18. BECOME THE WITNESS, THE OBSERVER
If one wants to be in a state of Consciousness, one has to live as the observer of the life drama and not sink into it. One has to become a witness. How do we do this? Most of the time, we get pulled into the world, the circumstances, the excitement, and tragedy that unfolds moment after moment. Instead of being conscious of our true identity, Sat, we get carried away by the myth. The projection of Maya, the illusion continues its magic and instead of us being conscious of the reality, we become a part of it. Being in Chit or Consciousness is becoming the observer and the witness.
As we try to be in a state of Chit, our mind will take us into a journey of thoughts, from one to another and then still, another. We lose Consciousness. That awareness of who we truly are dissolves into our thoughts. Every time this happens, we deprive ourselves of being conscious and we have to once again regain that state. In the beginning, it is very difficult to be in that state of Consciousness, but once we realize the Truth and become aware of Chit, we can steadily increase our level of Consciousness and be in the fourth state. The ultimate goal is to be in this state all the time. This is practically impossible because the body and mind which is alive will not permit it. Every time we become the witness, the mind will wrestle with the observer and we become the thinker, feeler or experiencer, and the doer of the action losing our Consciousness. How can we remain the witness and the observer all the time?