Advaitic wisdom belongs to Sage Sankara, not to any other gurus of the east and west.
People are being caught up in illusion, searching for the ultimate reality in all the wrong places, always seeking it outside of ourselves in various rituals, temples, forests, and mountaintops, not realizing that what we seek is already hidden within the dualistic illusion, which is present in the form of the universe.
Sage Sankara says: ~ VC-63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.
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.
It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till you get a firm conviction. One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until one gets a firm conviction of 'what is what'.
One needs to reflect on the subject and reason deeply and reach the ultimate end of understanding.
A permanent view of the world as an illusion can come only after soul-centric reasoning; such knowledge cannot change. Were the seeker were sufficiently sharp, he could grasp the unreal nature of the world by Soul-centric reasoning alone.
To know the whole truth, one must know the whole universe; otherwise, one gets only half-truth.
The ultimate truth or Brahman (God) dwells within the three states like fragrance in the flower; Musk lies within the Musk-deer yet seeks it afar."
Until one traces the truth within the three states, the illusion of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as reality.
Imparting the Advaitic wisdom to the unprepared mind would be equivalent to giving sermons to the stone statues.
Everyone is not ripe enough to understand, assimilate the Nondualistic or Advaitic truth. Some people want to exhibit their intellectual wealth, but it has no value in the pursuit of truth.
The seeker must have enough patience, humility, and an intense urge to know the truth. Arguments and provocation will not yield truth.
Perfect understanding of ‘what is what ‘leads to the realization of Nondualistic or Advaitic truth.
As the seeker's understanding of ‘what is what ‘grows, gradually the seeker gets a glimpse of truth. Whatever is based on the waking entity is falsehood, and whatever is based on the invisible Soul, the Self, is real and eternal.
Thus, the seeker of truth must make sure the waking entity (ego) is not the Self, but the Self is the invisible Soul to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
The seeker has to have an inner urge to know the truth, seriousness, patience, and humility to reach the ultimate end of understanding. A man of truth will not indulge in the argument; he keeps a distance from such a mindset. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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