Nisargadatta: Self Knowledge and Self Realization #3

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Nisargadatta , " Era Molnar " <n0ndual wrote:

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> SELF REALIZATION

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> The consciousness of one's own being, of the world, and of its

supporting primal force are experienced all at once.

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> Awareness of one's own being

> does not mean here the physical consciousness of oneself as an

individual, but implies the mystery of existence. Prior to this, in

the ignorance of

> one's own being, there is no experience of Brahman as being there.

But the moment one is aware of being, he is directly aware of the

world and

> Brahman, too.

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> At the stage prior to this cosmic awareness, the self and its

experiences are limited to the worldly life. This worldly life starts

with birth and ends in

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> death. To become aware of ourself, the world and God all of a

sudden is a great mystery indeed. It is an unexpected gain; it is an

absorbing and a

> mysterious event, extremely significant and great, but it brings

with it the responsibility of Self-preservation, sustenance and Self

development as

> well, and no one can avoid it.

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> One who leads his life without ever wondering about who or what he

is accepts the traditional genealogical history as his own and

follows the customary religious and other activities according to

tradition. He leads his life with the firm conviction that the world

was there prior to his existence, and that it is real; because of

this conviction he behaves as he does, gathering possessions and

treasures for himself, even knowing that at the time of death he will

never see them again. Knowing that none of this will even be

remembered after death, still his greed and avarice operate unabated

until death.

 

 

 

 

Then, 'after' death things get really out of hand ....as well as

being 'out of body'..... now that the 'false self' has vanished, and

the not-self is 'all and all', altogether as it always has been and

will be.....now the belief of this new 'no one', is that this was

always so even prior to it's existence. and that it is real; because

of this conviction he behaves as he does........

 

 

........bob