Know the Consciousness to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution.+

Consciousness in man and the universe is one. Those who understand this see through the world and go beyond the various sheaths of being to realize the unity of life.

The universe rises from the ‘Self’ like bubbles from the sea. Thus, know the Consciousness to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution."

When the whole universe is made of consciousness then what is the use of talking of the photons and atoms? All the divisions are within consciousness.

Only in ignorance, the illusory world prevails as a reality. The reality of the world vanishes with the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. A Gnani is free from experiencing the illusory universe as a reality. 

Ignorance which exists prior to investigation of the nature of the ‘I’, appears and disappears. 

The seeker of truth must shed prejudices and get disentangled from all that is not needed to acquire Self-knowledge. You must tread the path to a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the knowledge that unfolds the mystery of the universe. The universe is created out of single stuff. And that single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. Without the ‘I’ the mind ceases to exist.

The mind is present when the universe is present. Without the mind, the universe ceases to exist.

The universe is present only when the waking is present. Without the universe, the waking ceases to exist.

So, without the ‘I’ the mind or universe or the waking ceases to exist.

From the standpoint of the Soul is the innermost ‘Self’, the ‘I’ the mind or universe or the waking cease exists as a reality.

The Soul is the ‘Self’ and can remain with or without the ‘I’. 

Slowly but surely you must imbibe the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space by realizing that form, time and space are one in essence.

When you enthrone the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness in your subconscious, you will realize the world in which you exist is merely an illusory play of  consciousness. 

Consciousness is ‘One’, and all divisions of the form, time, and space within consciousness are illusory. Be established in this Advaitic Truth, which is eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Self-realization is not the ‘I’ realization because the Self is not the ‘I’.+

Without solving the mystery of the 'I', truth-realization is an impossibility. 'I' hides the truth of the true existence.

The Soul, the Self is not 'I' but the Soul, the Self is the cause of the 'I'. Without the Soul, the Self, the 'I' cease to exist.

It is the Soul that pervades this universe, and this universe exists in the Soul. The true nature of the Soul is pure consciousness."

You have to realize the Self, not the ‘I’ but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Self-realization is not the ‘I’ realization because the Self is not the ‘I’.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the knowledge that unfolds the mystery of the universe. The universe is created out of single stuff. And that single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. Without the ‘I’ the mind ceases to exist.

The mind is present when the universe is present. Without the mind, the universe ceases to exist.

The universe is present only when the waking is present. Without the universe, the waking ceases to exist.

So, without the ‘I’ the mind or universe or the waking ceases to exist.

From the standpoint of the Soul is the ‘Self’, the ‘I’ the mind or universe or the waking cease exists as a reality.

The Soul is the ‘Self’ and can remain with or without the ‘I’. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara:~If the inquiry does not include the universe then it is incomplete.

 

Inquiry means reflective thought, on the path of wisdom. Even if your studies have brought no realization, do not give it up.

The seeker should keep on inquiring; everything that he does should remind you of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The seeker must not predict that he will not be able to get Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

A man who is trying to memorize a passage may succeed suddenly after failure because the subconscious is at work.

Seeds must take the time to mature into trees then they will yield fruit. Hence persevere despite disappointments.

The obstacles to realization are inherent in defective mental capacity, the attachment to worldly objects, and the strength of egoism.

All obstacles must be overcome to gain realization, not only one or two.

Self-inquiry is for discovering the fact that the ‘Self is not the ‘I’ but the Self is the Soul, which witnesses the coming and going, of the ‘I’.

The ‘Self-inquiry’ is finding out the ‘Self’ which is hidden within the world, in which we exist. By inquiring -‘Who am I?’, the ignorance will not vanish.

Without getting rid of ignorance, the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn. Without Advaitic wisdom, it is not possible to realize the truth, which is hidden within the world in which we exist.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC-63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the ‘Self’ how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC-63- "Without knowing and examining the universe, one can’t know the Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

Sage Sankara:~If the inquiry does not include the universe then it is incomplete.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead to the final Goal. (Commentary on Vedanta Sutra)

Nothing has to be accepted as truth without verification.

Sage Sankara is the only Sage who has final authority on the Advaitic truth (non-duality). The Advaitic truth is rational truth and scientific truth without dogma.

Sage Sankara’s wisdom is not a teaching or philosophy but Advaita is the universal wisdom. Advaitic wisdom is neither a teaching nor a theory but it is merely guidance to those who are seriously seeking the ultimate truth or Brahman. Grasp the ultimate truth anytime, at any age, if the seeker has the spiritual maturity and capacity to grasp it.

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 not-Self.

It really depends on his inborn natural capacity to understand and assimilate it. Sage Sri, Sankara’s wisdom is a Self-examiner, to test oneself to discover how near to Gnana he has approached and what progress has already been made on the path, and what still remains to be done. It sets up a criterion for Self-judgement. There are millions in search of truth but one in million will be able to grasp it.

Without Sage Sankara, there is no Advaita (nonduality). Since it was mixed up with orthodoxy there is lots of confusion.

All the Gurus who propagate Advaita of east and west air their knowledge base Advaita on the dualistic perspective and orthodox perspective.

I am highlighting all the obstacles, which is blocking one from realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman. There are so many non-dualistic masters of the east and also from the west who expound Advaitic or non-dualistic knowledge but none of them are helpful to reach the ultimate end.

The seeker has to know and realize his Self is Soul and identify it as his true identity to find liberation from the bondage of the illusion of birth, life, death, and the world (duality). The goal of our life is to find and realize our identity with the Soul, the Self.

Sage Sankara said:~ Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way. (1) Vivekachoodamani v 56, pg. 25

To come to a more precise understanding of what non-duality is or might mean, we must return to the original linguistic and philosophic backgrounds from which the word has been translated into English.

If we limit a probe of the meaning of non-duality to Hindu Sanskrit literature, we find that the most frequently used term is “Advaita.

Advaita” is not a religious concept. Advaita is the nature of existence hidden by form, time, and space.

The seeker has to attempt to rule out from the start a false understanding of reality by a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’.

The Advaita is hidden by the Dvaita. Advaita is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Dvaita is the universe.

Advaita is basically a denial; it is literally the negation of the dvaita (duality). That means whatever remains by negating the universe by realizing the universe is created out of single clay and that clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness

Consciousness is hidden truth by dvaita uncovered. Consciousness is the cause of the universe and it, itself is uncaused.

Thus, the path of wisdom is the only means. Then it is no use going a roundabout way, trace the Brahman which is the formless substance and the witness of the universe (mind).

By tracing the source of the mind or the universe one will be able to realize the Brahman or God in truth. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

Advaita is the nature of nondualistic existence hidden by the 'I', which is the illusory dualistic existence.+

The Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self shines on its own awareness when wisdom dawns.

Advaita is the nature of nondualistic existence hidden by the 'I', which is the illusory dualistic existence.

The Advaita is the Soul is the cause and the support of all that exists in the world in which we exist. Advaita is the nature of God, the Self.

The Advaita is present in the form of consciousness. Advaita is the root element of the universe. From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. In the Advaita, the universe resides. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved. The Advaita is the parent of all that is there is.

Swami Vivekananda: ~ Oneness (Advaita) is the Secret of Everything.

Oneness means Advaita. Identifying the Soul hidden by the universe as it is through Advaitic wisdom the oneness arises.

Sage Sankara said: ~ liberation will never come without realizing the Oneness.

Oneness is the nature of the Soul, the Self. Oneness means Advaita or nonduality. When the universe appears the duality appears.

When there is duality then there is no Oneness. When there is Oneness there is no duality.

By saying I and you are one the Oneness will not arise.

There is no Oneness in the realm of ignorance.

There is no Oneness when ‘I’ is present.

There is no Oneness when the mind is present.

There is no Oneness when the dualistic illusion is present.

There is no Oneness when the universe is present.

There is no Oneness when the waking or dream is present.

There is no Oneness when the individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world is present.

There is conscious Oneness in the midst of the dualistic illusion when Advaitic wisdom dawns.

Advaita means one without the second. Consciousness’ is one without the second. :~Santthosh Kumaar

From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved.+

Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, transcends all conceptions, positive and negative. Nothing positive can ever be imagined or said about it.

Advaita means not two, One only without a second. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the cause of the world in which we exist and it itself is uncaused.

The world in which we exist is created out of single clay that single clay is the Soul. The world in which we exist hides the single clay. The knowledge of the single clay is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana

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

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the cause of the origin, maintenance, and withdrawal of the dualistic illusion. Consciousness itself is uncaused. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaita is not a theory based on religious doctrine. Advaita is an inner revolution. Advaita is not entertainment to please a different mindset.

Sage Sri, Sankara’s wisdom is the beautiful and uncontradictable ultimate truth. The seeker has to penetrate as deeply as possible to unfold the mystery of his true existence. It will be difficult to find a Brahma Gnani like Sage Sankara.

Advaitic wisdom will not touch the ignorant populace. Advaitic wisdom can reach the core of serious and sincere seekers. The seeker needs some different approaches, which are free from religious Gurus, religion, scriptures theories, and yoga. Unless the words of wisdom touch the inner core the truth will not be revealed.

Remember:~

All the Advaitic Gurus of the east and the west are based on the dualistic perspective. Dualistic knowledge is egocentric knowledge. All egocentric Advaita or nonduality is based on the imagination. All imagined Advaita is will not help to cross the domain of form, time, and space.

The egocentric knowledge keeps the Soul in the intoxication of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ hides the whole truth. The Gurus and the teachers of the nonduality of the east and west are stuck up with their own accepted truth gathered from here and there and Their egoic attitude blocks than from realizing the Advaita hidden by the Dvaita, which is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Mundaka Upanishads: ~ So-called spiritual pundits and learned are called children because a child takes whatever it thinks as truth. The question never occurs to children “Is what I have seen or thought really the truth?" (P.334 line 9)

Ashtavakra:~There is no wisdom whatsoever in the scriptures-just a collection of words.

The seeker should not bother about finding the meaning of what is written in the scriptures.

Scriptures are not needed in pursuit of truth. Even the Upanishads and the Advaitic Sages declare the same.

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 ultimate truth is Self-realization or truth realization. To realize this truth there is no need for the scriptures.

The ultimate truth has to be realized first then only it is possible to know what the scriptures are saying.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC 56. Neither by Yoga, nor by Sankhya, nor by good work, nor by learning, but by the realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible, and by no other means.

58. Loud speech consisting of a shower of words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures, and likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar but are no good for Liberation.

59. The study of the Scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth is unknown, and it is equally useless when the highest Truth has already been known.

60. The Scriptures consisting of many words are a dense forest that merely causes the mind to ramble. Hence, men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true nature of the Self.

Advaita is the nature of the Soul. Advaita is second to none. Advaita is universal wisdom and reveals on its own to all the serious and sincere seekers of truth.

The real Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is soul-centric knowledge. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is soul-centric knowledge that destroys ignorance.

Advaita is universal. Advaita is not for sale. Do not buy Advaita from the spiritual supermarket. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self. The world in which you exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom.

Advaitic truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to realize because you have accumulated mental garbage from different sources in the name of Advaita. Until you discard all the accumulated knowledge you will never be able to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self shines on its own awareness when wisdom dawns.

The Advaita is the Soul is the cause and the support of all that exists in the world in which we exist. Advaita is the nature of God, the Self.

The Advaita is present in the form of consciousness. Advaita is the root element of the universe. From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. In the Advaita, the universe resides. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved. The Advaita is the parent of all that is there is. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Through Advaitic wisdom, the seeker will have a yardstick to know what to accept as the truth and what to discard as untruth.+

Through perfect understanding and assimilation, Advaitic wisdom will naturally dawn. Through Advaitic wisdom, the seeker will have a yardstick unmistakably know what to accept as the truth and what to discard as untruth.

By cultivating the soulcentric vision of the worldview, the egocentric vision of the worldview diminishes and there is self-awareness in midst of the dualistic illusion (universe)

In self-awareness, the universe becomes one with its essence. That essence is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

When one realizes the nature of the universe then he is no longer affected in any way by the dualistic illusion.

Self- Awareness is the nature of the Soul, the innermost Self. The Soul is unaffected by the dualistic illusion because the dualistic illusion is created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Realizing the Soul does not die nor is it born. The universe and Mukthi or nirvana belong to the dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion arises momentarily, it is impermanent, because the dualistic illusion appears and disappears.

The reality is beyond form, time, and space. Form, time, and space are essential materials for the dualistic illusion. Without form, time, and space the dualistic illusion cease to exist. The dualistic illusion is present in the form of the ‘I’.

The reality is hidden by the ‘I’. The seeker of truth should not cling to the ‘I’ if he is interested in realizing the truth, which is beyond the 'I'.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to ignorance.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to the dualistic illusion.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to the body or the ego and the mind.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to the universe.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to the form, time, and space.

Sticking to ‘I’ is sticking to the three states.

But remember:~

Without the ‘I’, there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I', there is no dualistic illusion.

Without the ‘I’, there is no body or ego and the mind.

Without the ‘I’, there is no universe.

Without the ‘I', there is no form, time, and space.

Without the ‘I’ there are no three states.

A permanent view of the world as an illusion can come only after Soul-centric reasoning; such knowledge cannot change. Were the seeker who is sufficiently sharp he could grasp the unreal nature of the world by Soul-centric reasoning alone. To know the whole truth, one must know the whole universe, otherwise, he gets only a half-truth.

Bhagavan Buddha: ~ “There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way... and not starting. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaita propagated by Sage Sankara is pure Vedic spirituality. Advaita is nothing to do with non-Vedic Advaitic orthodoxy.+

Sage Sankara was the Vedic Sage of universal order projecting him as a non-Vedic Guru is a great error.

Religious people attach the word Dharma to religion. But in the spiritual context, the Dharma is the Atman, the Self.

In Tattireya Upanishad:~ "satyaM vada. dharmaM cara ." Speak the truth, and practice dharma. Now if you want to practice dharma, you should first know what it means. (1.11.1)

The word, “dharma “is found in the karikas, which means Atma in Advaita Vedanta.

Advaita is the nature of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Sage Sankara belongs to whole humanity his Advaitic wisdom is nothing to do with religion and yoga because it is pure spirituality.

The Vedic truth is the pure spiritual truth. The essence of the Vedas is pure spirituality. Advaita propagated by Sage Sankara is pure spirituality. Advaita is nothing to do with non-~Vedic Advaitic orthodoxy, which is meant for the ignorant populace.

Sage Sankara himself declares: Ataman is Brahman (God in truth) then why to accept anything else as God other than Atman.

Sage Sankara says: ~ Ataman is Brahman. Thus, the Soul the ‘Self’ is God in truth. Therefore, all the Gods with form and attributes are mere imaginations based on the false ‘Self’. Thus, there is adulteration and add-ons in the past, which have to be bifurcated if one wants pure Vedic essence.

This clearly indicates the nature of the ‘Self’, which is the Soul. Thus, the Soul is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

When the Soul is the ultimate truth or God why indulge in worshiping the belief individualized God, which is not God.

The Hindu belief system which came into existence after the 2nd century is nothing to do with the Vedas and Vedic religion or Santana Dharma.

The ultimate truth or Brahman is God. God in truth is not the religious God we believe and worship.

Understanding what is God is not so easy. Religious people can only imagine God based on their beliefs.

Vedic God is Atman. God is the Soul, the ‘Self’. God becomes the universe in waking and the universe becomes God in deep sleep. The universe is nothing but an illusion created out of Consciousness, which is God in truth.

When you realize the ‘Self’ is not but the ‘‘Self’’ is the Soul, God then there is no second thing that exists other than God, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Advaitic truth is very easy but it is most difficult to assimilate because of the inherited beliefs and accumulated knowledge.

Without dropping all the inherited beliefs and accumulated knowledge which is based on the illusory form, time, and space it is difficult to understand and assimilate the knowledge of the formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

If you have the courage of Bhagavan Buddha, who dropped religion, Vedas, and the concept of God then only you are fit to acquire ‘Self’-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

That is why Sage Sankara:~ VC~.61- For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

VC- v6~ 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

Sage Sankara goes on to say: ~A sickness of not cured by saying the word “medicine.” You must take the medicine. Liberation does not come by merely saying the word “Brahman.” Brahman must be experienced. Until you allow this apparent universe to dissolve from your consciousness until you have realized Brahman, how can you find liberation just by saying the word Brahman? The result is merely noise. Until a man has destroyed his enemies and taken possession of the splendor and wealth of the kingdom, he cannot become a king by simply saying “I am a king.”

A buried treasure is not uncovered by merely uttering the words: “Come forth.” You must follow the right directions, dig, remove the stones and earth from above it, and then make it your own. In the same way, the pure truth of the Atman, which is buried under Maya and the effects of Maya, can be reached by meditation, contemplation, and other spiritual disciplines but never by subtle arguments.

Only when you realize God in truth you will realize the universe is nothing but God because the universe is an illusion created out of God the consciousness.

Advaita is Science of the Soul, which is the ultimate truth or Brahman. Sage Sankara’s wisdom is the universal truth and ultimate truth par excellence.

Advaita does not belong to any particular religion. It is not philosophy but Advaita is the truth of our true existence.

Advaita is the Science of Truth; the Atmic path is the path of spiritual liberation par excellence, wide and deep as the ocean which contains virtually all the water of the world and in which all particular forms ultimately dissolve.

Advaita is the Science of the Soul, which is the ultimate truth or Brahman. Sage Sri, Sankara’s wisdom is the universal truth and ultimate truth par excellence.

The Advaita is the Soul ~ the One without A Second

Advaita is the nature of the Soul. The Advaita is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness itself. The Advaita is the spiritual heart. The Advaita is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proof. It is not possible to deny the Advaita because It is the very essence of the one who denies It. The Advaita is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs.

Advaita is present in the form of consciousness and is the ultimate truth or Brahman. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar