Talk 512.

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Talk 512.

Sri Bhagavan said: All mistake the mind-consciousness for Self-

Consciousness. There is no mind in deep sleep; but no one denies his

being in sleep. Even a child says on waking, “I slept well,” and does not

deny its existence. The ‘I’ rises up, the mind turns outward through the

five senses and perceives objects, this they call direct perception. Asked

if ‘I’ is not directly perceived, they get confused, because ‘I’ does not

announce itself as an object in front and only the perception with the

senses can be recognised by them as knowledge: this habit is so strong

with them.

 

A stanza in Thevaram says: “O sages, eager to get over all

misery, worry not about inferences and examples! Our Light is ever

shining forth from within! With mind clear, live in God!”

This is direct perception. Will the common people admit it? They want

God to appear in front of them as a bright Being mounted on a bull.

Such a vision once originated must also end. It is therefore transient.

Thevaram speaks of the Eternal and Ever-experienced Being. This

Thevaram takes one directly to the Reality.