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IAT SE - Ch31.1 - Experience = Consciousness

by Ekta Bathija

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Listen to Ektaji guide us through a self-exploration meditation, "Experience = Consciousness" from Chapter 31 of Nisargadatta Maharaj’s book ‘I Am That’. All experiences- sight, sound, touch, taste, smell, and thoughts are nothing but Consciousness appearing as objects. Consciousness, when linked to an object, is renamed as "experience." Each object is itself made of the same Consciousness. Waking, dreaming, and deep sleep are not different realities but modes of One Consciousness. Remove the object, and only Pure Consciousness remains. All is Consciousness; experience is an illusion.

ConsciousnessSelf ExplorationNon DualityMeditationIllusionAwarenessConsciousness FocusObject DetachmentMaya IllusionThought ObservationSensory ExperienceAwareness Substance

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Let's do a self-exploration meditation on Experience is equal to Consciousness.

There is nothing like experience.

Let the eyes of the waker close and let the waker dissolve into the silence.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with any object.

Empty the mind of all objects.

Relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself.

Break all contact with all objects.

Empty the mind.

When Consciousness comes in contact with an object,

It is renamed as Experience.

Consciousness plus object is equal to Experience.

But what is an object?

Look at the thought.

2 plus 2 is equal to 4.

What is it made up of?

Isn't this thought object made of the same substance as Awareness?

When Consciousness is in contact with the thought 2 plus 2 is equal to 4,

This is termed as Experience.

In reality,

Experience is nothing but Consciousness plus the thought born of Consciousness.

It means it is only Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

Experience is just another name for Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

All is Consciousness.

Empty the mind again and relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself,

Devoid of contact with any object.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with any object.

When Consciousness comes in contact with an object,

It is renamed as Experience.

Consciousness plus object is equal to Experience.

Look at the thought of the sound of Ikta's words.

What is the sound made of?

Isn't it but a thought object made of the same Consciousness,

The same Awareness?

When Consciousness is in contact with the sound thought,

It is termed as Experience.

In reality,

Experience is equal to Consciousness plus the sound thought which is born of Consciousness.

It is all but Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

Experience is merely another name for Consciousness.

Empty the mind of all objects so you can relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself,

Devoid of contact with any object.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with any object.

When Consciousness comes in contact with an object,

It is renamed as Experience.

Observe the thought of the smell of the fruit in front of you.

What is the smell made of?

It is merely a thought object made of the same substance as Awareness or Consciousness.

When Consciousness comes in contact with the smell thought,

It is termed as the Smell Experience.

In reality,

It is Consciousness plus the smell thought born of Consciousness,

Which is nothing but Consciousness plus Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

It is all Consciousness.

Empty the mind so you can relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself,

Devoid of contact with any object.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with any object.

When Consciousness comes in contact with an object,

It is renamed as Experience.

Extend your hand out and touch the fruit.

Look at it carefully.

There is only the thought of touching the fruit.

What is touch made of?

Isn't it simply a thought object made of the same Awareness,

The same Consciousness?

When Consciousness is in contact with the touch thought,

It is termed as the Touch Experience.

In reality,

It is Consciousness plus the touch thought born of Consciousness,

Which means it is Consciousness plus Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

It is all Consciousness.

Empty the mind again.

Relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself,

Devoid of contact with any object.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with an object.

The very same Consciousness when in contact with an object is renamed as Experience.

Consciousness plus object is equal to Experience.

Allow the eyes of the waker to open and look at the fruit.

Observe there is only the thought of seeing the fruit.

What is sight made up of?

Isn't sight simply a thought object made of the same substance as Awareness?

When Consciousness comes in contact with the sight thought,

It is termed as Sight Experience.

In reality,

It is Consciousness plus the sight thought born of Consciousness,

Which means it is Consciousness plus Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

It is all Consciousness.

Let's empty the mind again.

Empty.

Empty.

Empty.

Relish the flavour of Consciousness standing by itself,

Devoid of contact with any object.

Consciousness is called Consciousness when it is not in contact with any object.

When Consciousness comes in contact with an object,

It is renamed as Experience.

Extend your hand,

Pick up the fruit and taste it.

Observe carefully.

There is only the thought of tasting the fruit.

What is taste made of?

Isn't taste simply a thought object made of the same Awareness,

The same Consciousness?

When Consciousness is in contact with the taste thought,

It is termed as Taste Experience.

In reality,

It is Consciousness plus the taste thought born of Consciousness,

Which means it is Consciousness plus Consciousness.

There is nothing like Experience.

It is all Consciousness.

Thought Experience,

Sight Experience,

Sound Experience,

Smell Experience,

Touch Experience and Taste Experience are just different names for Consciousness.

Those names are given when Consciousness is related to an object.

There is nothing like the experience of an object.

It is Consciousness itself.

Consciousness is non-dual.

But on account of Maya,

Its own power of illusion,

It can appear to be dual.

The first illusion of Consciousness is thought.

This now is a waking thought.

It is not a waking experience.

That is only an illusion.

The reality is,

It is waking Consciousness.

Similarly,

In the dream,

There is no dream thought.

It is simply dream Consciousness.

And so is the sleep.

Deep sleep is not the absence of thought.

It is simply deep sleep Consciousness.

One Consciousness alone is appearing as pluralistic experiences.

If you remove the objects from the experiences,

All that remains is Consciousness.

Ekta Experience minus Ekta is equal to Consciousness.

Computer Experience minus the computer is equal to the same Consciousness.

One Consciousness alone is appearing as pluralistic experiences.

Consciousness brings about the thought of the object.

The thought is also born of the same Consciousness.

And that is renamed as the Object Experience.

Remove the object from the experience and all that you are left with is Consciousness.

There is nothing like experience.

There is only Consciousness.

Or Consciousness is knowing Consciousness.

There is no question of experience.

Consciousness knows Consciousness.

Consciousness experiences Consciousness.

There is only Consciousness.

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