The Grand Illusion
Gan, Chennai
1. What is this ‘I’ (Subject)?
The ‘I’ existing in each and every
Living Beings is the Subject. Even though the Subject seems to vary in
Individuals in terms of ‘Subjective Consciousness’, it is nothing but part of
the ‘Universal Consciousness’ which is a Single Non Local Phenomena. The
Subject is Permanent, Immutable and Eternal.
2. What are Objects?
All except the ‘Subject’ are
Objects. In fact, your body, and mind
are also Objects. The trees, animals, stars, moons, galaxies, Universe, your
relatives, friends etc are also Objects. All Objects are Local Phenomena,
Temporary and are subject to Creation and Dissolution. All Objects are
Impermanent.
3. What is True
‘I’?
The True ‘I’ is Formless, Nameless,
Eternal, Non-Local Existence beyond Space and Time. ‘Consciousness’ is termed
as ‘True -I’ which can not be subject to Creation and Dissolution. The ‘I’
(Consciousness) is Permanent, Eternal and a Non Local Phenomena.
4. What is the Relation between ‘I’
and my Body?
The ‘I’ (Consciousness) is Formless,
Deathless, Uncreated, Eternal, Unborn, Singular entity. A singular Entity also
means that it is beyond Existential as well as Non-Existential criteria.
Existential is never Singular. The moment Existence is enabled Duality arises
and Multiplicity becomes its offshoot.
This ‘I’ (Consciousness) can never be subject to Birth and Death.
Consciousness is beyond the scope of Birth and Death.
The ‘I’ (Body) is a Temporary,
Corporal, and Manifestation is temporarily associated with Consciousness. This
‘I’ (Body and Mind) is fully subject to Birth and Death.
Everyone one of us is Eternal in
terms of Consciousness (Subject) and Purely Temporary in terms of our Body and
Mind (Object).
5. What is this Subject – Object Illusion
and Confusion?
There is no Confusion. Understand the following Facts:
i)
The ‘Subject’ is independent of the
‘Object’. That is ‘Consciousness’ is
independent of ‘Body and Mind’
ii)
The ‘Subject’ (Consciousness) can
never Vanish whereas the ‘Object’ ( Body and
Mind) can Vanish.
iii)
For the ‘Object’ (All Material
things in the Universe) to exist ‘Subject’ (Consciousness) must Exist.
iv)
The ‘Subject’ (Consciousness) is
Eternal. Consciousness is beyond Space and Time.
6. Who am I?
‘Consciousness’ is the Real ‘I’
(Subject). My Body and Mind are Temporary ‘I’ (Object)
.We are so engrossed with our Body and Mind that we confuse Body and Mind as the Real ‘I’.
7. What is the Universe?
Universe is a Grand Illusion created
by the Mind for the sake of mere Enjoyment as a Hide and Seek Game. No mind
means no Universe. When the Mind is born Universe is
simultaneously Born.
When the Mind is thwarted and annihilated, immediately the Universe
vanishes. But the ‘Consciousness’ can never be thwarted or annihilated. Consciousness WAS, IS and WILL always exist.
8. What is the Purpose of my
Existence?
Existence is merely a Game, a Play, a Drama and a Great
Joke. Life is not even a School to Learn. We have nothing to Learn. When one
realizes the Truth behind Existence one can not even contain Laughing for a
whole Life Time. There is nothing to be so serious about Existence once you
realize the Truth behind Existence.
9. Is God and I are different?
Ultimately
God and I are not different. The disillusioned ‘I’ feels itself separated from
‘God’. When the illusion vanishes everyone will realize that God and I are
nothing but one and the same.
10. Is You, I, and Everything else are different?
No. The
disillusion ‘I‘ finds
You, I and Everything as different.
All are one and the same seemingly appearing as different for the Mind.
All are the one and the same single stuff called ‘Consciousness’
11. Is there Death for Me and everything else?
No. Death
is only for Body and Mind, not for the ‘Consciousness’. ‘I’ is beyond the scope of Birth and Death.
In fact, truly speaking nothing exists apart from the ‘I’. ‘I’ (Consciousness)
is everything in disguise.
12. Do I have Re-birth ?
Strictly
speaking the ‘I’ is never Born. So it can never die.
In the
13. Is there Karma?
Karma is a
necessity mechanism in the Universe and is governed by irrefutable Laws.
Everything in the Universe is governed by unerring laws. The cosmic law is
unbiased and never erring.
14. What is Fate and Free Will?
If we have
Free will we will always chose our Thoughts, Feelings, Emotions and Actions.
The fact that we cannot choose these very much proves that our Free Will is not
absolute. More often, we have been guided by our Sub Conscious Mind and many of
our actions are ordered by the Store House (Sub Conscious Mind) augers well
that the Free Will we enjoy is almost illusory.
The
question of Fate and Destiny also prove wrong. Fate and Destiny also do not
exist. All happenings in the Universe are Spontaneous and occur at this very
moment. The universe is being
spontaneously created every moment. This means nothing is pre-determined.
Even
though we assume that one is performing action on ones
own, every individual’s action is the result of multitude of circumstantial
reasons.
In fact,
the entire Universe is nothing but a single organism wherein an individual’s
action is always constrained.
Hence,
Fate, Destiny and Free Will are all illusory. What is supposed to happen is
spontaneous in nature and as per the laws of the Universe. Fate and Free Will
can be better reconstituted by the words Cause and Effect.
In the words of Albert Einstein, you can will, but you cannot will your will.
15. You say there is Karma. But you say there is no Fate and Free Will. Is it not Contradictory?
16. Is there Heaven and Hell?
Hell and
Heaven are mere mental phenomena. They don’t exist beyond the scope of your
Mind.
17. I have been a Big Failure in my Life. Why is it so?
Nothing
goes waste in existence. Evolution is hastened through facing failures rather
than successes. Material Success and Money in Bank Accounts are not the
criteria to decide the evolution of one’s soul. The Soul’s agenda is altogether
different from Material Success. Every soul has a blue print for evolution. Sufferings opens flood gates to evolution, but not an
absolute necessity.
18. What is Enlightenment?
Consciousness alone is Reality.
Everything exists within the Consciousness. Nothing exists apart from
Consciousness. Realizing and living in this Truth is ‘Enlightenment’.
19. Can I attain Enlightenment through my Will?
No. You
can only merely wish. Attaining enlightenment is not reachable through one’s
attempts. When one’s evolution is mature
enough to be a candidate for enlightenment, one would be never missed or left
out.