So-called spiritual paths are useless unless it causes us to seek the truth of our true existence.+

So-called spiritual paths are useless unless they cause us to seek the truth of our true existence. All controversies about creation, the nature of the universe, evolution, the purpose of God, etc., are useless in the Atmic path.

To understand the false nature of the ‘I’, the Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana, is necessary.

It is for the seeker to go on his own and remove all the obstacles that are blocking the realization of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The greatest hindrance is mixing religion, God, scriptures, and yogic theories. Moreover, attachment to scriptures, a personal God, and a religious code of conduct keeps one permanently in the grip of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Embark on the journey of the truth; it frees the invisible Soul from the illusion of form, time, and space.

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 consciousness.

Self-inquiry is to realize the Self is not ‘I’ but the ‘self is the ‘I-LESS Soul’, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Remember: ~

You are not the ‘Self.

You are bound by form, time, and space.

You are bound by the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

You are never free because the world in which you exist is the product of ignorance.

It is not you who is in ignorance, but it is the invisible Soul, which is in ignorance of its own true nature. When the invisible Soul wakes up from its sleep of ignorance and remains in its own awareness, the world in which you exist becomes one with Soul-awareness.

When ignorance vanishes through wisdom, then the world in which you exist never again prevails as a reality.

The world in which you exist is created out of a single clay. That single clay is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The invisible Soul is the Self. The Soul is not ‘I’. The invisible Soul is the witness of the ‘I’ which appears and disappears.

The invisible Soul is the only permanent thing, and the ‘I’ is merely an illusion. If you do not understand this truth, you will never be able to cross the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

The seeker has to make sure what this ‘I’ is supposed to be. The seeker has to make sure of the unreal nature of the ‘I’, which comes and goes.

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.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ “If you desire liberation, but you still say 'I', if you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

People are stuck with the reality of the ‘I’, which they take as real because some Gurus have propagated the Self is the ‘I’. is no need to convince such a mindset. The seeker of truth accepts only the truth nothing but the truth.

Advaita is the true nature of existence. The ‘I’ hides the Advaitic reality. Realize the ‘I’ is merely an illusion created out of consciousness, which is Advaita.

Consciousness is Advaita because it is second to none. The world in which you exist is the dvaita (duality), which is merely an illusion created out of consciousness, which is Advaita. The Advaita (non-duality) is real and eternal; the Dvaita (duality) is an illusion.

Holding the ‘Self’ as ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance. Realize the ‘I’ is merely an illusion. Stop identifying the Self as ‘I’ or ‘I AM’. Till you identify the Self as ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ the Soul will remain in the cage of ignorance. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar