Page 515 - Bodhayanti Parasparam Vol 6
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“A few are so born who confuse dhal for boiled rice and take great pleasure in this confusion”
Experience of Nothingness: Now I like share some
thoughts on the experience of Nothingness, We get several thoughts and ideas some are spiritual (non self oriented) while some could be mundane or worldly (self oriented), we may categorize them as good or bad based on the social ethics and culture of the society or community to which one belongs. It is the same person who is having the spectrum of thoughts ranging from the meanest to the finest thought. The usual tendency is that we refuse to accept the mean thoughts but readily accept the fine thoughts. This kind of hypocrisy plays on every person as we all tend to protect our self image even when we are alone. The ego protective nature has taken deep roots in us almost like the second nature and it is the scourge for the man who is trying to improve one’s thoughts. The very thought of nothingness may arouse a fear which is due to lack of maturity in our consciousness. I too did experience this kind of vague fears while trying to mentally imagine about the condition of nothingness. In retrospect, I understand that the intellect is incapable of not only conceiving it but also granting it a reality for its (intellect’s) very own existence is at stake. I often thought and classified these kind of fears generated by intellection as fears of the unknown or unseen. But with sadhana or practice, I have and did experienced(ing) the condition of Nothingness though in spells, which leaves behind a feeling of inexplicable happiness, joy and lightness and almost a no thought condition exists. Sometimes the entire course of meditation for one hour is like that. The experience alone gave me enough maturity to understand and the imperience
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