Sage Sankara:- Neither sacred baths nor any amount of charity nor even Hundreds of pranayamas can give us Self-knowledge.+

Sage Sankara: ~ VC Neither sacred baths nor any amount of charity nor even Hundreds of pranayamas* can give us knowledge about our own Self. The firm experience of the nature of the Self is seen to proceed from inquiry along the lines of the salutary advice of the wise. (13)

The obsession with "our sins" having been "washed away by the water of river would be regarded as evidence of a serious mental illness in an individual within any sane society, but when this is an obsession of millions of people it becomes "religious faith", held by many others to be something that should never be criticized.

It was desperately important for the believers of their belief system for some reason that others shared their beliefs because they assume that their religious doctrine is literally true, and then justify their beliefs because "God says so in their doctrine ".

It is no use of arguing with someone who has faith in his belief system because for him there can be no possible refutation of what he believes, so rational argument is entirely useless. He clings to his belief so strongly that he makes no distinction between the truth and his belief. One has to know the fact that God cannot exist without his existence. The truth does not depend on god's existence but it entirely depends on man’s existence.

Thus it is foolish to venture into knowing the truth of God's existence without verifying the facts about his own existence

Bhagavad Gita: ~ Even if you are most sinful of all the sinners, you will cross all the sins by the raft of the knowledge (IV-36)

Self–knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is inexhaustible wealth. Other wealth disappears as one spends, but with the Self –knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the more one shares more he gains.

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The Self is not the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. The origin of the mind is the Soul. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The root of the universe is consciousness.

Thus, saying ‘I Am God’ keeps one in duality. The duality is not reality. The duality is a product of ignorance. The body, ego, and the world belong to the ignorant.

When wisdom dawns the ignorance disappears. When ignorance disappears the duality will never be a reality even though there is duality, it is merely an illusion created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is Self is God in truth. It is not “I AM GOD", but it’s correct to say ‘the SELF IS GOD because the Self is not the ‘I’ or ’I AM”. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara’s wisdom is not a teaching or philosophy but the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is the universal wisdom.+

Sage Sankara declared non-dualistic or Advaitic truth centuries back. 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 the ultimate 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.

Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is nothing to do with orthodox Advaita, which is dualistic. Orthodox Advaita is a sect, which blindly accepts and follows dogmas and superstitions.

The Advaitic orthodoxy is not the means to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Advaitic orthodoxy is meant for the ignorant populace that is unfit to grasp the highest truth. The Advaitic orthodoxy is nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

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Upanishad says: ~ “The human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge and they indicate that belief in the personal Gods, yoga scriptures, worship, and rituals are not the means to Self –Knowledge, then why anyone should indulge in it.

Religion, the concept of a personal god, and scriptures are great obstacles to realizing non-dual truth or Self-realization because they are based on a false self.

The seeker of truth has to search for the ultimate truth without losing himself in the labyrinths of philosophy, through deeper self-search and assimilating and realizing it.

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.

The seeker has to mentally reach the nondual destination with a scientific (rational) investigation, not through punditry or dualistic intellectuality. :~Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand.+

Jesus said: ~” Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)

Jesus said:~"Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)

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 realizes the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The Soul has to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and then only it is possible to realize that form, time and space are one in essence. That essence is the Soul or consciousness.

If form, time, and space are one in essence, then there is no division in consciousness.

If there is no division in consciousness, then there is no duality, if there is no duality then there is unity in diversity.

Ignorance is the cause of experiencing duality as reality. Realizing Soul as the Self leads to Advaitic Self-awareness.

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The Soul, the Self is Absolute Knowledge, which cannot be negated. The nature of the Soul is Advaitic awareness.

You and the world that confronts you are an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. It means the world confronting you is created out of single clay, which is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Sage Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.

Mentally hold on to the Soul and mentally reduce the world in which confronts you as consciousness by realizing the world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness.

Mentally reducing the whole world in which you exist as consciousness leads to Advaitic Self-awareness. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

There is no need to surrender the ego, to God without knowing what God is supposed to be in actuality.+

There is no need to surrender the ego, to God without knowing what God is supposed to be in actuality.

First, know you are the ego. Without the ego, the world in which you exist ceases to exist. The ego is the basis of the world in which you exist. The ego, you, and the world appear together and disappear together.

Surrender is a religious and yogic fable. Religious people think casting the burden on  God based on blind belief and going free, is surrender.

How can the ego surrender to the religious God, which is not God in actuality? All such claims are possible only in the domain of form, time, and space. In reality, no second thing exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. When there is no second thing, then surrender to what.

The ego is the basis of the world in which you exist. The ego alone cannot be discarded. The ego is present along with the body and the world. The ego, body, and the world appear together and disappear together. The ego, body, and the world in which you exist are a dualistic illusion or Maya.

The ego, body, and the world in which you exist are the product of ignorance. Only when ignorance vanishes then the ego, body, and the world fade away as one essence.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is necessary to realize the knowledge of a single stuff. The knowledge of the single stuff frees the Soul, the innermost Self from the cage of ignorance.

If you are seeking the truth then do not mix up religion and yogic fables and drop all accumulated garbage to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The universe is a reality for the ego, which is the false self. The universe is non-existent as a reality for the Soul, the real Self.+

The universe is a reality for the ego, which is the false self. The universe is non-existent as a reality for the Soul, the real Self.

The universe is both real and unreal. It is real because it is a manifestation of consciousness, but is unreal, in the sense, that it is not absolute and eternal like consciousness itself.

People's approach is more practical, and they stuck with the reality of the world, they take it as real. That is why all the confusion.

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world, observed, and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego, therefore, experiences birth, life, death, and the world as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness and he is fully aware of the fact that, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul or consciousness.

Thus, all the egocentric (religious) adulteration has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.

The Soul, the 'Self' reveals ‘what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready.

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

As one indulges in deeper self-search one becomes aware of the fact that the universe or mind, which appears and disappears, is the only form and shape created out of the consciousness and nothing else.

Consciousness alone is positive proof and from the standpoint of consciousness or the Soul as Self, one becomes aware of the falsity of this universe (mind), which is merely an appearance.

The one which appears as the mind (universe) and disappears as no mind (Soul) is consciousness alone. Therefore, the mind and the Soul are one in essence. Without consciousness, the universe ceases to exist. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The Soul, the Self is not within your body because you, your body, and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.+

The Soul, the Self is not within your body because you, your body, and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

There is only one Soul, which is the Self to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it, are hidden by ignorance.

Self-discovery is the only way, toward the non-dualistic absolute without any religious doctrines, which will help the seekers to unfold the mystery of the illusory universe in which we all are searching for the truth of existence.

There is no higher or lower Self. There is only one Self which is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness alone is real and all else an illusion.

Mentally hold on to the Soul and drop the illusion. And rest in the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Realizing the Self is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul as the Self is Self-realization. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The essence of the Advatic wisdom of Sage Sankara is that liberation will never come without realizing the Oneness.+

The essence of the Advatic wisdom of Sage Sankara is that 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. :~Santthosh Kumaar