Seer = Seeing = Seen
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An interesting excerpt from "I Am That" by Nisargadatta Maharaj:
Q: You say that the seer, seeing and the seen are one single thing, not three. To me the three are separate, I do not understand.
M: Look closely and you will see that the seer and the seen appear only when there is seeing. They are attributes of seeing. When you say ‘I am seeing this’. ‘I am’ and ‘this’ come with seeing, not before. You cannot have an unseen ‘this’ nor an unseeing ‘I’ am’.
Q: I can say: ‘I do not see’.
M: The ‘I am seeing this’ has become ‘I am seeing my not seeing’, or ‘I am seeing darkness’. The seeing remains. In the triplicity: the known, knowing and the knower, only the knowing is a fact. The ‘I am’ and ‘this’ are doubtful. Who knows? What is known? There is no certainty, except that there is knowing.
Q: Why am I sure of knowing, but not of the knower?
M: You can be aware of the knowing but not of a knower. Knowing is a reflection of your true nature along with being and loving. The knower and the known are added by the mind. It is in the nature of the mind to create a subject-object duality, where there is none.
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only the seeing exists
Having so many past conditionings about reality and the way it works, it is so difficult to grasp this in the beginning.
But at some point, you suddenly realize how true this statement is and how clear it has been ever since.
If i may say~
that the way i see this,is that-Everything is One,so there cannot be me seeing AND a Thing to be seen.Am i correct?
'I' AM THAT MEANS THAT SELF IS NOT 'I' BUT THE SEER OF 'I'
Santthosh
Hi erez,
A mind of perfection is one which has gained the experience of viewing and judging the world view on the base of the true self.
It is very unfortunate the great master like Nisargadutt Maharaj and Maharshi Ramana are not there to guide the modern mindset.
It becomes difficult for seeker to assimilate what the great masters teaching all about. but all their preaching were based on non-duality and practice is based on duality. There is no certainty in their spiritual teaching about what the seeker has to do.
The only way to understand about the seer and seen is to adopt FORMLESS SPIRITUALITY.[F.S].
F.S is the only spiritual teaching in the world from which the mind will be able to view and the judge the world view on the standpoint of the true self which is the seer. The seer and the seen are one in their essence. It means the whole experience of diversity is created and sustained and finally dissolves in one and only substance which is spirit or Atman.
DO NOT GIVE UP YOUR SPIRITUAL PURSUIT YOU WILL SUCCEED IF YOUR INQUIRY AND REASONING IS WELL DIRECTED ON THE TRUE BASE.
WITH RESPECT AND REGARDS.
HAVE BLISSFUL TIME IN YOUR WAKING EXPERIENCE.
SANTTHOSH