The word ‘One’ is not understood anywhere except in the Advaitic path.+

The word ‘One’ is not understood anywhere except in the Advaitic path. ‘One’ always means two when analyzed. Hence, the Upanishads are careful to show they do not mean this monism, but "One without a Second,” that is, the Advaita. No philosopher in the world has seen this point. Monism is really a pseudo-monism that is the duality.

Unless one realizes the Soul as the Self, as it really is, it is impossible to realize the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth. :

In a lecture on Vedanta, delivered at Lahore on the 12th November 1897, Swami Vivekananda asserted the superiority of Advaita in the following way: ~

Swami, Vivekananda:~ The same God whom the ignorant man saw outside nature, the same whom the little-knowing man saw as interpenetrating the universe, and the same whom the sage realizes as his own Self, as the whole universe itself-all are One and the same Being, the same entity seen from different standpoints, seen through different glasses of Maya, I perceived by different minds, and all the difference was caused by that. Not only so, but one view must lead to the other... Thus, you can see that this~ (Advaita) and this alone, and none else, can be the only scientific religion. . . . let us take the ignorant by the hand, lead them always step by step just as they can go, and know that every step in religious growth in India has been progressive. The Complete Works, Vol. 3, pp. 423, 424.

In the scientific field of knowledge, one can bank on the discoveries of different scientists. Newton discovered the law of gravity, and Einstein formulated the principle of relativity. And scientists take it for granted that these principles are valid. It is not so in pursuit of truth. If one sage discovers the ultimate truth, it cannot be accepted blindly by the seeker without verification.

The seeker has to discover a fresh approach on his own to realize’ what is the truth’ and ‘what is not the truth’ and accept only the truth and mentally drop the untruth. Thus, constant reflection on the subject is very much necessary in the pursuit of truth.

The dualist says: - the consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is independent of the other; each represents one complementary aspect of reality. While the mind is present, the consciousness is absent. It is through collaboration between these two aspects of reality that evolution takes place. Apart from these two aspects of reality, the realists or dualists do not recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of these.

From the dualistic perspective, the world in which we exist is a reality. From the non-dualistic perspective, the world in which we exist is an illusion.

First, the seeker has to know ‘what is the mind?' 'What is the substance of the mind?' and 'What is the source of the mind? , to realize ‘what is what’?

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

Thus, a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is necessary to realize that form, time, and space are an illusion created out of a single stuff.

The purpose of the spiritual pursuit is to realize that the whole world in which we exist is created out of a single stuff. And that single stuff is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The invisible Soul is the Self.

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, the world in which we exist is an illusion.

Nothing can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exists other than consciousness. The whole universe without form, time, and space is consciousness.

Without the form, time, and space, there is no universe, but it is only the formless non-dual consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the true essence of non-duality.

The ultimate conclusion is this: there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness. Everything is consciousness. Thus, diversity has no value in light of wisdom.

Thus, recognizing the world is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness brings unity in diversity. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

All-pervading Reality is beyond both duality and non-duality.+

Dattatreya's Song of the Avadhut 1.36-42:~ “Non-duality is taught by some; some others teach duality. They don't understand that the all-pervading Reality is beyond both duality and non-duality.

Sage Sankara says:~ How can the talk of diversity, dvaita, apply to the Supreme Reality, which is one and homogeneous, Advaita? Who has ever observed diversity, dvaita, in the unmixed bliss of the state of profound sleep?

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 by mental negation of duality (all attributes and characteristics).

Mundaka Upanishad:~ “ The Para or Higher knowledge is the knowledge of the Supreme Being, while the Apara or Lower Knowledge is that of following sacrificial rites and ceremonies. (1/2/ 1 – 6)

A Gnani may be illiterate in the dualistic world, a scholar as literate, as a well-educated person in the dualistic world. But what value is the scholar’s knowledge limited to the form, time, and space, but a Gnani’s, even if he is illiterate, his knowledge is beyond the form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara: ~ On Gnani: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs. Gives up the insignia of a monk's life…his signs are not manifest, nor his behavior."

When the knower of Brahman wears no signs ~ it means he does not identify himself as a Guru or a teacher or a yogi.

A scholar will go on and on about the immortality of the invisible Soul, but when death approaches, he will be trembling and weeping and wailing.

Scholars, interpretations of sacred texts, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the knowledge of the immortal Soul, the one and only Self of all that exists as an illusion.

All this talk of immortality will crumble into nothingness because he has not known the knowledge of the invisible Soul, which is immortal.

A Gnani knows what he is talking about is not an explanation; what he is talking about is the realization of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

A Gnani shares his joy by sharing his wisdom; he is singing the song about the unsung truth.

Remember, whenever a Gnani speaks about God, it is not a belief; he knows it, it is his realization. He is talking out of his realization; hence, he can be of immense help to the whole of humanity.

A Gnani always sees the world in which he exists as the invisible Soul without any division of form, time, and space. And a Gnani watches his own actions as if they were another's. He is never puffed up by the praise or disturbed by blame.

As for Gnani, his individuality is dead. It is merged in the Soul like waves in the ocean

A Gnani who lives in freedom has gone beyond the dualities of life. A Gnani is not competing with anyone; he is alike in success and failure and content with whatever comes to him. He is free, without Selfish attachments; his attention is fixed in the awareness of the invisible Soul.

A Gnani performs all practical duties of the practical world like others, and he helps other seekers to get rid of the ignorance of their true existence.: ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, there is neither birth nor death nor the world.+

You are born, live, and die in this illusory universe. The Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is unborn, eternal.

Within the universe, which is the dualistic illusion, the invisible Soul is caught up in the illusory prison of the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, there is neither birth nor death nor the world.

If the invisible Soul, the Self, is one, is the cause of the illusory universe, then all heaven, hell, and paradise propagated by the religions will crumble away,

Till you make sure intellectually that the Self’ is not within you but the Self’ is hidden by the illusory universe, in which you exist, and the world, in which you exist, is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness, it is difficult to become soul-centric.

Ignorance is the cause of experiencing the illusory universe as reality.

You appeared along with the universe, and you disappear along with the universe.

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

The universe, which is born out of consciousness, becomes one with consciousness after physical death.

Perfect understanding of 'what is what will help you to overcome the ignorance, which is the cause of experiencing the illusory universe as a reality.

Remember:~

You are not separate from the ego because you are the ego.

Without the ego, you and the world in which you exist cease to exist.

In the awareness of the ego, the world in which you exist is a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, your individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, form, time, and space prevail as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the dualistic illusion or Maya prevails as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the three states prevail as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the ‘I’ prevails as a reality.

If ‘I’ prevails as reality, the ignorance prevails as reality.

Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom is necessary to get rid of ignorance.

Without Self-awareness, the universe prevails as reality. Self-awareness means the conscious awareness of the Soul hidden by the ‘I’. In Self-awareness, the reality of the universe fades away. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

You and your body and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.+

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. I 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 until 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 the 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 hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

Remember:~

Pain and pleasure belong to you. You belong to the illusory universe.

Pain and pleasure have nothing to do with the invisible Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the illusory universe.

The whole universe is created out of a single clay, and that single clay is 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 Maya.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman (Soul) 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)

Sage Sankara says: ~ What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead to the final Goal. (Commentary on Vedanta Sutra).

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone, is real, and waking experience, which is present in the form of the universe, is unreal. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman, or God in truth.

Brahman is undifferentiated consciousness, devoid of parts, attributes, form, changes, or limitations whatsoever.

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is Self-luminous and all-pervading and one only, without a second.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is the fullness of consciousness. In reality, it is ever-free. Within the dualistic illusion, the invisible Soul is caught up in the prison of the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. The dualistic illusion is the product of ignorance. Consciousness is existence absolute, awareness absolute.

Existence absolute means that consciousness is not unreal or non-existent. And it is not unconsciousness. Nothing positive can be stated about consciousness.

The invissie Soul, the Self, is the One without a second. There is not the least shadow of multiplicity in the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.: ~ Santthosh Kumaar

All this vibration business belongs to the illusory universe. Without the illusory universe, there is no vibration.+

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 planets shine because of the Soul or Spirit. The Soul shines, and all things else shine as a result.

Everything in the universe reflects but that light of the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. Merely knowing the truth is not enough to escape from the tangle of illusion.

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.

All this vibration business belongs to the illusory universe. Without the illusory universe, there is no vibration.

Vibration implies duality. The duality is not reality because it is illusory. If duality is illusory, the vibration is bound to be illusory.

There is no vibration without consciousness. If not the body, then what is the use of talking of the body, because the body is part and parcel of the illusory universe?

You, your body, and the universe in which you exist have nothing to do with the invisible Soul, which is the cause of the illusory universe.

Until you unfold the mystery of the universe, the elf hidden by the universe will not be realized.

Realize with full and firm conviction that: ~

You are not you, but consciousness; your body is not the body, but consciousness; the world in which you exist is not the world but consciousness.

Everything is known, seen, believed, and experienced by you is nothing but consciousness; then what else remains that is not consciousness?

There is nothing else to realize other than that consciousness alone is, and everything else is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

By realizing that everything is consciousness is the Advaitic wisdom dawns. Perfect understanding and assimilation of ‘what is what’ leads to Advaitic awareness.

Without the universe in which you exist, God in truth alone exists. When God in truth disappears, the universe in which you exist appears.

The universe in which you exist disappears, and God in truth appears. Thus, realize God in truth to be the invisible Soul.

The invisible Soul is the Self. Thus, the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

If you stick to the ultimate truth, then the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

If you realize this truth, you will live in this world but not in this world. Thus, consciousness alone is real and eternal. :~Santthosh Kumaar

All the Advaitic teachings of the Gurus of the East and West have nothing to do with the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.+

All the Advaitic teachings of the Gurus of the East and West have nothing to do with the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

Advaita is universal. Advaita is not for sale. Do not buy Advaita from the spiritual supermarket. Advaita is the nondual nature of the invisible Soul, the Self. The world in which you exist is created out of a single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom.

Advaita means nonduality.

Advaita means the nondual nature of the Soul, the Self.

Advaita means the fullness of consciousness.

Advaita means Self-awareness or Atmic-awareness.

Advaita means the ultimate truth.

Advaita means Brahman or God in truth.

Remember:~

Advaita means the negation of ignorance.

Advaita means the negation of duality.

Advaita means the negation of the ‘I’.

Advaita means the negation of the dualistic illusion.

Advaita means the negation of the falsehood.

Advaita means the negation of form, time, and space.

Advaita means the negation of the experience of the illusory birth, life, death, and the world.

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman. Consciousness is the cause of the origin, maintenance, and withdrawal of the universe is Advaita (i.e., non-dual); it means that consciousness transcends all conceptions, positive and negative. Nothing positive can ever be imagined or said about it.

Consciousness is existence absolute, awareness absolute. Existence absolute means that consciousness is not unreal or non-existent. And it is not unconsciousness. It can exist with or without the ‘I’-awareness. The ‘I’ awareness is merely an illusion that appears and disappears.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC ~ "This entire 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. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Consciousness is the root element of the universe. +

People reason according to their own mentality, their own degree of understanding, and their knowledge.

The majority of people’s idea of God is extremely vague. Many simply accept the orthodox concept of God. They blindly accept their inherited idea of God. Some reason God into their own ideals. Only a few set out to verify their beliefs or to find out for themselves what God is.

The invisible Soul, the Self itself, is God in truth. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is God in truth. Even the Vedas and Upanishads clearly declare this truth.

Consciousness is never experienced in a rural way, only in the singular; there is only one consciousness, which is the cause of the whole universe.

Consciousness is everything. Before the appearance of the universe in which we exist, the universe was consciousness, and after the disappearance of the universe in which we exist, the universe becomes one with consciousness. Whatever appears and disappears as the universe in which we exist is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.

Consciousness is the cause of the universe, and it itself is causeless. This is hard for people to grasp this truth because the truth is beyond the illusory form, time, and space. Behind the form, time, and space is consciousness. Consciousness alone is. The nature of consciousness is nondualistic awareness.

We must know that the universe in which we exist is the illusory expression of consciousness. Consciousness is invisible to the human eye, but in reality, consciousness is visible as the whole universe.

Only from the dualistic perspective, there is higher and lower consciousness. On the nondualistic perspective, consciousness alone is.

Consciousness is behind all that animates and inanimate things. The invisible Soul is the ocean of consciousness.

Consciousness is the root element of the universe. Consciousness is present in the form of the Soul, the Self. From the invisible Soul, the universe comes into existence. In the invisible Soul, the universe resides. In addition, into the invisible Soul the universe dissolves. The invisible Soul is the parent of all that is there.

Rest in consciousness by realizing the universe in which you exist is nothing but consciousness. :: ~ Santthosh Kumaar