83. Get ready for the Truth
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Three persons go to a rishi (seer) and ask for the Truth. The rishi says to the first person, 'Tat tvam asi - You are That. This is the Truth.'
This person thinks, 'Oh if I am the ultimate, then there is nothing left for me to achieve! Let me eat, drink and make merry!' He starts doing whatever he wants. He is a rakshasa, a person of very low consciousness.
The second person comes, and the rishi repeats to him, 'Tat tvam asi - You are That. This is the Truth.' This person thinks, 'How can I be the ultimate? I don't understand. I should contemplate on this more.' He goes away and starts contemplating. He is a seeker.
The third person comes, and the rishi repeats to him also, 'Tat tvam asi - You are That. This is the Truth.' This person thinks, 'My body cannot be the ultimate, because it will die one day. My mind cannot be the ultimate, because it changes every day! So what I am beyond body and mind? Yes! The Consciousness which I experience as me is the ultimate. So I am pure Consciousness!' He becomes enlightened.
The same word can create different effects on different person, depending on the level of preparedness of the listener. The body and mind need to be prepared, in order to grasp the higher truths. Otherwise the click does not happen, the experience of initiation does not happen in you. If your body and mind are prepared, the experience of Samadhi can happen just by listening to a word of initiation.