Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
4. Then they seek that abode, by reaching which they do not return. I seek refuge in that Primeval Person, from whom has sprung this ancient world-process. Then they should realise the Self which cannot be referred to as ‘this’ or ‘that’ and which destroys the ego. But you should refrain from the notion of duality, which the fools entertain by looking into the mirror. You should view this Self, in such a way, as the water springs remain intact, even when the well is filled up or as the sun’s reflection returns to the original disc, when the water in which it is reflected dries up, or as the space in the earthen pot merges in the sky when the pot breaks (266-270) or as the fire becomes extinguished, when the fuel is burnt up. One should scrutinize one’s Self, as the tongue tastes itself or the eye sees its eye-ball. Just as splendour merges in itself, as the sky rolls on itself, or the water remains in water, I declare that one should view oneself with a non-dual vision. That primeval abode, which is to be seen without seeing or known without knowing, is known as the Primeval Person (271-275). |
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