There is no proper word for Athma in English. Translators used the Self for Athma, which is an error. Athma means existence.+

There is no proper word for Athma in English. Translators used the Self for Athma, which is an error. Athma means existence. Athma is the cause of the whole universe, whereas the Self is limited to a physical entity.

The English use of the word the Self as applied to the individual Soul. Sage Sankara rejects the many souls theory. Sage Sankara's wisdom is ekathma vada (one Soul).

Existence without the illusory form, time, and space is applied to unseen Athma, which is the cause and support of the illusory universe in which we exist.

The seeker must remember that the Self is Athma, which is not limited to an individual, but Athma pervades everything and everywhere in the universe.

Athma or Soul. Athma or Atman is the Sanskrit word for the Soul, the Self. Athma is the cause and support of all that exists as the universe.

Athma is immanent, unaging, immortal, eternal, and holy, and the cause of all. Athma alone is worthy of being worshiped.

Do not accept any other God other than the Athma. The Athma is God in truth,

Nothing is real but Athma, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing matters but realizing God in truth.

God in truth is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth, is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone is real and eternal, and all else is an illusion.

Brahman is merely a word to indicate the ultimate truth or God in truth. The ultimate truth itself is God in truth. :~Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara was unique in making bold assertions declaring Athma is God in truth. Athma is the cause of the universe.+

Sage Sankara was unique in making bold assertions, declaring that Athma is God in truth. Athma is the cause of the universe. The universe is illusory. Athma, the cause of the illusory universe, is real and eternal.

There is no proper word for Athma in English. Translators used the Self for Athma, which is an error. Athma means existence. Athma is the cause of the whole universe, whereas the Self is limited to a physical entity.

The English use of the word the Self is applied to the individual Soul.

Sage Sankara rejects the many souls theory. Sage Sankara's wisdom is ekathma vada (one Soul).

Existence without the illusory form, time, and space is applied to unseen Athma, which is the cause and support of the illusory universe in which we exist.

The seeker must remember that the Self means Athma, which is not limited to an individual, but Athma pervades everything and everywhere in the universe.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God in truth) is the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

Athma or Soul. Athma or Atman is the Sanskrit word for the Soul, the Self. Athma is the cause and support of all that exists in this universe.

Athma is immanent, unaging, immortal, eternal, and holy, and the cause of all. Athma alone is worthy of being worshiped.

Do not accept any other God other than the Athma. The Athma is God in truth.

When the Upanishads and Vedas declare that “God is in the form of the Athma, and God is indeed Athma itself,” then why accept another God in place of the Athma or worship other than the Athma?

Nothing is real but Athma, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing matters but realizing God in truth.

God in truth is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth, is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone is real and eternal, and all else is an illusion.: :~Santthosh Kumaar

Swami Vivekananda: ~This realization comes from being certain that Brahman is real and everything else is unreal.+

Swami Vivekananda: ~Jñāna Yoga is divided into three parts. First: hearing the truth--that the Atman is the only reality and that everything else is Maya. Second: reasoning upon this philosophy from all points of view. Third: giving up all further argumentation and realizing the truth. This realization comes from being certain that Brahman is real and everything else is unreal.

People dwelling in ignorance, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round by various blind beliefs and tortuous paths and practices, like the blind led by the blind.

Swami Vivekananda said:~ "The Vedas teach that the Soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond will burst, and the word they use for it is, therefore, Mukthi - freedom, freedom from the bonds of imperfection, freedom from death and misery."

The truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to grasp because of ignorance. You have to realize the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay. And that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, you and your body and the world in which you exist are nothing but consciousness because they are merely an illusion created out of consciousness. A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Those who promise Gnana by giving initiation or transmission are ignorant; they are unaware of the truth, which is hidden by form, time, and space.

The path of wisdom is the Soulcentric path. Thus, egocentric intellectualism is nothing to do with the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. All accumulated dross leads to hallucination.

Katha Upanishad says:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Ch II-5 P-14) Jesus said: ~ “Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew -7:6)

~ Jesus meant Self-knowledge or Knowledge of the Spirit should not be shared with unqualified people. The ultimate truth has to be realized first, and then only it is possible to know what the scriptures are saying. A Gnani does not require any scriptures. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara's Advaitic wisdom is pure spirituality or Adyathma.+

Advaitic orthodoxy has nothing to do with Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom. Advaitic orthodoxy is meant for the ignorant populace. Adyatma has nothing to do with religious sects or creeds and religious beliefs.

Adyatma is pure Vedic Spirituality. Knowledge of Atma is Adyatma. Advaita is Adyatma.

Adyatma is the knowledge of the truth hidden by the illusory form, time, and space. Bifurcate religion, yoga, and theoretical philosophy, and base the truth on the Athma, it is Adyathma.

Adyatma is based on the ultimate truth, which is based on the Atman or Spirit, which is the Self. Sage Sankara's Advaitic wisdom is pure spirituality or Adyathma.

According to Advaita Vedanta, the Veda addresses itself to two kinds of audiences: 1, “The ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices”. 2, “The advanced seekers who seek to know the ultimate truth or Brahman, pr God in truth.”

Thus, the Purva mimam. sa, with its emphasis on the karma kanda of the Vedas, is meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way. However, the Vedanta, with its emphasis on the jnana kanda, is meant for those who wish to go beyond form, time, and space.

Those who are seeking the truth have to discard the Theological Advaita without mercy to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The Advaitic orthodoxy is based on the birth entity. The one that is born, lives, and dies in the world is not the Self.

Sage Sankara says the world is an illusion, Brahman alone is real, and Atman is Brahman.

Thus, it proves the world in which birth and death happen is merely an illusion. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the cause of the world is reality. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Orthodoxy is the path of ignorance. And ignorant worship mechanically performs the prescribed sacrifices without any thought as to why they are doing them.

That is why the Ish Upanishads says:~ Such people, no wonder they grope in the dark. They are doomed unless someday the truth dawns on them that to save themselves, they must seek Self-knowledge.

The Advaitic orthodoxy is conduct-oriented and tries to prove the truth on the base of scriptural authorities, whereas the ultimate truth is based on the invisible Soul, the Self.

The religion, concept of God, and scriptures are the greatest obstacles to acquiring Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana.

Scriptural knowledge fuels the ego. And ego makes one experience the duality as reality. Duality makes one blind to the truth and makes one accept the egocentric theories based on the false self as an authority. The ultimate truth has to be proved without the scriptures.

The Advaitic Orthodoxy holds the caste, religious rites, religious God based on blind belief, and glorifying the Gurus, scriptural studies, virtues, good deeds, and physical conduct as the means to acquire the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The Advaitic orthodoxy believes in the worship of non-Vedic Gods barred by the Vedas.

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

When the Bhagavad Gita says, 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 God other than consciousness.

The Vedas confirm God is Atman (Spirit), the ‘Self’.

Rig Veda: ~ 'Prajnanam Brahma'- Consciousness is the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth.

Do not accept any other God other than the invisible Soul. The invisible Soul is God in truth. Nothing is real but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing matters but realizing God in truth. God in truth is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth, is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone is real and eternal, and all else is an illusion.

Brahman is merely a word to indicate the ultimate truth or God in truth. The ultimate truth itself is God in truth.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman, the Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

The dualistic worship of "God” is only for the ignorant populace. The God in truth is only Atman, the Self. In reality, there is no duality, no differentiation. Only Atman exists.

As per the Ish Upanishad: ~ Those who worship Gods and Goddesses go into deeper darkness because they seek rewards for their worship.

That is why Sage Goudpada says that:~ The merciful Veda teaches karma and Upasana to people of lower and middling intellect, while Jnana is taught to those of higher intellect.

This clearly indicates that religion, which is based on individual conduct, prescribes karma and Upasana to people of lower and middling intellect; therefore, religion is suited for those with a lower intellect. And wisdom is for those who are capable of inquiring into their own existence. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

There is no need to study the philosophies of Berkeley, Kant, Hume, and other western and eastern philosophers; they are not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.+

There is no need to study the philosophies of Berkeley, Kant, Hume, and other Western and Eastern philosophers; they are not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

They are, in fact, an obstacle in the pursuit of truth because they are based on the dualistic perspective. There is no necessity to study the philosophy of any great thinkers to ensure a firm realization.

Philosophical Authoritarianism merely assumes as true what another says, but what has yet to be proved.

The philosophical argument leads nowhere. If a philosopher says the ’Self’ is formless, another will reply, "No, Self has a form! If one says "his adopted philosophy has a higher value than all other philosophies,” another will say, "No, that is lower and there are many philosophies higher than that." It is impossible to get anywhere with such talk because both sides are merely assuming and imagining.

There is no need for any philosophy to verify the truth of the Self.

All that is intellectual wealth, useful in explaining doubts and difficulties if others raise them, if he encounters them in the course of thinking. But to attain realization, all that is not necessary.

The seeker of truth should not hold any philosophy as a yardstick. One needs fresh water to drink, but he does not require all the water of the whole lake to quench his thirst for truth.

Remember:~

All philosophies are a mental fabrication. There has never been a single doctrine that reveals the ultimate truth.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta or Buddhism to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. All accumulated knowledge is of no use to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Mundaka Upanishad: ~ “The study of the Vedas, linguistics, Rituals, astronomy, and all the arts can be called lower knowledge. The highest is that which leads to Self-realization.

Mastering the philosophy of Vedanta will not help to get rid of ignorance. The realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation, possible by no other means.

Sage Sankara says ~ VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta to realize the Advaitic truth, which is hidden by the illusory universe or Maya.

The essence of Mundaka is: Do not be satisfied with rituals, yoga, etc., which are good in their own way, but inquire. Into what? Brahman and Atman are things you can never see. So do not inquire into them. Inquire into the world around you, which you can see. Science tells you it is passing away every second. Everything is dying repeatedly.

Where is it going? Thus, you follow up your inquiry into what you can lay your hands on. How can you inquire into Atma, which you cannot see? So first, we deal with the known and seen; this inquiry leads up to the unknown in the end.

Advaita is not a theory or a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost self. There is no need for any theory, philosophy, or scriptures to acquire Self-knowledge. Only a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Sage Sankara clearly says:~ Neither studying philosophy nor by worshiping as many gods nor observing ceremonies nor by singing devotional hymns nor by uttering mantra nor by mastering the scriptures, liberation comes without realizing the Oneness.

There is no need to buy the books on Sage Sankara to acquire Self-knowledge. A perfect understanding of 'what is what' is needed. Nothing else is needed other than realizing the fact that the form, time, and space are one in essence, and that essence is the soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, to get nondualistic Self-awareness.

There is no wisdom whatsoever in any of the philosophies; they are just a collection of words.

Self-knowledge 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 non-dual wisdom.

That is why Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sage Sankara indicated that the ultimate truth lies beyond religion, the concept of God, and the scriptures.

The fortunate is the one who does not lose themselves in the study of philosophies. All conceptual divisions were invented by philosophers through their excessive analysis.

Fortunate is the seeker who does not lose himself in the labyrinths of philosophy but goes straight to the source from which the universe arises and is dissolved.

There is only one Reality to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it are hidden by religion. Self-discovery is the only way towards a non-dualistic 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 our true existence.

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) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg 25

The citations from scriptures are not proof. The ultimate truth has to be proved without the scriptures. The ultimate truth is the universal truth, and it does not belong to any religion. Religion causes diversity in unity, whereas the ultimate truth brings unity in diversity.

That is why Sage Sankara himself says: ~ VC 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.

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?

It is not that one should pore over the ancient scriptures. There is no need to study first and then realize. One has to realize first, then only he will know ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’. One has to make their discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~VC-65-As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it and (finally) grasping, but never come out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

He who has not rectified his reasoning base from the ‘I’(form) base to soul(formless) base and one who does not have the intense urge to know the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth, and who is not tranquil and subdued and whose mind is not receptive, cannot acquire Self-Knowledge or brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

If the Soul, the Self is free from the bondage of ‘I’ then it is free from ignorance.+

The ‘I’ itself is the illusory bondage because the ‘I’ itself is the cause of ignorance. Only in ignorance is the Soul bound by the illusory experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

In reality, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the bondage of ‘I’ then it is free from ignorance.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from ignorance, then there is no bondage of form, time, and space. The bondage is present only when the ‘I’ is present.

When the Soul, the Self, is free from the ‘I’, then it is free from the bondage of form, time, and space.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the bondage of form, time, and space, then it is free from the bondage of the universe.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the bondage of the universe, then it is free from the waking experience.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the waking experience, then it is free from the experience of birth, life, and death.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the experience of birth, life, and death, then it is free from the dualistic illusion.

If the Soul, the Self, is free from the dualistic illusion, then it is in its own awareness.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Gnani can point at the sky, but the seeing of the star is the seeker's own work.

It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality. One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until one gets a firm conviction of 'what is what.' Words are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’.

People need to read and hear the words of wisdom to think reason reflect deeply, and reach the ultimate end.

Swami Vivekananda: ~Jñāna Yoga is divided into three parts. First: hearing the truth--that the Atman is the only reality and that everything else is Maya. Second: reasoning upon this philosophy from all points of view. Third: giving up all further argumentation and realizing the truth. This realization comes from being certain that Brahman is real and everything else is unreal.

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 to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Know what is mind is supposed to be in actuality. The mind is the form, time, and space together. The form, time, and space together is the universe.+

Know what is mind is supposed to be in actuality. The mind is the form, time, and space together. The form, time, and space together is the universe.

The universe appears as waking (duality) and disappears in deep sleep (nonduality).

The ‘I’ is prior to the thought. Remember this: the ‘I’ is not thought because the ‘I’ is the mind.

The thoughts arise to you only in the waking experience. There are no thoughts in deep sleep.

The thoughts come to you because you are the thinker. You are not the Self; the Soul is the Self.

The Soul, the Self, has nothing to do with you and your thoughts and the world in which you exist.

From the standpoint of the Soul, you and your thinking and your thoughts and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Some Gurus believe everything is nothing but the thought, and when one realizes everything is thought, realization happens. Such claims are merely a hallucination.

Thoughts and thinkers belong to the universe, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Without the form, time, and space, the thoughts will not form.

Thoughts come to the thinker. The thinker is an individual, whereas the ‘Self is not an individual.

The source of the thoughts is the ego. Without the ego, the thoughts will not arise.

You are the thinker. The thoughts come to you. You are bound by form, time, and space, whereas the Soul, the Self, is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The thoughts will not arise in the domain of the Soul, the ‘Self’, because it is the ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The thoughts come to the thinker within the dualistic illusion. Without the illusion, the thinker, thoughts, and the world in which the thinker exists cease to exist.

Remember:~

Just by finding out to whom the thoughts come? Who is the knower? - It is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what' is what is very much necessary to cross the threshold of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

‘I’ is not the thought. The ‘I’ is form, time, and space together. Without the form, time, and space, the ‘I’ ceases to exist. Without the form, time, and space, the thinker and thoughts cease to exist.

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The one who realizes the fact that he, his thoughts, and the words he utters, and the world in which he exists created out of a single stuff, and that single stuff is consciousness.

Thus, everything is consciousness. Realizing everything is consciousness leads to Self-awareness. Thus, using words or no words has is nothing to do with Gnani.

Only ignorant people talk of nonduality, not to use words with words.

The world in which you exist, your thoughts, and your world are made of a single stuff. Knowledge of that single stuff is Soul, the Self, which is hidden by illusory form, time, and space.

Mentally reduce the world in which you exist into waking experience and waking experience into mind and mind into consciousness by perfect understanding of ‘what is what’.

When you realize 'what is what’ you will realize everything is nothing but consciousness. There is no second thing that exists other than consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Everyone thinks he has to follow some Guru or Godmen, but all these methods are full of frustrations and give no real satisfaction.+

Advaita is not a theory. Advaita is the nature of the truth. Advaita is the nature of the invisible Soul, the Self. Advaita is the invisible Soul itself. Advaita is the nature of God in truth because Rigveda says the Soul itself’ is God.

Rig Veda: ~ 'Prajnanam Brahma'- Consciousness is the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth.

Do not accept any other God other than the Soul. The Soul is God in truth, Nothing is real but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing matters but realize God in truth. God in truth is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone is real and eternal and all else is an illusion.

Brahman is merely a word to indicate the ultimate truth or God in truth. The ultimate truth itself is God in truth. Advaita is nothing but God in truth.

Thus, it is time to realize the world in which we exist is created out of the invisible Soul, which is the Self. The invisible 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 invisible Soul alone is real and eternal. The eternal Soul itself is God in truth.

All the gurus of east and west propagate their own theory and call it Advaita.

Only in religion and the yogic path, one has to follow and practice. Everyone thinks he has to follow some Guru or Godmen, but all these methods are full of frustrations and give no real satisfaction. Reality has no method. Illusion has many methods, many problems, and many concepts.

To overcome illusion or concepts, one should know the source of the mind and from where does this mind arise? “When the mind is there then only the universe is present.

The absence of the mind is absent of the universe. Absent of the universe is absent of duality. Absent of duality is absent of thoughts.

Thus, until one becomes aware of what is mind and what is the substance of the mind it is impossible to assimilate the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth.

Advaitic wisdom does not come just by sitting quietly, observing silence, and meditating, indulging in repeating mantras, reading books, hearing sermons, meeting Gurus or yogis, and by doing pranayama, but wisdom dawns only when you realize the fact that the ‘Self’ is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul.

Some Gurus give speeches telling people to surrender to the Guru unconditionally then only they get self-realization. All such claims are empty words. Their falsity speaks louder than words.

If you are seeking truth then you should disregard such claims. Not by listening to the sermons of the Gurus, nor by the study of books, not by meritorious deeds, nor by any other means to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

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

The Guru is useless so long as the ultimate truth is unknown, and the Guru is equally useless when the ultimate truth or Brahman has already been known.

A Guru is needed in the religious and the yogic path. There is no need for a Guru to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

That is why 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.

Upanishads:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking they wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Upanishads Nikilanada - Ch II-5 P-14)

Advaitic Wisdom consists in knowing the truth, that everything (mind or physical existence) is consciousness. The freedom (ultimate truth) is always there yet one does not know it. But to those whose reason is turned away from physicality and who have attained the serenity of the Soul or the consciousness, the Self, is quite near to realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Manduka Upanishad:~ Yoga is in the sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows Advaita or non-duality.+

Manduka Upanishad:~ Yoga is in the sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows Advaita or non-duality.

Sage Sankara  Yoga in no way brings about wisdom, much less liberation.  Yoga and meditation are useful to bring the restless ego under control. Yoga and meditation are not means for Self-realization.

By indulging in yoga and meditation it will lead not lead to the ultimate end of understanding. Yoga cannot remove ignorance. It is only a step. It removes obstructions.

Sage Sankara definitely says that yoga is not the means of liberation (page 132-133 of his commentary on Brihadaranyakopanishad).

Ashtavakra says: - "This is your bondage, that you practice Samadhi or meditation.”

Remaining thoughtless in the waking experience is yogic Samadhi. Yogic Samadhi is not the Advaitic wisdom

Brih Upanishad: page 32. "Yoga does not yield truth or liberation."

One who is in Samadhi will not know that this universe as the consciousness; therefore yoga is not the means to Self- knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

In Samadhi the yogi knows nothing, sees no universe; so if there is nothing but blankness. The blankness is not the Advaitic wisdom.

The yogi does not know the nature of the universe. If the universe is not seen in the Samadhi then there is no need to use the word Atman and Brahman.

The yogi is unaware of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Remember:~

The yogis are largely self-deluded. Otherwise, they would not set themselves up as different from others. They seek influence over others or money, by thus differentiating themselves. The Gnani never does this.

The yogis promise blessings etc. to those who surrender themselves and their wealth to them. Many yogis live questionable lives with women disciples. Those who wish to deceive others give out yoga and religion.

The world must be seen before one can know its true nature in Gnana. The yogi, who shuts it out, thereby deprives himself of the opportunity to achieve Gnana.

The yogi must go to the ashram, some special place, some cave, or other. Whoever must sit in a posture is attached to the body, thus, it is impossible to realize the Advaitic truth.

To be desireless means to feel that you have everything in you; that there is nothing outside you; therefore, what have you to desire?

The populace misunderstands and thinks desirelessness means asceticism. The Gnani has nothing to give up when all is Brahman or God in truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar