Hari
Om
Monday is AUM-day; in search of meditation
Last week the Chatur Mahaa-vaakyas were mentioned; four advanced
sutras provided as focus for meditation. Let us now take them one by one. Not
in huge depth - that is for more advanced stages. The purpose of putting these
here now is like the carrot to the donkey! When we have these snippets in the
back of our head as we seek to further our contemplations, as we build our
knowledge we will find they will more and more come to the fore and demand to
be pondered deeply and with purpose. No one is, at this stage, expected to
grasp the fullness - the enormity - of the statements and how they apply to the
little self as it seeks the Big Self: just know that there is a place to go
from here and make a decision to set off for it!
प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म / prajnaanam brahma;
Consciousness Alone IS.
Through logic and experimentation of all their theories of the
material world and the human critter, the Rsis determined, finally, that there
is one unifying force/energy/presence upon which all that we perceive is at
play... just as we, at our base, animal level, have a concept that "I
am", so there is a single and stable "I AM" which is aware of
All. It is of the nature of consciousness, subjective in nature and thus will
ever elude all attempts to seek it materially.
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| © Yamini Ali MacLean |
Everything which manifests as 'existence' is but a reflection of
that Universal Consciousness principle. IT is the background energy, the
substratum, upon which all this sits and acts, and is the power behind all the
process of change.
Consciousness (Brahma) ever was, ever is and ever shall be.
At some point Consciousness became Self Aware and Existence
(materially) manifested. The sound which arose at that point was OM. It is the
background music of the universe.
The keen and prepared student, having completed significant levels
of self-improvement, dropping of ego-effects such as desire, greed, anger and
so forth, having also asked all questions and done much to clear doubts, is
likely at some point to be instructed by their Guru to go away for some time
and sit in contemplation of only this statement. The adhikaari must maintain
focus and churn all the philosophical arguments for and against within his or
herself, based upon the knowledge thus fur gained. It may be that the truth of
the statement eludes them and they understand that further knowledge must yet
be obtained, therefore they return in supplication to the Guru and continue
with their study efforts to gain the clarity required.
However, it is possible to reach the stage of purity and clarity
wherein the truth becomes one's very own knowledge and there remains no doubt
whatsoever. At this point, one is ready for the next level of contemplation.
SAADHANA
Ponder the art of pondering! To attain a level of clarity which has
no doubt about the statement requires a strong intellect and deep bhakti.
Ponder your readiness.
