All the gurus of the east and west interpret Advaita from a dualistic standpoint or orthodox point of view and they are still dealing with words, not truth. It proves that they have not understood the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.
Some scriptures have presented fragments of truth imbedded in the covering of stories, histories, and picturesque touches of mysticism.
Manduka Upanishad has no assumptions whatever. It is an honest and bold inquiry into truth. It rises above scripture.
Manduka Upanishad:~Reality and illusion together make Brahman: nothing can be left out.
Manduka Upanishad:~ Atman is the highest Reality.
Manduka Upanishad:~Only a few will be able to understand and assimilate it
Manduka Upanishad is not meant for all, as it is based entirely on reasoning.
Scriptures are being added from time to time. This process will go on. There is the final authority among them? One contradicts the other: duality reigns supreme.
Orthodox Advaita is based on a religious perspective. Thus, they will not transport the seeker to the ultimate end of understanding. The seeker has to do his own homework to realize the truth beyond the form, time, and space.
Sage Sankara gave religious, ritual, or dogmatic instruction to the mass, but pure philosophy only to the few who could rise to it. Hence the interpretation of his writings by commentators is often confusing because they mix up the two viewpoints. Thus, they may assert that ritual is a means of realizing Brahman, which is absurd.
The orthodoxy Advaita addressed the ordinary man, who finds security in the idea of causality and thus in the idea of God.
Those of superior intelligence, have no need for this idea of divine causality, and can, therefore, dispense with Sruti and arrive at the truth of Non-Dualism by pure reason.
Tripura Rahasya:~ Second-hand knowledge of the ‘Self’-gathered from books or gurus can never emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only direct realization will do that. Realize yourself, turning your attention inward. – (18: 89)
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 comes 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.
Without Sage Sankara, there is no Advaita (non-duality). Since it was mixed up with orthodoxy there is a lot of confusion. Sage Sankara’s quotes (selected verified) are quoted in my blogs and postings to show what Sage Sankara meant and ‘what is blocking the seekers 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 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 the 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 scriptures.
The ultimate truth has to be realized first, then only it is possible to know what the scriptures are saying.
Scriptures are being added from time to time. This process will go on. There is the final authority among them? One contradicts the other: duality reigns supreme. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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