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In\ncomputer programming, pointers are used as addresses to refer to\nanother value stored in the computer. One of the advantages is that\none can use a limited set of pointers to write programs that can\nhandle unlimited amounts of data. It is interesting to see that\nUpanishadic Rishis have used such a concept to point to the ultimate\nexperience \u2013 one that cannot be quantified or explained, only\nexperienced. In this article, we will see some of these pointers\nand how to work with them.<\/p>\n\n\n
The\nutility of pointers in the ultimate quest:<\/p>\n\n\n
The\n4th<\/sup>\nverse of the Ishavashya Upanishad gives a few pointers that establish\nthe context for distinguishing Consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n Consciousness\nis unmoving in the world where everything is moving. Then anything\nmoves, is not That. The first verse of the Ishavashya Upanishad\ndescribes the whole universe as \u2018change established on change and\nit is filled with Consciousness\u2019. Here, Upanishads are declaring\nConsciousness is \u2018Unmoving\u2019.\n<\/p>\n\n\n The\nway to work with this pointer is to meditate on \u201cWhat\nis that, that is Unmoving\u201d?<\/em>\n<\/p>\n\n\n \nThe\nidea \u201cyou exist\u201d is the only one unmoving. Before you grasp\nanything, the experience you remember that \u201cI exist\u201d, before you\nperceive, think, understand anything, the being which grasps its\n\u201cisness\u201d is the only \u201cUnmoving\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n Consciousness\nis declaring itself, \u2018I am Unmoving\u2019. If you grasp \u2018What is\nUnmoving?\u2019, you will grasp, \u2018Who Am I?\u2019, \u2018What Am I?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n \nOnly\nif there is a space where you are not filled, you will be able to\nmove. Consciousness is \u201cUnmoving\u201d because, it has filled every\npossible space that exists. That is why it cannot move anywhere any\nmore.<\/p>\n\n\n The\nnext pointer the verse gives is \u201cEkam\u201d. \u201cEkam\u201d cannot be\ntranslated as \u201cOne\u201d. It can only be translated as \u201cOneness\u201d.\n If something is \u201cUnmoving\u201d, and it is only \u201cOne\u201d, then it\nshould be the largest. Then nothing else can happen. It will be one\nhuge stone. So, the word \u201cOne\u201d for \u201cEkam\u201d is not the right\ntranslation. \u201cOneness\u201d is the right translation. Because, in\n\u201cOne\u201d, internal evolving, expression, is not possible; but, in\n\u201cOneness\u201d, internal expansion, evolution is possible. \u201cOne\u201d\nis dead; \u201cOneness\u201d is alive.<\/p>\n\n\n Meditate\non \u201cOneness\u201d. There IS oneness between you and the beings you\nare afraid of, you and the beings you have greed, and you and the\nWhole. This \u201cOneness\u201d is so subtle you can only smell it. You\ncannot grasp it. You cannot grab it. You can only smell it. But,\nthe moment you smell the \u201cOneness\u201d, the greed and fear will just\nbe bulldozed.<\/p>\n\n\n When\nyou sit and contemplate on these pointers, you are setting the\ncontext for your mind to reach its Source and purify itself, complete\nitself. Cognizing each pointer in this verse and meditating on them\nwill lead you towards the Source and lead you towards Completion and\nFulfilment.<\/p>\n\n\n \nBest\nwishes for your Ultimate Quest!<\/p>\n\n\n \nBased on satsangs delivered by rare Living\nIncarnation Paramahamsa Sri Nithyananda<\/em><\/p>\n\n\nUnmoving<\/h2>\n\n\n
Oneness<\/h2>\n\n\n