Why do they say life is a big cosmic joke?

Nothing has happened, nothing is happening, nothing can ever happen, the world is a projection on your spontaneous Presence, there is nothing except formless You. Everything that you do, or have ever done, all that you know, or have ever known is within the bubble of illusion brought about by the misidentifcation with being a body form. You are formless, you are not body, you were not body and you are not going to remain the body. Presence or the sense of existence appeared to you and spontaneously the primary illusion was projected from the perspective of being something. The joke is that the egoistic sense being false desires to continue, as it never was anything other than illusory appearance, it’s continuation is not possible, as it never was. The illusory appearance of separation was impressed through the ‘I am a body” idea, which you are not, were not and will never be. When these words are imbibed they will dissolve the illusory layer that appears to be covering formless Presence.

Has anyone actually become enlightened, or is it an unobtainable ideal?

Enlightenment is the dissolution of the false concept of separation impressed through the belief in being a body. You are not body. You are formless. In the true formless nature there is no individuality or separation, formlessness can not be separated. Space is often used as an example of this. Realization of your true formless nature removes the concept of individuality spontaneously which in turn removes the idea of ‘someone’ or ‘something’ other. This belief in body that went on a journey to find that you are formless. You are not a body form.

I have heard enlightenment happens only once. If it’s true, why only once ?

A room is dark, you flip the switch, it is now not dark. The light is seen instantly. There may be many steps to get to the light switch, however once it is turned on, you will no longer believe in perpetual darkness. Once you recognize your true formless nature without the instrument of mind, you will no longer be a slave to the mind and it’s interpretations of the form world.

What is the most important lesson you have learned after experiencing ego loss?

Their was no ego to lose. The ego was a false concept that was impressed through the concept of being a body creating an illusion of duality. Once seen properly it dissolved without effort through right understanding. That which was never a reality had become a reality through misunderstanding, and now all of that was cleared up. You are not body. You are formless. Their is no separation in formlessness. Their is nothing except formless you.

How does Karma affect us?

You are not body. Your concept of being a body allows the identification with actions performed by the body that you are not. Your belief in the sense of being a doer through the actions of the body that you are not creates impressions in the mind. Identification with this as my thoughts and my actions through the mind which is an instrument of the body which you are not, cause the phenomenal memory and life time line. Because you become lost in the world in which the body has that you are not has appeared, the actions of that body that are witnessed and processed through mind take on an ownership quality. The concept of Karma is created and believed in to label the whole process of taking credit for actions that the body that you are not appears to be doing. In reality since all of this is illusion and body based concepts, there is no effect at all. Unfortunately the effects of this body based concept since you are believing yourself to be a body impresses that other actions that are occurring spontaneously are the direct result of the actions you are not doing. Once you realize you are not body then all of the body based concepts will appear silly, irrelevant and completely ignorant. Until that time you will ask questions about body based concepts with the belief that they effect you, and the other ignorant who believe they are knowledgeable will explain the body based concepts that don’t apply to you in great detail and sincerity.

What is “direct experience” as related to awakening/enlightenment?

You are not body. You are formless. Formlessness within the body manifests as a sense of Presence. This Presence will remove the belief in being a body and all of the related body concepts. This Presence may or may not manifest as a spiritual teacher or Guru, but will always provide the guidance needed to remove the concept of being a body and direct you to your true formless nature. Living as the Presence within the body without the egoistic pressure from mind, ego and intellect, formlessly aware. Presence resting in Presence without the concept of being a body is termed enlightenment. Remembering of course that prior to belief in being a body this concept, and all body based concepts, did not exist at all.

Can the self be both individual and universal at the same time?

Their is only one Self. Within the manifestation their can appear to be many separate individuals. Just as in dream their can appear to be many separate individuals, however it is only one from which the dream is projected. You are formless. The appearance of the manifestation through form creates the concept of individuality through the belief in being a body. With the belief in being a body a world appears with a you in it. You are formless their is no separation or distinction in reality or the unmanifest prior to the appearance of manifestation.

Why do some people not self-realize after meditating their whole lives? Are they doing it wrong?

You are not body, you were not body, you are not going to remain body. Body is not your identity. Meditation allows glimpses into your true formless nature. The belief in being a meditator keeps you from That realization. From the body mind perspective you are glimpsing reality, from your true formless source you are dissolving the illusory layer causing the appearance of separation by belief in being a body. The meditator must dissolve within the meditation.

Why are there so many ways to define enlightenment? And why is everyone so adamant that their definition is correct?

You are not body. You are formless. All of the ideas about enlightenment came along with belief in being a body. In this false realm of body knowledge nothing is true and nothing is false. All body knowledge is based on or built on the wrong foundation of the concept ‘I am a body’. You are not body you are formless. In a dream a homeless man may own a large mansion, many luxury cars, have lots of money and jewelry, when he wakes up where has it gone? He has enjoyed all of the money and luxury, it seemed very real and satisfying, yet it was all an illusion. He was dreaming. You are not body. You are formless. The form based reality which is occurring within the formlessness That You Are is illusion. All of the form based appearances are based on the wrong foundation of the concept ‘I am a body’. You are not body. You are formless.

What do people drive for after enlightenment?

You know you are dreaming only after you wake up. There is nothing within the dream that is real or that can be brought from the dream. You are not body. You are formless. Knowing, or realizing this reality there is nothing in the form existence that is real or that you can take with you. Not even the false ideas of being a body and living a life.

What is consciousness? What created consciousness? Why does consciousness even exist?

Consciousness is created spontaneously through the first concept ‘I exist’, as this sense of existence arose to That prior to the knowing of existence or anything other. Consciousness is the manifestation of the sense of existence and all of the various imaginings of that knowledge. You are prior to every experience including the primary experience of knowing existence, or ‘I am’ ‘I exist’. Just as existence has appeared, so it will disappear, you the knower remain. You are not what you appear to be within consciousness, and everything that has appeared is within consciousness.

Is spirituality the only way to overcome bad habits?

Spirituality will dissolve the illusory entity which is the root of all bad habits.

Who has left the most helpful bread crumbs to guide those who follow on the path to enlightenment?

You are not body. You are formless. There is nothing except formless you. There is No God, No Brahman, No Atman, no Paramatman, No Master, No Disciple, there is nothing except formless you. Every sage says this same thing in different ways but this is the gist of all spirituality. You are not body, you were not body, you are not going to remain the body. Everything that you have experienced using body form is illusion, you are formless. You were formless prior to the concept of body and world, you will be formless after the concept of body and world has left, and you are formless now. There is nothing except formless you. Recognizing this truth and living it so that the mind, ego, intellect can no longer sustain their body pressure is enlightenment.

Why do some people fall easily to peer pressure from a spiritual perspective?

When you do not know yourself in a real sense there are always doubts and the desire to gather or seek information from outside. This doubt grows into fear, and fear breeds more doubt. When you do not know yourself in a real sense the fear of death is impressed strongly. Trying to get answers about this causes confusion and more doubts. Once you know yourself as the formless reality in which all form has seemed to appear for a limited time, this fear of birth and death will dissolve, along with all of the other wrong concepts. Then you will not worry about what others believe in or try to get you to believe. You will no longer need that support from outside of yourself.

Have you ever felt some divine presence?

You know you exist, that you are. Through meditation you will come to know that you are not the mind and you will begin to accept thoughts less and less. As you discover that when you accept thoughts less, letting them go by unnoticed, that there is a space. A silence, or gap, where the thoughts are not continuous. This is the point at which Presence will emerge from underneath the flow of thoughts. This Presence is quite intoxicating as the feeling of peace will be reflected strongly. This is the point at which your mind and attention begin to turn towards Presence more and more, and the clammer of the world less and less. This sense of Presence will grow or expand. In reality the Presence is not expanding or growing, the pressures of the mind (thoughts) keeping the Presence with the belief in being a body is dissolving. You will then through this dissolution of being a body form remove the illusory concept of separation. You are Divine Presence, their is nothing except formless you.

What happens after a spiritual awakening? Is it anticlimactic?

You are not body. You are formless. Discovering this truth about yourself is termed spiritual awakening. What happens is that you understand you are not body. All of the experiences and knowledge that came using the body are illusion, you are formless. Discarding all of these false ideas and beliefs slows the train of thoughts about being a body form. It is noticed that all of the thoughts produced through mind are about the body which you are discovering you are not. As the thoughts slow do to inattention the reflection of your Presence is felt more strongly. As more and more attention is payed to this growing sense of Presence it will, like a black hole, bring in everything to itself. The only thing that will remain is you, who are not a thing and can not be removed. You will understand that you are prior to every experience, including the experience of being a body in a world. Nothing is there. Now enjoy using the body form, knowing that although it has a time limit, you do not. There is no birth or death to the formlessness That You Are.

When there is only one entity that really exists according to Advaita Vedanta, why is there existence of million life forms including humans in our universe?

In a dream the dream consciousness creates millions of objects, scenes, people and multitude of life forms. All of these appear to be real, however there apparent reality when investigated is proven unreal, you wake up form sleeping and notice the dream is gone. Advaita Vedanta points to your true formless nature, you are not body you are formless. That formlessness has been labeled Brahman. All of the millions of objects, scenes, people and multitude of life forms will be proven unreal the moment you know yourself in a real sense without the body. You are not body. You are formless. All of the appearances and experiences with form are illusion as they take place within the formlessness That You Are.

How can we observe consciousness when we use consciousness to observe?

The knower of the sense of existence is prior to it. You are prior to every experience. The sense of existence or ‘I am ‘ has appeared to you. Consciousness is the result of the knowledge of existence. This can be seen in dream. You are sleeping, the sense of existence creates the consciousness of the dream world spontaneously a dream world is projected. Dream consciousness is being witnessed or observed by you, without body and without eyes you are seeing and moving within the dream. The same consciousnesses that creates the dream world is also creating the so-called waking world which is projected spontaneously and is observed by you. Your belief in being a body causes the appearance of a difference. There is no difference. Everything that has happened and all that you have ever experienced is within consciousness that has appeared spontaneously due to the sense of existence or ‘I am’. You are prior to every experience, including this experience ‘I exist’.

If the goal of meditation is to silence the mind, why can’t we do it here and now?

You are not body. You are formless. You have been hammered with he concept of being a body. From this position of being a body you have perceived the world through mind. Mind can only present thoughts in form and based on being a body. Silencing the mind will release this false concept of being a body. Meditation allows the layers of illusion that have obscured your formlessness to dissolve without further concepts being birthed. The final concept meditation will dissolve is the meditator. You are not body. You are formless.

Do you agree that there is no individual self but only universal self?

It is a fact. Their is no need to believe, just remove all of the false beliefs that are covering this truth. You are not body. You are formless. None of the body based concepts that came along with the body are true, as you are not body, you are formless. If all of the walls in you house collapsed their would be no separation of the space in the house. It would no longer be bedroom, bathroom or any other label to impress the separation of space. You are not body. You are formless. Their is nothing except formless you. Misidentification with a body form has caused all of these appearance of dualistic impressions of separation of formless you.

What is self-realization and how do you achieve a permanent state where transcendental knowledge becomes your domain for eternal peace and happiness?

Self-Realization is the label given for the dissolution of the false idea of separation brought about by belief in being a body. You are not body. You are formless. Many concepts came along with the belief in being a body, which you are not. Prior to belief in being a body their were no body based concepts. All of the so called knowledge that you have acquired through the belief in being a body is useless and actually builds the egoistic sense of achieving. You are formless. All of the relations and experiences are body based. You are not body. You are formless. Everything that is seen is absolutely illusion as you did not see anything prior to the belief in being a body, the seer was there prior to anything seen. You are prior to every experience. There has to be you in order for anything to have appeared to you. This experience of being a body and the appearance of the world has appeared to you. You are formless. When you know your true formless nature prior to the belief in being a body then naturally there is no separation. The concept of birth and death came along with the body, you are not body, birth and death do not apply to you. This fear of death which came along with the misidentification with being a body and all of the other body based concepts do not apply to you. You are formless, their is nothing except formless you.

If everything is Maya or illusion, then how about enlightenment?

Enlightenment is simply the direct recognition of this truth. You are not body. You are formless. All experience with form is within the formless You Are. Similar to a dream state and therefore illusion, as you are not body everything that the body encounters occurs within you, not you in it. Formlessness using form to discover your true formless nature, and stop along the way to enjoy the experience of existing as a form.

How can one transcend duality into non-dual state? What are ways to not become attached to labelling things as separate in life?

You are not body. You are formless. Everything that you have known, experienced or seen has been after the concept of being a body, which you are not, was impressed or accepted. From this false understanding of being a body many body based concepts were added to you: You were born, you are going to die, you have to find yourself, you need happiness, you can become great, Mother, Father, God, etc. You are formless there is no birth and death to you. You are not body, you were not body, you are not going to remain body, there is nothing except formless you.

When will my karma end?

The moment you stop identifying yourself with the body which you are not.

What does expanded consciousness actually mean in a deeper explanation?

Dissolution of the false body touch. From the perceiving point of being a body mind it feels like “expansion” in reality it is the dissolution of the impressions of being confined to a body.

Does nonduality really exist?

You are prior to every experience, this can easily be understood. You must be there to experience anything. Now what experiences you? Thus there is only You, just not as you imagine yourself to be through experience.

Tuesday Talk September 24, 2019

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This is the Tuesday Talk held September 24,  2019. Tuesday Talks is a gathering on Zoom of devotees from the Ramakant Maharaj USA visit. This is a gathering of devotee’s to discuss and clarify the teachings of Sri Ramakant Maharaj. These spontaneous utterances are recorded and shared with anyone who may find them useful.
Jai Sadguru!

 

 

 

Lecture 28 – Outward Signs of Self-Knowledge

…I am telling you the outward signs of a realized person who is totally unaffected by worldly joys and sorrows. To end misery or to remain blissful, listen to these ten outward signs of a realized person.

1. Absence of anger: One should not get angry. If someone insults you, you should take it as an insult to the body. Keep your mind (attitude) completely free of anger. To merely repress an impulse of anger (and keep quiet) is not an indication of absence of anger. Absence of anger implies absence of any reaction to an anger-provoking stimulus. If anything happens against your mind’s liking and there is a surge of anger, it indicates a habit of wanting to dictate to others. These ten signs are told for the aspirant’s study. With the help of these signs, continue your study or practice, and these signs will show up in your behavior. All is untrue in this world. How then can one thing evoke anger? Even that thing is untrue. This is the way one must think. One should recognize all the causes of anger in the mind.

2. Detachment: Detachment is the absence of even a single desire. This leads to fearlessness. Otherwise, there is no freedom from fear for you. One should not depend on others as in the case, “If I do not get anything to eat I will die.” Desire for the bliss of Self is a desire for bliss within. People who hoard millions and then go about speaking to others about the “Knowledge of Brahman,” do not do good to themselves. Instead, they commit fraud. They do not know the meaning of detachment. Absence of anger gets reinforced through detachment. Absence of anger is really inner detachment. Even if one gets something, one should renounce it. Be good to those who cause you harm. To be in one’s own nature is the main indication of a realized person. Everyone should be granted freedom. One should never get angry. As we are the Inner-Self, Brahman, no one can really insult us. So, one who gives us trouble, liberates us from the ego of the body. This is what we should understand. If you put this into practice, it will become your habit. One should think for oneself why anger arises. It is not difficult to bring all these ten requisites into practice. You find them difficult because you have not formed this habit up to now. Detachment means to have no desire. A person becomes miserable because of the absence of detachment. The meaning of the word Karbhari (worldly person) is that Kar means trouble, and Bhari means a lot, plenty. We must leave off our wants through discrimination. The highest fortune of a Yogi is when detachment (the complete understanding that all this is false) gets rooted in him. This Maya or Illusion is so peculiar that it gives nothing to the one who begs and gives (all) to the one who does not ask. Everyone has developed a fondness for worldly objects, but the more detached one is, the happier he becomes.

3. Control of the senses: This means not to be attached to the senses. With strength, anything is possible. When one becomes dependent, then one thinks of Rama (only for some gain or benefits). If there is strength, there is less fear, and it becomes easier to think of “Knowledge.” A strong man understands Knowledge better. Virtue is indicated by control of senses.

4. Mercy or forgiveness: Each one is the Self. Therefore, we must forgive those who harass us. Never harbor hatred in the mind, because the burden of the desire to take revenge festers in the mind with the result that only enemies and misery are created. Therefore, every time there is some offense, one should be ready to forgive.

5. Compassion: One should be kind to all. What is compassion? Not being cruel to anybody.

6. Peace: Maintain peace. Do not worry, and enjoy the bliss of the Self.

7. Complaisance to others: Without hurting anyone, if we help others, they develop love for us. If we wish that good should not come to others, then good does not come to us either. He is a good man who becomes happy when he wishes for happiness for other people. The one who acts contrary to this, is a miser.

8. Absence of greed: Do not be greedy. Greed is only for objects in Illusion that are untrue.

9. Magnanimity: These is true nobility. To desire that all should be happy, you must learn to be magnanimous from the very core of your heart.

10. Fearlessness: Fear creates misery. If it is possible to be rid of misery, it is the duty of the Jnani to do so.

Start putting the above traits into practice. Through this, you will enjoy the glory of Knowledge (Jnana). These are the ten external signs of Knowledge. To be one with your Self Nature, or “Being,” is true happiness. He who is happy both within and without is blissful. To behave nobly means to let each one act according to his or her desire. Otherwise, one forms a habit of censuring others. One should never speak ill of others. Also, never bother yourself with petty observations about others. Do not meddle in the affairs of others. This is called charity. Do not waste your time getting involved in others’ affairs. Only the one who achieves “Self-Knowledge” is a realized person. He becomes happy if he puts the above ten requisites into practice. Lord Krishna is called a liar, yet he is a God. This is because Krishna did lie, but at the same time he was always identified with the Self.

~ Amrut Laya – The Stateless State ~ (p. 141)
Shri Sadguru Siddharameshwar Maharaj

Tuesday Talk September 17, 2019

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This is the Tuesday Talk held September 17,  2019. Tuesday Talks is a gathering on Zoom of devotees from the Ramakant Maharaj USA visit. This is a gathering of devotee’s to discuss and clarify the teachings of Sri Ramakant Maharaj. These spontaneous utterances are recorded and shared with anyone who may find them useful.
Jai Sadguru!

 

 

 

Tuesday Talk September 10, 2019

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This is the Tuesday Talk held September 10,  2019. Tuesday Talks is a gathering on Zoom of devotees from the Ramakant Maharaj USA visit. This is a gathering of devotee’s to discuss and clarify the teachings of Sri Ramakant Maharaj. These spontaneous utterances are recorded and shared with anyone who may find them useful.
Jai Sadguru!

 

 

 

Reality Is Not Separate From You

What progress is required? There is no I, no you, no he, she, it. Prior to beingness you expect progress will be there? After leaving body what progress is required? You are not in need of the spiritual knowledge after leaving the body. You have read so many masters of spiritual knowledge. Will that knowledge help you at the time of leaving your body? You have met spiritual master, you have read so many books, you are a master of all this spiritual knowledge. Just inquire yourself, question yourself. ‘All this knowledge will help me at the time of leaving the body?’. Answer is there: No! Spiritual knowledge, whatever knowledge you are having is not useful at the time of leaving the body, what is the use of that knowledge? Has this knowledge given courage, spiritual courage to face each and every problem? Because basically You are Unborn. You are posing: I-am-born, my energy is like this, I am going to die, future life, present life, past life, so many concepts are there. With courage, you are to dissolve all concepts. Spiritually is giving courage to accept the Reality. Because you are the Reality, Reality is not separate from You.

Q: So, when we are saying that after the death we are not having any use of this spiritual knowledge…

Maharaj: See death and birth are also concepts. Nobody is having experience of death and birth. Until you see the death, someone die.

Q: The people who follow the spiritual practice…

Maharaj: Why to think about the about the people? You think about yourself! What you see is the Seer’s reflection, Seer’s projection. If there is no Seer how can you see the people?

Q: You Cannot.

Maharaj: If there is no Presence in your body how can you see the people? That means entire world is projected out of Your Presence. If there is no Presence there for a moment, who will talk about the people? Who will talk about the God, master, and everything? That concept is supposed to be dissolved. You are thinking of this people, that people, that people, the realized people or not so, why? You think of yourself. It’s the habit of mind to take the touch of each and everything in the world. The world itself is illusion. Shankara say, “to say ‘I’ it is illusion, to say ‘you’ it is illusion, to say ‘Brahman’ is illusion, entire world is illusion”. Where are the people? Where is the God? Where are the Masters? Hmm? It’s a plain knowledge. Again, I am repeating, for absorbing this Reality you are to undergo the meditation, only thing. Meditation is the only source. Dry discussion will be not helpful for you. Reading thousands of books is meaningless. You are getting some sort of intoxication temporary, painkillers. Everything starts from You, everything ends within You.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

You Are Nobody, You Are Everybody, Your Presence Is Everywhere.

You will get instruction inside under which circumstance how to act, how to react. Because You are Mastermind. You are Central Point of the world. You are not this illusion. Body is not your identity. We are giving more importance to mind, ego, intellect, ‘I am somebody else’. So, that ‘I am somebody’ supposed to be dissolved. It’s very simple. You are nobody, You are everybody, Your Presence is everywhere. Just like sky is everywhere. What sky you see here is the same sky that is everywhere. You are beyond sky. That conviction supposed to be appear within You spontaneously. Literally you are knowing, about which knowledge? Dry knowledge. We are discussing long time and having so many words. Try to absorb this Knowledge. Try to digest this Knowledge. Knowledge which is Reality, your Reality, Listener’s Reality. is not separate from the Identity. Therefore, I define, It as Unidentified, Invisible, Anonymous Identity. It is Unidentified Identity, it cannot be Identified in words. Invisible Identity. Anonymous Identity. It cannot be seen. And for which to absorb this Reality you must undergo strictly meditation, in the beginning! Without meditation, you are not able to Identify Yourself. It’s a process, it’s a beginning. In the beginning, you are to undergo deliberate efforts. Then, not necessary. Everything starts from You, everything end within You. You are not separate from Ultimate Truth, You are Final Truth. But directly or indirectly we are having impressions of the body-knowledge, since childhood until today. And you are not having courage to dissolve it. ‘Yes, yes, yes’. You sign everywhere. Though you are not guilty you set aside and living with a guilty conscience. You are not, nothing. You are not doer, there is no deed.

Q: When we are doing the meditation, we should not read any books or anything?

Maharaj: You can read books, but not to analyze the words. You can read so many books, you can approach Master, but what they want to convey that is most important. Not to depend words. Not to analyze the words or sentence of these Masters. “Why Ramana Maharishi says like this? Why is this like this?”. No. What they want to convey out of various words and various sentence? What is gist or central point of your Reality? Except your selfless Self there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman. And to accept this Reality you are to undergo meditation. Through meditation all these illusory concepts dissolve. The strong force of your mind, ego, intellect is upon you. Directly or indirectly we have become victim of our own mind and concepts. Ego is there. Subtle ego is against your mind. Ego starts ‘yes!’. You undergo your 10,000? “You have not offered tea?”. Subtle ego is there. When you go to some friend’s house, subtle ego is there expectation ‘oh she should put water or offer something’. Not given, depressed. So, all these expectations supposed to be dissolved. Body-ego supposed to be dissolved. You are having expectation from childhood, you are some boy, father, parent, even Masters also. You are after miracles, ‘oh if I go to that master I will get some miracles’. Nothing, I’m not doing any miracles. Miracles happen from You. This a Box, Miracle Box, Magic Box. Everything is There. But you are unaware of That. You are unaware of that Magical Box. The Spontaneous Existence in your body is Ultimate Truth, Final Truth.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

I Am Formless

There is no such difference of a realized person, not realized person. Indian sky is realized, and American sky is not realized? Because again we are using our intellect, “this is realized person this is not realized person” because you are having the body concept that “I am somebody else, this world is true”. In dream, you see two people, one realized, one not realized. What happens after your awakening? In dream, you see one God, one beggar. After awakening what happened to that God and beggar, beggar gone to hell, God is gone to heaven? So, all these concepts considering body is my identity. That body-identity is supposed to be dissolved, for which you are to undergo again meditation. Mediation is not Ultimate Truth, mind well. It is a process. Through process you are trying to invite attention of Invisible Meditator that You Are Ultimate Truth. It’s hammering. After having Conviction, after having Spontaneous Conviction, you don’t have to say a mantra also. After, now you reach this Ranjit Ashram. In the beginning, you started, “where is the Ranjit ashram?” You are finding, you are asking any everybody. Now you are here at that address, you know Ranjit ashram, where is this ashram. Likewise, after having Conviction you don’t have to go read even any single book. Not to go to anywhere. No temptation is there. Because you are Ultimate Truth. You are Final Terminal. You can use your body. Not to neglect responsibilities. Do your job, do your duties, there is no restriction. In human body, you are to Identify Yourself. I’m not body, I was not body, I am not going to remain body, I’m not going to remain this body. I Am Formless.

There is No Birth, No Death. I Am Unborn. These are allegations, “you were born, you’re going to die, because of past some bad words or bad deed you take this birth that birth”, all the concepts. Future birth, present life, what is future present life? Some people say you must say the kundalini is there. What kundalini is there? You are to come out from all these illusory concepts. For which meditation, most important, in the beginning.

Just like when you are learning language. You are to undergo the grammar and efforts. Now you don’t have to go to any grammar and efforts. But you must be strong in the beginning to come out of that language. For which you are doing ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’, ‘d’. So, after Conviction you need not to go to any ‘abcd’. Meditation also, after strong Conviction that I am not body at all, the meditation is not required. Prior to beingness any meditation was there? After leaving the body, what meditation, what to do? Because we have lost our memories we’re missing our Self. To Identify Ourself, that’s why this process is there. Why to read books? Why to obey Masters? Because you forgot your Identity. To identify ourself in a real sense we have to go through these sources. Now after having Conviction, no need is there. You may be acting just like acting in a drama. In dream, you are acting as a man. There are all sorts of things. You create something wrong thing, bad dream, good dream. You are not planning ‘today I will see this dream, tomorrow I will see that dream’. No. This is body, this is dream. We feel that dream is true dream and measuring ourself ‘oh I did this is bad thing, this good thing.’ We are playing with the words, we are trying to define the words, we are trying to analyze the words. ‘Where is master? He’s realized? He’s not realized? Why this question is there? How you’re concerned whether somebody is realized or not realized. Try to Identify Yourself, whether you are realized or not. Ask question whether I’m realized or not. I’m not considering this or that or anybody. Presence does not have any duality of Presence. Presence is Everywhere. Indian sky, American sky, names are given India, America, China, all the things. Sky is the sky. So, like that you are to teach yourself, you are to become Master of your own. You are architect of your own life. How to act, how to react is up to You. Not to struggle. You are struggling with the mind, struggling with the thoughts ‘oh I am depressed’. What depressed? Because you have become slave of your mind. No depression is there. Was there depression prior to beingness? Prior to beingness any depression is there? Any anger is there? Any peacefulness is there? Nothing. After leaving body what remains? Because body-knowledge is not tolerable because of this we require so many things. So, the gist of the spirituality: Except your Selfless Self there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman. You Are Atman – You Are Paramatman – You Are God, but You are not getting it!

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

Ah Yes, So That I!

Now you are thinking intellectually, Absolute and then something else. You are Absolute. You are Ultimate Truth. Ultimate Truth not separate from you. This a food-body. The moment that Spirit clicked with body you say ‘I’. To say ‘I’ your Presence is required. If there is no Presence who will talk about the I? You say ‘Absolute is there or food is there?’ It’s an intellectual game, you are playing with the words. There is no Absolute, no any intellect, there is no food also. All these concepts came along with the body. When do you know Absolute? What is Absolute? You are Absolute. Because we are thinking from body- base basis. So, this will be Absolute, this will be Ultimate Truth, this will be food-body. There is no discrimination. Therefore, for understanding the words are mentioned. Absolute not separate from you. Because Absolute is there, therefore food-body is there. Food-body contacted independently. Absolute is Invisible, it cannot be guessed, it cannot be imagined, it’s Spontaneous Existence. Because you are holding body, through intellect, mind, ego you are trying to guess how that Spirit Absolute is there. Prior to beingness you will not know what Absolute is. Not knowing ‘I am’ also. There is no he, she, it, nothing was there. After leaving body what remains? These are the words just to identify yourself.

Spiritual language there are so many words. Brahman is there, Atman is there, Paramatman, God is there, consciousness, awareness is there, thousands of words are there. Instead of defining the words, instead of playing with the words, try to identify What they wanted to convey. Or after reading so many books, this Ultimate Truth, ‘Selfless Self’, ‘I Am That’, Ramana Maharshi, so many. Instead of defining their words, analyzing the words, sentence, what they wanted to convey that is most important. They want to convey that Except Your Selfless Self, there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman, no Master. Except Your Selfless Self there is no Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master. All these names given to your Spontaneous Existence, Presence. That You Are. Absolute Not Separate from You. Ultimate Truth not separate from You. Because you are measuring yourself in body-from, and through intellect and ego you feel something, ‘this is Absolute, this is food body, this is something’ . There is not any discrimination. That Reality supposed to be absorbed. To absorb this Reality, you must undergo strictly meditation. It’s the first lesson, the foundation. Dry knowledge will not help you. We go on talking on dry knowledge, spiritual knowledge, meaningless. These are just a spiritual entertainment, spiritual massage. Spiritual massage, or spiritual steam bath. Beyond that nothing is there. You are getting relief from that steam bath for some time. This is Permanent. Your Existence, Spontaneous Existence, is Permanent. There is not any limitation.

What the requirement of the human body? What do you want? Why are you approaching so many masters? Why are you reading so many books? Because you are depressed, no happiness is there, no peacefulness is there. Always in fear of death. So, to overcome all these difficulties, concepts, we are trying to find out what is my status in this world? Who Am I? Spiritual science says you are Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, how can I identify myself? That is a big question before us. And because all the time we are having body-based knowledge, we have confused ourself. Our own concept confusing ourself. Our own mind rebelling against us. That confusion supposed to vanish, dissolve. How it will be dissolved? All this confusion is body based confusion. Because I am posing myself somebody else, either male or female, and trying to know the Reality.

Not possible. Because basically, You are not body, You were not body, You are not going to remain body, it’s a fact. But despite knowing all these things, we are having some subtle ego, intellectual ego, mind-based ego. We are accepting literally. We are accepting intellectually, we are accepting egoistically. But not accepting Ultimately. “Yes, my Master says I Am Brahman, I Am Brahman!” But the ego is there, “how can I be Brahman? Brahman is something else. God is something else, God is something high-power administering all this world like that.”

Since childhood till today we have developed so many concepts, spiritual concepts, so many concepts are there. You are to vanish, dissolve all the concepts. Because basically, Your Presence is Ultimate Truth. Prior to beingness nothing was there. After leaving body, what remains? No relation is there. My mother, my sister, my father, my brother, my master, my God. Where are all these concepts prior to beingness? All these concepts came along with the body, dissolve with the body. All desires are there, material desires are there, requirements are there, needs are there. We want happiness, we want peacefulness. Who wants happiness? What is peacefulness? Prior to beingness have you any peacefulness? After leaving body what peacefulness you get? Because body-knowledge is not tolerable.

Directly or indirectly we are posing ourself in body-form, my body-form is permanent, that concept engraved upon us all the time. Therefore, the only source spiritual science says, you are to undergo the meditation. And what do you mean by mediation? Meditation means hammering yourself. Some ancient words are given to you. It came to lineage to lineage from Dattatreya. Sanskrit words are given. Through those words, you are to hammer yourself all the time. That meaning of the words, I Am Brahman, Brahman I Am. So, hammering “yes, You Are Brahman, You are Brahman”, just like that. Just like that police officer to a criminal “yes, you are guilty” “no, I am not”, “yes, you are, this is the evidence against you!”, “Ah Yes, So That I!”

Likewise, you are to torture yourself spiritually, You Are Brahman, You Are Brahman. Then That Reality will be Open Explode within you. Yes, So That I! And at that time, you forget the body-knowledge. Even though You are using body You remain separate Individuality. You don’t feel individuality or anything. So, The Exceptional Experience cannot be count in any words.

Sri Ramakant Maharaj

Why to find out “Who Am I?”

Maharaj: There is no positive, no negative. Why to find out “who am I?” I-am also is illusion, to know I-am you have to take ego, “I am somebody else”. Nothing is there. If the body is not there, your body, this is illusion, so why to find out ‘who am I’? To find out ‘who am I’ you have to take some ego, subtle ego that I am somebody else and finding out ‘who am I?’ There is no I, there is no you, no he, she, it. These are the concept, these are the words, just for discussion purpose, understanding purpose. Therefore, I am insisting not to play with the spiritual words, literal words. ‘I’ supposed to be dissolved totally. There is no ‘I’, there is no ‘it’, these are the concepts – ok, for conversation for daily purpose you can use I, you, he, she, it. But I have told there is no Brahman like that, nothing Brahman, what Brahman is there? It’s a concept. What God is there? Do you know anything God? Have you seen God? Have you seen Brahman? How can you see? Because You are! Without the help of the mirror you can’t see yourself. So, because we have read so many books therefore we have become the victim of this literal knowledge. Knowledge is not separate from you, Brahman is not separate from you. You Are Final Destination. Where everything ends, there You Are. Where everything ends, there You Are. Prior to beingness do you know anything about Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, I, you, he, she, it, God – nothing was known to you. After leaving body what remains? Nothing. After leaving body do you know any Brahman is there? Atman is there? Paramatman, God is there, what?

Q: I don’t know.

Maharaj: Correct. Because You are formless. Your existence in the world is just like space, space or sky. Does sky know I am sky? Has it taken birth? Is it going to die? Nothing. Spiritual science if at all you want to compare, compare yourself just like space or sky. So not to measure yourself in body form. Because You were not body, You are not body, You are not going to remain body. It’s an external cover. Prior to beingness you were unknown to you. After leaving body what knowledge you have got? Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master, these are the terms that came along with the body only. All these requirements came along with the body. Who else wants it? Prior to beingness any peacefulness is there? Any fear is there? Who wants peacefulness? Who wants happiness? Who is under tension? Because body is not tolerable.

Q: Is that also a thought, that which one speaks?

Maharaj: No thought, no thought is thoughtless state, no thought is there. Thoughts, concepts, came along with the body only. Where are thoughts prior to beingness? After leaving, after leaving this body any thought is there? Who wants peacefulness? Who wants happiness? Who is fearing? And for what are you fearing? Basically, stop measuring yourself in body-form. Because body is not your identity, body was not your identity, body is not going to remain your identity. Where are thoughts come? You are experiencing thought and, “it’s a good thought, this is bad thoughts”. Thoughts which are tolerable you say it is good thoughts. Thoughts not tolerable you say bad thoughts. The thing which is good for you, it may be bad for others. Thing which is bad for may be good to others. Be Plain. Remove all the concepts. Complete blank. You are to surrender your Selfless Self. There should no be subtle ego that ‘I’ also.”

So, in that case, try to find out within yourself Who Am I? Then the conclusion is you are Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master is not separate from you. Why this is necessary? Because we are under the pressure of so many concepts. What is the principal of spirituality? To remove all concepts, even the I-Am. You say Brahman also is a concept. I Am Brahman also concept. Where all concepts dissolve There You Are without any identity. Listen to me. When all concepts including Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, Master, disciple dissolve There You Are. That Spontaneous Conviction supposed to appear. Then you need not to go anywhere. At that stage there won’t be any temptation to go anywhere to find out the Brahman, Atman, Paramatman, God, Master. It is not separate from you.

Only you must have Courage to accept the Reality. That we are lacking. To have that Courage, to have that Power, to have that Energy, you have to undergo the meditation, it is the only source. Mediation means hammering all the time your Selfless Self that You Are Brahman, You Are Atman, You Are Paramatman. It appears in duality. And out of duality that individuality also disappears. In the beginning you say, “when I am sitting in meditation, I’m somebody doing meditation”, its duality, it’s correct. But we are taking the help of the illusion to remove another illusion. To say ‘I’ is illusion. To say ‘you’ also illusion. To say Brahman also illusion. Entire world is illusion. It’s Fact. Today you may not believe it. It’s fact. Because its beyond one’s belief. Even if you think intellectually, how you were prior to beingness? Your answer is “I don’t know.” After leaving this body, how you will be? “I don’t know.” That “I don’t know” is a perfect answer because you were formless, you are formless, and you are going to remain formless. But there is no concept. Dissolve all concept, you are to remove all this illusory complication. It’s the feeling that the fire is there which is covered with the ash. Through meditation you are removing ash, removing concepts, body-based-concepts. It’s the purpose of spirituality.

Not difficult. Not impossible. No to stress, not to struggle with anything. Go deep and deep and deeper within Your Selfless Self. Then forget this world. Therefore, the purpose is, there should not be any other concept like this. This is last concept. No, I-Am, No You-Are. Nothing is there. No Brahman, no Atman, no Paramatman, these are the concepts. God also concept. It’s Fact. Because we are giving birth to God and Brahman. This is not intellectual thing. So, for having some Conviction, you must undergo strictly meditation. (inaudible). In the beginning, “Oh what?”. But there is no other source. Yes, I know it. You have to devote some time for You. Because you are traveling from this imbalanced illusionary world. So, we don’t expect there will be another illusionary world hereafter. This is Last Ultimate Truth and Ultimate Truth not separate from You. So only playing with the spiritual words and literal knowledge is meaningless. And dry discussion on spirituality, also meaningless.

You are to go, go deep within You. Go deep and deeper within You. And then, your so-called existence will disappear. There won’t be any experience, no experiencer, no witness, no witnesser, completely complete aloof from the world. And then attachment with the body will be reduced. Though you are using the body for some work or for some performing some duties, but you will remain untouched with the body-based knowledge. Mind, ego, intellect may be there, but you are using sparingly. And then when they require, ok forget it. So then in that case there won’t be any confusion. No temptation. After knowing the Reality, no temptation to go anywhere. If there is temptation to go anywhere that means, something wrong. But you are not knowing yourself. Not knowing your importance.

You’ve got Tremendous Power. You’ve got a lot of importance. Not to underestimate You. Not to measure in body-base. You are beyond that. You Are Final Terminal. Why to go here and there? I’m not restricting your visit, but not with the intention if I go to that master and that place I will get some realization. Nothing. You will be misguided, misguided, misguided. Because there is no separate, Brahman is not there, except Yourself. So why to go for unnecessary distracting from Reality? Because You Are Reality. So be with You all the time. It’s very simple knowledge. Not to come across with any illusionary elements. So many shops are there. Commercial shops. Philosophical shops. Spiritual shops. Why? Now spirituality becomes business. Unfortunately. Not to attract with that spiritual business. I’m not criticizing, its fact.

So, we are pointing out the Invisible Listener within You that You are Ultimate Truth. No miracles. Nothing is there. Have some Strength. Power already within you. Encourage your Power. Entice your Power. Use your Power. So not to develop somebody stepping in “Oh this Brahman, I will show you”. Nobody can show you Brahman. It can’t be showed. How shows this sky? Or American sky? Can it be showed, American sky? Or show Indian sky. Nobody can. This is misleading, misrepresenting. Sky is Everywhere. Likewise, the name of Brahman is given, that is the Individual Principle everywhere in every being. Not only human, every being. This world is full of, Presence, Brahman. But we are unknown to that Reality. Therefore, to know the Reality you are to undergo the meditation, it’s the only source.

The People say “I spent so many years in this place so many…” Why you are unnecessarily wasting your life? Do you job, do your duties. Not to go around like this. Not to leave your family life. People are coming to me, I am saying “go, if you want to get married, get married, no problem”. “Oh, I am spiritual man, how can I can’t get married?” You can get married what is there? It is body requirement, it is body food. If you want to get married. But not “oh, how can I get married?” Thoughts are coming but you are trying to restrict it. And again, they are blowing it. Expose it. So likewise, not to accept unnecessary impressions, concept from. You become judge of your own. Think it. Which is good which is bad for your body, for your spiritual body.

You want to ask any questions for that? So in brief, except your Selfless Self there is no God, no Brahman, no Atman, No Paramatman, No Master. It is very simple. Reality is placed before you. You may accept it, you may not accept it, it’s up to you. Yes. Because This Is Final Truth. Final Ultimate Truth.”

Sri Ramakant Maharaj