Even karma provides the better feeling of witnessing. Karma gives the maximum presence in the present because almost all the senses are working in it. The more and the greater the karma, the more awareness in the present. That is why it is said to keep doing karma all the time, no matter what you do. Karma here means human work. It is said that one who does not remain idle for even a moment lives for a hundred years. Age decreases due to stress. It means that stress decreases due to vipasana generated from karma. My grandfather used to do something or the other all the time, even if it was a very light work. There was always a glow of knowledge on his face. Actually, witnessing and self-awareness are related to each other. The common public may believe that witnessing is a feeling of alienation. Because it seems that we can see only others neutrally, not ourselves. But it is not so. If your son is playing a match, then you will see him simultaneously with a feeling of witnessing and belongingness, not with a feeling of alienation. Witnessing means a feeling of detachment. How can there be attachment to oneself or the things related to oneself. Does a man ever get attached to his activities? No. That is why it is said that the hen of the house is worth nothing. There is no importance towards oneself or one’s own things. Attachment is always towards others. Importance is always towards strangers. The yogi of the house is a jogda and the yogi of a foreign land is a siddha. The importance is towards others because the drums from far away sound sweet. So the self-consciousness that is often mentioned in the scriptures is in a way a witness-consciousness. And how it is possible by being situated in the present, we have proved above. It means that the light of thoughts seems unimportant to the man who is enlightened by the present moment. How can light have any importance in itself?
When we are a living soul covered in darkness by staying away from the present moment or the light of actions, at that time we cannot have a witness-consciousness or a feeling of detachment towards thoughts in the form of light. Because at that time we are unconscious and thoughts are conscious. The nature of both is completely opposite to each other. At that time, there can be an illusion of witnessing, but it does not happen in reality. On the contrary, detachment and witnessing will decrease. Iron attracts magnet but not iron. Plus charge attracts minus, not plus or neutral. Light attracts darkness, not light. That is why it is said that keep your attention on your present physical state so that darkness does not spread in the soul. The scenes of the present state, the body and its sensations, the breaths and their movement on the body, various sounds, other worldly activities, all these are in the form of light. While experiencing these, the light-like thoughts that will arise will create a sense of witnessing towards them and detachment will also arise. This is because both types of things are in the form of light. Due to this, the awareness of the present and the awareness of thoughts will both lighten each other. Lightening is detachment or witnessing. By the way, this should not be called awareness, but experience, because there are different levels of experience or knowledge. There is only one light level of knowledge that’s awareness. Light experience is called awareness. In this, a person is experiencing and also not experiencing superficially. As it is said that a certain person is aware of his health. It means that he has an eye towards his health, not that he understands health in detail like a doctor. Awareness is spiritual. Knowledge or experience is physical. This is what happens with witnessing and self-consciousness. It means that when the experience of the present and the experience of thoughts, both lighten each other, then both become awareness. Knowledge produces ego while awareness destroys ego.
Rosary chanting, mantra chanting, or other religious activities do not do much, they just keep one connected to the present. The basic science of all is the same. It means that there is similarity in all. Whatever everyone does according to their interest and culture, they do it right. People also do strange penance. Many people reach temples miles away by lying down flat or body rolling. Many pierce nails on their bodies. I saw an ascetic who has been wearing a 45 kg Rudraksha rosary on his head for ten years. He keeps it on his head for at least twelve hours every day. Keeping a meditative picture in the mind is also like providing a support of light to your dark soul. That is why in Patanjali Yogasutra it is called Dhyanalamban, meaning support for the light of meditation. This also makes one detached from the light form thoughts that come and go and this is also Sakshibhaav. What attachment can light have with light? Darkness can have attachment with light. A poor person can have attachment with wealth. What attachment can a rich person have with wealth. Sakshibhaav means to just watch the scene as a spectator, not to enter it. If there is attachment towards the scene, then can anyone live without entering it? Nathuram can enjoy watching the cricket match from a distance. He is not concerned with anyone’s win or loss. Neither will he explain anything to anyone, because he does not have deep knowledge of cricket. Less knowledge and detachment live together. Animals live without attachment with each other because they lack knowledge. But real detachment happens with knowledge when knowledge is deliberately ignored. With this the soul gets the light of knowledge. When there is no knowledge like a handicapped or a retarded person or an animal, then the inexperience that arises from it will be called stupidity, not detachment. Not having thoughts is ignorance. When there is no thought in the form of knowledge or light, then how can we remain neutral towards it and then how will its light add to the soul. But in the above cricket case, will any blind cricket fan be able to sit far away? He will hold the bat himself. Or will he be able to do anything? He will start dictating to the cricket players. But if a good cricket expert remains detached and neutral despite knowing everything, then that will be the greatest detachment.
In the olden days, the pace of work was slow. This is because technology was not as developed as it is today. Although there are different standards of development, but let us say that it was not so-called developed. Due to this, people’s mind used to wander in useless thoughts. In a country like India, if a lot of produce was produced in the rainy season, then it could be eaten sitting idle almost throughout the year. This is because sufficient water for the crop falls here only during the rainy season. The rest of the year, there is only sporadic rain, that too only occasionally and many times it is like a drought. It is evident from this that useless thoughts must be distracting people while sitting idle. Probably, due to this trouble, detailed Vedas were made and rituals were made. This had two benefits. Firstly, through these, man remained connected to the present and along with that, he also got devotion towards God. What more can one want than this. Eat mangoes and get the price of seeds. That is why it is said that man does not fall if he behaves according to the Vedas. It means that without this, the thoughts of the mind confuse him and push him into darkness. Then, influenced by that darkness, he starts committing sins and starts eating and drinking inappropriately. This not only harms his soul but also harms his body. If this were to happen, just think what people would earn and eat when the next rainy season comes. Therefore, a good and self-enhancing method was adopted to entertain the heart. It is relevant till date because it is associated with the worship of God. Whatever is associated with the worship of God, that thing becomes eternal like God.
Scientists say that meditation inhibits DMN i.e. default mode neural network. This neural network of the brain usually produces irrational thoughts. Perhaps, meditation does not provide it with enough energy because the process of meditation also consumes a good part of the energy. It means that the basic thing is experiential psychology. Physics is based on that. The seed of all material discoveries is born in the mind. Later they appear in physical form. Because the brilliance of the discoveries of the mind is not visible to the common people, that is why they ignore it and keep trumpeting only material discoveries. But Yogis look into the mind, because they themselves are scientists exploring the infinite world of the mind.
Friends, in today’s modern environment it is necessary to go to the root of every spiritual aspect. Today’s generation with a scientific mindset does not believe in superficial knowledge. It wants scientific proof of everything. It is surprising to understand how scientific the above method is. Earlier I also used to take it lightly, but when I went deeper, I came to know the whole truth. What a simple way to attain the soul. And moreover, it also gives material prosperity. When the garbage of the mind is cleaned by the practice of witnessing, then new and developed and present-related thoughts are born, which also leads to material progress. This is the reverse or indirect way to attain the soul. If the thing does not work out in the direct way, then go in the reverse way. By maintaining a sense of self towards thoughts, a time comes when the soul itself comes into experience. If the sea is not coming straight, then keep moving forward with the river. You will reach the sea. If you are unable to find a way out of the cave, then keep going in the direction of the light. You will reach outside on your own. The more the cold or darkness, the more it will be attracted towards the warm or light. That is why in winters, as soon as the stove is put out in the kitchen, it immediately becomes cold. This is because the cold outside immediately runs towards the heat of the stove and makes it cold as well. Meaning there is attachment between darkness and light. If there is heat outside, it will not run inwards. In other words, if the atmosphere outside is not running inwards, it means that it is hot outside as well. Similarly, if a person experiences thoughts while considering his soul to be dark, then he will become crazy for them. Meaning he will become attached to them. He will run towards them. He will run his worldliness towards them. He will become attached to them. In other words, if a person gets attached to thoughts, then his soul becomes dark. But if he remains focused on the present and does not get attached to them, then his soul starts becoming bright like thoughts. Because by being aware in the present, the attention gets divided between the present and the thoughts, so detachment towards both is created. It is like if you pour water on fire, then the fire also gets extinguished and the water also evaporates into steam.
This is the specialty of Sharirvigyan Darshan that it keeps the focus on the body continuously, due to which Vipassana continues. Naad Brahma is mentioned prominently in the scriptures because the focus on the voice leads to the highest witness feeling. That is why talkative people are more popular in the world.
Friends, everything is a game of energy Even a little lack of energy can make a huge difference, the difference between life and death or even the difference between bondage and salvation. That is why it is said that Shakti meets Shiva, meaning it unites with Shiva. To attain Shiva without Shakti is next to impossible. That is why it is said to Pranayam, meditation and yoga. Only for channeling energy. While being aware of the present, to let the thoughts run unhindered, more energy will be required. The double engine is running. Common people with low energy with a single engine are either busy in the present at one time or are lost in thoughts. They are unable to run both the mental engines simultaneously. Result, bondage.
Demystifying Kundalini 