Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-13
The field and the knower of the field
So Brahman pervades senses and qualities, but the latter do not constitute Brahman, just as although gold takes different forms as ornaments, it remains as pure gold in any form. Plainly speaking, Brahman is entirely distinct from the senses and qualities. All distinctions such as name, colour, relation, species and action etc. are all attributes of form and do not apply to Brahman (901-905). The Brahman is neither the qualities nor is connected with them in any way, but the latter appear to be so connected. It is because of this, that the ignorant ascribe these qualities to Brahman. But to conceive qualities in Brahman, is to attribute clouds to the sky or the reflection in the mirror to the mirror or to think of sun’s reflection in water as the sun or of mirage as existing in the sun’s ray. In the same way the notion that Brahman supports the universe without contact, is due to delusion and so is of no value (906-910). Just as when a pauper becomes a prince in a dream, it is all-unreal, so to say that the Brahman devoid of qualities experiences qualities, is all due to delusion. It is for this reason, one cannot say that the Brahman is associated with qualities or experiences them. |
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