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he was more asleep than the other man； the one who heard 〃rama〃 being called in his sleep。
so what is being asleep and being awake？ the first thing i would like to say is： they are not two opposite things。
matter and god are not two opposite things。
sleep and wakefulness； light and darkness； devil and divine； good and bad； are not opposite things。
but the human mind immediately divides things into two。
in fact； no sooner does the mind raise a question than it divides the thing into two。
the moment mind thinks； it divides into two。
to think and to divide into two constitute one and the same thing。
the moment you think； you divide。
thinking is a process of division …… you immediately divide into two。
the more a man is used to thinking； the more he will keep on dividing。
ultimately； he will end up with fragments and the whole will be pletely lost。
and the answer to every question lies in this wholeness； in this totality。
the mind is unable to find the answer to any question。
in fact； it raises a number of questions from each answer it finds。
no matter how significant the answer is； the mind will immediately raise dozens of questions …… but it can never find an answer to anything。
there is a reason for this： the answer lies in the wholeness。
but the mind is helpless。
it cant function without making divisions。
for example； i am sitting here talking to you。
you are listening to me and you are also looking at me。
the one you are looking at and the one you are listening to are not two different individuals。
however； as far as you are concerned； you are looking with your eyes and hearing with your ears。
you have divided me into two parts。
if you were to sit close to me and smell my body； you would have divided me into three。
then you will put these three parts together and create an image of me。
but that wont be my image； it will be your addition of the parts。
it will be misleading。
you can never create the whole by adding up the parts； because the whole is that which was before the parts were made。
no sooner do we ask about consciousness and unconsciousness than we have begun to divide。
in my view； they are one。
but when i say they are one； i do not mean they are one and the same。
i am not saying consciousness itself is unconsciousness。
when i say darkness and light are one； i dont mean you can walk in the dark as you do when there is light。
when i say darkness and light are one； i mean existence is made of varying degrees of the same manifesting reality。
the difference consists in being a little more or a little less； in being present or not present。
now it will be easier for you to follow me。
what is this thing which appears as consciousness when it is present in a greater degree and bees unconsciousness when it exists in a lesser degree？ the name of this very element is attention。
the deeper and sharper the attention； the same is the state of consciousness。
unconsciousness and consciousness are but different densities of attention。
the more profound the state of attention； the same will be the consciousness。
the more tenuous the attention； the same will be the state of unconsciousness。
in fact； the difference between a rock and a human is that the rock does not have density of attention at any level of consciousness。
at whatever level the attention bees condensed； consciousness takes place； and at whatever level the density of attention decreases； unconsciousness occurs。
if you let the suns rays pass through a lens； fire is immediately produced。
a condensed light creates fire。
when it loses its density； when it bees tenuous； light remains。
there is fire in an ember because it contains highly condensed light。
whenever light is condensed； fire is produced。
when the light bees tenuous …… that is； when its density is reduced …… then even fire remains just light。
as density decreases darkness increases。
with an increase in density； light increases。
if we travel towards the sun； the light will keep on increasing； because the rays are very dense on the sun。
as we move farther and farther away from the sun； the light will go on decreasing。
at the farthest distance from the sun there will be nothing but darkness； because of the reduced density of light。
i apply the same principle to the states of unconsciousness and consciousness。
the basic principle is attention。
its fluidity； density； tenuity； solidity； determine whether to call one awake or asleep； whether to call one unconscious or conscious。
we must remember； however； that all these words are used in a relative sense。
for example； when we say there is light in this room； it only means there is more light inside the room than there is outside。
there is light in this room because it is dark outside。
were there bright sunshine outside； this room would look darker。
so when we say somebody is awake or asleep； we simply mean； in parison to someone else。
language has its own difficulty； it would be a problem to continually express things in such parative terms。
thats why we use words in the absolute sense …… which is not right。
the right way is always to express in relative terms。
for instance； we are all sitting here and in a way we are all awake。
but thats not really true。
each one present here is awake to a respective degree。
not every one sitting here is awake uniformly。
hence it is possible that； pared to you。
the person to your left is less awake； or the person to your right is more awake。
the element that moves between consciousness and unconsciousness is attention。
so if we understand what attention； dhyana is； well understand what consciousness and unconsciousness means。
attention means： awareness of something。
it means reflection of something in the consciousness。
it is not that every moment； twenty…four hours a day； one is equally awake …… it is never like that either。
as an example； it would be good to know a few things about the pupil of the eye。
when you go out in the sun； the pupil contracts because there is no need for so much light to go in。