Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
Release
These actions may lead to the destruction of the world or give rise to new worlds. Just as the sun is not aware that because of him the night-lily withers and the day-lily blooms when it rises, or the sky does not know that the earth is blown to pieces by lightning or that it has grown green because of the showers of rain, so he remains in the body without body-consciousness (431-435). Just as a person who has woken up from sleep does not see dreams, so he is not aware of the worldly events which take place because of his body etc. But those who view him merely through their physical eyes, regard him as the doer of these actions. Does not the jackal think that the scarecrow of grass erected on the border of the farm, is the watchman of the farm? Only others know whether a lunatic wanders about dressed or in a naked condition. Other persons may count the wounds sustained by a warrior, who has died on the battle-field. The whole world sees with reverence the self-immolation of a sati (on the pyre of her deceased husband) while she herself is unconscious of the fire, her own person and the spectators (436-440). In the same way, he who is awakened to his real Self, and whose notion of being a seer has vanished along with the object to be seen, does not know what his senses are doing. |
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