I AM AWARENESS
Visible is not Real nor Real is visible in this phenomenal world. The Real is One, indivisible, eternal, infinite, imperishable, and in Absolute Existence. Identity is one and indivisible, i.e., Awareness Alone. The underlying essence of Reality is consciousness. Consciousness is Awareness, the Ultimate Reality. It is not a mere characteristic of the individual but the fundamental, all-pervading essence of Reality, the source of our identity and the universe itself. The Upanishads posit that it is the underlying reality —the Brahmān , the Cosmic Self— from which the universe and all beings emerge. I am Awareness Alone, declares sage Ashtavakra ( Ashtavakra Gita , 1.13-14) during his discourses with sage King Janaka. It is when one is aware of his own Self, beyond the body-mind-intellect system, and in one with the Brahmān , the Universal Self, or the Cosmic Self. As a fundamental aspect of Reality, it is not a product of the body-mind-intellect system; rather, it transcends that...