Battle of the egos: There are no winners
Today I found myself in a rather interesting exchange with another member in a facebook group about non-duality. The lady had put up a post stating essentially “ The self is not a witness to creation. The self can never be a witness. Anyone who says the self witnesses creation has interpreted book knowledge without the right interpretation.” I asked for a clarification whether the person making such a statement was speaking from a waking state or Turiya state, because she had made a reference to the Turiya state where only self exists, no other objects. She claimed she had been “realized “ for fifty years! She kept saying “ it is a blatant lie” to say that the self witnesses creation. I was presenting my side of thought that most aspirants are thinking in the waking state where creation is real for them. Unless they are taught to direct the focus to the witness (instead of what is witnessed) it is difficult to comprehend the concept that there are no objects. She went on insisting that...