Re:Christiana/ death: No 'one' is born and no 'one' dies

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At 12:50 AM 7/20/00 -0700, Christiana wrote:

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>So, while most traditions have some teachings about the transition of

>soul beyond the body, I don't know what an Advaitan understanding of

>this is. Is death merely a return of form to the Void? Is there any

>essential soulness of being which remains within Consciousness?

 

Hi Christiana.

I don't know what the Advaitan line is, but I did happen to be reading

the following in Ramesh Balsekar's "Pointers from Nisargadatta Maharaj":

 

"When the body 'dies', consciousness disappears like a flame when the fuel

is exhausted. Indeed, consciousness is duration, without which an object

would not last long enough to be manifested and perceived. What then, are

'you'? So long as the body exists, you are this conscious presence within,

the perceiving principle; when the body dies, 'you' are the Absolute

Awareness into which the temporary consciousness merges. And there is no

longer the sense of being present. Remember, therefore, that no 'one' is

born and no 'one' dies, because all the forms (that appear, remain for the

duration, and then disappear) are your expression, your mirrorization."

 

Love,

David