It is generally believed that the Buddha and Mahavira were the first to attack the Vedas. It is not so. Lord Krishna himself spoke against them long before these two religious leaders.+

In Vedanta, it is the Lord who teaches us in the Gita, and in it, he lashes out against the karma kanda.

It is generally believed that the Buddha and Mahavira were the first to attack the Vedas. It is not so. Lord Krishna himself spoke against them long before these two religious leaders. At one place in the Gita, he says to Arjuna: "The Vedas are associated with the three qualities of sattva, rajas, and tamas.

You must transcend these three qualities. Full of desire, they (the practitioners of Vedic rituals) long for paradise and keep thinking of pleasures and material prosperity. They are born again and again, and their minds are never fixed in Samadhi; these men cling to Vedic rituals.

In another passage, Krishna declares: "Not by the Vedas is ‘Self’ to be realized, nor by sacrifices nor by much study.

Lord Krishna himself says that Self-realization is not possible by neither by the study of the Vedas nor by sacrifices nor by much study. Then why are you still thinking that by studying the Vedas, you get Self-realization?

Bhagavad Gita 2:46:~ "A man of true knowledge who has attained enlightenment has the same use for all the scriptures as one has a small reservoir of water in a place flooded on all sides."

Lord Krishna says Ch ~V: ~ “Those who know the Self in truth." The last two words (tattvataha) are usually ignored by pundits, but they make all the difference between the ordinary concept of God and the truth about God.

Know the Self in truth means to know God in truth. That is God without form, time, and space. The invisible Soul, the Self, is God in truth. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

The invisible Soul is the cause and support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the invisible Soul, the Self. Never accept another God in place of the invisible Soul, nor worship other than the invisible Soul.

The Bhagavad Gita: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God in truth) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

When the Bhagavad Gita says, God is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material, then nothing has to be accepted as God other than consciousness.

The dualistic worship of "God” is only for the ignorant populace. The God in truth is only Atman, the Self. In reality, there is no duality, no differentiation. Only Atman exists. The Vedas confirm God is Atman (Spirit), the Self.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman, the Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

The Soul alone is God. Never accept another God in place of the Soul, which is present in the form of the Spirit.

Even the Bible says: ~ God is a Spirit, and they that worship God must worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24).

The Spirit is the root element of the universe. The Spirit is present in the form of the invisible Soul, the Self. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

From the Spirit, the universe comes into existence. In the Spirit, the universe resides. And into the Spirit, the universe is dissolved. The Spirit is the parent of all that is there.: ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Existence is nondual. Nonduality cannot be described by means of words for all uses of language fail to express it. +

Existence is nondual. Nonduality cannot be described by means of words, for all uses of language fail to express it.

Nonduality is sought to be indicated mentally by negating duality (all attributes and characteristics).

Existence cannot be a cause and effect at the same time, from the point of view of the dualists, but deeper Self-search shows the Existent is no two and causality can’t rise at all.

The real existence is formless, timeless, and spaceless. The form, time, and space are merely an illusory existence.

Sage Goudapada quotes from the Upanishads: ~ "There's no plurality here"; "The Soul through its powers appears to be many"; "those who are attached to the creation or production or origination go to utter darkness"; "the unborn is never reborn, for what can produce it?”

Sage Goudapada’s rational exposition of Advaita:~ Whatever is seen, whether external or internal, whether by the ordinary persons or yogis, is unreal.

Thus, whatever you have seen, known, believed, and experienced as a person within the waking experience is bound to be an illusion created out of consciousness. Thus, the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone, is real and eternal.

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.

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The cause and effect are possible only in the domain of form, time, and space. Therefore, the cause and effect are part of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

In non-dualistic reality, there is duality.

The dualistic theory says that whatever was in the cause was also in the effect. They say that the gold brick, the gold medal, the gold ornaments-- are in the seed--the gold. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that, if cause and effect are one, what is the difference between the two?

The nature of the invisible Soul is a nondual, featureless one without attributes. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is not an object but is always the subject.

The Advaitic truth transcends form, time, and space. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana dispels ‘Ignorance’. The Self is the invisible Soul.

The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness; there, the object has become one with the subject. There is only unity in diversity.

Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. Consciousness is ‘the one without a second’, the one which alone exists as the ultimate reality.

Sage Sankara’s Supreme Brahman is impersonal, Nirguna (without Gunas or attributes), Nirakara (formless), Nirvisesha (without special characteristics), immutable, eternal, and Akarta (non-agent). It is above all needs and desires. It is always the Witnessing Subject. It can never become an object as it is beyond the reach of the senses. Brahman is non-dual, one without a second. It has no other beside it. It is destitute of difference, either external or internal. Brahman cannot be described because the description implies a distinction. Brahman cannot be distinguished from any other than It. In Brahman, there is no distinction between substance and attribute. Sat-Chit-Ananda constitutes the very essence or Svarupa of Brahman, and not just its attributes. The Nirguna Brahman, as described by Sage Sankara, is impersonal.

The invisible Soul remains in its own nondual awareness. The illusion (mind) does not merge with the invisible Soul because it is never really separated from it.

The invisible and unborn Soul remains the one without a second (Advaita). The Soul’s separation is an illusion, the result of ignorance, which, when dispelled, the hidden reality shines as a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

ntil you hold the Self as the ‘I’, your knowledge remains skin deep.+

All the Gurus glorified the ‘I’. Thus, it becomes very difficult to discard the ‘I’. 

Those who have accepted the ‘I’ based teaching refuse to accept anything other than their accepted truth.

Until you hold the Self as the ‘I’, your knowledge remains skin deep.

What is it that appears as the ‘I’ and disappears as the ‘I-less? It is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Do not make the mistake of holding the ‘I’ as the Self because it is not permanent. ‘I’ disappears and becomes the Soul.

‘I’ is an illusion, and the invisible Soul, the Self, is real and eternal. The Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness, appears as ‘I’, and ‘I' disappears as consciousness

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

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

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

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to realize that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is the cause of the ‘I’.  The invisble and unborn Soul, the Self, which is nondual and eternal.

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.

Remember this: “The  Self is not the ‘I’ but the Self’ is the invisible Soul, the witness of the ‘I’, which comes and goes.

There is nothing to realize other than realizing the fact that you and the world in which you exist are created out of a single stuff and that single stuff is the invisible Soul, the Self.

The invisible  Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, you and the world in which you exist are nothing but consciousness. 

Thus, by realizing this truth, the invisible Soul, the Self, becomes free from the cage of the illusory form, time, and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

We all, including the world, are made of the same clay.That clay is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.+

There is no difference between me, you, and the others, and the world in which we exist. We all, including the world, are made of the same clay. That clay is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The invisible  Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone, is real, and the world in which we exist is a dualistic illusion created out of consciousness.

People make a show of their faith and beliefs. The faith and beliefs are not the truth. The invisible Soul, the  Self, has no religion, because it is an ever-formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Clinging to religion and ritual, and ceremonies is clinging to ignorance. To get to the fundamental core of the truth underlying the form, time, and space, and reach the core of the formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

People are sentimentally and emotionally sticking to their religion, religious god based on blind belief.+

People are sentimentally and emotionally sticking to their religion, religious god based on blind belief, religious rituals, and religious code of conduct, and physical Gurus will not be able to transcend from dualistic illusion to non-dualistic reality.

It is impossible to know what God is supposed to be in actuality without realizing the Self because the Soul, the Self itself, is God in truth.

Religion causes one to become crippled. Self-mortifying and Self-deprecating is not a religion, but the social system of controlling the populace through psychological deformation and retardation.

One can think only within the waking experience. Therefore, even if one stops thinking he still remains a man without the thoughts. The thoughts will not form without form, feeling, perception, mental formation, and consciousness. If one of these things is not there, then the thoughts will not form.

The thoughts will not stop until one becomes aware that the Self is formless. It is impossible to get rid of the form without understanding ‘What is the mind? and ‘What is the substance of the mind? ‘What is the source of the mind?

The formless Soul, the ‘Self’, when known, becomes an object. The Soul, when realized, then it becomes consciousness. This is the distinction between knowing and realizing.

Religious believers constantly quarrel with one another, claiming that their religion is superior to other religions. They don't have the intelligence to understand that in reality, there is nothing exists other than the universal God, which is present in the form of the Spirit. The Spirit is the Self.

The ultimate truth is one and universal. All people are seeking the same Truth..... Everyone is going toward the ultimate goal.

The seeker will surely realize the ultimate truth or Brahman, or God, if he has sincerity and a longing to realize it.

 : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Do not search for Guru in the world. Guru is the invisible Soul, the Self hidden by the 'I'.

Do not search for Guru in the world. Guru is the invisible Soul, the Self hidden by the 'I'. The 'I' is present in the form of the universe.

You and your physical Guru, and the world, belong to the dualistic illusion or Maya. Sentimentally and emotionally getting involved with the physical Gurus blocks you from realizing the 'Self' hidden by ignorance.

You need to mentally transcend the dualistic illusion to nondualistic reality by perfect understanding and realization of 'what is what'.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Guru is the invisible Soul, the Self. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

The mystery of the universe will be revealed by perfect understanding and realization of 'what is what'.

As your inner conviction about the invisible Soul grows, you will be able to realize ‘what is the truth?’ and ‘what is the untruth?’

As we keep thinking and reasoning deeper and deeper, the truth will shine as pure awareness in the midst of the duality (waking).

The invisible Soul, the Self, is your ultimate teacher. It is only your inner teacher that will walk with you to the goal, for the invisible Soul is the goal.

Millions are searching for truth, but one in a million will realize it. You are one in a million because you have the intense urge to realize the ultimate truth.

When the seeker is ready, the guidance comes on its own. An earnest desire to grow and a sense of deep commitment are the hallmarks of one who aspires to be a seeker.

As the truth of the Self is hidden by the ‘I’, it requires for its extraction competent instruction, excavation, and the removal of ignorance.

People refuse to accept anything other than their Guru's words. For them, their Guru's words are the ultimate truth. They do not accept anything other than their accepted truth. There is no need to convince such a mindset.

Such a mindset is not fit to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana. The seekers of truth accept only the truth, nothing but the uncontradictable truth.

The transparent truth of the Self is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion.

The transparent truth of the Self is to be attained through constantly reading, reasoning, and reflecting on the Advaitic words of wisdom, followed by reflection, meditation, and so forth, but not through perverted discussion and arguments.

All the penances are external because they are based on individuality. Investigating the mind alone leads to Self-realization. T

To know what the mind is, profits much rather than searching for the truth in the external world, moving from one ashram to another and one Guru to another, and one mountain to another.

When one starts investigating the universe that confronts him will mentally move inwards and will reach the ultimate end and become fully aware of “What is the truth?” and “What is untruth?” in his own home or city and establish in truth by realizing what the untruth is.

Nothing is real but the invisible Soul. Nothing matters but love for the invisible Soul. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is everywhere and pervades everything in the domain of form, time, and space.

The invisible Soul is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space, and it is beyond the form, time, and space. The invisible Soul alone is real, and the form, time, and space are merely an illusion.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Without realizing the unreal nature of the universe (I), it is impossible to get Self-realization.+

Without realizing the unreal nature of the universe (I), it is impossible to get Self-realization.

The universe is nothing but the invisible Soul in its essence because the universe is an illusion created out of the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Sage Sankara: ~ “VC~ All this universe, which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman, which is absolutely free from all the limitations of human thought.

Sage Sankara: ~VC~ if the universe is true, let it then be perceived in the state of deep sleep also. As it is not at all perceived, it must be unreal and false like dreams.

The universe hides the invisible Soul, the Self. If you realize the nature of the universe, then you will know the truth hidden by the universe.

That is why 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.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman (Soul or Spirit) is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC In the dream state, even though there is no contact with the outside world, the Soul alone projects the entire dream universe of enjoyer, enjoyment, etc. Similarly, the waking state is no different. All this world of pluralistic phenomena is an illusory projection.

Sage Sankara says the transparent Truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman (Gnani).

Sage Sri, Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.

The universe is verily consciousness. Without realizing this, truth is impossible to get self-realization. The universe is not different from the Mind because the universe itself is the mind.

The mind is not different from the invisible Soul because the mind is the dualistic illusion created out of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, the universe is nothing but consciousness. The universe is unreal because it is not absolute and eternal like consciousness.

It is impossible for any human being to challenge successfully the Advaitic position, as Sage Sankara says.

Religious People think every individual has a separate Soul. Buddhists believe there is no soul without knowing what this Soul is in actuality.

Sage Sankara asks his opponents, "How do you know there are separate individual Souls? Have you seen the Soul of a Man? You can only say that you have seen different bodies. To say more is to misuse language. Therefore, I call you liars unless you give proof, which is impossible.

Katha Upanishad (1.2.5) says, "Caught in the grip of ignorance, self-proclaimed experts consider themselves learned authorities. They wander about this world befooled, like the blind leading the blind..

We have to discard all the accumulated knowledge from different Gurus and teachers.

That is why Sage Sankara says:~ V C:~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.

e without the second. Advaita means the invisible Soul. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is one without the second.

Consciousness is one without the second because the world in which you exist is created out of consciousness. Thus, everything is consciousness. No second thing exists other than consciousness. Consciousness alone is real and eternal.

Advaitic truth has to be grasped mentally by realizing that form, time, and space are one, in essence: ~ Santthosh Kumaar