In English
Consciousness – Its Nature
In the objective world, we must first try to analyse the nature of “I.” Who is this “I”? Am I the body? If so, why should I say “my body”? When we say “my body,” my is different, and body is different. Suppose we consider our heart as God, then we say “my heart.” Here also, “my” is separate and “heart” is separate. In our initial stage of , all of us begin with the proposition “my mind, my , my , my , my ,” etc. Therefore, each one of us must begin our enquiry with the question “Who am I”? This “my” is a separate entity which resides in everything as a "" (witness). This is also called as “consciousness” (). This is present everywhere. Another name for this is “.” This principle, manifesting as , is everywhere in you, with you, above you, below you. If you begin to search for this consciousness in the external world, it is not possible. You can only recognise it by turning your vision inward. Then only this pure consciousness is available. That is why in , to recognise this pure consciousness, the great began the enquiry with the principle of negation: “not this, not this, not this” (, , ). Starting with the assumption “mind is not I,” " is not I,” “ is not I,” the ultimate stage of “I am I” will be reached.