I want to make a few things perfectly clear. First, full Oneness can only be had by the extinction of devotion. Devotion is a beautiful habit/addiction that reinforces separation. I don’t say this so you, the reader, actively work to get rid of devotion but rather so you will not be surprised when devotion starts to fade away, naturally. It’s inevitable. If you really miss it, you can bring it back but only as a secondary reality, because as a primary reality full oneness can not happen.
Once, you realize your guru or god isn’t separate from you, you may still seek guidance from time to time to help you convey teaching knowledge to others. Its like the adult child consulting with their parents on parenting techniques. So of course there’s a respect and admiration for the teacher/guru but not so much that one falls into a parent-child relationship again.
Secondly, Oneness is not the end of the road. Its simply the unification of the world of things. We are getting into deep waters now.
As I mentioned in Part 2, Lord Krishna states in chapter 13 v 12 that the highest brahman (consciousness) is Not This. Not That. So where is oneness in Para Brahman? Its gone. Because it doesn’t exist in the highest brahman. A state of absolutely No attributes. Now that’s the end of the road. Hahaha.
So how do we live or function?
Sidebar: That Nothingness can either be perceived as all light or all darkness. Subject for another discussion.
Back to how do we function.
Once, you embrace Nothingness, for a while you will be in a state of not caring because frankly, what’s the point.
You have lost your guru and your god. Everything around you is now known to be an illusion. So it really doesn’t exist. And you are now resting in a state devoid of attributes it can feel like rock bottom so why engage in anything?
By the way, although it sounds like a state of depression but in some weird way you feel a quiet contentment. Completeness. Done. Finished. This state offers its own deep satisfaction.
Gradually, you realize, you still have a body. You still have others depending on you, from a day to day perspective. You still need to eat. Haha. So you participate.
At first reluctantly, because there is a flavor of ‘why bother’ still lively in your awareness. Never the less, you participate. Of course, its a strange participation you are somewhat engaged but as time goes on you integrate. Some quicker than others.
It's like someone having a particular regional accent to their speech then they move to another region. Many people quickly adapt and pick up the new regional accent and some people never do. In that same way the "integration" after such a dramatic awakening can take a while depending on one's ease in shedding attachments.
Summary: In our consciousness development we find ourselves moving past devotion to make room for full oneness. The destruction of separation. The joining of worshipper and worshiped.
We then realize that oneness in the final analysis is really Not This. Not That. Full negation of everything. An awareness devoid of attributes. Para Brahman.
After some time, we notice we are still physically alive and must respect this plain of existence because we are in a state of saying Yes to everything, illusion or not. That’s actually the living of Brahman. Wholeness. Totality. This state is the infamous “integration” many speak of. Where we come full circle. Right back to being an ordinary citizen. Fully assimilated into our day to day but somehow very different.
Know this my friends, no matter how ordinary you look or feel, you will always radiate a subtle but beautiful light that the angels, gods, and gurus eternally rejoice.
With so much Love to All …
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