Moment to Speak

The manifestation of the universe is a projection of Brahmān , or Cosmic Self, the Absolute Existence. Creation is nothing but the projection of the externality of something as part of the cosmic will of Cosmic Being, the Subject. Something is a thing, or an object, i.e., the creation of the universe, is not the manufacture of a new thing but a manifestation from a state of unmanifestation. It manifests out of Brahmān , the Cosmic Self and the all inclusiveness of subjects and objects as Absolute Existence. The word ' Brahmān ,' according to sage philosopher Swami Krishnananda , is derived from the Sanskrit root ' brhm ', which means to expand, be comprehensive, include, or be flawlessly. He refers to it as bhuma , the All-inclusive Absolute, or Plenum, which includes everything. He goes on to say that it is inappropriate to call Brahmān creates the universe because Brahmān is eternity, complete, indefinable, infinite, perfect existence par excellence. It has no nec...

The Self, or  Ātman , is the true and real identity of a person. It is without form, beginning, and ending. It is the only Witness-Conscious Self. There is no object and only one subject. It is not subject to time-space-causation. The notion of “I” as a separate identity germinates under the  veil of ignorance  as the Self relishes the fruits of objects. In the process, it gets stalked by the myriad issues of entrapment. It gets forgetful of its original identity as an emanation of the Cosmic Self. Sage Ashtavakra contends that neither things nor anything exist within one's real identity, the Self. The Witness Self is an identity that arises by acknowledging one's Self as such, and it has no physical existence. Everything else is a fabrication. The idea of a distinct identity, or "I," gives rise to all of these concepts. We attempt to maintain the tangible universe that the notion of "I" created in ignorance. We live our lives controlled by a false sense o...