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After crossing the mind region there comes the central
region. Super-consciousness of the finest type comes in this
region. The theory of invertendo comes in again — as
explained in The Commentary on Ten Commandments of Sahaj
Marg. What we find on the right side of the heart, we find
on the right side of this region too. ‘D3’ is the last stage
of super-consciousness where every stage is gone — Zero —
Nothingness. It is the super-finest state of
super-consciousness.
Diagram 5
This kind of super-consciousness is reserved for the
Incarnation of Deity. The state is sometimes, though under
very rare and exceptional circumstances, bestowed upon some
special personality too, who generally comes for the change
of the world. His position comes next to Incarnation of
Deity. He practically enjoys the same position as regards
the working of Nature.
Nature now requires change — a thorough overhauling — and
for this purpose, I may assure you, a special personality
has already come into existence and has been at work for
about two and a half years. The great sages of today with
highest standing in spirituality, little known to the world
in general, are working under his directions. Still more
individuals are being prepared for the task ahead. Those who
have eyes and vision may see and realize his working and its
effect. The task ahead is of a very important nature, and
change will be the ultimate result. Time he may take, but
the result is inevitable, after which the world will shine
forth in its true colour. The time is soon at hand when the
various forces of Nature, under his command, will set to
work under his guidance after he has prepared the field for
it. They are waiting for the task. Such a personality gets
power direct to keep the machinery of Nature in proper
working order. Saints with clairvoyant vision of the highest
type in spiritual phase (yogaja) who have got the capacity
to intercommune with the liberated souls, well developed,
can justify these facts by directly communing with him or
reading the Nature. Others will see the results in material
form in due course.
To come again to the point, now here is the end of all our
activities and we have now entered the Godly region in pure
form. Our goal is achieved and we are admitted into it. Self
is realized. We are above actual consciousness which abides
in the region of heart, and its potentiality which is rooted
in the mind region. We are now free from the endless circle
of rebirth.
People may call this stage as truth. It is not really truth
we have arrived at. Truth has been left behind and we are no
more abiding in it. Truth carries with it the sense of
something which is not there. Truth is really the refuse of
the condition described as ‘Nothingness’. To make it more
clear, I would add that generally people admire ‘truth’ as
it appears in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is
not our goal. It is only a toy for children to play with. We
have to reach a point where consciousness assumes its true
form (i.e., what it really ought to be). We have to make a
search for the mother tincture from which medicines are
actually prepared. We are searching for the potentiality
which creates consciousness, and if that too is gone then we
find ourselves on the verge of true Reality, pure and
simple. This philosophy is too high to be described
adequately in words.
Do you understand when I say we have to find out
‘potentiality’? What is its origin or where does it come
from? It comes from tam, the last resting place of a true
yogi. It is not one of the three gunas but an expression of
the condition at the stage as explained in the book
Imperience Beckons. The liberated souls partake of it — the
real thing, just described — according to their rank and
state. The impression held by certain philosophers that
liberated souls do not possess the actual consciousness but
only the potentiality for it, is wrong and misleading. No
doubt the liberated souls develop their power so much that
they utilize both consciousness and potentiality any way
they like, but really they are above both; and then only
follows liberation. If you have got potentiality developed
in you, it means you have got something which is far away
from the idea of Nothingness.
Philosophers generally want to drag others along their own
line of thought. But to me it appears that it is not the
proper way. It is really the practical experience only that
can help one to realize himself. No other way or method, no
book or scripture, can be of any avail in this respect. What
a diversion from reality would it be to call realisation of
Oneness or Nothingness as the realisation of truth. Truth
has its own definition. But where we have to arrive at,
finally, is beyond everything.
Before the discovery of the central region truth was
predominant in almost every mind. Truth is everywhere, at
every stage of human development. In spiritual science
people generally use this word for denoting things as real.
Anything away from matter can be called truth, i.e., what
remains where matter ends is called truth. But where both
these things end, what would you call it? Can you call it as
truth? No! because when matter or solidity ends there comes
activity proper or stimulus, i.e. chaitanyata. If you move
further on and cross both of them you reach a stage
wherefrom these things have come. So long as you do not
cross them, you are within the limits of truth. When you
cross it, it too goes away and it is only Inactiveness or
Nothingness that remains.
People are hunting after egoism and they become prey to it.
It appears either in the form of solid body or in the form
of its final state or onwards. This is an impediment in
realizing God. It starts from the region of heart and loses
its density in solid form after the region is crossed. In
other words subjectiveness abandons him and mine-ness (i.e.,
speaking of the body as mine) forsakes him after the heart
region is crossed and he has entered the mind region of God.
It is a fine state of egoism in this region, rather it is
the refined form. But the defect is after all a defect. When
it comes to the mind region where it resides, its force
increases because you go with it and receive power from the
motion appearing in the form of vibrations. Now if your goal
is just what it really ought to be, and the will for
attaining it is also strong and perfect, you begin to draw
in power from the central region which remodels it for
further approach. When you proceed onwards, i.e., into the
central region, it appears in the form of identity. It
remains in force in that region till you leave your body.
Thought is not there. You are in a way quite naked, so the
egoism also appears in the naked form which ultimately
becomes the identity of the liberated souls. You may call it
almost dead.
It will not be out of place if I dwell a little more on the
subject for the readers to judge the stages of egoism in
different spheres. The idea of egoism starts from the body.
When you do anything under this influence, you feel the
solidity of things with the idea that you (body) are doing
it. This is the lowest or the crudest form of egoism. In
this stage the eye of a person is located on his body. He
sees and feels the body to be the doer and does not go
beyond it. He has no idea of anything else except the
physical body. This is the condition of ordinary people of
the world.
When you proceed onwards you feel that something other than
your body is the doer of things. This is the second stage of
egoism. Here the vision of a person passes on from the
physical body to something inward or finer. Different people
feel differently according to their own thoughts and
beliefs. Some feel the soul doing all actions, and the body
acting only like a machine or a tool in the hands of a
workman. It is the workman who is really working tools are
only for his help. Similarly the real agency which is
working is the soul and not the body. Some feel that mind,
God, Guru (master) or whatever object they have adopted for
their ideal, is really working and is the actual doer. Here
the idea of the physical body as doing the action is
forgotten. Go ahead and you will see that whatever is being
done by you is not through the agency of either the body or
something inward, as epitomised above. Now you take the
right course and feel that the work is being done
automatically with no idea of the doer. Neither your body
nor the mind is the doer, nor do you feel any other agency
doing the work. You only feel the work being done
automatically, in whatever way it might be. In this state
the questions, how? by whom? or through what agency do not
even cross your mind.
You go further ahead, and no longer even feel the work being
done. Rather you have no idea whatsoever of the work being
done either before or after the action has taken place, but
it goes on automatically as need demands. It can better be
understood by the following example. A man is sleeping;
mosquitoes or ants bite him during sleep or he feels some
itching sensation; his hand automatically goes to that part
of the body and he rubs or scratches it according to his
need, but he remains in the sleeping state. Now he had no
idea of the action either before, during or after it, and
when he wakes up he does not even remember anything about
it. When this condition is attained, i.e., the sleeping
state in the waking condition, and you go on with it, doing
everything as circumstances demand, without any idea of the
work or its doer, then the actions you do leave no
impression whatsoever on you; and a little beyond, it is
turned into identity.
These are the different stages of egoism which almost die
out while entering the central region. The thing I called
identity, or the identity of the liberated souls, remains
even then. It disappears only in mahapralaya when everything
comes to an end. Of course the so-called Zero remains even
then. That means all the identities of the liberated souls,
as well as those of others and everything else in existence,
merge into one and lose their individual identities; and
this itself becomes an identity to bring forth creation anew
when the time comes.
One who reaches there controls the universe according to as
he is directed. The directions come from the Absolute Base.
I would have revealed here how directions proceed from the
Absolute Base, but I do not, as it is likely to be
misunderstood unless that sort of understanding (anubhava)
is acquired. Special powers are allotted to him and he
begins to work with them. He feels the wave of Godly work
and sets himself to it accordingly. Every order of God
passes through him. He catches and reads everything in
Nature. Everything remains vivid to his eye. Oneness is
predominant. He feels everywhere the same, in and out. He
cannot judge a stone, a man or a plant in the solidity of
forms, as they are. Limitations end here. This is the final
goal, and the problem of life is thoroughly solved. No
worship or meditation is required here. The various powers
of nature are at his command and he takes work from them.
They obey him. There shall be one and only one such
Personality in the whole of the universe at a time. When the
time of mahapralaya comes such a one, then in existence,
will work in conjunction with the liberated soul specially
deputed for the purpose of dissolving the creation. The
above-mentioned liberated soul shall be nearer the Centre
than the other ones. The landing place of liberated souls is
shown in diagram No.6. They swim and swim near about the
Centre — the vast limitless Expanse — Infinite. The
liberated souls will lose their identity altogether only
when mahapralaya, the state of dissolution, comes in dead
form as stated above.
The space shown round the dot marked ‘C’, the Centre, is the
actual place of landing and swimming for the liberated
souls. This is such a vast expanse that the first rishi of
the time when the world was born is still swimming, and has
not yet been able to reach even the middling point of this
ocean. Those who have got vision of that first type or, in
other words, that which they ought to have when they get
into the central region, can verify the truth of what I have
stated above.
 Diagram 6
In this region the state I have described as Nothingness
conveys the idea of something powerless. Centre in itself
has no action within it, though near about it are the
invisible motions, no doubt. It conveys the idea of
something motionless and mute. If I open it further people
will get puzzled. It is Infinite within itself, and one will
plunge into the sea of wonder and amazement if he steps
further. It is concerned purely with anubhava of the highest
type. Expression and imagination fail altogether. I shall be
very glad if anyone, after higher attainments, offers me a
chance for this humble service. Now God is described
generally as having all power. We call Him ‘Almighty’
because we have some force within us which we think to be a
part of the Big Power. The power we see in us is the outcome
of that BIG ACTION which develops into power. You can better
understand it if you take up the example of an electric
dynamo. This is a machine set up with magnets in a
particular manner. Now this dynamo has no power in itself.
But when it revolves it creates a sort of electric field,
and power begins to rush out from that field. The terminals
that are fixed in the field at particular places pick up the
power, and the current begins to flow from the terminals
although the magnets of the dynamo are not connected with
the terminals, nor do they touch them. In the same way
invisible motions near about the Centre create a sort of
field of power which you may call as central region. But
there it has no action and is quite silent. It only begins
to rush out from the central region through proper terminals
in the form of different powers of nature.
Have you understood the idea of ‘Nothingness’ or ‘Zero’?
This is the greatest philosophy I am revealing. People may
grasp it or not in the beginning, but in due course they
will surely begin to realize it as such. Mysterious are the
ways of God, as they say, because the mystery behind the
scene is hidden from them. Naked form of God appears only to
those who really go swimming in the waves and reach near
about the Centre. I assure you that this is all my reading
of Nature or anubhava in true sense. It is all due to the
thorough practice of Raja Yoga and the blessings of my
Master that lie pouring upon me in every fibre of my being.
People may wonder when I say it is the focussing light
coming from the Centre to the end of the Central region,
making something like a ring where the central region ends;
although ‘LIGHT’ is not the exact translation of the thing.
Light, really, is a far more heavy thing than what that
actually is, and is left far behind. But it has been
expressed so merely for the sake of understanding. Whatever
we find in the central region is the real thing in pure and
naked form. There is no amalgamation whatsoever in it. Now,
to enter this region, we have to cross what is expressed
above as ‘ring’, and it is only the force of one’s master
which makes his way smooth into that region (i.e., the
central region) where the powerful thing which I have called
‘light’, for mere understanding, ends. It creates a force at
the end which we have to cross, and this is only possible
when a push from the Mind region is given by his Master, who
is the only power capable of the task.
The point marked ‘C’ in diagram No.6 is the Centre. Whether
you call it God or anything else for expression, this is the
main point. This point is absolutely motionless and there is
no energy, no power, nor anything of the sort. Just adjacent
to it is the latent motion which generates power that issues
henceforth. The Centre only maintains the latent motion. The
colour of this place can be expressed as a faint reflection
of colourlessness. It is throwing forth in the Central
region something in the shadowy form expressed above as
‘light’. The shadowy form of the region is due to it, and it
is the swimming place for the liberated souls. We can reach
there even when having our bodies, and can begin swimming
like the liberated souls even in our life time. This is one
of the marvellous inventions of my Lord Samarth Guru Mahatma
Shri Ram Chandraji of Fatehgarh, U.P., who has made it
accessible and practicable. As far as the vision of the
inward eye goes no such example is ever found in the history
of spiritual attainments. If we develop this stage we
establish ourselves there even before leaving our body, and
the swimming continues after we leave the body. We are now
swimming in utter ‘Nothingness’, so to say.
The latent motions generated power which rushed out and
created something that can, for the sake of understanding,
be expressed like the eggs of a fish in the spawn. These
egg-like things are full of concentrated essence of power
and energy created by invisible motions. Now all these
three, i.e., the Centre, the latent motion, and the
so-called egg-like things, are so adjacent to one another
that it is very difficult to distinguish them each
separately, and all seem to be one, or adjusted together as
one. The colour of the place may be expressed as greyish,
like that of dawn, or more appropriately only a faint
reflection of that colour, rather spirit or essence of the
colour, of which dawn is the material manifestation.
To come again to the point, one cell (i.e., the egg-like
thing described above) is the master of one world, giving
life to that part of the universe and controlling it. There
are as many worlds in the universe as there are cells
(egg-like things) about the Centre. If a yogi utilizes the
power which these cells contain, by splitting the energy it
is composed of, the people may forget the atom bomb. Arjuna
had the capacity of splitting this energy into parts and
could utilize it at any time to create havoc. But according
to the rules of war current at the time, none could use a
weapon which was not resistible. So Arjuna did not make use
of it. This was revealed by Bhishma Pitamaha to Duryodhana
when the latter had consultations with him regarding the
impending war at Kurukshetra.
So the splitting of the atom to produce atomic energy in the
modern times is not entirely a new thing hitherto quite
unknown to the world. There is also another instance, still
older, which has been revealed to me. During the time of the
Ramayana, Hanuman, by his will-force, utilized certain power
or gaseous energy found in the sea-water round about Ceylon
for burning the fort and city of Ravana. Whether it is still
there or not let modern science try to ascertain. This,
which he could do by his will-force, westerners require
instruments for.
People may object that the power near about the Centre now
appearing in the egg-like things goes to show that these
things are part and parcel of the Centre, and thus the
Centre has itself become a nest. But they must bear in mind
that these are so described only for the sake of expression
and understanding by an example in the solid form. There
are, no doubt, some egg-like things about the Centre; you
may call them power or energy working absolutely in a
definite order. It could be expressed only as above. You may
understand it better if you take the example of the field of
a magnetic pole. In order to trace the field and its force,
or the directions and the points of its working, put a sheet
of paper or a glass plate and pour down some iron filings on
it. Place a magnet beneath the plate, tap it and the filings
will arrange themselves in a particular pattern. If you mix
them up and tap again they will again set in the same
pattern, which indicates the lines and the points about
which the magnetic force of the pole is working. But the
lines and the points as shown by the filings are not the
actual field or force. They have been used only to locate or
understand the field and force. Similarly the example of the
eggs of a fish has been given only for the sake of
expressing the forces working around the Centre, and which
it maintains.
Thus, as a result, the solar system and everything in the
universe is complete. But as it is altogether a different
subject I am not going to discuss it here. I may deal with
it elsewhere if I get time. There is one cell or egg-like
thing which is bigger and brighter than all the rest. You
may call it the master cell. The master cell is directly
connected with and controlling the world we live in, and it
is due to this fact only that the personalities we have here
in this world are not to be found anywhere else in other
worlds. We (in other words our world) are connected with the
master cell, so we have almost the same force and power as
possessed by the master cell.
I may also reveal the reality about the creation. Before the
creation came into effect there was only the latent motion
around the Centre, and adjacent to it and in it was present
the idea of creation (kshobh). You may call it motion,
vibration, force or anything for your understanding. It was
the ultimate cause of creation and of everything else
necessary for it. When the time of creation came the idea,
which lay hidden or sleeping in the latent motion, matured
and churned up the whole motion and created a force or power
which rushed out. The jerks concentrated the power or energy
in the form I have expressed above as cells or the egg-like
things. The master cell is the outcome of the first jerk and
has therefore the concentration of all the powers and energy
in full force, hence bigger and brighter than all the rest.
Other eggs were formed by the concentration of the energy
that kept flowing, and could not be so powerful and bright.
It can be better understood if we take up the example of a
fire-spout or anar (a firework). The main current comes out
directly with full force, the other sparks have not the same
force or power; but all, taken together, make up a tree or
fountain of fire sparks.
The master egg or cell is the essence of things appearing in
the form described as egg-like things. Just as the thing
below the Centre is the essence or substratum of life, all
smaller ones are wound up in a large one having connection
with it which is called the master cell. It is like a big
drop of ocean the foams of which are swimming about. In
other words it is the power house for worlds connected with
this big drop. You will find the same wave in the master
cell and its force applicable to other cells as well. It is
like the cream churned by the first motion. You will see the
greatest personality always in existence in this world.
Sages born here in this world have often controlled other
worlds too, under directions from the Absolute Base which
they receive in the form of vibrations in the central
region.
To tell you the truth the Personality who has now come down
for the Change is the only person throughout the universe.
He can appear in the sun and the moon, in astral form, at
any time he likes. He picks up work for the worlds other
than our own. If you just develop your vision you will find
such a personality stretching himself throughout the Godly
empire, although having his physical body at one place only.
People may take it to be mere fancy or an imaginary drama.
But we differ widely from them. He is playing the part of
Nature in true sense.
It is commonly believed that ‘God created man in His own
image’. All the religions, philosophies and sciences of the
world are unanimous on this point. It does not mean that the
physical form of God is the same as that of man, with the
human body made of flesh, bones, skin, etc., possessing
arms, legs and other limbs. It really means that a man
possesses, or is composed of, all the powers, forces and
energy which are present in Nature in the same order.
A poet has said:—
“Yeh jo surat hai teri
surat-i-janan hai yahi,
Yahi naqsha hai yahi rang hai
saman hai yahi”
“Your appearance is the same as that of the Beloved. Its
form, colour and everything else is exactly the same”.
Now I may tell you the position of these things in the human
body. The Centre, as explained by me, has got its position
on the back side of a man’s skull, called occipital
prominence, as shown in diagram No.5. It has connection with
the only Real thing. It is the essence of life and has got
all the powers essential for the upkeep of the body. It is a
pulpy substance less than even a hair’s breadth, and the
colour is grey like that of dawn, or only its faint
reflection as already explained above. The cells or egg-like
things described above, near the Centre, are actually found
to be present near this point also in the material form.
They have their connection with the master cell near the
Centre. I am afraid I have not been able to express this
idea fully well as it can only be felt or realized, and
cannot be expressed in words. I have said enough to express
it as far as possible. This is all my research through
anubhava or reading of Nature which is due to my making by
my Master, who, by his grace, has favoured me with this
vision.
Now as we have practically finished the main subject we take
up another point in the human body which is below the
central region. It is the crude form of the Centre — the
reactionary thing — I call it the destructive eye. Havoc can
be wrought and the world can be brought to decay or utter
destruction by its effect if thrown forth. I am not going to
disclose its actual position as it has no connection with
the main theme, nor am I allowed to disclose it. I have
discussed completely, though in brief, every possible thing
in this connection. I would now dwell a little more on this
point too, to complete the chain.
This destructive eye was kept open by Lord Krishna for
eighteen days on the battle field during Mahabharat to the
extent of destruction required at the time. It will be
opened once again. Lord Krishna had come for the change. He
saw the atmosphere growing poisonous due to the existing
elements at the time. He ultimately contemplated the scheme
of Mahabharat. He began to destroy those elements by his
will-force twenty-four years before the actual incident took
place. When the time of Mahabharat came, and the warriors
were on the battle field, he opened his destructive eye at
the spot. The signs are now again visible on the horizon, of
course not so coarse as they were then; darkness is
prevailing; poisonous elements have entered the cosmos;
world is demanding change, for which duty has been assigned
to somebody by Nature herself.
I have shown the efficacy of Raja Yoga. It is the only thing
which can weave one’s destiny. It is complete in itself.
Practice and anubhava only can reveal it. I do not ask you
to believe me blindly, but I would most solemnly request you
to practise it in right earnest and see that things are
coming to your knowledge. There are other methods too to
practise Raja Yoga; but I assure you this method, as given
in this book, is the most benefitting. My sincere advice to
the readers is to seek the adept in this science. It is very
difficult to find such a person, but they are there, no
doubt, in this world.
I tell you an easy method of finding them out. If you sit
beside such a person, never mind be he a sanyasi or a
grihastha, calmness, the nature of self, will remain
predominant and you will be carefree for the time being. You
will remain in touch with the Real thing so long as you are
with him. The effect is automatic, i.e., even if he does not
exert himself. So if you really want to search for such a
person, what you have to do is only to look to your own
heart and note the condition of your mind. It becomes
comparatively calm and quiet, and the different ideas that
have been haunting your mind and troubling you all the time
are away so long as you are with him. But one thing is to be
clearly borne in mind, that mind should not in any way be
taxed and there should be no heaviness. Because this effect
(keeping off the ideas and bringing the working of the mind
to a standstill) can be brought forth also by those who have
mastered the baser sciences e.g., mesmerism and hypnotism,
etc. But the difference between the two is that in the
latter case heaviness, exhaustion and dullness of the mind
and physique will be felt, while in the former case the
person will feel lightness and at the same time calmness
shall be prevailing all over. It is just possible that you
may not be able to judge it at the first glance, but
constant company with the person will surely offer you clear
hints and indications in this respect.
Nowadays researches in this science are generally neglected.
There are still many things to be known and solved. But you
can pick up pearls only when you dive deep into the ocean.
1. The period of two years and a half is reckoned
from the date of the writing of the book, and about six years from the date of
its first publication (1950). Thus it comes to about the end of the year 1944,
since when he is at work for the change of the world. |
