Talk 466.
Mr. Vaidyalingam, an employee of the National Bank: By meditation manifestation disappears and then ananda [?] results. It is short-lived. How is it made ever abiding?M.: By scorching the predispositions.
D.: Is not the Self the witness only (sakshimatra)?
M.: `Witness' is applicable when there is an object to be seen.
Then it is duality. The Truth lies beyond both. In the mantra , sakshi cheta kevalo nirgunascha, the word sakshi [?] must be understood as sannidhi [?] (presence), without which there could be nothing. See how the sun is necessary for daily activities. He does not however form part of the world actions; yet they cannot take place without the sun. He is the witness of the activities. So it is with the Self.