This question has come from a listener.
It's about explanations on how to stay in being level.
We simply understand what we consist of.
We have the physical body,
We have the mind,
Intellect and ego as processors and we have a subtle factor which energizes all these faculties.
So in this context,
The ego factor maintains stewardship,
Ownership,
Ownership of action and it also keeps the personality traits such as possessions and positions.
When we become aware of this,
We tend to understand that it's just an illusion that we have created during our waking state.
But we are experiencing life even when we are sleeping,
Dreaming.
So when we realize that we have other dimensions,
We have also other dimensions which are equally important and they also give us experiences,
Then we can take a step away from ownership of action to beingness.
Beingness simply means just being aware of your words,
Your actions and your existence at all planes in all levels.
So how to exist in beingness forever or always?
Very simple.
Be aware.
Just be aware.
Always be aware that all your actions,
All your emotions,
All the thoughts,
All the words,
All the expressions,
Everything is spontaneously happening in a particular time or in different times in different places with different sets of people and we are only gaining experiences out of it.
Plus we are also expressing ourselves in that context.
So through expressions and through experiences,
We are having a thing called life.
This is what we are.
Numerous activities,
Numerous times,
Numerous places,
Different things but at the same time we are just experiencing and expressing.
So that's the static thing.
The static thing about life is expressions and experiences.
When we become a witness to both of these,
We are already in being level.
So being is being aware of every activity,
Being aware of the consciousness which stays same in waking state,
Dream state and deep sleep state.
We are aware of the consciousness which is beyond all these states,
Even beyond consciousness.
We are being aware of the soul element which when it leaves the body,
We call it a dead body.
So we have a time here from birth till death.
We have experiences out of this space and we have expressions in this space.
This is our life.
So when we are fully aware of our life in this context and we are only witnessing it without judging,
Without criticising,
Without comparing,
Without doing anything or without having any doership or ownership,
Then you are free.
I will give you one story to prove this beingness.
Sage Vyasa was meditating under a tree near river Yamuna and Lord Krishna and his people were on the other side.
A group of people came to see Lord Krishna from the village and they had carried a lot of sweetmeats to be given to Krishna which Krishna allowed.
When they came close to the river,
They realised this river is in flood,
River is flooding,
It's overflowing,
It's swollen and no boatman will take them to the other side because it's dangerous.
So they decided to sit in front of Vyasa until he opened his eyes after the meditation and asked him what they can do now.
They waited a few hours and Vyasa opened his eyes and saw that a lot of people are sitting in front of him.
So he asked,
Where are you coming from?
Why are you here?
What do you want from me?
So they explained their story.
They came to see Krishna.
Krishna is on the other side of the river and they can't cross because there is no boatman or no boatman is willing to take them there.
So they asked him,
What should we do now?
Vyasa asked,
Have you brought something for Krishna?
And they said yes,
We have this basket full of sweetmeats which Krishna allows,
Made out of ghee,
Made out of milk and ghee which Krishna usually used to love.
So he said,
Show me.
So they opened the basket and they showed and he started eating and they couldn't say anything because this is Vyasa.
He started eating.
He ate almost half the basket.
He was pretty hungry and they couldn't do anything.
They were just looking in awe and embarrassment because they can't tell him,
Please stop because we have to take it to Krishna.
And once he has finished almost half the basket,
He closed it and said,
Okay,
Now you come with me.
And he took them to the bank of river Yamuna and he said,
If I have not eaten anything,
Let the river part and the river parted.
These people were,
The villagers were surprised.
How come?
He has been eating in front of our eyes and he has eaten almost half the stuff from the basket and he says,
I have not eaten anything and the river parted,
It parted.
How come?
Anyway,
Vyasa said,
Don't wait,
Cross.
They crossed the river,
They went to the other side and the river came back to its original form.
And Vyasa stayed on this side.
And they were really reluctant to tell Krishna about this or tell Krishna that they haven't brought anything because they didn't want to give Krishna half a basket.
And while they were walking towards the palace of Krishna,
They saw Krishna resting in a bench in a garden.
He was sleeping and they waited.
He woke up,
Krishna saw them sitting in front of him and he was excited to see them,
His old friends.
He asked,
Oh,
When did you come?
Welcome.
I'm happy to see you.
By the way,
What have you brought?
Then they said,
They were trying to hide the basket.
Then they said,
Oh,
We brought some sweet meals.
Oh no,
No,
No.
Don't give it to me now.
I'm full of the same thing.
So that means when Vyasa was eating,
Krishna's belly was getting full.
That means in perfect beingness,
You are everything.
So Vyasa was consuming this in the consciousness of Krishna and Krishna's belly was getting full.
He said,
I've eaten the same thing.
My belly is full of the same thing.
I can't eat that now,
But thank you for bringing me.
So that is what Vyasa said.
If I have not eaten,
Let the river part and it parted because he has not eaten.
Even though his body was consuming,
His consciousness was merged in Krishna.
So if your consciousness is completely merged in Supreme consciousness,
Or if your individual consciousness is completely merged with Supreme consciousness,
You have no doership.
You have no ownership.
You have no karma.
This is as simple as that.
I hope you have understood this point.
Please think about it,
Ponder it and try to imbibe it,
Try to feel it or try to understand it in a deeper sense.
I wish you great success.
See you again soon.
Lots of love.
This is Mohanji for you.
