Sage Sankara says: - During the time of its existence, one can easily grasp that the effect is not different from the cause. +

People say God is the cause of the world without knowing what is God in actuality. Before the world is produced, what is God?

The cause-and-effect theory is based on the dualistic perspective. From the non-dualistic perspective, the cause and effect hold no water because the cause and effect are one in essence. There is no second thing that exists because the cause itself is nondual.

God is then neither cause nor effect (no world effect being existent). If God was no cause then, God cannot be a cause now.

When you learn to view and judge the worldview from the non-dualistic perspective then only it is possible to understand, assimilate and realize the truth hidden by the dualistic illusion.

Only when you can view and judge the worldview from the non-dualistic perspective does the true meaning of the scriptures become apparent. It is not possible to grasp Advaitic wisdom in one or two sentences.

The seeker must strive personally and learn to view and judge the worldview from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.

Hence reading and reflecting on words of wisdom again and again until the conviction of the ‘Self’ becomes firm in the subconscious.

Not everyone has got the capacity to know the Truth. Very few have but some among these few are so intelligent that they have only to hear it explained by a Gnani when they grasp it at once. Henceforth they have only to stabilize their illumination.

Those who say God is the cause of the world must know before the world is produced, what is God? God is then neither cause nor effect (no world effect being existent). If God was no cause then, God cannot be a cause now.

It takes some time for me to give the merest outline of the Advaitic wisdom and the seeker will also have to read, reflect on my blogs, and posts umpteen times to realize the ‘Self’ hidden by the ‘I’ and with which he may fill in the outline.

Remember:~

Sage Sankara says: - VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the non-Self.

Sage Sankara says: - During the time of its existence, one can easily grasp that the effect is not different from the cause. However that the cause is different from the effect is not readily understood. As to this, it is not really possible to separate cause from effect. But this is possible by imagining so. For example, the reflection of the gold ornament seen in the mirror is only the form of the ornament but is not the ornament itself as it (the reflection) has no gold in it at all. (Chāṃdogya Upaniṣad Bhāṣya, commentary on the Chandogya Upanishad, 6.3.2)

All names and forms are real when seen with the Brahman but are false when seen independent of Brahman (Soul).

This way the seeker of truth establishes the non-difference of the effect from the cause.

In the context of Advaita Vedanta: ~ Jagat (the world) is not different from Brahman (Soul); however, Brahman (Soul) is different from Jagat

It has not been possible to preach Advaitic Truth entirely free from the settings of dualistic weakness it has not been more operative and useful to mankind at large because only a few will be able to grasp and realize it.

'To realize the Advaitic Truth a freer and fuller scope the seeker has to realize the form, time and space are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness. And the Soul the innermost Self is present in the form of consciousness.

To realize the Advaitic truth the seeker has to be free from all superstitions and orthodox contaminations. The seeker has to be dedicated to acquiring Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana alone.'

A Gnani will easily appreciate the high flights of Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom is one of the 'most majestic structures and valuable products of the Genius of man in his search for Truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar