Ultimate medicine: 4 Once you know you exist, you want to remain Eternally

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Dear Nisargadatta,

 

Nisargadatta, ameyhng@a... wrote:

> When the beingness is not there, there are no words. Once the

> beingness appears, whatever occurs is taught to the `disciples' and

> is promulgated as `religions'. But they are only concepts. That you

> exist, how do you come to know it first? Because of what? Now at

> this moment you come to know that you are. How do you know?

 

But it's self-evident, isn't it? The beingness is everywhere,

roaring like an endless waterfall. The ocean does not know its

various sources, nor does it care... it simply keeps quiet,

infinitely deep and still, beyond the beingness yet not separate from

it. Water is water.

 

> When you know the source of this beingness or `I'-consciousness –

> that is liberation. Then you become free. Not until then.

 

But it's not possible to become free... in fact, it is not possible

to escape from freedom!

 

Sir, you ask me to escape from a nonexistent prison. Shall I flail

about further?

 

Sincerely,

 

Omkara