Unattached, Complete and Silent

Sri Siddharameshwar Maharaj

Peerless, without an equal, without a second, means only One. It is "That" which is spread out evenly everywhere. We are That, not anything other. If you kiss a dog, you kiss only Brahman. The dog is also Brahman. To remain like Shiva, as Shiva, is samadhi, and he who maintains Brahman-hood is truly wise. How can one call the toilet as Brahman? How can one call one's wife as Brahman? This question arises only through  a kind of ego identity. If you see it by physical eyes, it is Illusion, which means the ignorance as to the "True Nature" of it. If you see with the "inner sight", it is Brahman. To pluck Tulasi leaves is considered a sin, but to offer Tulasi leaves is auspicious! Whatever the scriptures may say, to the truly wise it has no meaning. In short, one who does not know oneself is a great sinner. The Self is, naturally, as it is. The quality of "being the Self is not the possession of the Self. This means that the sense of "Me" is not the Self. The sense of "this" and "I" as separate things is not correct. That there is One alone, is correct. There is not any other, therefore we should not use "me". "Pure Perception", or that which is experienced without any effort is correct, but to say so implies an "object" and "I" who experiences it. This is to be avoided.

That the Self is alone is the sign of detachment. Attachment means in company with something "other". Unattached means no company, no other. Company means "other". It implies duality. Companion means together.  Unattached means it is not with "other". The Self is One, alone, and unattached. This is the sign of experience. One who knows that he has known, or understood something, and knowingly remains as he is, is the one who has understood. One who has understood is satisfied, and becomes silent. One who has rightly understood is clear, he has no complaint now, and there is no further talk. When we hav no complaint, what is the necessity to speak? He who has a complaint will surely talk. One whose complaint is gone, remains quiet. Absence of talk indicates "greatness". There s no reason left for talking. "I know it" is a wrong statement, as the need for words disappears. While describing Brahman, all adjectives are accompanied with "non" as a prefix.