UNTIL YOU ARE ‘TWICE BORN’ THERE IS NO RELEAE FOR YOU

Physicality is unconsciousness. Unconsciousness means that which exists by memory or information. Memory is always pre-written like a recording. It just plays out, that which is already fed inside. Thus, existing by memory is to become a record player which is to exist in a compulsive or in a pre-defined manner. Unconsciousness, always follows a laid-down path; a pre-written path. An unconscious existence has no freedom or choice to follow a different path than what is prescribed. A dog, for example, is born as a dog; lives as a dog and dies as a dog. How a dog will live its life is, predetermined. A dog, just happens strictly in line with the memory it carries within, similar to a toy which functions strictly as per the memory which it carries within. A dog cannot deviate from the laid-down path. It cannot, for example, become or live, like a lion. This is what unconsciousness or compulsiveness is. Unconsciousness, therefore is bondage because the way of functioning is well-programmed like a software in a computer. All the physical forms which we see around, exist in unconsciousness. They just live their pre-written memory which is to exist in bondage or in a limited way like a machine. Physicality or unconsciousness is as good as to exist in deep sleep. 

Now, a human being too is born unconscious. That’s why this body. Because there is some memory and this memory cannot live without expression and hence this body because only through a tool like a body, memory can find expression. This memory is recorded in what we know as mind. Mind and memory are synonymous with each other. Mind too is the same energy like the energy of this existence but it has separated from its Source because of its having got imprinted with certain impressions which is what memory is. Only memory or unconsciousness can exist in a boundary like a physical form. Consciousness or energy of this existence is without any impressions; without any forms and hence is limitless and that which is limitless cannot be given a limited shape or contained in a vessel like this body. 

Thus, whatever the physical movement which you see around, is nothing but a play of unconsciousness or compulsiveness only. It is just the memory which is playing out in a fixed manner. If you exist here as a destiny i.e. just a small amount of memory then you are no different than other creatures because they too exist by their memory. Majority of the human beings exists here as a mere destiny. If you get influenced and affected by play of this i.e. the physical movement around you, than you too exist as a memory. 

Though a human being too is born unconscious but if he chooses, he can deviate from the given path of unconsciousness and can exist differently and not like other creatures i.e. living by memory. In fact, no other creature but only a human being has this choice or freedom to live consciously i.e. not to live by memory but to become an expression of one’s consciousness which is the reality of this existence. In this choice or freedom only, lies the glory of being a human because only a human being can exist consciously and can learn to distance from his memory. A person living consciously is not touched or disturbed by the play of unconsciousness around him.   

Though unconsciousness, for us, comes free with the birth but consciousness needs to be earned by exercising one’s choice to become conscious. The birth which is given by the nature is of unconsciousness but a person, if he chooses to become conscious then, in yogic tradition, he is known as ‘Dwija’ or twice born. First birth is given by the nature and second birth is earned by you. There is no death for Dwija. A Dwija is liberated while being alive. Until you become twice born i.e. you become conscious while you are in this body, there is no release for you. Meditation is a method to become ‘Dwija’ or twice born.