Everything Created is Perfect!

purNamadah purNamidam purNaat purNamuduchyatE |

purNasya purNamAdAya purNamEvAvashiShyatE ||

   The fundamental principle enunciated in the ancient scriptures is very clear. It is “unity Consciousness”- samyak-prajnya, where all dualities disappear, ritambhara! Duality (dvandva), is the reality one experiences due to ignorance, avidya. It is the result of embodiment as an earthling bound to the gross material objective world, not realizing the fact that everything here is transient and inter-related. The Mind, the senses, and the intellect are all closely connected with the phenomenal objective world and the senses act and interact as dictated by the mind and the intellect. Objects that we perceive disappear the moment the mind is disconnected from the objects! Even if the eyes are engaged and the mind is not interested the objects do not matter, however interesting they may be! The mind and moods thus dictate the interaction of the jiva with the world. No interest, no life?

   This duality of the jiva and world is the outward movement of the jiva to experience the quality of the diverse paraphernalia of the material objects. This is the product of ignorance. The moment the jiva realizes its true nature it discard the external world as one of no consequence. Then it turns inwards towards the Self. This is the function of Consciousness that operates either outward or inward! When consciousness is conscious of itself it becomes self-centered within itself and attains to Shiva. When it is working in an outward material world it is jiva. Shiva only becomes jiva and the jagat.

 In fact, “Everything has manifested from the ‘One’, single without any other as the second, unimaginable, unthinkable, unknowable, and the invisible most powerful all-knowing, self-effulgent, perfect ‘that’ (‘tyat’) for which there is no name (nama), form (roopa), or function (kriya). Everything manifests out of ‘that’ as the divine will”. All that we can ever imagine, think of, aspire, or dream about, exist in it and manifest as per the ‘desire’, the divine will! This entire universe is the gross product of the subtler-most ‘chit’ (consciousness), the divine will, desire that is ‘brahman’. Since the living beings are not in any way different or separate from this ‘chit’, Consciousness, it is possible for the jiva to realize the whole ’truth’ (‘sat’), the true nature of its existence. Only a keen sense of awareness of one’s self will reveal the true self. This search for the true nature of the self (Atma shodha) continues till the jiva realizes the pure state. This is pure consciousness (shuddha prajnya) unblemished or adulterated by desires, attachment, anger, selfishness, jealousy, greed, etc. It is also necessary that the out-going nature of the five senses and the vibrant mind, perverted intelligence and such other aspects that make the jiva indulge in the external phenomenal objective world are withdrawn. When one is busy with the affairs of the world, working outward without any idea of the true nature of the self, it is avidya. ‘Avidya’, rather the true awareness of the Self so far covered by the ego, selfishness, and the carry-over of the fruits of action of previous births (karmakleshas), will be erased when the person becomes aware of the limitations of the jiva, turns inward, and looks for the guidance of the ‘Self’! “Consciousness becomes aware of its Self and reveals itself!” This is the ultimate goal of life. Thus, every embodied soul looks for redemption, emancipation, liberation or mukti, moksha from its embodied, embedded state.