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Panchadashi Lesson G0434: Enquiry on Enjoyer

Panchadashi
Module - G
Unit - G04
Lesson G0434: The enquiry on the enjoyer
By Raja Subramaniyan

It is impossible to conduct any enquiry on the nature of enjoyer without the guidance of a right teacher.

Example: The master health check up programs, which involves various laboratory tests conducted on a person, will NOT reveal any disease or illness. Only a medical doctor who in the process of diagnosis can prescribe specific set of laboratory tests, which will serve the purpose. This is so because the doctor has to have a suspicion, which the tests are to confirm or dismiss. Without the initial suspicion, the tests cannot prove anything.

Similarly, if we are to conduct an enquiry without the guidance of a teacher we will not be successful. Based on the history it is clearly shown that no one has ever found out the true nature of the self without the guidance of a qualified teacher.

The qualified or right teacher is one who draws his wisdom from scriptures. One who does not depend on the scriptures is not qualified to guide anyone.

Example: An uneducated person cannot perform a medical investigation.

Similarly, a person who is not well versed with the scriptures cannot assist the enquiry of the enjoyer.

Therefore, the first step in the process of enquiry is to listen to the teacher's answer on "Who is the enjoyer".

The scriptures reveal the truth about the enjoyer. There is no enjoyer at all. Whom we think is an enjoyer does not exist at all. The term "for whose benefit" signifies that there is no enjoyer.

The next step is to start the enquiry based on our findings. We have already seen that enjoyer is a combination of EGO and ONE. In this combination, ONE is the only reality and the EGO is just a reflection.

EGO in reality not existing and ONE exists.

Everyone perceives the EGO which is not there and do not see the ONE which is very much there.

Delusion is the reason for not seeing what is there and for seeing what is not there.

Since the enjoyer always seems to be in the combination of EGO and ONE, firstly we need to apply the P/A Logic to know whether they (EGO and ONE) can exist independent of each other or not) When two objects are always together it is difficult to assess if they are same or one is different from other.

Example: A child looks at the mother's hand with a bangle most of the time. The child may assume that the bangle is part of the hand just like the fingers. However when the child sees the mother's hand without the bangle, it can figure out that the hand can exist with or without bangle.

Applying the same P/A logic during the waking time, both EGO and ONE exists.

During the deep sleep, the EGO does not exist but ONE exists. If it does not exist on waking up, we cannot recall that we had a good sleep.

Thus, the enjoyer is thought to be the combination of EGO and ONE, before the enquiry. After the enquiry, we now know that EGO is a reflection (of ONE) and ONE alone is the reality.

ONE, which is not related to anything in the world alone, is not the enjoyer.

EGO is the enjoyer.

There is no EGO.

Thus, there is no enjoyer.

Once we know this truth, we will not have anything to do with the objects of the world. Earlier we were under the assumption that we are the enjoyer and chasing the objects of the world for enjoyment. After knowing that there is no enjoyer, the search in the external world will stop.

Example: Ram loves Sita.

It is already shown that Ram loves himself and not Sita. Now it is shown that the Ram comprising of

Body/ Mind Complex - Inert Object
EGO - An illusion, which appears to exist
ONE - The only reality that sustains the whole world including Sita

After this knowledge, Ram will be happy with Sita and equally be happy without Sita because he is the Ever Witnessing Joy. He will not be ashamed to see himself running behind Sita, since he knows that he is the only source of happiness nor he will mind dropping Sita and chase Gita. It does not matter anymore. Whatever he does will have no effect on his natural state of happiness.

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