REAL-BEING

"REAL-BEING"

"From being a human-being, one must become a "Real-BEING"

What to do to attain this?

In every human-being, there are two observers:-
1. Observer with ego .. Man
2. Observer without ego, nay without anything ..    Our own Consciousness.

We may come to know, with our experiences and with our contacts with holy books and holy people, the  'Observer without anything' as our own consciousness.

Can we call our consciousness as the 'Real-BEING'? No. But, according to the Advaita principle, there is a relationship between the 'Real-BEING' and our own consciousness.

We may call the 'Absolute Consciousness' as the 'Real-BEING' which is called by different names by people according to their own faith, such as 'Brahman, Sivam, Father in the heavan, Allah, etc'.

The 'Absolute Consciousness' is in an un-manifest form. From this comes the manifest form which is called 'Pure-consciousness'.

Our consciousness is only a part of the 'Pure-consciousness'.

The 'Pure-consciousness' has no form on its own; just like the space, whereas the Consciousness in every being is encircled by an invisible layer. When it comes out of the matter, it merges with the 'Pure-consciousness'.

We can understand these three types of Consciousness by comparing them with the folowing:-
Absolut-Consciousness as 'Ocean';
Pure-consciousness as 'Waves';
Consciousness (in the beings) as 'Foam' in the waves.

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At this stage we may indulge in various activities, resulting in action, reaction, response, etc.

At the same time, we also behave like an observer and look into the happenings that are taking place around us.

Whereas the 'Pure-consciousness' (otherwise called 'Soul, Atma, etc.') residing within us, which gives us the energy to function, does not involve itself in any of the activities. Yet, it observes not only the happenings in the outer world around us but also the activities that are taking place within us.

Only when we eliminate our ego, the possibility may arise for us to dissolve ourselves so as to merge with the 'Pure-consciousness'.

Of course simply by eliminating our own ego, we cannot dissolve ourselves!?

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Even after the elimination of the ego, we may have to work in the outer field. Eventhough we work in the outer field we may not have the 'doer-ship' feeling'. 

Physically we may indulge in various activities; but, mentally we may not involve ourselves in any of the activities. Because of this, no new impression will ever be recorded in the sub-conscious mind (vasana).. thereby eliminating any chance of creation of new vasanas.

Even when the 'doer-ship' feeling is negated, we continue to function as observers of the happenings in the outer world. This is a good sign. What we have to do now is to continue with perseverance the practices which helped us to eliminate our ego, till the 'little self' merges itself with the 'Higher Self'.

A time will come when the 'bliss-sheath' which encircles the soul will disappear and our body will be covered by the Soul's blessing.

When this happens, we will lose our identity and our consciousness merges with the 'Pure-consciousness'.

At this stage there will be only one observer i.e. the 'Pure-consciousness' whom we cannot recognise.

How and when the 'Pure-consciousness' merges with the 'Absolute Consciousness' which is the 'Real-BEING'?

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What we think as 'Consciousness' within us, is really 'Pure-consciousness'.

Because it is encircled by the bliss-sheath within our body, we think that it is other than the 'Pure-consciousness'.

As already stated when we eliminate our ego, we may not have the doership feeling; but we continue to observe the activities around us.

When the bliss-sheath is dissolved, our consciousness will envelope us completely and our 'observer' feeling will completely disappear. So our ego will not be there to recognize our consciousness. He is considered as a liberated and enlightened sage. Now the individual will be called "jeevan-mukta".

When the body dies, his own consciousness merges with the 'Pure-consciousness' and he will have no more re-birth.

The man must strive to reach upto the dissolution of the 'bliss-sheath'. Afterwards he will not be there to witness anything, including the merger of 'Pure-consciousness' with the 'Absolute-Consciousness'.

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