A Puzzling Statement by Jnaneshwar

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In his Haripatha the 13th century saint Jnaneshwar says:

 

"When one receives the grace of a saint,

His ego-consciousness dissolves;

Eventually, even God-consciousness will dissolve.

If you light a piece of camphor,

It produces a bright flame;

But after a while, both camphor and flame disappear.

In the same way, God-consciousness

Supplants ego-consciousness at first;

But eventually,

Even the awareness 'I am He' dissolves."

 

God Consciousness dissolves? Compared to most of the stuff Jnaneshwar

has written I wonder if the above statement was actually written by

him. Does anyone know what it means? Thanks--Kris