Sat Darshana Bhashya Q&A 1

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Questioner: The Jnani seems to be more accurate in his expressions,

he appreciates the differences better than the ordinary man. If sugar

is sweet and wormwood is bitter to me, he too seems to realize it so.

In fact, all forms all sounds, all tastes, etc. are the same to him

as they are to others. If so, how can it be said that these are mere

appearances? Do they not form part of his life-experience?

 

Bhagavan: I have said that equality is the true sign of Jnana. The

very term equality implies the existence of differences. It is a

unity that the Jnani perceives in all differences, which I call

equality. Equality does not mean ignorance of distinctions. When you

have the Realization, you can see that these differences are very

formal, they are not at all substantial or permanent, and what is

essential in all these appearances is the one Truth, the Real. This,

I call unity... You referred to sound, taste, form, smell, etc., true

the Jnani appreciates the distinctions, but he always perceives and

experiences the one Reality in all of them. That is why he has no

preferences. Whether he moves about, or talks or acts, it is all the

One Reality in which he acts or moves or talks. He has or sees

nothing apart from the one supreme Truth.