Guest guest Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 15 WANDERING MIND AND STILL CONSCIOUSNESS The lamp inside a pot fails to illuminate anything because of the limitations of the pot. Similarly, the Supreme Self appears to have lost its Self-consciousness because of the body limitation. However, just as the sun's presence causes the lotus bud to blossom, the presence of the Sadguru cuts the knot connecting the body and the Self. The Supreme Self, when it is externalised, becomes the mind. When it is aware of itself, it remains as awareness. Therefore, the jnani and the ignorant in their nature are like ruby and crystal respectively. Although crystal is lustrous, it takes on the colours of the objects surrounding it. In the same way, the ignorant one, who in truth is awareness, becomes a jiva through taking on or absorbing the I-am-the-body idea. The ruby, even in the presence of objects, not only retains its own natural lustre, it also transforms the colour of nearby objects to its own colour. Following this analogy, the jnani not only never loses consciousness of the Self, he also turns those who approach him into himself. The same Self-consciousness appears, through movement, as mind and as consciousness when it is still. (p. 27) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ taken from: Sri Ramana Darsanam by Sadhu Natanananda edited by David Godman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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