Knowing the truth” means the removal of ignorance.+

When you realize you and the world in which you exist as an illusion created out of the invisible Soul or consciousness then you will realize consciousness alone is real and eternal; there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.

It is not as if something that was not consciousness suddenly becomes consciousness. Rather, "knowing the truth” means the removal of ignorance about one's own existence as consciousness. Thus, to "know the truth” is to "be consciousness."

Consciousness is ever-present. Without consciousness, the world, in which you exist ceases to exist. Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is everything. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

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 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, experiences the 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 the Soul or consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Some self-appointed Gurus prescribe their own idea as Mantara, but what is the use of these mantras.+

Some self-appointed Gurus prescribe their own idea as Mantara, but what is the use of these mantras? All these frauds in the guise of Gurus are playing with the sentiments and emotions of the people.

Sage Sankara says:~ Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

For one who wants to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the mantras will not help to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal Gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity With the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together.

A sickness of not cured by saying the word “medicine.” You must take the medicine. Liberation does not come by merely saying the word “Brahman.” Brahman must be experienced. Until you allow this apparent universe to dissolve from your consciousness until you have realized Brahman, how can you find liberation just by saying the word Brahman? The result is merely noise. Until a man has destroyed his enemies and taken possession of the splendor and wealth of the kingdom, he cannot become a king by simply saying, “I am a king.”

A buried treasure is not uncovered by merely uttering the words: “Come forth.” You must follow the right directions, dig, remove the stones and earth from above it, and then make it your own. In the same way, the pure truth of the Atman, which is buried under Maya and the effects.

Chandogya Upanishad:~ One who meditates upon and realizes the 'Self' discovers that everything in the cosmos-- energy and space, fire and water, name and form, birth and death, mind and will, word and deed, mantrams and meditation--all come from the Self.

The sun, the moon, the stars, and the planets shine because of the invisible Soul or Spirit.

The invisible Soul shines, and all things else shine as a result. Everything in the universe reflects but that light of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Merely knowing the truth is not enough to escape from the tangle of illusion. :~Santthosh Kumaar

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is real and eternal.+

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that you are not the Self; the world in which you exist is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, but consciousness is specifically not an entity or identity or a thing within the world in which you exist. But it is the cause of the world in which you exist, and it itself is uncaused.

The invisible Soul is hidden within the world in which you exist. The nature of the invisible Soul is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Thus, it is necessary to realize the world in which you exist is created out of a single stuff, which is consciousness.

Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman, or God in truth. Thus, God in truth alone is real; the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

The invisible Soul is the Self. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is ever-present. Without consciousness, the world in which you exist ceases to exist.

Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it.

Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is everything. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth, or Brahman or God in truth.

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is real and eternal. The world in which we exist is an illusion created out of consciousness. ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Till you hold the Self as the ‘I’, you will never be able to get Self-realization. ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, which is the Self.+

Till you hold the Self as the ‘I’, you will never be able to get Self-realization. ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, which is the Self.

I’ is ignorance.

‘I’ is the duality.

‘I’ is the form, time, and space.

‘I’ is the universe.

‘I’ is the waking.

‘I’ is the dream.

‘I’ is the illusion.

‘I’ is the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

But remember:~

Without the ‘I’, there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’, there is no duality.

Without the ‘I,’ there is no form, time, or space.

Without the ‘I,’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I,’ there is no waking.

Without the ‘I,’ there is no dream.

Without the ‘I’, there is no illusion.

Without the ‘I,’ there is no experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, the Sef, which is the cause of the 'I'.

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.

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

It is time to discard the ‘I’. Never use the word ‘I’ or I AM for the Self. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaitc Wisdom is not the result of yoga or scriptural study.+

Advaitc Wisdom is not the result of yoga or scriptural study.

You are not the witness of the invisible Soul; the Self is the witness. You are within the dualistic illusion. You are born, live, and die within the world, which is the dualistic illusion.

The dualistic illusion is created out of the single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. Knowledge of the Soul is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Realizing the world in which you exist is nothing but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is Self-realization because the Self is not you but the Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The invisible Soul, the Self, witnesses the dualistic illusion (the world in which we exist), which comes and goes as the ‘I’. Thus, your existence is a reality within the dualistic illusion.

Till you hold the ‘Self ‘as the ‘I’, you will never be able to get Self-realization. ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, which is the Self.

Advaitic Wisdom consists in knowing the truth that the entire world in which you exist is consciousness.

The freedom (ultimate truth) is always there, yet one does not know it. But to those whose reason is turned away from physicality and who have attained the serenity of the Soul or consciousness, the Self is quite near to realizing the ultimate truth,h or Brahman or God in truth.

Your quest is over. There is no need to search for the truth. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman, or God in truth.

To search for this truth there is no need to struggle. To understand, assimilate and realize this truth you have to drop all your accumulated knowledge and stick to the truth, which is consciousness by realizing no second thing exists other than consciousness because the world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness.

There is no need to read books, there is no need to indulge in argument, and there is no need to indulge in yoga to get Self-realization.

You have to realize the Self is not you, and the Self is not within your body because the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Consciousness pervades all three states. All three states are created out of consciousness. For anything to exist, consciousness has to be there.

The ultimate truth or Brahman 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 a reality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, there is neither bondage nor liberation.+

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, there is neither bondage nor liberation. There is but the fullness of consciousness without the illusory divisions of form, time, and space.

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness, is the only reality in which everything exists, to which everything belongs, from which everything has emerged, which is the cause of everything, and which everything is.

Thus, there is a need to realize the Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of the Spirit or consciousness. The world in which we exist is nothing but the Spirit or consciousness.

When the matter is an illusion created out of the Spirit, then Spirit alone is real.

When the object is created out of the subject, then the subject alone is real.

When the world in which you exist is created out of consciousness, then consciousness alone is real.

Reality and unreality are created out of a single stuff because unreality (the world in which we exist) is experienced as a reality, we are unaware of the reality hidden by the unreality.

There is no second thing that exists other than the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The dualistic illusion, which is present in the form of the ‘I’, hides the invisible Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the 'I'.

Stick to reality by mentally dropping the unreality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

A person who has realized the ultimate truth or Brahman will never declare he is Self-realized. +

A person who declares himself as Self-realized is not Self-realized, because he is unaware that he is not the Self, but the Self is the invisible and unborn Soul.

A person who has realized the ultimate truth or Brahman will never declare he is Self-realized. If a person says he is Self-realized, he is still ignorant.

If you think you are Self-realized, but you still say 'I', and if you feel the Self is the ‘I’, you are not a Gnani. You are simply ignorant with your accumulated dualistic intellectual knowledge, accumulated from here and there.

Upanishad says:~ "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to know anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e., no Gnana.

Ashtavakra Samhita: ~ "The man of knowledge (Gnani), though living like an ordinary man, is contrary to him, and only those like him understand his state.

A person who realized the ultimate truth or Brahman will throw off his religious robe and all religious identity and live like a commoner. He never identifies himself as Gnani, nor does he identify himself as superior to others. He only shares his knowledge with his fellow seekers.

A Gnani never identifies himself as a Guru or a Yogi or some guru's disciple. The one who accepts himself as a Guru or some guru's s disciple is not a Gnani.

There is no liberation for a person of mere bookish knowledge, however 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.

Even friends and family members of a Gnani will not know him as the Gnani. Due to ignorance, people will not be able to recognize a Gnani. Outwardly, the Gnani behaves as an ordinary person behaves.

A Gnani talks and jokes like others, but he is not understood as he really is. People may regard him as an exceptional person, but only a few can recognize him as a Gnani.

Sage Sankara himself said: ~ A Gnani "bears no outward mark of a holy man" (Stanza 539).

Thus, it proves that the intellectual who declares himself to be Self-realized, the religious Gurus and yogis, are not Gnanis because they identify themselves as holy people. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar