Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey into Mystic India

by Rampuri

"Before the world comes into existence, there is only consciousness. Matter exists in potential, and is indistinguishable from consciousness". "Through Amar Puri’s guidance, I visualized this as a calm mirrorlike lake, reflecting only itself, which he described as the Cosmic Mind. At this stage, everything is the Same. This is also the potential intellect in man, where discrimination will take place. A single drop, the primordial desire for identity and, therefore, separation, hits the mirror lake, causing ripples, and in this way identity or ego appears as movement, distinguishing it from its background of stillness. The Other is born, and the three qualities of nature, the gunas, excite the potential world, the Other, into manifestation". --- Autobiography of a Sadhu (Rampuri), at Kindle location 3288-3291. My review at goodreads.comhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35508619-autobiography-of-a-sadhu.