Self Awareness Through Meditation

Author(s): Ranjitsingh Kumat
Publisher: Ranjitsingh Kumat

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SELF AWARENESS THROUGH MEDITATION
The importance of exploring the ‘moment' or the present is given in the following stanza
Fed up with this world, destroys the fire of indulgence, Sees the connection' (the connection between himself and the world). Explores the 'moment, This is the path propounded by the ‘Arya’ or the wise, Move and be not under sloth.”77
Indulgence results in boredom. Those who turn around and move away from indulgence proceed to seek the ultimate truth. This search leads to visualization of the 'connection—the connection between the self, suffering and the cycle of birth and death. The seeker of the truth is truly the explorer of the moment because he starts living in the present and becomes fully awakened to every moment that he lives. This is the path propounded by the wise men and so if anyone wants to move along that, should go ahead and not be slack in it.
Observing the Pain
It is commonly believed that a person who is not indulging in any violence and is not committing any sin would not be visited by any pain. But it is not so. Such person can be visited by pain or diseases. How he should face it is explained in the following:
"If some unpleasant Karmas bring pain, Observe the unpleasant sensation with equanimity. Such pain and suffering came in the past and will come in the future, Observe the Dhamma of the body, the sensations arising and disappearing, Observe the impermanence, the appearance and isappearance of things, Observe the 'connection' or link (of the self with the body)" The observer surveys the self inside the body without any attachment and becomes free and detached, No preaching or guidance is required for such a detached person. So do I say.”78
This clearly instructs the aspirant to observe the pain with equanimity. Onset of pain is not unusual; it came before and may come again but one