"Life, Like A Dome Of Many-colored Glass, Stains The White Radiance Of Eternity"
-Shelley
Whenever we read this, we are reminded of our life. The white radiance of truth getting stained by our experiences or so called interpretations. Reality goes on unperturbed, not hindered by any happenings. We see the colors and are baffled, but the underlying light is always pristine and pure. Pure consciousness is the white radiance of reality. It is the screen in which every movie happens. When a war is shown on a cinema screen it doesn't get torn to pieces, a scene of the sea doesn't wet it, a fire doesn't burn it. When the movie goes on, we don't see the screen. Only when the movie stops do we become aware of the screen . Just like that experiences take away from us the whiteness of the consciousness coloring it with its own scenes. The screen is always there whatever be the movie, and whatever be the actors . Day in day out it remains unchanged. How many movies have been played and how many scenes have come and gone. What remains after all the sound and fury, is the screen.
Pure consciousness is that screen in which the movie called universe is played out. Understand that you are that pure consciousness unlimited , unperturbed and forever free from all happenings. Happenings are just dots in its radiance. They are observed for a while and they go.
Pure consciousness or awareness is not only the pristine witness of all happenings , but also every experience and reality is made out of it. The raw material of the universe itself is pure consciousness. There is nothing apart from it,just as the clay is the material of the pot. Clay can be there without the pot, but a pot can never be without clay. Clay is the pure consciousness in this analogy while pot is just anything in this universe. Understand that the content of everything is pure consciousness.
If we understand our true essence why are we so worried and perturbed? This happens because of our attention. Our attention is always in the movie. We are enthralled and engrossed in it. We cry, we laugh and are affected. Only when the movie stops do we see the screen and suddenly we are back.
When we dream we are so affected by the mental objects. Our awakening stops this illusion. Isn't our life also a dream in the waking state clinging to unreal things, affected by ghosts of reality .
This is why Shankaracharya cried
Brahmam satyam jagan mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah
Spirituality is the awakening by reminding us of the screen all the time. The screen is me the infinite consciousness. How can me the screen get affected by the movie that is shown?.But sadly it is a slow process. Philosophy is one thing, life is another. Many people want to know how do i apply it to my own life?. Two things here. The very fact that we are seeking how to apply is a good thing, because our samskara is getting purified all the time.
A guru says take a step towards me i will take a thousand steps towards you.
Second is it is not as hard as it sounds. All it needs is to step back a bit . A lion when it has walked , turns back and watches its own traversed path. Just like that we should keep on watching ourselves despite the experiences however awful they are. Very soon this vigil becomes the constant companion of our self.
. When we know we are watching the movie with the knowledge of the me the screen always, we can take it lightly.
I remember a talk of Rupert Spira who said about suffering. Suffering is a call from our inner self to come back to its source. The self calls us saying "please don't look outside in the objects, thoughts sensations ,emotions for happiness . please come back to me the true self." It is this cry which is the suffering.
Another small thing that can help us is meditation. All our life's activities are outward seeking. Meditation is inward bound familiarizing us with the innards of our being. The more we get familiar the easier it becomes. But actually meditation should not be viewed as an activity alone. It should become like a involuntary thing like breathing. That is the point when you become aware all the time. No thought can escape you, no emotion can shatter you no pain can make you suffer. Our true being in us not out of us, that is where we belong.
-Shelley
Whenever we read this, we are reminded of our life. The white radiance of truth getting stained by our experiences or so called interpretations. Reality goes on unperturbed, not hindered by any happenings. We see the colors and are baffled, but the underlying light is always pristine and pure. Pure consciousness is the white radiance of reality. It is the screen in which every movie happens. When a war is shown on a cinema screen it doesn't get torn to pieces, a scene of the sea doesn't wet it, a fire doesn't burn it. When the movie goes on, we don't see the screen. Only when the movie stops do we become aware of the screen . Just like that experiences take away from us the whiteness of the consciousness coloring it with its own scenes. The screen is always there whatever be the movie, and whatever be the actors . Day in day out it remains unchanged. How many movies have been played and how many scenes have come and gone. What remains after all the sound and fury, is the screen.
Pure consciousness is that screen in which the movie called universe is played out. Understand that you are that pure consciousness unlimited , unperturbed and forever free from all happenings. Happenings are just dots in its radiance. They are observed for a while and they go.
Pure consciousness or awareness is not only the pristine witness of all happenings , but also every experience and reality is made out of it. The raw material of the universe itself is pure consciousness. There is nothing apart from it,just as the clay is the material of the pot. Clay can be there without the pot, but a pot can never be without clay. Clay is the pure consciousness in this analogy while pot is just anything in this universe. Understand that the content of everything is pure consciousness.
If we understand our true essence why are we so worried and perturbed? This happens because of our attention. Our attention is always in the movie. We are enthralled and engrossed in it. We cry, we laugh and are affected. Only when the movie stops do we see the screen and suddenly we are back.
When we dream we are so affected by the mental objects. Our awakening stops this illusion. Isn't our life also a dream in the waking state clinging to unreal things, affected by ghosts of reality .
This is why Shankaracharya cried
Brahmam satyam jagan mithya, jivo brahmaiva naparah
Spirituality is the awakening by reminding us of the screen all the time. The screen is me the infinite consciousness. How can me the screen get affected by the movie that is shown?.But sadly it is a slow process. Philosophy is one thing, life is another. Many people want to know how do i apply it to my own life?. Two things here. The very fact that we are seeking how to apply is a good thing, because our samskara is getting purified all the time.
A guru says take a step towards me i will take a thousand steps towards you.
Second is it is not as hard as it sounds. All it needs is to step back a bit . A lion when it has walked , turns back and watches its own traversed path. Just like that we should keep on watching ourselves despite the experiences however awful they are. Very soon this vigil becomes the constant companion of our self.
. When we know we are watching the movie with the knowledge of the me the screen always, we can take it lightly.
I remember a talk of Rupert Spira who said about suffering. Suffering is a call from our inner self to come back to its source. The self calls us saying "please don't look outside in the objects, thoughts sensations ,emotions for happiness . please come back to me the true self." It is this cry which is the suffering.
Another small thing that can help us is meditation. All our life's activities are outward seeking. Meditation is inward bound familiarizing us with the innards of our being. The more we get familiar the easier it becomes. But actually meditation should not be viewed as an activity alone. It should become like a involuntary thing like breathing. That is the point when you become aware all the time. No thought can escape you, no emotion can shatter you no pain can make you suffer. Our true being in us not out of us, that is where we belong.
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