Distortion of meaning is the real problem of the world. This is specific to the states of the mind, that are, continually fed by the information coming through the sensory apparatus. To be precise, pure consciousness has nothing to do with it, it is the apparent self (the Ego-sense or ‘’I”) trying to grapple forth whatever coming its way and trying to generate meaning out of it. So, strictly there are no states of consciousness but states of the mind which uses this consciousness reflected in the mind and identified with the ego-sense. The subtle bodies in the human persona have subjective experiences (touch, taste, smell etc.) and these experiences are dual in nature. The very basic structure of experience tells us that knowledge via experience is split into the subject/object or knower/known binary. The knowledge that comes in is processed by the mind to further generate meaning and tag that in the memory for later usage and retrieval. The associations that the individual self uses to make yes/no type value judgements are mostly based on cultural and socio-economic conditioning. Today, digital social-media is also playing an important part in disseminating information that attracts or detracts clusters or groups of people. As I said, ‘’pure subject’’ or the Witness Consciousness is not involved in making any judgements or cognitive-decision making process, it only ‘’shines’’ forth thereby giving the intellect (buddhi), the mind (manas) and the sensory-apparatus an access to consciouness reflected in the mind which the Ego then transmits through the connective conduits till the tip of our fingernail. To the pure consciousness or Sat-Chit-Ananda there is no inner mental world or outside physical universe, no subtle or gross- all these appear in it as transitory objects and are impermanent.  Lack of understanding about our fundamental reality is the root cause of all these problems in the world. What does this lack of understanding mean? It is very simple and profound – we don’t know or recognise who we are and that’s the central problem. We don’t understand that we are the pure consciousness (Brahman/Atman/Sakshi) where the universe with its manifold realities appear and dissolve. Pure Consciousness is always unchanging, its intensity is never increased or decreased, it’s like the screen where pictures are projected which keep changing. The witness is beyond space-time, causality, but, interestingly in and through it as manifested reality which we identify with.  

So, what is the problem of the world in simple terms?  

The problem is AVIDYA/IGNORANCE – WE DON’T KNOW WHO WE REALLY ARE!  

It is the most fundamental problem. All other apparent problems of existence and survival are linked to it.  

What is the solution?  

Only by KNOWLEDGE can IGNORANCE be removed!  

What Knowledge? Does knowledge about gravity waves or quantum information in the black holes remove our IGNORANCE? Does KNOWLEDGE about capital markets and AI powered advanced healthcare remove our ignorance?  

The answer is NO.  

ONLY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE SELF OR SAT-CHIT-ANANDA can remove this ignorance.  

How can we get that knowledge?  

Through the process of Vedantic Self-Enquiry we can only intuit WHO WE ARE!  

If you try to know it, it becomes the known or object and loses its pure subjectivity .  

If the SELF is known, the problems of the world will be greatly reduced RIGHT NOW!  

How? Will earthquakes stop or Tsunamis end? Or diseases disappear? 

No, they will keep appearing but having known the Self our REACTION TO ALL THESE WILL BE VERY DIFFERENT .  HUMANITY will react like ONE UNIT and there will be TRUE LIBERTY, EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY.  

We will enjoy the differences knowing they are apparent and there will be one great human song of TOTAL LIBERATION.  

Our ways of life will change? Yes, drastically…..there will be a paradigm shift in how we look at the WORLD. We will continue to use technology for the betterment of humanity but since we are aware that it is one Consciousness appearing as many, our ethics will improve, our compassion will shine.  

Can we do this perspectival change?  

It would mean going back to the Upanishads and the Bhagawad Gita……and re-live the truth or wear the truth in our sleeves.  

Is it possible?  

Yes, we are the PURE SELF whether we know it or not – right now! We have to recognize it. When the mind is pure or in a state of no-mind, the self-reveals itself without doing anything (Swaprakasha). The body doesn’t get MOKSHA. Neither the subtle bodies, they drop off once knowledge is dawned upon, and you stay in your OWN GLORY forever. Sat-chit-ananda is no quality, qualities belong to the states of the mind. Sat-Chit-Ananda is Existence-Consciousness-Bliss, it is the substratum of all realities ontic or epistemological.  

That knowledge or understanding is AWAKENING or ENLIGHTENMENT – all the great sages and saints talked about it in the past, they exemplified it in their lives….Buddha to Kabir to Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda and many others have followed the same path. THIS IS THE SUNLIT PATH BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY THE LIGHT – JYOTIRO JYOTIH – THE LIGHT OF LIGHTS – it’s our inner light, of what we are… 

THIS IS THE REALITY – NO THEORY NO PRACTICE – NO RIGHT OR LEFT HAND POLITICS  

BEYOND QUANTUM FOAM AND DE-SITTER SPACE  

SIMPLE AS IT IS LIKE A FLOWER BY THE WINDOW  

OR LIKE THE BUTTERFLY AWAITING TO BE BORN NOT KNOWING ITS COLORS AND THE FORMS…. 

-J