Discard "you" and "me"

Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj

There is only Oneness. There is nothing other. Then what is this that appears to us as the world? All if Gold, nothing else. The various ornaments, or objects that we perceive are false. The names are not of any consequence. All names and forms are unreal. One and only one Brahman exists. "To see" means appearance, however Brahman is pervading all that is seen as the objects of the world. When your state of Consciousness becomes such, then the idea of yourself as one entity, and me as another entity, disappears. The duality of "you" and "me" disappears. Conceive of all as Brahman without doing any analyzing or separating. When "All is one," do not hold to the concept that "I am a separate being."

The Sun is so brilliant that it does not need a bath. Do you cleanse and wash the fire because it is from the house of a so-called "untouchable"? The Self is eternally shining. If the sense of "I" does not enter in it, it is pure Self only. When the sense of "me" goes, the Self remains as brilliantly pure as ever. There is the same Consciousness in all. It is the Oneness in all things. A drop of sea water is essentially of the nature of the sea, but it does not remain separate from the sea. There is no death in the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and space. Death is related only to desire, and the subtle "I", with its attributes of thoughts and emotions. Living and dying are applicable only to this separate existence.

When you say that a certain person by some name is dead, it is only the concept of that person that separates itself and calls itself by that label which has died. The state of Realization is where the sense of the "me" has ended. This stranger, who calls himself Tom, Dick or Harry wrongly become the owner of the body. Banish him, and then "You are Brahman." Bear the brand "I am Brahman" (aham brahmasmi) and proceed further without hesitation to the next great meeting. If only One is there, then everything has value. As soon as there are two, there is friction and conflict. Therefore, live in Unity,  as One, Alone. One who discards completely the sense of "you" and "me" is the real Son of the Sadguru (Guruputra).