The inert energy produced by oxidation of food is the awareness

[dattaswami]

The inert energy produced by oxidation of food is the awareness

Awareness is only the name of – a specific type of work

Like walking, talking, eating etc., - work is a form of energy.

The original form of energy – is converted into specific work.

Specification of work depends – on specification of system.

Electricity is the form of energy – the same is converted into

Different types of works – in corresponding specific machines.

Same electricity in grinder – is converted in to grinding work.

Same in a drilling machine – is converted in to drilling work.

Similarly, the inert energy – produced in the form of heat

By oxidation of food due to – interaction with the oxygen,

Gets converted into awareness – in nervous system-machine.

 

Awareness means knowledge – it is the process of knowing,

Knowing means a type of work – work is not independent item.

It depends on the working element – and the working machine.

The working element here is – the inert energy liberated,

The working machine here is – the nervous system.

If a small electric shock is given – nervous system stops

Functioning any more, – the work is also stopped at once.

 

In deep sleep also – nervous system rests and no work.

When one awakes from deep sleep – the work starts again.

Work is property of inert energy – knowledge is property of awareness.

Awareness is also property – of inert energy vanishing in deep sleep.

Inert energy remains – without exhibiting knowledge and awareness.

Hence, this inert energy is called as – Nirgunam or quality less.

Awareness or knowledge is only – a quality or a property only.

Sattvam is knowledge – sattvam is a quality and not entity.

The entity here is inert energy – that remains in deep sleep.

Even the inert energy is dynamism – or oscillation of intensity,

It is propagation of waves, – it is again called as Rajas.

Rajas is also a quality only, – its inertia is called as Tamas.

 

Tamas is again a quality only, – the soul or inert energy

In cosmic magnification is called as – the primordial energy

Or Mula Maya or Mula Prakruti, – it is also a property only.

Property is dependable – entity is independent substratum.

Blue color is a property – the flower is the entity or dravya.

If the flower is bleached – it looses its blue color,

It became Nirgunam or – attribute less relatively

With respect to blue color – the flower is not absolutely

Nirgurnam to be called as God, – similarly inert energy or soul

Lost its property of awareness – in deep sleep, became Nirgunam

Relatively and so it is not – absolute Nirgunam or God.