Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
July 1, 1980.
The Absolute is aloof. In the sleeping state the "I Amness" goes into oblivion, he forgets himself. "I Amness" is subjected to the waking and deep sleep states, but the Absolute is also that. You will not comprehend exactly what it means, but as you get established in beingness and transcend that, you will understand how you are beyond deep sleep and waking, because those are only the characteristics of the beingness.
"I Amness" is a sort of tool, with "I Amness" only HE (the Absolute) observes. You entertain some concepts, when you listen to me. If you hear something that tallies with your concepts you are quite happy - you say it is knowledge - but I completely blast that. I want to blast all concepts and establish you in a no-concept state.
Your beingness is the subtlest, at the same time it has gross qualities latent in it. Take the seed of the banyan tree: it is very small, very subtle, but all the gross matter is already there, inside. Your beingness is the subtlest, and still it contains the entire universe. It is a continuous process; the seed contains everything, repeat, repeat, repeat. The so-called spiritual seeker wants Brahman, but how? As he orders, the Brahman should happen like that. According to your concepts, you want to recreate the Brahman.
The Absolute is aloof. In the sleeping state the "I Amness" goes into oblivion, he forgets himself. "I Amness" is subjected to the waking and deep sleep states, but the Absolute is also that. You will not comprehend exactly what it means, but as you get established in beingness and transcend that, you will understand how you are beyond deep sleep and waking, because those are only the characteristics of the beingness.
"I Amness" is a sort of tool, with "I Amness" only HE (the Absolute) observes. You entertain some concepts, when you listen to me. If you hear something that tallies with your concepts you are quite happy - you say it is knowledge - but I completely blast that. I want to blast all concepts and establish you in a no-concept state.
Your beingness is the subtlest, at the same time it has gross qualities latent in it. Take the seed of the banyan tree: it is very small, very subtle, but all the gross matter is already there, inside. Your beingness is the subtlest, and still it contains the entire universe. It is a continuous process; the seed contains everything, repeat, repeat, repeat. The so-called spiritual seeker wants Brahman, but how? As he orders, the Brahman should happen like that. According to your concepts, you want to recreate the Brahman.
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