May 3, 2022

 Why? To what end do I spend my time in contemplation and meditation?

"If you abide in your Self [pure consciousness] you are like space and there is no duality left. You are expansive and as subtle as the space, and that is liberation. You are not conditioned by any name or form." -- Vasistha Straight No Chaser 

"That is known as the state of samadhi in which there is eternal satisfaction, clear perception of what is, egolessness, not being subject to the pairs or opposites, freedom from anxiety and from the wish to acquire and reject....Even if you engage yourself in the activities relating to your daily life and even if likes and dislikes arise in you, your inner being will never be impure, ...even as the eyes of a fish are not affected by seawater. " That's why, says Vasistha, and oh how I deeply relish Advaitan metaphors! Here's another: "If one's feet are covered with leather shoes, the entire world is covered with leather!" -- Vasistha Straight No Chaser 

Fish eyes and leather shoes,  portals to transcendence. Contemplate. Meditate as "I am" without object. Just be. Abide.