Is there any preservation of personality when one experiences samadhi, or transcendental consciousness?
A – I will answer that question if you can tell me what personality is. Q – Well, anything that would be attributable to the uniqueness of an individual. Is there such a uniqueness? A – That”s what I am questioning! No, what we normally call personality is not real. We are hugging a shadow. Take the personality of a thief, Does he have to remain a thief in order to keep his personality? Everybody’s personality is changing each moment. If one remained the same, it would be unfortunate. Where lies our real personality? In the Atman, in God. When we reach our union with God, we become true persons. Q – I should like to think of the personal aspect of God, but how is this done? A – All right. You know what the love of a father, or a mother, or a friend, or a sweetheart is. Any of these relationships may be established with God. On the human plane, these loves may fail you. But God is the one Person who will never fail you. You see, all such questions arise as long as we are on the fringe o
