Atmānanda- Laharī

Four questions for the truth of Self  I open the doors to the truth of Self. It is a two-step process: First — to look within ( Antarmukha ), Then — to inquire, to explore the Self. I sit and close my eyes. I allow the mind to be silent. Now, I encounter the body — this structure occupying space. I see the body’s limitation: It is bound by space. I see another limitation: It is held within birth and death. I ask — without seeking answers. For the question itself has value; Answers arise from memory, and memory is conditioned. As I am aware of the body’s limitations, am I not free from them? Unless I am free from space, how could I understand its boundaries? As I understand the limitations of space,  Am I not spaceless? Unless I am free from birth and death, how could I know their confines? As I understand the limitations of birth  and death, Am I not free from them? Now, I encounter the mind. Mind is thought. Mind is movement. Mind is time. Mind lives within opposites — p...