'Asparsha’ means ‘no contact’, ‘no relation’ with thoughts and objects of experience. That means remaining in the seeing, and not touching any objects that are seen. That is called ‘pure seeing’. If we remain as the pure attention, we withdraw from the mind, and eventually we come to realize the essence of the mind. The personal subject is also an object of awareness. We have to drop both ‘that’ which is contemplated, as well as the ‘one’ who is contemplating...
If we remove all the objects of the mind, what is left? Awareness! This recognition is a direct experience, beyond any duality.
When we end our relation with anything whatsoever, we then gradually merge into our true Being.
Swami Atmananda Udasin is a teacher of Advaita (Non-duality) and the Spiritual Head of Ajatananda Ashram, Rishikesh, India. This video is an extract from a retreat given at the ashram on March 27, 2019.
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