Adi Shankara

Dear All,

Retracing from Gross to subtle to subtler and subtlest was dealt with in the last creation posts.

Bhagawad pada Sri Adi sankara  conveys in his above  lines the following important truth.

In spiritual path, even after undertaking intense sadhana for years or even births together, even after getting glimpses of "THE INNER EXPERIENCE", there is a great possibility that the subtlest association with one's Ego may still remain. The most subtlest of the ego is Ignorance of the truth that one is verily divine, verily the same spirit which is beyond all manifest creation and even the unmanifest Iswara. 

Till the time this ignorance is there within, a sadhaka may slip even from the penultimate stage in his Self realization.

One's duty as sadhaka is to "constantly identify one self with non-dual SELF, where there is no duality between the sadhaka and the goal, which is SELF or Pure consciousness.

After the sadhaka sincerely pursues the above state (non-dual SELF), all that the sadhaka can do is to lead a life with that pursuit moment to moment, leaving the almighty God to give His helping hand to lift the sadhaka to His highest abode, Prashanti, ever lasting peace / bliss.

The beauty, which can only be experienced by a sincere sadhaka is that, in such a life with dedicated pursuit to reach the goal of realization of SELF, even the sense of waiting for the ultimate moment is not there, nor is there a burden / helplessness that the goal is still not reached!! In fact, this period of waiting in the penultimate stage is the most beautiful phase in a seeker's journey towards Self-Realisation!

Love.