People’s observation is based on a dualistic (matter) perspective, whereas Gnani’s judgment is based on the nondualistic (Soul) perspective.+

People’s observation is based on a dualistic (matter) perspective, whereas Gnani’s judgment is based on the nondualistic (Soul) perspective. 

There is neither you, nor me, nor does the world exist as reality, when the invisible  Soul, the Self, remains its own awareness.

Thus, what value is there when you and your experience of the world are one in essence? That essence is the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness (Spirit).

The ego, body, and the world are made of single stuff, and that single stuff is consciousness. Consciousness (Spirit) is the ultimate truth, Brahman, or God in truth.

Until one thinks ego is ego, the body as the body, the world as the world, truth realization is impossible. Without truth realization, God-realization is not possible because truth realization itself is God-realization.

From the dualistic perspective, the world in which we exist is a reality. Duality is merely an illusion. Whatever happens, within the illusion (universe) is bound to be an illusion. 

The birth, life, death, and the world are part of the illusion. The illusion is created out of a single stuff. Recognizing and realizing that single stuff, which is the Spirit leads to Self-awareness.

In Self-awareness, there is no second thing that exists other than the Spirit, which is God in truth.

From the non-dualistic perspective, there is nothing that exists other than the spirit (conscientiousness), which is the ultimate truth or God in truth. Thus, there is no God but God because everything is God in truth.

Thus, discussion based on the present physical identity (ego or you) has no value in the nondualistic discussion because everything is the invisible Soul (Spirit); no second thing exists other than the Spirit. :~ Santthosh Kumaar 

The invisible Soul, the Self, will not reveal to you on its own without you having an intense urge to realize the truth.+

The invisible Soul, the Self, will not reveal to you on its own without you having an intense urge to realize the truth. How can you realize the Self when you are unaware of the fact that the world in which you exist hides the Self?

Without investigating the nature of the world in which you exist, it is impossible to realize the  Self, which is hidden by ignorance. Only when ignorance vanishes, you will realize the world in which you exist, which you used to think as real,  becomes unreal(illusion or Maya).

That is why 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.

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.

The seeker should personally strive for a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ to realize the truth, which is hidden by form, time, and space.

The seeker must rationally prove the unreal nature of the world in which he exists by realizing that the world in which he exists is merely an illusion created out of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Intellectual knowledge is egocentric knowledge is not Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. +

Intellectuals deceive themselves by thinking their accumulated intellectual knowledge as the ultimate truth. Intellectual knowledge is egocentric knowledge is not Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

You will find nothing there but dust and stones. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is soulcentric knowledge.

Thus, intellectuality has nothing to do with the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. They think whatever they propagate is the ultimate truth. The question never occurs to them, “Is what I know really the truth.

Katha Upanishad says ~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Ch~ II-5 P-14)

Intellectual knowledge is dualistic knowledge; dualistic knowledge is not Advaitic wisdom. Advaitic wisdom can never be gained by argument and provocation based on the dualistic perspective.

The seeker has to discard all the accumulated dualistic knowledge by realizing that the world in which you exist exists because of ignorance.

Get rid of ignorance by realizing the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay and that single clay is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Realizing the Self is not you but the invisible Soul is Self-realization. The invisible Soul is the cause of the universe, and it, itself, is uncaused.

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.

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.

Sage Sankara's declaration: ~ “Brahman is the truth, the world is unreal, everything is truly Brahman and nothing else has any value.

Swami Vivekananda said:~ "The Vedas teach that the Soul is divine, only held in the bondage of matter; perfection will be reached when this bond will burst, and the word they use for it is, therefore, Mukthi - freedom, freedom from the bonds of imperfection, freedom from death and misery."

The Advaitic truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to grasp because of ignorance.

You have to only realize that the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay. And that single clay is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, you and your body and the world in which you exist are nothing but consciousness because they are merely an illusion created out of consciousness. A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

A Gnani can point at the sky, but the seeing of the star is the seeker's own work.

It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality.

One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until one gets a firm conviction of what is what. Words of wisdom are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’.

People need to read and hear the words of wisdom to think, reason, and reflect deeply and reach the ultimate end.

It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is truth’ and 'what is untruth’.

It takes time for the invisible Soul, the Self, to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

You must draw your attention back every time it turns to worldliness (I) and fix it on the invisible and unborn Soul, the Self.

Remember this: the ‘I’ is not the Self. The ‘I’ is illusory. The Self is the invisible Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the ‘I’. The invisible Soul is permanent and eternal; only the ‘I’ appears and disappears.

The ‘I’ becomes the invisible Soul in deep sleep. The invisible Soul becomes ‘I’ in waking experience.

The ‘I’ is not the witness. The 'I' is an object to the invisible Soul, the Self-which is the subject.

The Soul is the witness of the ‘I’ which comes and goes. Holding the ‘I’ as the witness is a great error.

That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent (consciousness) is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole.

You must draw your attention back every time it turns to worldliness (I) and fix it on the invisible Soul, the Self.

Remember this: the ‘I’ is not the Self. The ‘I’ is illusory. The Self is the Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the ‘I’. The Soul is permanent and eternal; only the ‘I’ appears and disappears.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as the waking or the dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

The witness of the appearance of appearance and disappearance is the invisible Soul, which is the Self. From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the three states are one in essence. That essence is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

In reality, the witness (soul) and the witnessed (three states are one in essence. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

According to Sages of truth, the Atmic path is not meant for the religious and yogic mindset.+

According to Sages of truth, the Atmic path is not meant for the religious and yogic mindset. There is no need to convince anyone and waste time in perverted argument and provocation.

The seeker's aim is to think deeply reflect constantly to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

The ignorant who want to remain in ignorance are not qualified for the Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana.

The Atmic path is not for religious and yogic-minded people. Religious and yogic people must move on their chosen path. The Atmic path is for only seekers of truth who are seriously searching for the truth of their own existence.

Sages of truth restrained themselves, parting the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana to the mass and only a selected few.

It was hidden from the people who were not qualified and receptive to it. Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, was not written down but was imparted orally to the chosen few.

Thus, religion was given to the masses, and knowledge of the Spirit is given only to a selected few. Thus, we find traces of the knowledge of the spirit in the religious books in the form of parables.

Katha Upanishad says: ~ This Atman is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a one, Atman reveals its own form. (II -23-P-20)

Upanishads:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking they are wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Upanishads Nikilanada - Ch II-5 P-14)

The invisible Soul, the Self is the inner Guru reveals ‘what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready.

Do not believe in a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe in a thing because a wise man has said it was true.

Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by dualistic knowledge. Find out the truth for yourself. The seeker needs to use Soulcentric reason, which leads to the realization of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Advaitic wisdom can never be gained by argument and provocation. Discard all the accumulated dualistic knowledge by realizing the world in which you exist exists because of ignorance.

Get rid of the ignorance by realizing the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay and that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Realizing the Self is not you, but the invisible Soul is Self-realization. The Soul is the cause of the universe, and it, itself is uncaused.

Katha Upanishad says:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Ch~ II-5 P-14)

Those who indulge in a perverted argument from their own standpoint and opinion are not seeking the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. They just want to exhibit their accumulated knowledge from here and there. They think what they know is the ultimate truth.

They think whatever they propagate is the ultimate truth. The question never occurs to them, “Is what I know really the truth : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

The nature of the ‘I’ is the nature of the mind. The nature of the mind is the nature of the universe.+

Start your mental (inner) journey, even though you may find it difficult at first, as you go on reading the post, your subconscious will start dropping the dualistic egocentric knowledge and start accepting the Soul-centric Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

When you mentally cross the ‘I’ and get to the other side, and once you are on the other side of the ‘I’ is the reality, which is beyond form, time, and space. You will realize that the ‘I’ is an illusion.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana has nothing to do with the ‘I-centric teaching.

Remember, the ‘I’ is not an individual because the ‘I’ is the whole universe.

By limiting the ‘I’ to individuality, is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion of reality?

The nature of the ‘I’ is the nature of the mind.

The nature of the mind is the nature of the universe.

The nature of the universe is the nature of the waking.

The nature of the waking is the nature of the illusion.

Thus, it is necessary to study the nature of the ‘I’ to unfold the mystery of the universe.

All the teachings that limit the ‘I’ to an individual and glorify the ‘I’ without knowing what this ‘I’ is supposed to be in actuality.

All ‘I-centric teachings are inadequate and useless for the serious seeker of truth.

If you are seeking truth, nothing but the truth, then you must discard the 'I-centric teachings without mercy to progress in your spiritual quest.

The seeker must know the ‘I’ is not limited to individuality. The seeker has to see the ‘I’ as the universe to overcome ignorance.

When the Advaitic wisdom dawns, then the ignorance vanishes. When ignorance vanishes and the dualistic illusion (world) you used to think it as reality becomes unreal.  : ~Santthosh Kumaar

The path of wisdom is not meant for the Orthodox populace.+

The path of wisdom is not meant for the Orthodox populace. It is difficult for the orthodox people to accept the truth because they have already accepted something else as truth because of their samskara or conditioning. It is difficult for them to accept anything other than their inherited conditioning.

Even Sage Sankara appears personally and tells them that what they have accepted as truth is not truth; they will never be able to accept anything other than their accepted truth.

Orthodox people must follow their chosen path, which makes them happy and gives them satisfaction. Withoutthe instance urge to acquire Self-knowledge it is impossible to tread the path of wisdom.

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.

When the Self is not the body (you) but the invisible Soul then the question of wife, children, or whatever connected to the body will not arise.

All these experiences as a father, son, Guru, and pupil, the world in which they all exist, were one and the same consciousness appearing differently.

All these distinctions disappear when one realizes the Self is not ‘I’ but the Soul. The Soul is the cause of this world in which we exist, and it, itself, is uncaused.

Perfect understanding and realization of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-awareness. By holding on to theories, one remains in the realm of duality.

You have to mentally go on dropping what is not the truth through deeper self-search. Finally, when you become aware that your ego, your body, and the world are one in essence, then there is Self-awareness in the midst of duality.

Sage Sankara says: ~ V.63 ~ "Without knowing and examining the external world, one can’t know Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

In Advaitic Self-awareness, the ego is not considered as ego, even though the ego is present, the body is not considered as a body even though the body is present, the world which confronts him is not considered as world even though the world is present, the duality ceases even though the duality is present, because of wisdom everything is considered as consciousness. Thus, there is conscious oneness.

Only in ignorance, the world in which we exist is an illusion created out of the invisible Soul, the Self.

The world is both real and unreal. It is real because it is a manifestation of consciousness, but it is unreal, in the sense that it is not absolute and eternal like consciousness itself.

People's approach is more practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the world; they take it as real. That is why all the confusion.

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world, observed and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see it differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego; therefore, he experiences birth, life, death, and the world as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness, and he is fully aware of the fact that there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.

Thus, all the egocentric (religious) adulteration has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. : ~  Santthosh Kumaar