Self-realization is the direct realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.+

Sage Sankara says: ~ VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

People dwelling in ignorance but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round by various blind beliefs and tortuous paths and practices, like the blind led by the blind.

Swami Vivekananda said:~ "The Vedas teach that the Soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond will burst, and the word they use for it is, therefore, Mukthi - freedom, freedom from the bonds of imperfection, freedom from death and misery."

The truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to grasp because of ignorance. You have to only realize the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay. And that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, you and your body and the world in which you exist are nothing but consciousness because they are merely an illusion created out of consciousness. A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

A Gnani can point at the sky, but the seeing of the star is the seeker’s own work.

It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality. One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what. Words are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’. People need to read and hear the words of wisdom to think reason, reflect deeply, and reach the ultimate end.

It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is truth’ and ‘’what is untruth’.

It takes time for the Soul, the Self to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

The Bible, Vedas, and Upanishad confirm the Soul, the Self, is present in the form of the Spirit and is God in truth.

Kabir views humanity as being caught up in the illusion, searching for Ultimate Reality in all the wrong places, always seeking It outside of ourselves in various rituals, temples, forests, and mountaintops, not realizing That which we seek is already hidden within us.

The nature of the Atman (Soul or Spirit) is:~

v Witness

v conscious

v Without form and properties

v eternal

v pure

v omniscient

v unattached

The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. To realize the ultimate truth is the prime goal.

Soulcentric reasoning will lead one to his inner destination. All the scriptures indicate that Atman is Brahman and Brahman is the ultimate truth or God in truth.

Self-Realization is the direct realization of the ultimate truth. The ultimate truth is Brahman or God in truth.

The Atmic path is the direct path to Self-realization in contrast with traditional paths, which are indirect. the other paths cannot lead to the ultimate destination because they are based on the false self (ego), which they hold as real ‘Self’ and false experience (waking) as a reality.

Until and unless one overcomes physical shackles it is impossible to understand and assimilate the Advaitic truth, which is beyond the physical existence (universe). Consciousness itself is the lord of itself though not of the universe. And having nothing it has all. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar