Saturday, November 10, 2007

The observer

When do you become observer? Being an observer means being aware of what's going on. But, who is the observer? It's the indwelling consciousness within us. The same consciousness is spread ed everywhere. And is in every human being. However, that pure consciousness is wrapped by the clouds of ego. It's your ego which prevents you from being observer.

Ego makes your heart like a stone, It makes your heart like barren land where no fruit of happiness can survive. First you have to drop your ego to understand the all pervasive consciousness. Understanding that you are the doer alone is the most foolish act. Doer is the consciousness. You falsely assume that you are doing. If you become silent observer you'd never say i am doing.

Either you exist or GOD exists. Both cannot exist together. When you exist, your ego boosts you up. Then GOD is absent. There is not much space in this universe that two things can survive. Only one will exist at a time - either you or GOD. This is what is Vedanta. Non dualism.

What is the relationship between ego and GOD?

GOD is inactive. GOD doesn't interfere your freedom. GOD let you do whatever you want to within natural laws. Ego is active. Ego most vibrant. Your ego will create the gap between you and god. And if you become observer of your ego that will bridge the gap.

Many says everything is GOD. That's true only when you become the observer. The witnesse. Otherwise you are everything. GOD will not hamper your natural evolution but when you become pure observer, the evolution will happen by GOD. That way you won't be bounded by the laws of karma's. Otherwise, your ego will accumulate lots of karma's. The only way to destroy the effect of karma's is to become pure observer.

You yourself don't let the things happen. You are the biggest problem of yourself. There is a story. An elephant was crossing the bridge. Out of his weight the bridge started shaking. The ant on the elephant said "I shock the bridge". Elephant said, "yeah, you are also there, I didn't Even heed you". Your ego is like that ant sitting on the elephant like infinite consciousness saying "I am the doer". Don't be ant. Ego is nothing but condensed manifestation of consciousness.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Was good reading. Even though I don't agree with your views completely, I do share your thought that shelling off our ego will help us in becoming a better human being:).
Keep sprinkling:)