The Witness

Perception of the Real Self. Chapter 1.

Different Stages
He, whose mind is captivated
by the beauty of a figure,
sculptured in a piece of rock,
is not aware of the fact that
the rock is the background.

When he rises above this captivation,
he sees the background,
the rock,
which supports the figure.

When the rock receives attention,
first the rock is seen in the figure,
and later on the figure is seen as
nothing else as the rock.

Enlightenment of truth
comes in this manner.
Consciousness,
The Real I,
becomes dimmed chiefly through
one’s captivation in external objects.

When one outgrows
this interest
and looks at the objects,
it will be found that they rise
and abide in Consciousness alone.

When Consciousness begins to receive attention,
it becomes revealed in the objects as well,
and they themselves will in due course
become transformed into Consciousness.

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