Renderings from Mystery of Siddhas- Part II

Mystery of Siddhas- Part II from 'Siddh Bhoomi Gyanganj' written by Pt.Gopinath Kaviraj and translated into Hindi by SN Khandelwal ji.

Sometime when state of Deep sleep gets broken and awakened stage has not arrived, then during this transformation period known as sandhi (सन्धि) time, consciousness lights up for a brief moment only. This is known as conscious state. Here world is not expereinced, this is known as Mahashunya (महाशून्य) state. This is a state prior to expereincing of Parmatama. In Sadhak (साधक) or Asadhak (असाधक)state one does not exprience it. Only Siddha experiences it. Because in Sadhaks this knowledge can not appear that they are Paramtama. Lord is omni present, in some states he is exprienced freely in some his is limited. Some times an atma, expereinces complete knowledge by the power of their austerity but that achievement is only individualistic, whole creaton can not benefit from it. 

Now question comes, by having darshan of Parmatama, does atma get anything. In this context one can say that one achieves only that which one dies not have. Atma being itself Parmatama, but due to its veils of ignorance considers itself separate from it, thinks it has attained something new while having Sakshatkar (साक्षात्कार) but in fact that which it feels it has acquired, was already present in it. Ordinary persons, making themselves limited keeps experiencing pain and pleasures while position of Siddha is totally opposit, for him there is no limit of knowedge, joy and bliss.

Knowledge of Ishwar is displayed in many ways. Love is the best mean. Wisdom (प्रज्ञान) comes under it. Logical knowledge is of one kind, while love transcends intellect and atma is forgotten fully and in this state darshan of lord is imminent. Lovers of divine love, decimate their own entity fully. When atma becomes free of duality and illusion then oneness takes place. This process has three different sequential levels. From the state of developemnt of divine knowledge to the state complete darshan of Parmatama, in highest state ego is annihilated, connection with mayic flow also gets completely cut. After this even the feeling that speration is forgotten, this in Sufi language is called 'Fana (फना)'. What is one left behind with is Pure Atma, some percent of his cosnciousness sanskaar, ego and mind. Complete disappearance of this alone is the aim of that state. Karm, Attachment etc. which reside in Manomaya kosh, gets removed as ego disappears. Now only consciousness prevails. It does not get removed, though all knowledge  and attributens too disappear. Only consciousness of their absence is left behind which itself is known as Shunya bhav.  Now there is no lord, no  creator, no world, but only consciousness. This is unconscious consciousness and can not be experienced with intellect. This is known as attachment free chetana or consciousness. Now only pure part of 'I' remains which can not be expereinced by a human. Siddha explain that in state they do not expereince them as even parmatama. One can say that even 'natural I' (प्राकृत मैं) does not exist there.

Now in the second stage, the detailed knowledge of above 'natural I' consciousness is its subject. This unconscius I-ness slowly acquires a state of conscious I-ness, which is also known as consciousness of Parmatama or 'Aham Brahmasmi (अहम् ब्रह्मऽस्मि)'.  At the end of the second stage this happens and in Sufi's its known as ' Vaka (वका)'. This is real realization of God. 

This also is not the state of a Siddha as his state is higher than 'Aham Brahmasmi(अहम् ब्रह्मऽस्मि)' even. There is working wise difference between the two. Actually, there can be no state higher than 'I am Brahm'. Its not possible to imagine a state higher than ultimate consciousness. After achievement of Brahm state, there is nothing which can not attained by sadhak. Even mind, gross-subtle creation, time-spave, planets, nakshatras etc nothing is left. This beyond imagination and flight of mind. All duality disappears, this is the highest state of all kinds of Sadhanas or austerities.

Some siddhas do not move forward even after ahcievement in the mortal frame. They have no connection whatsoever with subtle or gross consciousness. They represent complete reality and their movement is limitless. Third state is not for everyone. This part is only for those Guru's who engage themselves in wordly redemption. In this state consciousness is re-enacted because in its absence how will Guru establish connection with normal people. In Agams, after Nirvaan Diksha (निर्वाण दीक्षा), Acharya Diksha (आचार्य दीक्षा) is given. which has same purpose. With this worldly consciousness is kept awakened in them. Brahman achieved, 'Kutub (कुतुब)' or 'Majoov (मजूव)' states represent same state. One who is one with Brahman, in his gaze there is no creation but Guru's who are their provide grace to all, in their gaze state of creation exists. This human form Siddhas are called 'Virupaksh (विरुपाक्ष)'......ॐ.... Shaktanand.