Guest guest Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 , "imageoneus" <imageoneus> wrote: > 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>> Yes. It means simply that God is not an object of any kind, even a conceptual object. God Consciousness implies what? Consciousness of God, no? Since there is neither duality nor nonduality, who is there to be conscious of anyTHING? I hope this helps you better understand, Kris. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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