June 2015
The sage is indifferent to pain or pleasure, clay, stone or gold, like or dislike, praise or censure, looks equally on honour or dishonour, friends and foes. – B’Gita Ch. 14
The Sage is free from self-identification; attachment to a set of memories and habits. To know that the known, the particular in time and space, cannot be me or mine is liberation enough.
Realisation inspires a state of wonder at the infinite reaches of being, its inexhaustible creativity and total transcendence, the absolute fearlessness born from the realization of the illusoriness and transiency of every mode of consciousness which flows from a deep and inexhaustible source. To know the source as source and appearance as appearance, and oneself as the source only is self-realization.
The enlightened Sage is at one with the centre of being, the True Heart; unconditional and free of desire for independent self-benefit.
The sage displays the same unfathomable nature as Universal Awareness, at one with the root of birth and death; the Mysterious Pass from non-existence to existence.
Preserving the state of perfection, remaining true to the natural, universal condition, the Sage follows the example, free of acquired artificiality or false nobility. With choiceless position the Sage seeks no glory or credit, and is naturally placed foremost by Natures will.
The Sage in tune with the true, choiceless heart, is placed unseen and unknown among common people. Free of the false heart the Sage mirrors, accommodates and tolerates all as their own with faith and goodness to all. Reflecting all things the Sage remains untouched… as the mirror untouched reflects all.
As with the true heart, the Sage is beyond small or large, not proclaiming greatness, enters into all; embodies three great treasures – Benevolence, simplicity and daring not be ahead, above or beneath.
- Benevolence – saves and guards
- Simplicity – free of acquired allows all to develop by its own nature.
- Daring not to be ahead; standing with, not beyond – brings about greatness of all things
As the region of existence can do no harm to the non-existent, the Sage is free of death.
Not disturbed by unnatural excess as in nature, all things rise and stop where they should. The Sage knows what enough is, preserves without loss, satisfies the need in the natural way and withdraws when done.
Following the example of one without a second, high or low being of no concern, and in honour of natural balance the Sage takes no sides. The Sage’s natural, central place benefits and nourishes all.
Just as all rivers flow to the sea, at one with natures qualities the Sage’s will is achieved without force or administration. The Sage leaves no sign fault or trace yet all follow, none are cast away.
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