Ignorance.*****

Ignorance

Just as a piece of rope is imagined to be a snake in the semi-darkness and an oyster to be a piece of silver so is the Soul determined to be the body by an ignorant person. The world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

 The Soul is ‘One’ without parts, whereas the body has many parts, yet people see these two as One! What else can be called ignorance but this? Knowledge destroys ignorance, as light destroys darkness.

 When ignorance is destroyed, the Soul, the‘Self’ truly reveals, like the Sun when the clouds are removed. The destruction of ignorance is liberation. Darkness cannot remove darkness.

 Wisdom being incompatible with ignorance puts it to flight. The ignorant long for results and engage in action with the idea of doer-ship and enjoyment.

The ignorant are deluded and think, 'I act', 'I cause others to act', 'I enjoy' and so on. The illusion is the power of the Soul, the innermost ‘Self’.    The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.  The world in which we exist is created out of the consciousness, the consciousness alone is real and the world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of the consciousness.

The reality of Illusion can be exposed by getting rid of ignorance. Ignorance vanishes when wisdom dawns. Wisdom dawns when you realize the consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. Consciousness is the One without the second. The ignorance is the cause of the bondage of the dualistic illusion. The world in which we exist is by nature the consciousness itself. It is due to ignorance the illusion is experienced as a reality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar