Note 7: Getting Out of Ones Own Way

I sit in a small room, completely empty, yet one slender line of light penetrates through a tiny hole in the wall. It enters with humility, like a thief, quietly illuminating the space. And in this single line, I perceive the difference between the inside and the outside. But why is there this difference? Why is there less light within and so much more beyond?

Are these walls meant for protection, or are they built to block the light? Are they the walls of samskaras, preventing our attainment? Or is it the contraction of the mind, the sense of “mine,” that declares the space inside the walls as my own and disregards the rest? Does this very sense of mineness prevent us from merging with the infinite?

The day the mind attains fearlessness, these walls of protection will dissolve. The day the mind attains realization, the walls of samskaras will crumble. The day the mind becomes non-attached, these dividing lines will vanish. Then, light will pervade everywhere. There is no scarcity; there is only obstruction. Remove the walls, and illumination is immediate.

Meditation is the medium, the path that breaks these walls. It leads to Abhaya—fearlessness, to Anubhuti—direct experience, and to Anashakti—freedom from all attachment. It is the art of dismantling the walls that separate the self from the infinite, and in doing so, it reveals the boundless light that was always present.