Every householder irrespective of any caste or religion is qualified to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.+

Yoga Vasistha says: ~ Self-knowledge or knowledge of truth is not had by resorting to a Guru (preceptor) nor by the study of scripture, nor by good works: it is attained only through inquiry inspired by the company of wise (Gnani). One’s inner light alone is the means, naught else. When this inner light is kept alive, it is not affected by the darkness of inertia.

Only an intense urge and sharpness to grasp seriousness and humility are the qualifications to acquire Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Every householder, irrespective of any caste or religion, is qualified to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The caste ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The religion ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Yoga ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Tantra~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Mantra~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Singing devotional songs ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Belief and worship of mythical Gods ~ do not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Belief in superstition or dogmas ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Rituals ~ do not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Customs or tradition ~ do qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Wearing the Religious robe or symbol ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Meditations~ do not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Hearing sermons ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Bathing in the holy river~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.m

Visiting Ashrams and retreats ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Walking up the mountain in search of truth ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Worship of personal Gods and Goddesses ~does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Having a Guru ~ does qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Following any tradition or parampara ~ does qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Serving the Guru ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Studying the scriptures and philosophy ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Learning Sanskrit ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Initiation of any sort~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Spending money in order to realize the truth ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Taking vows to start the journey. ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The grace of physical Guru ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Drop all that is not needed for Self-realization.

Remember:~

Every human being is qualified to acquire the knowledge of Braham Gnana or Atma Gnana.

That is why Sage Sankara said:~ Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many Gods as you please, observe ceremonies, and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

If you are a truth seeker, then it is better to spend time discovering the facts about your own existence than waste precious time attending Satsang, meeting Gurus and yogis, traveling from one place to another by reading book after book, by staying in Ashrams, and by walking in the Himalayas.

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.

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. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar