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 

The illusory universe hides the Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the illusory universe. +

Bhagavad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

Realize, ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality and what is hidden by the ‘I’ will be revealed. If you realize the ‘Self ‘is not the ‘I’ but the Soul then whatever is hidden by the ‘I’ will be revealed. Realizing the Soul is not the ‘I’ but the Soul is the Self, is Self–realization.

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is ever-present. Without consciousness, the world, in which you exist ceases to exist.

Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is everything. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

The illusory universe hides the Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the illusory universe.

The Soul becomes an illusion in waking (duality) and waking becomes the Soul in deep sleep (nonduality).

The one that becomes the duality (waking or dream) and one that remains nonduality in deep sleep is the Soul, the Self.

The Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

When Bhagavad Gita says, that God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted as truth other than consciousness.  : ~Santthosh Kumaar

Without the ‘I’ there is only the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Without the mind, there is only the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Without form, time, and space, there is only the Soul, the fullness of consciousness.

Without the universe, there is only the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Without the waking or the dream, there is only the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Without the individual experience of birth, life, and death, there is only the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness

Remember this: ~ 

From the standpoint of the Soul, the ‘I’ is an illusion. 

From the standpoint of the Soul, the mind is an illusion. 

From the standpoint of the Soul, form, time and space is an illusion. 

From the standpoint of the Soul, the universe is an illusion. 

From the standpoint of the Soul, the waking or dream is an illusion. 

From the standpoint of the Soul, the individual experience of birth, life, and death is an illusion. 

The Soul is the cause of all that exists as an illusion and the Soul itself is uncaused.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Without the ‘I’ the world in which you exist cease to exist.+

 The ‘I’ is not limited to you. ‘I’ is the whole universe in which you exist.

Without the ‘I’ the world in which you exist ceases to exist. The world in which you exist appears when ‘I’ appears and the world in which you exist disappears when ‘I’ disappears.

Keep reading and reflecting on my old posts and well as new ones all your doubts about the ‘I’ will vanish.

The Soul, the ‘Self is the whole hidden by the ‘I’.

The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind, therefore; ‘I’ is the mind.

The mind is present in the form of form, time, and space.

The form, time, and space together are the mind.

The duality is present only when the form, time, and space are present, therefore, the form, time, and space together are the duality.

The form, time, and space are present in the form of the universe, therefore, the form, time, and space together are the universe.

The universe appears as the waking or dream, therefore, the waking or dream is the universe.

The waking is a parallel dream and the dream is a parallel waking.

That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ “The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the 'I'.

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.:~Santthosh Kumaar

There is no need to indulge 24/7 in spirituality but use your spare time for that. +

Your inner work is on. There is no need to neglect practical life within the practical world. There is no need to indulge 24/7 in spirituality but use your spare time for that. 

Do not neglect your family and personal life and spend money on your pursuit of truth. Be happy like any other human being and enjoy life with humility and dignity in the practical world.

Internally focus your attention on the formless ‘Self’ or consciousness, which is free from form, time, and space. There is no need to renounce and take sanyasa to get Self-realization.

No amount of Diksha or yoga meeting Gurus and visiting Ashrams leads anywhere. Your guide is within and it guides you to the core of what you are seeking.

Swami Vivekananda said:~ “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, and none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own Soul.”

Bhagavan Buddha said:~ Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you, yourself test and judge to be true.

You should not neglect your individual and family life. Enjoy life as it comes and also face the difficulties as they come. 

As your inner conviction about the Soul grows you will be able to realize ‘What is the truth?’ and ‘What is the untruth?’ and be able to see the world in which you exist as a passing cloud that hides the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

The practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion.+

Suppose you had asked me some question in the dream, the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking experience (the universe in which we exist) becomes unreal when Advaitic wisdom dawns. The Advaitic wisdom dawns when you realize the 'Self', not you but the Self is the invisible Soul.

If the Self is not you then whatever is seen, known, believed, and experienced as you, is bound to be a falsehood. The falsehood (three states) is created out of a single stuff, and that single stuff is consciousness. 

Knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

It takes time to understand and assimilate what I am saying, but as we go deeper and deeper the truth starts revealing on its own. Advaita is not a teaching or theory, but it is the knowledge of the Soul, the Self.

Advaitin Sage and Maya.

The King of the Hoysalas was a dualist and was greatly incensed at the doctrine taught Advaitin sage that everything here below is an illusion. He wanted to teach the exponent of this doctrine a lesson. So he invited the then Advaitin sage to his palace. That Advaitin sage went there and stoutly maintained that everything in this world was an illusion. The king had arranged to let loose an infuriated elephant against, Advaitin sage. The beast rushed at Advaitin sage who took to a precipitate flight to save himself.

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

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

Similarly, the practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion. A Gnani is fully aware of ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’.

A Gnani e is fully aware of the fact that the experiences the pleasure and pain within the waking experience are merely an illusion because the waking experience itself is an illusion.

Thus, life within the waking experience will go on, on its own. It has nothing to do with the Soul, the Self. The waking or dream is merely an object to the formless witness.

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is the witness. The Soul, the witness is nothing to do with the three states, because it is merely the witness of the coming and going of the three states or illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

You, your experience of birth, life, death, and the world, is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.+

When you have searched for the truth in all the mountains, in all the ashrams, in all the pilgrimages, in all the books, in all the teachings, in all religions, in all the scriptures, and in all types of yogic practices and by glorifying the Gurus and Gods yet you fail to find it then finally you will realize the fact that there is nothing left to investigate other than the Self.

When you finally realize the ‘Self ‘ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul then you will realize the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Thus, you, your experience of birth, life, death, and the world, is merely an illusion created out of consciousness,  consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

You are not the witness because the ‘Self' is not you. The Self is the Soul, which witnesses the world, in which you exist. The world is merely an illusion thus, you are part of the illusion.

In reality, the Soul and the world in which you exist are one, in essence. Thus, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Perfect understanding and assimilation of ‘what is what,’ leads to a perfect conviction of ‘What is truth?” and ‘What is the untruth?. Perfect conviction of the truth leads to Advaitic -awareness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar