The Seer

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When the ultimate understanding has dawned in our awareness — that Consciousness is all there is and that there is nothing else whatever — some may imagine that worship has no place in the life of those who are thus illuminated because, they suppose, there is no otherness or duality to make worship possible.

This conclusion is sometimes drawn, because the human mind cannot grasp the awesome wonder, sublimity and mystery of That which is pointed to by the word: Consciousness. The great Indian sage, Nisargadatta Maharaj urged his hearers to consider the divine nature or aspect of Consciousness when he said:

“Do you realize the unimaginable greatness, the holiness of what you so casually call Consciousness? It is the unmanifest Absolute aware of its awareness through the manifestation, of which your mind-body is presently a part.”

An ancient Indian scripture, The Yoga Visistha, is unequivocal in asserting that worship is actually natural and delightfully beneficial for those in whom the ultimate understanding has arisen. It also tells us how to enjoy without interruption this most important practice.

This Consciousness (the Self), it says, is to be worshipped inwardly by one’s own consciousness, not by outward ritual or material substances — by waving of lamps, lighting incense, offering flowers or even food or sandalpaste.

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