All the Advaitic teachings of different Gurus are based on the dualistic perspective. Advaitic orthodoxy is dualistic, and it is based on the religious perspective.
Sage Sankara gave religious, ritual, or dogmatic instruction to the masses, 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 orthodox 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 of this idea of divine causality and can, therefore, dispense with Sruti and arrive at the truth of Non-Dualism by pure reason.
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. – Tripura Rahasya, 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.
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 or God in truth.
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 in reaching the ultimate end.
The ultimate truth has to be ascertained without the scriptures by realizing that the Self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
In the realm of truth, the form, time, and space are created out of a single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness.
Realizing the single stuff as the ultimate truth is Self-realization or truth realization. To realize this truth, there is no need for the scriptures.
The ultimate truth has to be realized first, then only is it possible to know what the scriptures are saying.
Scriptures are being added to from time to time. This process will go on. Is there no final authority among them? One contradicts the other: duality reigns supreme. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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