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die. The good news is that we are the Unborn prior to –and beyond- the cycle of birth and death. The ̳I‘ that ̳may have a nice life now‘ or the ̳I‘ that fears its own demise, is the real problem, and needs to be investigated. The illusion of exclusively being this ̳I‘ will die. Raja Yoga always stressed that there is no need to wait till the body gives out, as this sense of separation can die right now. This ̳I‘ is an insubstantial ̳object‘ that appears on the screen of awareness. We are forever that unmovable ̳screen behind the scene‘ regardless of the forms and activities that appear on it. We are not just this body/mind organism.
An enlightened one says that God has stolen my false ―I‖ and brought me close to the true ―I‖. This is what the Gopis in Rasa Leela expressed in all their naivety. All colours have returned to pure white. The journey is over and nothing but God exists. All attributes and relationships have been erased. The primal state has been re-established. What would be the features of such a person who is living dead? Since all relationships cease, one is not touched by
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