Dear Sri Subramanian Sir,
So long as the ignorance of the form of ‘I am the body, I am the doer, I am not realised’ persists, discussion on the State of the Jnani seems unavoidable among the ignorant ones.
Sri Bhagwan, in Talk-449, says that one should not be deceived by the external appearance of a Jnani. In this context, Sri Bhagwan narrates the meaning of the Verse-181 of the Vedantachudamani thus:
Although a jivanmukta associated with body may, owing to his prarabdha, appear to lapse into ignorance or wisdom, yet he is only pure like the ether (akasa) which is always itself clear, whether covered by by dense clouds or cleared of clouds by currents of air. He always revels in the Self alone, like a loving taking pleasure with her husband alone, though she attends on him with things obtained from others. Though he remains silent like one devoid of learning, yet his supineness is due to the implicit duality of the spoken words of the Vedas; his silence is the highest expression of the realised non-duality which is after all the true content of the Vedas. Though he instructs his disciples, yet he does not pose as a teacher, in the full conviction that the teacher and disciple are mere conventions born of illusion, and so he continues to utter words; if on the other hand he mutters words incoherently like a lunatic, it is because his experience is inexpressible like the words of lovers in embrace. If his words are many and fluent like those of an orator, they represent the recollection of his experience, since he is unmoving non-dual One without any desire awaiting fulfilment. Although he may appear grief-stricken like any other man in bereavement, yet he evinces just the right love of and pity for the senses which he earlier controlled before he realised that they were mere instruments and manifestation of the Supreme Being. When he seems keenly interested in the wonders of the world, he is only ridiculing the ignorance born of superimposition. If he appears indulging in sexual pleasures, he must be taken to enjoy the inherent Bliss of the Self, which, divided Itself into the Individual Self and the Universal Self, delights in their reunion to regain Its Original Nature. If he appears wrathful he means well to the offenders. All his actions should be taken to be only divine manifestations on the plane of humanity. There should not arise even the least doubt as to his being emancipated while yet alive. He lives only for the good of the world.
Talk—449
Sri Bhagwan has said that a Jnani is God Himself. Who can fathom His State? We, as creatures rising from Him, can never. But are we limited and significant jivas, the creatures ? No. Sri Bhagwan says that when one enquires and reaches the Heart tracing one’s Source, one becomes the sovereign Lord of the Universe.
Thank you so much, sir.
Regards,
Anil