has to pass from the sixth to the seventh plane. It has to pass from duality to non-duality. Instead of wandering in imagination, it has to arrive at the ending of imagination. The peace of realisation The Master understands the one Reality as being the only Reality and the “Nothing” as being merely its shadow. For him, time is swallowed up in eternity. As he has realised the timeless aspect of Reality he is beyond time, and holds within his being both the beginning and the end of time. He remains unmoved by the temporal process consisting of the action and interaction of the many. Ordinary man knows neither the beginning nor the end of creation. He is, therefore, overpowered by the march of events which loom large because of lack of proper perspective as he is caught up in time. He looks upon everything in terms of possible fulfillment or nonfulfillment of his sanskaras. He is, therefore, profoundly disturbed by the happenings of this world. The whole objective universe appears to him as an unwelcome limitation which has to be overcome or tolerated.
The Master, on the other hand, is free from duality and the sanskaras characteristic of duality. He is free from all limitation. The storm and the stress of the universe do not affect his being. All the bustle of the world with its constructive and destructive processes can, for him, have no special importance, for he has entered into the sanctuary of Truth which is the abode of that eternal significance which is only partially and faintly reflected in the fleeting values of the phantasmagoria of creation. He comprehends within his being all existence, and looks upon the entire play of manifestation as merely a game.
