In English
Two kinds of "I" : attached and detached
The ('I') is of two kinds. One that is associated with attachment to the body and the other that dissociates it from the body Both are "I" ( in Telugu). But the 'I' that is identified with the body becomes (the ego). The ego carries a form wherever it goes. But the formless "I" not identified with the body is the . The formless has no attributes. But when it is associated with a form it has all attributes. Today people experience only the . ("I") that is identified with the body. They cannot conceive of an "I" without a body. But, by treating the body as the basis, if the vision is turned inward, the can be experienced in due course. This is called (Direct Perception of the Self). This means tracking the 'I' to its source. A man walking with his back to the sun will be treading his own shadow. Only when he reverses his direction will he be able to leave his shadow behind. The same process applies to the realisation of the Self. The journey must be directed towards the Self within and away from the external world. What is needed today in the world is the diverting of the mind from preoccupation with the external world of Nature to the Divinity within. This is the you have to do. In this way you see the Divine in everything instead of seeing Nature as a physical phenomenon. When you see the external world as a manifestation of God, you will not notice the phenomenal aspect of (Nature). View Nature as a manifestation of God. How is this to be experienced in real life with its joys and sorrows? This can be understood from an example. When you sleep, you have dreams in which you experience joys and sorrows. They seem real as long as your are asleep. On awaking, you realise that they were all unreal and mere dreams. In the waking state you have other experiences. What is the relationship between these two categories of experiences? What you experience in the waking state is also a dream. The reality is that in both the states - the sleeping and the waking - you are present as the dreamer.