentofplaghisbet,heismoreawarethanever.

  Agamblerhasplacedahuhousanddollarsoandisabouttothrowthedice.

  Itsaverycritient.

  Inablink,ahuhousanddollarsgothiswayorthat.

  Atthismomentheotaffordtobeasleep;hewillhavetobeaware.

  Thatmomentofbettingiscertaintocrystallizehisattention.

  Nowthismayintrigueyou,butinmyviewagamblerisalsoinseareditation.

  Whetherheknowsitornotisater.

  Amanbringsawifehome.

  Then,asthedaysgobyandshebeoreandmorefamiliar,hebeeslessateowardsher.

  Shebeesaswellknowntohimasthestreethecrosseseveryday--andsuddenlythewomadoorlooksmoreattractive.

  Thereasonisnothingmorethathatherunfamiliarityexciteshisattention.

  Lookingather,hisattentionhastobeedehefocusofhiseyegesimmediately.

  Actually,theeyesofhusbandsandwivesdontgefocuswhentheylookateachother.

  Infact,ahusbandhardlyeverlooksathiswife;heavoidsher.

  Thewayhelivesandmovesaroundherdoesntrequirehimtopayanyattentiontoher.

  Henmyview,theattraforanotherwomanoranothermanisreallytheattraofattention.

  Inthatonemoment,inthatmomentofthrill,themindbeesfullyaware.

  Ithasto--becauseonlythenisitpossibletoseesomebody.

  Thereisachasegoingon--tohaveanewhouseinsteadoftheold,newclothesinsteadoftheold,newpositionsinsteadoftheold.

  Deepdown,allthischasingindicatesaprofounddesiretoexperienceacrystallizedattentioation.

  Andallthejoysinoneslifedependonhowcrystallizedthemeditationis.

  Themomentsofblissarethemomentsofcrystallizedmeditation.

  Hence.

  thosewhowishtoattainjoymustawaken.

  Youotattainjoybystayingasleep.

  Religionisaseareditation,andsoisgambling.

  Onewhogoestobattle,swordinhand,isinseareditationtoo.

  Onewhogoeshuntingatigerintheforestisalsoseargformeditation.

  Andtheonewhoissittinginthecavewithhiseyesclosed,whardonhisagyachakra,histhirdeyeter,isseargformeditationaswell.

  Thesearbebothgoodorbad,desirableorundesirable,butthesearchisohesame.

  Asearchmaybesuccessfulorunsuccessful,butthedesireforseargisohesame.

  Meditationmeans:thepowerofknowingthatlieswithinyoubeaiirety.

  Nopartofitshouldremaiwithinyou,inseedform.

  Whatsoevercapabilityofknowingyouhaveshouldnotremainjustapotential,itshouldbeeactual.

  Onlyinthatmomentapersonbeesfullyawaredoeshereallyflowerasabeing.

  Botheventsoccursimultaneously.

  Forexample,atreeishiddeninaseed,butpotentially.

  Itisjustapotentiality:theseeddiewithoutmaterializingintothetree.

  Itisnotnecessarythatthetreehastoeoutoftheseed,itissimplyapossibility.

  Itisonlyapotentiality,anactuality.

  Thelaterturningoftheseedintoatreeisyetaateofitsbeing,themaate.

  Itwouldnotbewrongtosaythattheseedistheunmaateofthetree,becauseearsintheformofatreeisthesameaswashiddenwithintheseed.

  Followingthesameanalogy,itwouldnotbeincorrecttosaythatunsciousnessisthepotentialstateofawareness,orthatawarenessisthemaateofunsciousness.

  Whatisitthatmovesbetweeates?Whatresentintheseedandalsoexistsiree?Theremustbeaegliweentheseedaree.

  Theremustbesomethingthatmakesthejourneyfromtheseedtothetree,thatexistsinboth.

  Howelsetherebeaebetweentheseedaree?Whatwashiddenintheseedandhasmaediree?Iteitherbetheseednoritbethetree.

  Thisobeuood.

  Thethirdpowerthatwashiddenintheseedandwhichbecamemaireecouldnothavebeentheseedalone.

  Thenitcouldneverhavebeethetree.

  Andifitwerethetreealone,howcouldithavebeenintheseed?Itexistedinboth.

  Thatthirdpoweristhevitalenergy.

  Awakeningandunsciousnessaretwostates.

  Theelementthattravelsbetweewoismeditation.

  Thatsthethirdforce,thevitalenergy.

  So,themoremeditativeyouare,themoreaware;thelessmeditative,themoreasleep.

  ArockisasleepingGod--totallyasleep,absolutelylikeaseed,nosproutinganywhere.

  Manisnotatree,heisabrokehatinysprout.

  Hehasbeeatree,butheisnolongerlikearockeither.

  Heisonajourneysomewhereiween.

  Manisonajourney--oritwouldbeeveertosaythatmanisintransit,atahaltingplaajourney.

  Manisaseedonitswaytobeingatree.

  Heisalsoasproutiween.

  Thatsallmanis--asprout,asproutedseed.

  Whatweordinarilyknowasbeingawakeisalsojustasprouting.

  Whatwecallbeingawakeisalsoaveryblurrystate.

  Whatwecallbeingawakeisstillaverysleepystate.

  Thewakefulstateinwhichwegoaboutourdailyroutineisnotverydifferentfromthestateofsomnambulism.

  Inadream,amasup,goestothekitanddrinksaglassofwater,orsitsathistableandwritesaletter,andthengoesbacktosleep.

  Heremembersnothingofthisinthem,hediditallinthedream.

  Hiseyeswereopen,hefollowedtherightpath,opehedoorwithoutdifficulty,wrotetheletter,butstillhewasasleep.

  Thismeansthat,exceptforatinylittleer,hisentiremindwasasleep,andhencecoulderhisasinitsmemory.

  Sothemanisatalossinthemtoexplainpenight.

  Whatwecallbeingawakeisastatesimilartosomnambulism.

  IfIaskwhatyoudidonJanuary1,1950,youwillbeatalosstoanswer.

  Youmaysimplysay.

  "TherewasafirstofJanuaryindeed,andImusthavedonesomethingonthatday,butIhavenoideawhatexactly.

  "Youwillbesurprisedtoknow,however,thatifyouwerehypnotizedandaskedthesamequestionyoucouldeasilygiveadetailedatofthatveryday.

  Whatoccurredonthatdaywasrecordedinsomeerofyourmind,aerofwhichevenyouarenotfullyaware.

  Itwasrecordedaunused.

  Similarly,thememoriesofourpastlivesarealsolyingthereundisturbed.

  Wearenotfullyizantofthem.

  Inthepreviouslifesomepartofourbeingwasawake,andthatparthaddoherec.

  Nowthesamepartisinactive,asleep;theotherpartisawake,active.

  Thepartwhichisawakeinthislifehasnoknowledgeoftheimmenseamountofworkalreadyaplishedbyanotherpartinapreviouslife.

  Itisignorantofthefactthataseedhadalreadysproutedinthepreviouslifeandsubsequentlydied.

  Ithasallthatsuattemptwasalreadymadeoncebefore.

  Asamatteroffafiemptshavebeenmadebefore.

  Shouldyouevereothememoriesofyourpastlives,youwillbeinfreatsurprise.

  Thememoriesofpastlivesarerictedtohumanlivesalone.

  Enteringthesememoriesisveryeasy;onedosowithoutmuchdifficulty.

  However,priortomanyhumanlives,assedthroughanimallivesaswell.

  Itisdifficulttopeethembecausetheyarehiddenunderevendeeperlayers.

  Andevenpriortoouranimallives,wehavelivedthroughmanylivesastreesaswell.

  Peingthemisevenmoredifficultbecausetheyareburiedevenfurther,atdeeperlevels.

  Priortohavinglivedastrees,wehavegohroughmanylivesasrodminerals.

  Memoriesoftheselieatevenlowerlevels.

  Accesstothemisevenmoredifficult.

  Uptonow,experimentsinrememberingpastliveshavenotgonebeyondthelevelofanimallife.

  EventheexperimentscarriedonbyBuddhaandMahaviradidnotgobeyondthelevelofanimallife.

  Thememoryofbeingatreeisyettoberevived.

  Asforthememoryofbeingrodminerals,itisstillfurtherdowntheroad.

  Butthememoriesofallthesepastlivesareclearlyrecorded.

  Thisrec,however,musthavetakenplaastateofsomnoleherwiseoiremindwouldbeawareofit.

  Itmaynothaveoccurredtoyou,buttherearecertainthingsweneverfet.

  Whyisitso?Forexample,letsassumesomeoneslappedyouwhenyouwerefiveyearsold.

  Evenaftersomaheiisstillfreshinyourmind,andyouwillneverfetitfortherestofyourlife.

  Whatseemstobethematter?Atthemomentyouwereslapped,yourattentionmusthavebeenverysharp.

  Thatswhytheimadesuchadeepimpressiononyou.

  Itisonlynaturalthatatthemomentoneisslapped,oentionwouldbeatitshighestpoint.

  Thisisthereasonmaneverfetthemomentsofinsult,themomentsofpain,themomentsofhappiness.

  Theseareallintensemoments.

  Inthesemomentsheissofilledwithawarehattheirmemorypervadeshisentiresciousness,whiletheordinaryrun-of-the-millhappeningsarefottenbyhim.

  Howarewetouandwhatattentionis,whatmeditationis?Becauseitisanexperieouanditisabitdifficult.

  IfIweretostickapininyourbodywhatwouldhappeninside?Allyourattentionwouldatoorushtothepoihepinhadstuckyou.

  Allofasuddenthatpointinthebodywouldbeesignifit.

  Oneshouldsay,rather,yourwholebeingwouldvergeuponit.

  Atthatmomentyouwouldonlyremainawareofthatpartofthebodywherethepinwashurting.

  Sowhatreallydidocyourbody?Evenwithoutthepinthatpartofyourbodywasthere,butyouwerenotawareofit,notizantofit;youdidntevenknowsuchapartexisted.

  Andthen,suddenly,thepaincausedbythepiedacrisisandyourwholeattentionrushedtowherethepinwashurting.

  Whatisitthatrushedtowardsthatpoint?penedinsideyou?Howarethingsdifferentnow?Whatisitthatwasnotpresentatthatpointamomentago,butnowis?Itisthesciousheawarehatwasabsentfromthispointamomentago.

  Itsabsencemadeyousooblivioustothatpartofthebodythatwhetheritexistedornotwasallthesame.

  Youhadnoknowledgeofit;itmadelittlediffereheritwasthereornot.

  Suddenlyyoubecameawarethatpartalsoexistsinyourbody.

  Suddenlyitmakesalotofdiffereheritexistsornot.

  Nowitsexistentialawarenessbeesapparenttoyou.

  So,attentionmeansawareness.

  Therebetwokindsofattention.

  Thisalsoobeuood,becauseitwillbeusefulinfollowingyourquestion.

  Therearetwokindsofattention.

  One,wemaycalltration.

  Iouandwhattrationis,itisnecessarytoknowthatwhenyourattentioeredononepoint,youbeeoblivioustoallotherpoints.

  AsImentionedearlier,ifapinisthrustintoyourbody,youreentionwillgotothepoihepinishurting.

  Youwillbeeunawareoftherestofthebody.

  Infact,asickpersonremainsawareonlyofthosepartsofhisbodywhicharenotwell.

  Hebeginstoliveonlyinandaroundtheafflictedpartsofhisbody;therestofthebodydoesforhimanymore.

  Onewhosuffersfromaheadachebeesidentifiedwiththeheadaloherestofhisbodyceasestobe.

  Onewhosestomachhurts,hiswholeattentioersonlyoomach.

  Ifathornpricksyourfoot,thefootbeeseverything.

  Thisistrationofattention.

  Thisishowyallyoursciousoonepoint.

  Wheiresciousnessvergesononepointahere,obviouslyallotherpointsbeeed,disappearintodarkness.

  AsIpoiearlier,whensomeoneshouseisonfire,hebeesoblivioustoeverythingbutthefire.

  Heonlyknowshishouseisonfire;everythingelseisdeadasfarasheised.

  Theonlythingheremainsawareofisthathishouseisonfire.

  Hebeesunscioustowardstherestoftheworld.

  So,trationisoneformofattention.

  Intrationyoubeeteredononepointwhileremainingunsciousoftheinfinitenumberofotherareas.

  Hehoughtrationisthedensityofattention,atthesametimeitistheexpansionofunsciousoo.

  Boththingshappensimultaneously.

  Theotherformofattentionisawareness--nottration.

  Awarenessmeansattentionwhiotteredonanyparticularpoint.

  Thisisalittledifficulttouand,becauseweonlyknowthepoiention.

  Amanknowsaboutthethornhurtinghisfoot,theheadache,thehouseohetakingofanexaminationandsoon,soweknowattentioedtowardsaparticularpoint;weknowwhattrationis.

  Butthereisoherkindofattentionwhiotfocusedonagivenpoint.

  Aslongasamansattentionisnarroweddoarticularpoint,hewillbeunsciousoftheremainingareas.

  IfwebelieveGodis,theindeedbeanawakenedGod,fullyaware.

  Butwhatwouldhebeawareof?Andshouldtherebeapointofwhichheisaware,thenhewouldobviouslyhavetobeunsciousofalltherest.

  SotheretbeanyobjeyterofawarenessasfarasGodised.

  Itsanawarenesswithoutater.

  Insuchacase,awarenessbeesinfinite,allpervading.

  Thisall-pervadingawarenessistheultimatestate,thehighestpossible.

  ThatsedefineGodassat-chit-anand,thewordchitmeansthisstateofbeing.

  Ordinarily,peopletakechittomeaana,sciousness,whiotreallyitsmeaning,becausesciousnessisalwaysaboutsomething.

  Ifyousay,"Iamscious,"thenitbeasked,"sciousaboutwhat?"Chitmeansobjectlesssciousness.

  Itisnotsciousnessaimedatsomething,itisjustapurestateofbeingscious.

  sciousnesswillalwaysbeobject-tered,whilethestateofbeingsciousistrifugal,radiatingintoinfinity.

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