One can exist at different levels of Consciousness and it is only this 'Consciousness' that matters. This 'consciousness itself is maya, a trick, a con played by knowledge on us. Our knowledge is limited. We all think and talk as if we know, whereas, actually we do not know anything! What all we know is from what we have heard, seen, read or experienced by senses buddhi, manas that are limited. We do not understand many things because we do not have the capacity to understand! There are subtler, finer, invisible things, substances, forces that evade us. So we do not know. So this limitation is 'maya' or niyati. Time, space and causality are the factors that create limitations. Once we overcome these limitations by yoga, transcend these by meditation, we can clearly understand the truth.
As regards the material world, the phenomenal objective world is illusory. It(the material success) is causing disappointment due to the limitations. There is a gap between the time we desire and we achieve and the time gap eats away the joy of attainment. So, nothings transient, governed by time, space, cause and effect can give us happiness. Moreover, we all live an artificial life, wearing a mask,and it is of 'no significance at the end'. ll are just a small faculty members- a doctor, engineer, scientist, advocate, and the like. Even a Chemistry scholar is specialisedin either organic, inorganic or biochemistry and nothing more than that. What if one gets a Nobel prize, a scroll of paper and a million dollars if one is to die unconscious? It is of no consequence. Many scientists, Nobel Laureates have come and gone, but not one who 'realized soul' is there It is the spiritual attainment that is fulfilling, satisfying, and redeeming at the end.
Now, as to all our pursuits, we are given schooling and rudimentary education and training to eke out a living and that is not the purpose of born a human. There is something larger than life, some thing more than just eking out a living. We are not born here for just eating, sleeping, entertainment and die in ignorance. It is to realize the true nature of existence that one has to strive in this life.
There are the devi devata and tapojanaa who are struggling to attain to brahmn, the ultimate reality; but, it is only the humans who can easily attain it! one may attain to this ultimate param padam, the highest seat of brahmn in a matter of a sec.! It is this secret that one has to get from an attained person, a guru. A guru will ot actually reveal the secret! But he makes you realize it by a mere touch, sight, or wish through a magic sound, word- the mantra. Mantra deeksha is important, in fact very essential for attainment to spiritual heights. There are several levels of this, too.
Once, all the sages performed yajnya for five days and nights in order to see Narayana since they had heard that there is only one God Narayana. At the end they were disappointed since no Narayana came! Narada was standing there smiling. They all asked him why their yajnya did not yield result. Narada said, "There is so far none who has seen 'Narayama;. I only utter His name. It seems those in "go loka' have seen Him. They all went to Go loka(galaxy) 'ksheer path' (Milky Way). There, the stars pointed out to a farthest point, beyond! When they reached the farthest point of brahmanda through their tapas shakti, they could see through 'inner eye' the glowing paramatman who laughed at them and said, "Fools, you have struggled so hard and come so far to see what is 'within' you! Who do you think who breathes in you? Who do you think who gave prerana to see Me? Who do you think you are? But for Me in all, as the Self of all', there is nothing. All that is will be are Myself and none else!"
Thus, what we seek is our Se;f, amd there exists nothing but Self. This knowledge of the self redeems the jivatman, who is free but thinks he is in bondage and struggles to get liberated. It is all in one's mind and nothing and nowhere ellse. This awareness of self is pure Consciousness, 'chit', chetasa, chaitanya, chiti, fire, knowledge, light, intelligence, life-force, prana..
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