Shantnu There are two types of sounds (dialogues) - inner and outer. The outer dialogue is stilled by mind and the inner one is vanquished by wisdom. As you know, each element has its material as well as subtle form. Sound too has, Nature, as its material form (body) and space as its subtle aspect. You also known man have all the five elements of which nature is composed of. As such, he is the true replica of nature. His physical body is the synthetic form of nature and has all the qualities and faculties found in the material aspect of the nature. Similarly, the subtle aspect of the body - the mind, is the exact counterpart of space, the subtle aspects of nature. The body and senses, like any material object of nature, create audible/inaudible sounds, which are subsequently merged in the mind and the atmosphere. The mind and the atmosphere give an eerie feeling of qualitative silence, as both of them contain not only the sounds of our planets but the latent sounds of the cosmos. As the atmosphere absorbs the sounds of earth, mind possesses the sounds of all the objects conceived and perceived by our senses. The way all the audible sounds of earth are absorbed in the qualitative silence of its atmosphere, which is its subtle form too, the human mind also absorbs the sounds created by its body and senses. As the atmosphere is subtle than earth and space is subtle than atmosphere, similarly mind is the subtle aspect of body (senses) and intelligence is subtle aspects of mind.
Plainly speaking, before attempting inner-stillness, we should endeavor for the stillness of our mind. That is only possible if we can silence, both the dialogues - outer as well as inner. Both are inspired by the mind (unto its intelligence level) the sphere of our intelligence is the total material aspect of nature, their subtle (bodies) also subsume in it and as a result the contents of outer - inner dialogue is always ephemeral phenomenal world.
Student You mean, so long we are in the grip of the material world, our conscious would reach (reveal) up to the intelligence level only and as a result, the subject matter of our dialogues whether outer or inner, would always remain worldly-related, that is, relating to the phenomenal world. Thus, the changing aspects of the ephemeral-world go on changing the quality of the sounds (dialogues); starting from the grosser-level sounds of the body and senses, these elevate to the level of mind and intelligence. In other words, it (sound) progresses from the body-senses-mind to thought level where it exists in its purest essence, the purest intelligence that sustains this universe, but not the Reality? Isn't it so Dada?
Shantnu Precisely my dears, the knowledge of the phenomenon world is contained in the Universal-Intelligence, which exists in the roaming cosmos, in the shape of dancing-particles, which in turn are conscious and their consciousness extends to each other and in their compressed forms, is hidden the purest essence of the sounds of creations. And that sound (intelligence) is conscious too. The intelligence in us, in its purest state is the purest-essence of our gross as well as subtle bodies (senses and mind) is also conscious and is linked to the Universal Intelligence of which we are obviously a part.
Student Dada, according to you, the basis of our intelligence is the sound, which contains in itself both the sounds (outer-inner).
Shantnu Actually, both are one. The outer is the projection of the inner.
Student Or the inner is the subtle aspect of the outer (ephemeral-word).
Shantnu In due course, we shall come to know that the outer is the reflection of the inner-sound. And when the outer one is silenced, only the inner sound remains which is the original.
Student Dada, how we shall be able to obliterate their distinction of outer and inner and shall experience only one sound (dialogue) which you say is the original.
Shantnu When we understand the source of the outer-dialogue is the ephemeral-material-world and the source of inner dialogue is the Reality.
Student Dada, you mean, the final stilling of the outer-dialogue is the beginning stage of understanding the inner-dialogue.
Shantnu There is distinction of outer-inner sounds only unto the level of intelligence but as soon as we start the process of self-enquiry by applying the faculty of discrimination, the resultant elevation would stop the exercise of futile dialogues and in their place, would be implanted the germs (thoughts) of wisdom.
Student But self-enquiry needs the application of dialogue?
Plainly speaking, before attempting inner-stillness, we should endeavor for the stillness of our mind. That is only possible if we can silence, both the dialogues - outer as well as inner. Both are inspired by the mind (unto its intelligence level) the sphere of our intelligence is the total material aspect of nature, their subtle (bodies) also subsume in it and as a result the contents of outer - inner dialogue is always ephemeral phenomenal world.
Student You mean, so long we are in the grip of the material world, our conscious would reach (reveal) up to the intelligence level only and as a result, the subject matter of our dialogues whether outer or inner, would always remain worldly-related, that is, relating to the phenomenal world. Thus, the changing aspects of the ephemeral-world go on changing the quality of the sounds (dialogues); starting from the grosser-level sounds of the body and senses, these elevate to the level of mind and intelligence. In other words, it (sound) progresses from the body-senses-mind to thought level where it exists in its purest essence, the purest intelligence that sustains this universe, but not the Reality? Isn't it so Dada?
Shantnu Precisely my dears, the knowledge of the phenomenon world is contained in the Universal-Intelligence, which exists in the roaming cosmos, in the shape of dancing-particles, which in turn are conscious and their consciousness extends to each other and in their compressed forms, is hidden the purest essence of the sounds of creations. And that sound (intelligence) is conscious too. The intelligence in us, in its purest state is the purest-essence of our gross as well as subtle bodies (senses and mind) is also conscious and is linked to the Universal Intelligence of which we are obviously a part.
Student Dada, according to you, the basis of our intelligence is the sound, which contains in itself both the sounds (outer-inner).
Shantnu Actually, both are one. The outer is the projection of the inner.
Student Or the inner is the subtle aspect of the outer (ephemeral-word).
Shantnu In due course, we shall come to know that the outer is the reflection of the inner-sound. And when the outer one is silenced, only the inner sound remains which is the original.
Student Dada, how we shall be able to obliterate their distinction of outer and inner and shall experience only one sound (dialogue) which you say is the original.
Shantnu When we understand the source of the outer-dialogue is the ephemeral-material-world and the source of inner dialogue is the Reality.
Student Dada, you mean, the final stilling of the outer-dialogue is the beginning stage of understanding the inner-dialogue.
Shantnu There is distinction of outer-inner sounds only unto the level of intelligence but as soon as we start the process of self-enquiry by applying the faculty of discrimination, the resultant elevation would stop the exercise of futile dialogues and in their place, would be implanted the germs (thoughts) of wisdom.
Student But self-enquiry needs the application of dialogue?