Guest guest Report post Posted January 31, 1999 > Harsha: Madhya, the whole post is beautiful, compelling, and sparkles like clear water falling over the mountains. I will take the liberty to > post it on a few lists interested in nonduality. > > MadhyaNandi MadhyaNandi wrote: > > > "MadhyaNandi MadhyaNandi" <madhyanandi > > > > Hello Friends; > > > > Very busy at work. Must wait until evening to play. > > > > Allow me to offer Sw. Lakshmanjoo's renderings of our two Sutras: > > > > 1. Universal Consciousness is one's own nature. > > > > 2. Knowing the individual consciousness as one's own nature and not > > knowing the Universal Consciousness as one's own nature, is bondage. > > > > Mark Dyczkowski translates: > > > > 1. Consciousness is the Self. > > > > 2. Knowledge is bondage. > > > > I like the simplicity: knowledge is bondage. Mind and body, words and > > opinions, feelings and emotions--these are bondage. All that is > > perceived by a consciousness that encourages the perspective that I am > > the thinker of these thoughts, the possessor of this body, the holder of > > these memories, ambitions, abilities, is knowledge. What the light > > illumines is not itself the light. Therefore, the light alone can know > > itself as light. Words may speak of the light, of the nature and > > experience of the light, but words are only hypostatic reflections of > > that light. > > > > How then, does one recognize the light? Abhinavagupta teaches that > > consciousness is not something that can be escaped. One does not > > perceive the light outside of the light. So, how does the light reveal > > itself, as Light? By what means does the awakened recognize being > > awake? > > > > What I believe for certain, is that one cannot get to the light of pure > > awareness without losing the sense of owning one's own thoughts, > > emotional states and so forth. All of these come to be experienced > > alongside all other perceptions and relations and be experienced not as > > 'me' over against 'you', but 'I', aware of all of these goings on, not > > attached to any voice more than another, to any particular perception as > > 'mine' or 'yours'. Sound astonishing! I think so. > > > > I recall reading a statement by Shri Anandamayi. She said that one can > > reach a place where one so identifies with the serene, > > non-differentiated One that it feels as though all phenomenal > > occurence-no matter the origin--appears as if at a distance from one's > > fundamental seatedness as the blissful 'I'. (forgive me for > > paraphrasing from memory). > > > > I recall words offered by the Mother of my intuition: I am for nothing > > but bliss, You say, and You are for everything else! The 'ego' sense > > has no real function than to watch and enjoy. The wheel of Goddesses, > > the Mahavidyas, the twelve Kalis of the Krama school, Mother Kundalini > > is the author of all manifestation. > > > > The Kashmiri Shaivite saint Lalleshwara writes: > > > > Gently, gently, I trained my mind > > to suspend its processes and thoughts. > > Then (in the windless calm), the flame of the Lamp, > > shining steady and bright, > > Revealed my true nature unto me. > > In the dark recesses of my soul > > I seized upon Him and held Him fast. > > Then I diffused the inner light, > > (and within, without, all was Light). > > > > and, > > > > Here there is neither thou and I, > > No "postured thought", nothing to contemplate, > > Even the All-Creator is forgot. > > The ignorant blind cannot see > > the Ineffable Supreme hard to know. > > But the pure, the wise, having seen, > > merge in the Supreme. > > > > and finally, > > > > The citta, the mind, is ever new, > > The ever-changing moon is new, > > And ever new the shoreless expanse > > of waters that I have seen. > > Since I, Lalla, have scoured my body and mind, > > (emptied it of dead yesterdays > > and tomorrows unborn), > > I live in the ever-present Now, > > (and all things always are to me) > > for ever new and new. > > > > The poetry of Lalla is available at www.koausa.org/LalDed/VAkhs > > and in Coleman Barks' far more poetic renderings thana the above in his > > book of translations entitled Naked Song. > > > > In devotion, > > > > Madhya > > > > ------ > > To from this mailing list, or to change your subscription > > to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and > > select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. > > ------ > > "Om. That is perfect. This is perfect. From the perfect springs the perfect. If the perfect is taken from the perfect, the perfect remains." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
