Upanishads say:~ "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to know anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e. no Gnana.
Tripura Rahasya, 18: 89:~ Second-hand knowledge of the Self-gathered from books or Gurus can never emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only direct realization will do that. Realize yourself, turning the mind inward.
The pursuit of truth is a mental (inner) journey. Deeper self-search makes one aware of ‘what truth’ is and ‘what is untruth’ and the subconscious will be able to reject the untruth after knowing, what is Truth. Whatever prevails after rejecting the untruth is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.
This “I know” attitude is most dangerous and will not allow the seeker to reach the ultimate end of understanding.
Understanding reality without clarity is disastrous. The lethargic attitude makes one remain in ignorance without proper inquiry and a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’.
Ignorance blocks people from realizing the truth hidden by the untruth because he has accepted the untruth as the ultimate truth.
People are unaware of the ultimate truth, which is Brahman or God in truth.
The ultimate truth or God in truth can be realized only when he realizes the ‘Self’ hidden by the ‘I’.
The ‘Self the Sprit’ is God, not the ‘I’. Only those who realize the Spirit as the ‘Self’ is a real Gnani.
When reality appears this ignorance that one thinks as reality becomes unreal.
Like an ornament made from gold is Gold, that which is born out of the Spirit (God in truth) is Spirit. Like gold is the permanent thing, in ornaments made of gold, similarly, the universe is born out of the Spirit, is Spirit in its essence.
Only through Advaitic wisdom, it is possible to realize the God hidden by the veil of ignorance. Ignorant people take God for granted without realizing what God is in actuality. Realization of what God is necessary to become real.
When ignorance vanishes through Advaitic wisdom then the world in which you exist which you think as reality becomes an illusion.
Remember:~
The one who says he is already enlightened is ignorant.
The person who says I am enlightened is unaware of the fact that ‘Self’ is not he, because he and his experience of the world are the product of ignorance.
Only the ignorant say he is already enlightened. Without the Advaitic wisdom, ignorance will not vanish.
The one which says ‘I am enlightened’ itself is the ego. The one which feels it is he or she is also the ego.
The ego is the false ‘Self’ (you or waking entity) within the false experience (waking).
The ego, body, and the world appear together and disappear together.
It is a foolish venture to try to destroy the ego because the ego is the very basis of the physical existence (universe in, which we exist). : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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