Talk 454.

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Talk 454.

Mrs. Dhar: Sri Bhagavan advises practice of enquiry even when one

is engaged in external activities. The finality of such enquiry is

the realisation of the Self and consequently breath must stop. If

breath should stop, how will work go on or, in other words, how

will breath stop when one is working?

 

Maharshi: There is confusion between the means and the end (i.e., sadhana

and sadhya). Who is the enquirer? The aspirant and not the siddha.

Enquiry signifies that the enquirer considers himself separate from

enquiry.

So long as this duality lasts the enquiry must be continued, i.e.,

until the individuality disappears and the Self is realised to be only

the eternal Be-ing (including enquiry and enquirer).

The Truth is that Self is constant and unintermittent Awareness. The

object of enquiry is to find the true nature of the Self as Awareness.

Let one practise enquiry so long as separateness is perceived.

If once realisation arises there is no further need for enquiry. The

question will also not arise. Can awareness ever think of questioning

who is aware? Awareness remains pure and simple.

 

The enquirer is aware of his own individuality. Enquiry does not

stand in the way of his individual awareness; nor does external work

interfere with such awareness. If work, seemingly external, does

not obstruct the individual awareness, will the work, realised to be

not separate from the Self, obstruct the uninterrupted Awareness

of the Self, which is One without a second and which is not an

individual separate from work?