We must know the real nature of the Soul to realize what this universe is supposed to be in actuality.+

K C Q:~ Dear sir, how as per Advaita, you can explain natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis,s, etc, fatal diseases, and accidents, in which thousands of innocent, good people die or suffer? Could you post an article explaining this one on Facebook?

Santthosh Kumaar:~ A:~First, know that Advaita is not a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self.

The Soul is the cause of the universe in which we exist and it, itself is uncaused.

The whole universe is created out of a single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Soul is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. From the standpoint of the Soul or God, the universe is merely an illusion.

Therefore, natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, etc, and fatal diseases, and accidents, in which thousands of innocent, good people die or suffer, are within the illusory universe or Maya.

Suppose you had asked me the same question in a dream, the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking becomes unreal the waking (universe) becomes unreal when Advaitic wisdom dawns.

Advaitic wisdom dawns when you realize the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is God, which pervades in everything and everywhere in the universe in which we exist. Thus, everything is the Soul, which is God. The nature of God is Advaita.

Gnani and Illusion:~

A King who was greatly incensed at the wisdom taught by Gnani that everything here below is an illusion. He wanted to teach the exponent of this doctrine a lesson. So he invited the then Gnani to his palace. That Gnani went there and stoutly maintained that everything in this world is an illusion.

The king had arranged to let loose a hungry lion against Gnani. The beast rushed at Gnani who took to a precipitate flight to save himself.

'Oh, Venerable Sir,' shouted the king, 'why do you run so fast seeing that the lion is only an illusion?'

'Oh, king,' said Gnani in the course of his flight, 'my running too is an illusion. Everything in this world is an illusion.’

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Similarly, natural disasters like earthquakes, tsunamis, etc, and fatal diseases, and accidents, in which thousands of innocent, good people die or suffer, are within the dualistic illusion.

The dualistic illusion is created out of single stuff and that single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

We all are searching for truth within the illusion not being aware of the fact that the illusion is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, searching for the truth in illusion with the illusory Self, within the illusory experience, has to be an illusion.

The illusion is created and sustained, and finally, dissolves as the Soul or consciousness. There is no second thing other than consciousness. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

That is why you must know the Soul is God in truth. The nature of the Soul is ever nondual. To make the world peaceful one must realize the unrest world is created out of the ever-peaceful clay. That clay is the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. Truth-realization is self-realization is God-realization.

Today the wars violence terrorism going on in the name of protecting religion and God without realizing what God is supposed to be in truth.

We must know the real nature of the Soul to realize what this universe is supposed to be in actuality.

The truth of God and the truth of the universe is exposed to the non-dual nature of God, the Self, which is the cause of the universe and will shine on its own as Advaita.  :~Santthosh Kumaar