![]() ![]() The liberation Sri Bhagavan speaks about is neither of these. Liberation from the mind The popular notion about freedom from the mind is either cessation of the mind where you enter a state of 'thoughtlessness' or transformation of the mind where the mind experiences greater freedom and peace within itself. A concept by definition is something that does not exist in reality. Sri Bhagavan says 'Self is only a concept'. Out of fear, struggle for survival, comparison, jealousy, hatred, all the rest are born. Whenever there is the 'me' and the 'other', the result is fear - fear of what the other would do to me. Liberation from the self Self is the sense of separate existence. Thus one whose senses are liberated transcends the life of the mind and experiences the life of the senses. If not for this interference of the mind, the human nervous system is capable of generating bliss through every sensory experience, be it seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or touch irrespective of the object of the experience. The mind with its judgments and commentaries interferes with every sensory perception, making it stale and lifeless. According to Sri Bhagavan, awakening on the other hand, is liberation 'of' the senses or freeing the senses from the clutches of the mind. The scriptures define an awakened man as someone who is able to hold his senses under control. Sri Bhagavan Liberation of life Awakening at a very fundamental level is to 'live life'. ![]()
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