33. When this concept ‘I am’ departs there
will be no memory left
that ‘I was’ and ‘I had’ those
experiences,
the very memory will be erased.
The
knowledge ‘I am’ is the very seed of
memory
and all information functions through
it, it forms
the basis of the mind.
It
is bound to tire out and hence there is
sleep,
otherwise
you would die if you didn’t sleep.
But sleep is not the complete departure
of the ‘I am’
it’s only held in abeyance and after
sleep it gets refreshed
and
starts its activity again maintaining
the continuity.
No
wonder if your name is called aloud in
sleep you
wake up and respond saying ‘that’s me’!
Physical death is the total departure of
the ‘I am’
and nothing is retained.
For the ‘Realized One’ who has
transcended the ‘I am’,
memory and the ‘I am’ are available to
him,
he
may or may not use them, they are not
‘lodged’
in him anymore.
Only the ‘Realized One’ can understand
this state.