THE REALITY OF AN ONION IS………

Did you ever try, peeling an onion, layer by layer? Having removed all the layers, what is left behind? Nothing. This nothingness or emptiness is the reality of an onion which the onion gets to know only, after having gone through the pain of peeling. The onion, thus, could merge into the Source and become the Source itself i.e. the emptiness or nothingness, only after having lost its identity, as an onion. So long, it enjoyed its individuality, so long, it remained as an onion, it was separate from its Source. As an onion, it existed in a limited way, just a limited form but having lost its individuality, it now exists as the existence itself – boundless, limitless and shapeless. 

A river is a river and exists as a limited entity and hence, is separate from its Source i.e. the ocean. A river, thus, has the possibility of existing here, as the ocean, if it is ready to lose its individual form as a river. If, it loses its identity or individuality, as a river, then it disappears into the ocean and becomes the ocean itself. 

Water, in a pot, is separate from its Source i.e. the ocean only, so long, this water is confined to the pot. If, this water is ready to break-open the pot and lose its individual existence, as a pot, then it will go straight into the ocean and will become the ocean itself. Without losing its identity, though, the water in the pot is the same, as in the ocean but will still remain or exist in a limited way i.e. confined to that pot only. 

The same is true for we human beings, too. We, too, are the same energy, of this existence which, though, is limitless; boundless and shapeless and could have existed, here, without any form or shape because energy is nonphysical and has no shape and form and yet this energy exists here in a limited way or in a small way, given its attachment or identification with the body.  

Now, for becoming limitless or for releasing this energy from this body, you don’t have to cut your body into pieces like, you peeled an onion, layer by layer. No, because that way, you will only lose your body but you will not lose the basis of your body. The basis of your body is your thought or mind – mind exists, in and by thoughts only. Your thought or imagination that ‘I’m a body’ is the sole reason for your existing, here, in a limited way or in this physical body. ‘I’m’ or ‘I’m this body’ is the root thought, around which, are woven, all other thoughts or exist all other thoughts. This root thought of ‘I’m’ or ‘I’m this body’ keeps your energy confined or limited to this body only. Because of this thought alone, this energy which otherwise is limitless or boundless and yet it functions in a limited way i.e. for this body only. 

Hence, for you to merge into this existence, which is your Source, and become the Source itself, the only thing you need to do is, to drop this root thought and with that all other thoughts, too, will drop on their own, without your doing. Mind or thought is individuality or individual existence or ego and hence a limited existence. Ego is body-consciousness i.e. consciousness being stuck to the body and functions only for the body. So, if you lose your individuality or individual existence as ‘I’m’ or ‘I’m this body’ then you, too, have the possibility of disappearing into the Source i.e. this existence and become the existence itself.

That’s the possibility of existing here in a limitless, n boundless way, which you carry within. Only, we human beings are capable of realizing that possibility and not, other creatures. Our birth in this human form becomes valuable and worth living only, if we realize this possibility. If not, then this human birth is wasted upon us. A human being can exist here as a creator and not simply as a piece of creation if, he becomes aware of this larger possibility and makes conscious efforts to realize this. He needs to know that, only by losing his ego or individual existence, as a body, he can realize this bigger possibility. Meditation is a method which prepares you to realize this potential, which we all carry, within. May, you lose your individuality!