Just as a piece of rope is mistaken for a snake, the Atman is mistaken for this diverse world.+

For Gnani the world is an illusion. Viewed from the absolute there's neither birth nor life nor death, neither appearance, nor disappearance, neither the production nor the destruction, neither the bondage nor the liberation. None seeks freedom nor is there any who is liberated - this is the highest truth.

A Gnani knows that there's neither unity nor plurality - the world is neither one nor many. Just as a piece of rope is mistaken for a snake, the Atman is mistaken for this diverse world. Duality is an appearance and the non-dual Atman is the real truth.

The universe is not different from the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness because the universe is made of consciousness. 

Consciousness alone and all else (universe) is merely an illusion. Thus, the illusion is not different from consciousness, which ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

That the non-dual consciousness appears as a diverse universe is only an illusion. If it really became diverse then the immortal would become mortal. 

The dualist thinkers who seek to prove the origination of the unborn, by that very enterprise try to make the immortal, mortal. The ultimate nature can never change - the immortal can never become mortal and vice versa. 

There's no plurality in the nature of the Soul.  Consciousness appears to be many.  Those who are attached to creation or production or origination are in ignorance because their approach is more practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the universe (waking) and take it as real.

The dualist thinkers ’ arguments are based on false  Self (ego) and false experience (  waking) to show the weakness of the position of the dualistic viewpoint.  They are at their wit end to explain.

 Existence cannot be a cause and effect at the same time, from the point of view of the dualists, but a deeper self-search shows that existence is no-two and causality can’t rise at all. 

The dualistic theory says that whatever was in the cause was also in the effect. They say that the gold brick, the gold medal, and the gold ornaments --are in the seed--the gold.

Deeper self-search reveals that, if cause and effect are one what is the difference between the two?

There is neither unwisdom nor ignorance; neither bondage nor liberation. There is but one pure consciousness.

The logic holds good for the practical purpose in the practical life (waking). Soul-centric reasoning leads to non- dualistic Self-awareness. 

Consciousness is existence absolute, awareness absolute.  Existence absolute means that consciousness is not unreal or non-existent. And it is not unconsciousness.  Nothing positive can be stated about consciousness.

The Soul, the Self is the One without a second. There is not the least shadow of multiplicity in the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness."

The word Brahman means ultimate truth or reality which cannot be indicated by any word.  Brahman can be expressed through silence because it is beyond the experience of form, time, and space. 

The word Brahman clearly stands for the essence of the three states, which is consciousness only. The final use of the pursuit of truth is to know that the  Self is consciousness. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

The duality is present in the form of the mind. The Mind is present in the form of the universe.+

People think that the more they think, the more they will get, but it is really an error. It remains only a thought and gives them back only thoughts.    

Consciousness (Soul) is the substance and the witness of the duality.  The duality is present in the form of the mind. The Mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as a waking or dream and diapers as deep sleep.

The one which is aware of the coming and going of the three states is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.   It is foolish to limit  consciousness only to duality because  consciousness pervades all the three states

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the shoreless Non-dual Ocean. Consciousness is beyond form, time, and space. Consciousness is beyond instinct, intellect, imagination, and inspiration. It is unconscious of its true nature when it is an illusion. Only beyond illusion, is it in its true nature.

Advaita only means negation of duality. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

Consciousness is the cause of the origin, maintenance, and withdrawal of the universe is Advaita (i.e. non-dual), which means that the consciousness transcends all conceptions, positive and negative. Nothing positive can ever be imagined or said about it.

Consciousness is existence absolute, awareness absolute.  Existence absolute means that consciousness is not unreal or non-existent. And it is not unconsciousness.  Nothing positive can be stated about consciousness.

Self is not this waking entity. Therefore, identifying with the waking entity as the Self is the gravest mistake.  Identification Self with the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness leads one to Nondualistic Self-awareness.

If one misses this point, that is, if we blunder in recognizing the Soul as his Self, then we will be lost in the pitch darkness of the physical existence (duality).

The ignorant have to recognize the source of the mind. These three states are mere a mirage created out of consciousness.  

Thinking this universe is made of five elements is a great mistake, because the five elements cease to exist in reality. the duality is not reality from the ultimate standpoint.  

The Soul, the Self is the One without a second. There is not the least shadow of multiplicity in the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness."

A person, seeing a rope in dim light, mistakes it for a snake. He is as frightened as he would have been if there had been a real snake there.  The snake is said to have an ‘illusory reality. 

The illusory snake is described as a superimposition on the rope. The snake is not real, because, it is found on examination with a light that it never existed there. At the same time, it was experienced as reality till ignorance prevailed. Similarly, this waking experience is experienced as reality till wisdom dawns. 

On the dawn of Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, it is known to have no existence apart from consciousness. Consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

The waking experience is therefore said to be superimposed on consciousness in the same way as the dream is superimposed on consciousness.  

The waking experience is a practical reality because it is real until the attainment of  Self-realisation.  Consciousness alone has absolute reality; because it is absolutely changeless because it is formless.      

One could go on and on but the point is that the Upanishads approach the Supreme immutable truth in multiple ways and try to articulate the manifest and un-manifest aspects of the Brahman.

For those who are deluded, the multiple points of view may amount to contradictory perceptions but Upanishads are the epitome of an attempted understanding of the immortal, immutable Brahman by mortals caught in the dynamism of this Universe.

Truth is the understanding of things in accordance with the scriptures, which contain records of the true experiences of the ancient seers. It is the same thing that when practiced, is called justice and when understood in accordance with the scriptures, is called truth. Therefore the mantra says that which is justice is truth. 

Sage Sankara says: ~ VC~ How can the talk of diversity, Dvaita, apply to the Supreme Reality which is one and homogeneous, Advaita? Who has ever observed diversity, Dvaita, in the unmixed bliss of the state of profound sleep?

If a waking entity (you) discriminates between the dual (waking and dream) and nondual (deep sleep) experiences by constantly reflecting, then the egocentricity destroyed the Soul-centricity will be established.

It is possible to show the unreality of the object world even from Soulcentric reasoning by a perfect understanding of ‘what is what”. Without recognizing the authority of the scriptures one can prove the Advaitic truth by means of reason alone.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Limiting the mind (I) to the physical entity is the cause of all confusion.+

 

Limiting the mind (I) to the physical entity is the cause of all confusion. Therefore, there is a need to know what is the mind, and what is the substance of the mind, to overcome all the confusion. 

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that man and the world exist within the mind, and the mind itself is the universe.

Limiting the mind to the physical entity (ego or waking entity) and viewing and judging the worldview, makes one think that he is apart from the world, which is the cause of experiencing the duality as reality. 

There is neither a projector nor a projection when one becomes aware of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness and pervades everything and everywhere in all three states. 

Thus, no second thing exists other than consciousness in all three states. The mind (world) is non-existent from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.  The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the formless witness, and also the formless substance of the three states. 

The formless substance and witness are one in essence. Thus, no second thing exists other than consciousness. Therefore, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. 

To realize this simple truth one need not go to any guru, one need not lose himself in the labyrinth of philosophy; one need not spend his lifetime indulging in guru or god glorification, one need not search for truth in the books, one need not renounce his family life. One has to be in the world but not of the world. 

It is because of our inherited samskara or conditioning we are carrying the baggage of mental junk. We have to burn all the junk, which is blocking our realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.  

If one is seeking truth nothing but truth one has to drop worshiping and glorifying the physical gurus. The guru and god glorification is for those who are not seeking truth.

Remember:~ 

Sage Sankara ’says:~ "Kuruthe Ganga sahar gamanam Vratha paripal mathva dhanam. Gyana Vihine.Sarva Mathene.”

Gnana is common to all religions.  There is nothing like One Gnana for a Hindu and another for a Christian.

The Advaitic wisdom  of Sage Sankara can be summed up in the following statement: ~

Brahma Satyam, jaganmithya, jivobrahmaivanaparah:` Brahman alone is real; the world is non-real, and the individual  Self is essentially not different from Brahman.

This is the quintessence of Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom.

The waking experience which is referred to as the witnessed and the formless Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the  Self, referred to as the witness of the witnessed are wrongly looked upon by every one of us as equally real, though the waking experience has no Reality in the absolute sense.

The Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate reality or Brahman. The waking experience appears to be real in the same manner as when a rope is mistaken for a snake, the illusory snake appears to be real.  The snake is said to be superimposed on the rope. The body and the world are within the waking experience. A walking experience is an object and the formless Soul or consciousness is the subject.

All three states are an object to the formless Soul or consciousness which is the subject.  One finds the object and the subject are of different natures. Their relationship is of the form of superimposition of each on the other as also of their qualities, as a consequence of the absence of discrimination between the real nature of the witnessed and the witness of the witnessed. 

This is like the  Association of a rope,  nacre,  etc.,  with the superimposed snake,  silver, etc, owing to the absence of discrimination between them. The association of the witnesses and the witness of the witnessed in the form of superimposition is described as false knowledge. 

After having known the distinction between,  and the nature of, the witnessed and the witness of the witnessed one becomes aware that the witness and witnessed are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness.  Thus from the ultimate standpoint, there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness, hence it is nondual.

He who realizes the witness of the witnessed is one in essence and who has the firm conviction realizes the three states are unreal. Though the three states appear as real in the dawn of non-dualistic knowledge their unreal nature is exposed. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

Mind appears due to ignorance. Without ignorance, the mind (I) ceases to exist.+

Sage Sankara: ~ On Gnani: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs. Gives up the insignia of a monk's life…his signs are not manifest, nor his behavior." (Page 482) 

When the knower of Brahman (Gnani) wears no signs it means he does not identify himself as Guru or teacher or Swami. 

If someone has acquired Self-knowledge and shares his acquired knowledge with others, they cannot say that there is nothing for them to do. 

Everyone has to discover a fresh for himself by verifying all the facts. Each one has to grasp assimilate and realize it until he gets a firm conviction of the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Mind appears due to ignorance. Without ignorance, the mind (I) ceases to exist.  Thus the mind is in the form of the universe and appears as a waking or dream.  The waking or dream is a state of duality. 

Thus, the seeker has to hold wherever there is duality there is ignorance.  

If duality is considered as reality then the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is considered reality.  

If the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is considered reality then the form, time, and space become a reality. 

If form, time, and space become reality as reality then there is diversity in unity.  

To bring back the unity in diversity, one has to put the ego in reverse gear until it reaches the ultimate end or source from where the mind rises and subsides.      

The Seeker has to grow from the inside out by Soulcentric reasoning. None can teach him none can make him reach the ultimate end of understanding. 

There is no other guru but the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

If anyone is sharing Self- knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana they are doing a great help to humanity. I respect everyone who is sharing Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

There is no need to tell anyone.  The pursuit of truth is the pursuit of verification not the pursuit of argument.   

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana does not belong to any Guru or yogi because it is a universal property. 

Only those who have directly known truly realize the ultimate truth and can have the perseverance and passion to share it.

From the non-dualistic perspective, there is neither illusion nor delusion. The form, time, and space are part of the duality, which is merely an illusion. 

There is no such delusion in the realm of Nondualistic reality because form, time, and space are one in essence. That essence is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman because there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.  

Until one limits the ‘I’ to individuality, ignorance persists. If ignorance is there then the duality prevails as reality.   

If the duality is accepted as reality then the illusion is accepted as reality.  If Illusion is accepted as reality then the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is accepted as reality.

Thus, accepting ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is the cause of ignorance. Accepting the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as the Self is the cause of accepting individuality. Individuality is the cause of separation.  

The one who accepts the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as the Self is accepting ~ Every living being has this inborn samskara or conditioning that he is an individual separate from the world and the world existed prior to him and he is born in this world afterward.  

Until this conditioning is there one is stuck to the illusory reality of the experience of birth, life, death, and the world. 

Until one becomes aware of the existence of the Soul, the Self, which is the witness of the three states, the illusory form, time, and space will prevail as reality. 

If the experience of form, time, and space remains as reality then the universe will remain as reality. If the universe remains as reality then the experience of birth, life, and death remain as reality. 

If the experience of birth, life, and death remain as reality then the waking experience will remain as reality. That is the unreality remains as reality.  

Thus, the seeker has to realize that, unreality (mind or waking or universe) is created out of the formless consciousness, which is real and eternal, by getting rid of ignorance through the sword of wisdom.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Sage Sankara said: The Soul, the Self is Brahman—that is, the Soul is ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.+

The seeker has to find out what is it that becomes duality (waking or dream) and nonduality (deep sleep) to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

As the seeker indulges in deeper Self-search he becomes aware that which becomes dual and nondual is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Once one becomes aware of it, then he becomes aware that duality is merely an illusion created out of nondual stuff. That essence is consciousness. Everything is consciousness. 

No second thing exists other than consciousness. Thus form, time, and space are merely an illusion created out of consciousness. If form, time, and space are one in essence then the duality has no value.  

The intellectuality is limited to the physical existence (waking). The Advaitic wisdom is beyond intellectuality.  The seeker has to learn to view and judge the three states on the base of the Soul, the Self, which is the witness of the three states.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, there is neither doer nor doing.  A Gnani treats the waking experience as merely an illusion and views and judges from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.  

A Gnani is fully aware that the experience of diversity (waking) is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.  Hence, there is no second thing other than consciousness.

People, who expound non-duality or Advaitic on the base of the ego or waking entity and try to explain it, are mere scholars, not Gnanis. Thus, a perfect understanding and assimilation are required for Self-realization.  

Whatever they have read heard and accumulated as truth has to be verified through Soulcentric reasoning. Nothing has to be accepted as truth without verification

There is neither guru nor disciple nor teaching because everything is the Soul, the Self, or consciousness. 

That is why Sage Sankara said: The Soul, the Self is Brahman—that is, the Soul is ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Remember:~

The ultimate truth has to be realized first then only it is possible to know what the scriptures are saying. I do not require any scriptures.

I quote Scriptural citations and also citations of the sages of truth only after deeper verifying a reality and proving the truth, to point out that the scriptures teach the same thing. If one quotes them before having demonstrated the truth, then it is scholasticism.

Scriptures are not needed in the pursuit of truth. Even the Upanishads and the sage of truth declare the scriptures are needed to acquire  Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. 

Nothing is needed for acquiring  Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, other than perfect understanding, assimilation, and realization of ‘what is what'.

Sage Sankara himself had often said that his philosophy was based on Sruti, or revealed scripture.  This may be because Sage Sankara addressed the ordinary man, who finds security in the idea of causality and thus in the idea of God—and Revelation is indispensable to prove the latter.  He believed that those of superior intelligence, have no need of this idea of divine causality, and can therefore dispense with Sruti and arrive at the truth of Non-Dualism by pure reason. 

Sage Sankara gave out what was of most use to the greatest number of people. Therefore, in the commentaries on the Upanishads, such as the famous Mundaka, he gave the highest non-dual message of the identity of Atman and Brahman, revitalizing the philosophy and practice of Advaita, while in the commentaries on the Brahma sutra, he gave lower teaching, positing both higher and lower Maya and higher and lower Brahman (Ishvara) to explain creation for those of lesser intellects until they were ready for the highest truth.

Sage Sankara gave religious, ritual, and dogmatic instruction to the masses, but pure philosophy only to the few who could rise to it. Hence the interpretation of his writings by commentators is often confusing because they mix up the two viewpoints. Thus they may assert that ritual is a means of realizing Brahman, which is absurd.

Even Sage Sankara says: ~ What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil, something which is detrimental to our spiritual progress. 

The seeker of truth should not believe blindly in traditional orthodox nonduality without verifying all the facts from every angle. One has to reflect through reasoning over and over again without getting tired of the process. (Commentary on Vedanta sutra)

Advaitic orthodoxy is the path meant for ignorant people. The Advaitic orthodoxy is not a means to acquire  Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.  

Advaitic orthodoxy is meant for the ignorant mass that is unfit to grasp the highest truth.   Thus the Advaitic orthodoxy has nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman.

 Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana helps to a raft upon which one crosses a swift river to get to the other side; once one is on the far shore; there is no longer any need to carry the raft. The far shore is Moksha or Freedom, and it is also said that when one arrives, one can see quite clearly that there was never any river at all.

 The scriptures, theories, and teachings based on the ego are not the yardstick. Using them as a yardstick to understand and assimilate the truth will lead one towards a pursuit of arguments. 

The seeker of truth has to discover on his own, the truth of his true existence by inquiring “What is the mind?” and “What is the substance of the mind?” “What is the source of the mind?” and move forward.  

 The ultimate truth is one without the second, the one is not in the sense of half or two, but the one that remains forever One, without the second.  The consciousness is all-pervading. There is no place where consciousness is not.

Sage Sankara:~VC~ Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal gods be propitiated yet, without the realization of one‘s identity with the  Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not  even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together (verses-6)

The ultimate truth has to be ascertained without the scriptures, by realizing the  Self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the  Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

In the realm of truth form, time, and space are created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Realizing the single stuff as the ultimate truth is  Self-realization or truth realization. To realize this truth there is no need for the scriptures.

Scriptures are being added from time to time. This process will go on. There is the final authority among them? One contradicts the other: duality reigns supreme.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana cannot be attained by the study of the scriptures and intellectual understanding or by bookish knowledge.  Therefore, there is no use in studying the scriptures and other scriptures to acquire the Advaitic wisdom.  

That is why Bhagavan Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sage Sankara indicated that the ultimate truth lies beyond religion,  Gods based on blind belief and scriptures.

Scriptures mastery, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of that Ultimate Truth or Brahman. The ultimate truth is revealed in the clear understanding and realization of ‘what is truth and ‘what is untruth.  

When one realizes the untruth (universe) is created out of a single stuff, Self-awareness rises in the midst of duality exposing the unreal nature of the form, time, and space

There is only one Reality to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it, are hidden by the religion. 

Self-discovery is the only way, toward a non-dual Absolute without any religious doctrines, which will help the seekers to unfold the mystery of the illusion in which we all are searching for the truth of the true existence.

One must go beyond form, time, and space. The theistic tradition has been kept alive by the orthodoxy. The orthodoxy is the path of ignorance because it is based on ignorance.  

The orthodoxy has nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman. Thus it is not the path of ultimate truth or Brahman. 

People who are stuck to orthodoxy never will be able to cross the prison of duality. Without crossing the prison of duality Self-awareness is an impossibility.  

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana is necessary to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

If one is seeking truth there is no need to discuss no need to argue, read and think and reason deeply.

What is there to discuss argue and exchange opinions? If one is seeking truth there is no need to discuss no need to argue, read think, and reason deeply, then the truth will start revealing itself on its own. Be an independent thinker.

Do not accept anything without verification the seeker should not argue and waste his time.

The argument will not yield truth. Only intellectuals argue to exhibit their intellectual wealth.

The intellectual argument is based on ego. The ego-based intellectuality is limited to form, time, and space. The truth you are seeking is based on the Soul.

The Soul is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space. Thus, what is the use of egocentric argument in the soulcentric discussion?

That is why Bhagavan Buddha said: ~ Believe nothing because a wise man said it, Believe nothing because it is generally held. Believe nothing because it is written. Believe nothing because it is said to be divine. Believe nothing because someone else said it. But believe only what you, yourself judge to be true

The Advaitic wisdom consists in knowing the truth, that everything (mind or physical existence) is consciousness.

Freedom (ultimate truth) is always there yet one does not know it. But those whose reason is turned away from physicality and who have attained the serenity of the Soul or consciousness, the Self, are quite near to realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Ashtavakra: ~ Diamonds are not many; only pebbles and rocks are so common. A single diamond is enough.

Intellectuals argue, that if everything is consciousness, how can one give up anything? Can you give up anything? These types of questions are speculation based on the waking entity (ego), which is the false Self within the false experience.

Without knowing the ‘Self is not the form but the ‘Self’ is formless it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

All their speculation is limited to the domain of form, time, and space whereas the truth is beyond form, time, and space. They are incapable of understanding and assimilating truth, which is the ever-formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. They refuse to verify and they want the truth on their own terms. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

A perfect understanding removes all sorts of obstacles in the pursuit of truth.+

Reading my posts often propels the reader into the thinking process. By reading, repeated reading the words on this subject the inner whirling in the subconscious takes place which replaces the old thoughts by accepting the new thoughts

A perfect understanding removes all sorts of obstacles in the pursuit of truth.

Only through constant repetition of words in my posts will make one think differently, but it also creates more doubts and confusion in his subconscious and his inner urge to know the truth even more intense. And it also helps to overcome some of our conditioning, which we have inherited from parental grooming and circumstances.

Repetition of the words assists the seeker to help to focus his attention from form (body) to formless (Soul or consciousness), which is very much necessary in the pursuit of truth.

Repetition is an effective tool and has an effect on the subconscious mind, which is not receptive to receiving new truth because it is conditioned to receive only logical conclusions based on ego(waking entity or you).

Repetition and constant persistence is the way to sow the seed of non-dual truth

Constant repetition and persistence is the way to sow the seed of the non-dual truth, in the subconscious.

One of the reasons I have been expressing about its repetition of the same thing, again and again, is to grasp the non-dualistic or Advaaitc truth.

It takes a few months for seekers to assimilate what is been said through the messages, the seeker not only reads the messages by constantly reflecting on the true Self in these messages is with constant mental exercises he will be able to grasp and assimilate the self-knowledge or Bramha Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The seekers who have an intense urge, are truth-oriented, ready to verify everything, and ready to accept the truth after verification will reach the non-dual destination without many hurdles.

Religionists, theorists, and some intellectuals can never grasp what is being said here; because they have preconceived ideas of their accepted truth therefore they refuse to verify the facts.

Always anything communicated through these messages comes from the inner core of existence'(Soul), not from judgment based on the ego.

The seeker may find it a bit irritating at first repetitive messages, but it will be stirred enough to divert their attention to the Ataman and the point of view I am emphasizing. Only through frequent

Repetition the seeker will be able to grasp and focus his attention from form (body) to formless (soul) and able to grasp and assimilate the Self-knowledge.

The seeker has to read, write repeatedly, and reflect on the subject repeatedly, which helps the seeker to get a firm conviction of un-contradicted truth.: ~Santthosh Kumaar

Upanishads: ~ They alone in this world are endowed with the highest wisdom who are firm in their conviction of the sameness and birthlessness of the Soul, the Self.+

Upanishads: ~ They alone in this world are endowed with the highest wisdom who are firm in their conviction of the sameness and birthlessness of the Soul, the Self. The ordinary man does not understand their way. (Chapter IV — Alatasanti Prakarana 95-P-188 in Upanishads by Nikilanada)

Most thinkers’ point of view of nonduality is based on the dualistic perspective. Ultimate truth or Brahman can be realized only when one is able to view and judge from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.

The thinker, the thought, and the world are part of the illusory waking experience. The individual experiences are happening within the waking experience. The waking experience it Self is an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self.

The waking entity (ego) is the false self within the false experience (waking). Thus, individual experiences like birth, life, death, and the world are part of the illusion because the waking experience itself is an illusion.

If someone kills someone within the waking experience, it is as good as killing is taking place in the dream. The killer and killing and the world are one in essence.

Until ignorance is there the waking experience prevails as reality. Only when wisdom dawns then the waking experience become unreal.

The man who has the firm conviction that he is born in this world and the world existed prior to him, and he is born in this world afterward will not be able to assimilate Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana because he is unaware that he is part and parcel of the waking experience, which is illusory reality. Thus, his understanding is limited to form, time, and space.

The seeker has to become aware of the fact that, he is the waking entity (you) and he is not the Self but the Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The formless Soul witnesses the coming and going of the three states without the physical apparatus. from the non-dualistic perspective, the witness (Soul)and witnessed(universe) are one in essence. That essence is consciousness.

There is only one Consciousness. One becomes many and many become one. Thus there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

The witness of the three states is not the waking entity, but the formless Soul, which is in the form of consciousness. From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the three states are unreal.

Whatever is happening within the waking experience is reality, within the waking experience. But the waking experience itself is an illusion.

The illusion appears as a waking, and dream and disappears as deep sleep.

The Soul, the Self, witnesses the coming and going of the three states. The Soul, the Self, which witnesses the states, is unaffected and apart.

To realize this truth takes a lot of mental effort. A perfect understanding leads the seeker to Self-awareness. The one who is able to grasp this truth is a Gnani.

Nonduality refers to consciousness because everything (three states) is created out of formless consciousness.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, there is nothing that exists other than the Soul, the Self. Thus, everything, which is formless consciousness, is perfectly perfect.

People who view and judge the worldview from the dualistic perspective, therefore, will not be able to understand and assimilate Nondualistic or Advaitic truth.

They are stuck with the reality of the world, which they take as real. They are scared to lose their enjoyment of the worldly life and their attachment to family life. There is no such fear of losing anything but they realize only the unreal nature of the waking experience.

Even though they are of the world they are not of the world. Those who are scared to accept the world as an illusion are not fit for Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. To accept the truth one needs courage.

That is why there are so many gurus and teachers who cook their own spirituality as truth and propagate ornamental words to please the people. But such truth is a half-truth or no truth.

The seeker has to go alone. Just remember to drop all their accumulated knowledge. There is no need for any teacher or teaching.

People go on teaching this is the truth and that is the truth none of them know what truth really is. They say right now and right here, realize the truth.

Some gurus describe perfection as the awakening to Reality. This awakening effectively happens in an instant. But to get Self-awareness resulting in a firm and unshakable certitude, long labor is necessary that they seem to underestimate.

Many gurus break the seeker’s bonds but then lead them to a vast desert where they abandon them. The ultimate state reality they describe is that of the fully enlightened being, but they do not show them the process leading to the realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman. They describe marvelously the goal but do not indicate any roadmap.

Most of the Gurus' approach is more practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the world, they take it as real. Therefore they are unable to beyond form, time, and space so they promise instant bliss within the illusory world. Such claims of instant enlightenment are false enlightenment.

People claim to meet Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, and Devi in their vision but such claims are reality within the duality. But the duality in any form is not a reality.

Some thinkers started with One substance and some with the Absolute; but where is the proof of the existence of this One or the Absolute. Hence they started with assumptions; whereas Advaita starts with no assumption whatever but proves every step taken, it does not even start with assumptions that Brahman exists; the discovery of the existence of Brahman comes only at the end of Soulcentric inquiry and reasoning and not at the beginning

Accepting intuition or imagination as truth is disastrous because they are not verified truth. A person may claim “he has seen and spoken to God of his belief and he has realized the Absolute" but he must prove it. Similarly, those who speak of the creator of the creation (Universe) are hallucinating, for whoever could possibly have seen God creating the universe? They are merely using their imagination because they were themselves created later.

This is the great difference between the path of wisdom and other paths no matter how similar their tenets may seem because the path of wisdom is a path of verification. There is no scope for accepting anything blindly.

Most people’s tendency is to be lazy; whereas the seeker of truth wants proof because he realizes his own ideas may be false. Most people want their previous notions to be confirmed and unaffected.:~Santthosh Kumaar

Yoga Vasistha: ~ The sun and the worlds become non-objects of perception, to those who have gone beyond the realm of objective perception and knowledge.+

Yoga Vasistha: ~ Even as particles of sand floating in water settle down when the water is absolutely steady, the mind of the man who has gained the knowledge of truth settles down in total peace.

Yoga Vasistha: ~ The sun and the worlds become non-objects of perception, to those who have gone beyond the realm of objective perception and knowledge, even as lamps lose their luminosity while the mid-day sun shines.

From the standpoint of the formless Soul the Self, the effect is non-different from the cause. However, in the realm of duality cause is different from the effect. The non-difference of the effect from the cause has to be grasped perfectly to realize from the ultimate standpoint there is neither the cause nor the effect because the cause and effect are one, in essence. That essence is consciousness.

Sage Sankara says: - If the cause is destroyed, the effect will no longer exist. For example, if from the effect, cotton cloth, the cause, threads, are removed, there will be no cloth, i.e., the cloth is destroyed. Similarly, if in the effect, thread, the cause, cotton, is removed, there will be no thread, i.e., the thread is destroyed. (Brahmasutra Bhashya, commentary on the Brahma-sutra, (9) 2.1.9)

Despite the non-difference between cause and effect, the effect has itself in the cause but not the cause in the effect. The effect is of the nature of the cause and not the cause, the nature of the effect. Therefore, the qualities of the effect cannot touch the cause because the cause and effect are present only when the duality is present. The duality is present only when there is an illusion. The illusion is there only when there is ignorance. 

When there is no ignorance then there is no illusion. When there is no illusion then there is no duality. When there is no duality then there is no cause and effect. When there is no cause and effect then there is a non-dualistic reality.

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 (Soulm the Self).

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, the Self) 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 Sri, 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