Ashtavakra Gita Verse 18:4
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18.4
“The universe is but a thought in Consciousness
In Reality it is nothing
One who sees the true nature of existence and non-existence
never ceases to exist”
Contemplation level-1
Is it so? Poof! Gone! A bubble of illusion
Appearing and disappearing in our consciousness
Our repeated reincarnations then too must be delusion
A masterful mirage we believe real being under hypnosis
Existence & non existence ... what do these words convey
Other than challenging our intellect
Whether valid or not at this juncture what can we say
Other than that the hypothesis seems suspect
But this is the Ashtavakra Gita and Ramana too says it is true
So what should we do ... shall we then discard our honesty
Joining the herd in applause even though we have no clue
Or do we reject the proposition as being not our felt reality
We sleep we rise and the world is as it was
There is as we see it a synchronous continuity to life
And while we may be unaware of the root cause
We do feel as real the pain when cut by a knife
Even when in deep meditation
When thoughts and senses pause
We may experience the void or image manifestations
Yet upon returning the world resurfaces as it was
So at best we can accept that what appears and disappears is our attention
Where it is at any moment depends upon its resonation
To chosen vibration
This hypothesis too being merely a suggestion
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Contemplation level 2
Recognising that everything is vibration
Matter being but energy crystallised
All that is transient being a manifestation
That by mind is measured and sized
What is that which neither comes nor goes
Within everything but affected by nothing
Enigmatic space without which nothing shows
The screen upon which we see images shifting
That that is beyond the mind
How may we realise
Unless thoughts & senses we leave behind
So say sages wise
(22-August-2019)
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Verse 18.4 revisited on 29-December-2021
We look not askance
At consciousness in trance
For unless subject and object merge
We experience not in fullness the bliss surge
However when our attention is distilled
Voids within with God’s love filled
There remains no separation
In single pointed attention
Our consciousness expands
Higher mind instantly understands
That the universe is contained within us
All of creation but thoughts of love and animus
A dream world manifest by heart’s desire
Once cravings consigned to the pyre
All that is, is God consciousness
Absolute non-dual awareness
Copyright © Unseeking Seeker | Year Posted 2021
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