On Non-Knowing

1. on minds

The mind of an ant cannot know Brahman. Neither can the mind of a human being.

Minds know objects, conceptual or otherwise. Brahman is not an object, believe it or not.

Knowing Brahman is an intuitive non-knowing. It’s like knowing yourself but really.

2. on knowing

There is no reason for you to know yourself. But it does explain a lot.

Not knowing yourself hurts. Knowing yourself alleviates. That is all.

3. on satcitananda (ode to unconditional love)

I am the principle of existence. Life is meaningless without me.

I am the ground of pure consciousness. Worlds are living and dying in me.

I am that holistic bliss infinity into which unconditional love is born.

The Ballad of Atman and Brahman

Because the mind is a product of original ignorance, ignorance is beyond its reach. The mind is like an island in the middle of the beginningless avidya sea.

The wise ones say forget about this original ignorance you can never know, and know the truth you can and do know. For ultimately it’s thee.

Atman is inner as all forms of thought appear to be inside you. Brahman is outer as all external forms of a phenomenal world appear to be out there.

Don’t overthink it one way or the other. Atman is Brahman. That ultimate realization removes all sides, the wise and nondual ones say.