Play of consciousness
Nisargadatta Maharaj says:
All this play of consciousness is simply entertainment.
All worldly activities are being done for the sake of entertainment of the consciousness of every living being.
What is the worth of all the activities of human beings? It is all entertainment, just to pass time. You get pleasure only when you forget yourself. In deep sleep you have forgotten yourself, that itself is joy.
It is all entertainment. You are present here. Is your body not the result of someone’s entertainment? So long as you know that the experiences are only appearances in consciousness, it is alright. Understanding is not a matter of time. If you really apperceive the truth, it is simple and quickly grasped. The conscious presence depends on the body and the body is nothing but the sperm and ovum, so where is this «you»?
You want to know yourself. For this keep steadily in the focus of consciousness the only clue you have: your certainty of being. Be with it, play with it, ponder over it, delve deeply into it, till the shell of ignorance breaks open and you emerge into the realm of reality.
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