The form, time, and space are present when the ‘I’ is present.+

The form, time, and space are present when the ‘I’ is present. The ‘I’ is present when the mind is present. The mind is present in the form of the universe.

The universe appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality).

If there is no ‘I’, then there is no mind. If there is no mind, then there is no form, time, or space. If there is no form, time, or space, then there is no universe. If there is no universe, then there is neither the waking nor the dream. Thus, the ‘I’, the mind, the universe, the waking or dream are one and the same thing.

Thus, one has to analyze the three states to realize what is it that appears as the waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). In other words, ‘what is it that appears as the duality’ and disappears as nonduality when the Self is neither the waking entity (you) nor the dream entity, but the Self is the Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the three states.

In the realm of truth, the three states are one in essence. Thus, the three states are created out of a single stuff. That single stuff of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The form of time and space within the dream are falsehood when the waking takes place. Similarly, the form, time, and space of the waking are also falsehood when Advaitic wisdom dawns.

The Advaitic wisdom dawns only when one realizes the Self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity. Thus, it is erroneous to judge and reason, and conclude the ultimate truth on the base of the waking entity and the waking world because waking experience itself is an illusion.

Suppose you were holding the same view in the dream, all your experiences and views are reality within the dream.

The dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking becomes unreal when you become aware of the fact that the Self is not an individual.

Thus, whatever individual experiences are experienced within the waking state is as unreal as the dream. : :~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Sage Sankara’s path of wisdom is the independent search for truth.+

Sage Sankara’s path of wisdom is the independent search for truth. The Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is pure Spirituality or Adyathma, do not make it a philosophic sect. Sage Sankara’s path of wisdom is the independent search for truth.

Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom deals with removing ignorance, which blocks the realization of the truth.

Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is pure Spirituality or Adyathma, do not make it a philosophic sect. Sage Sankara’s path of wisdom is the independent search for truth.

Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom deals with the practical bearing of philosophy to remove the initial prejudice that it is remote from life.

Blinded by the illusion, very few grasp the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth. Only a few escape from the web of illusion; only a few will be able to acquire non-dualistic or Advaitic wisdom.

The non-duality has to be grasped in the midst of the waking experience (duality or mind (universe). That is, being aware of the truth and untruth, reality and unreality. And able to establish himself in the truth and able to view and judge, the three states, based on the invisble Soul, which is the ultimate Truth or Brahman.

Unfortunately, people are stuck with their accumulated ideas based on the false Self, and imagine non-duality and say nothing exists other than the source. But a Gnani says everything exists (illusion), but everything is created out of the Soul (spirit or consciousness).

Everything arises from the Soul (spirit or consciousness) and subsides as the invisible Soul (Spirit or consciousness). Thus, the whole diversity has no relevance from the standpoint of the invisible Soul as the Self.

Everything (illusion or matter) is nothingness (spirit or consciousness), realizing the three states are created out of nothingness (Soul or Spirit or Consciousness).

Nothingness is the nature of the invisible Soul (Spirit or consciousness) because there is no second thing that exists other than the invisible Soul (Spirit or consciousness), the Self. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. : :~ Santthosh Kumaar

People are unaware that their existence and the world in which they exist are a reality within the dualistic illusion.+

People are unaware that their existence and the world in which they exist are a reality within the dualistic illusion.

The dualistic illusion hides the Self, which is the cause of the dualistic illusion.

Whatever takes place in this world, in which you exist, is an illusion. Individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world belongs to the domain of the form, time, and space, whereas the Soul, the Self, is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The world in which you exist is created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, everything is created out of the invisble Soul; thus, all animate and inanimate things of the world are nothing but the Soul.

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 object (three states), 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 sees the world in which he exists as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness, and he is fully aware that there is no second thing exists other than the invisble Soul or consciousness (subject). Thus, all the objective observation has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Only from the dualistic perspective, the changes take place. From a nondualistic perspective, there are no changes. Those who believe in the dualistic world as a reality feel the knowledge changes time to time, but they must realize their knowledge is limited to the form, time, and space, whereas the Self-knowledge is the knowledge of the beyond the form, time, and space.

The change is possible only in ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of experiencing the world in which we exist as a reality. Consciousness is the cause of the world in which we exist, and it itself is uncaused.

The world in which we exist is dependent on consciousness for its existence, but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is independent. From the standpoint of the invisble Soul, the Self, the world in which we exist is merely an illusion.

Only within the illusion do the changes take place; the illusory changes within the illusion are bound to be an illusion. In reality, the consciousness alone is real and eternal. Thus, the knowledge of the eternal will always be eternal.

The intellectual knowledge based on form, time, and space is bound to change from time to time as science progresses in its dualistic inventions.

Consciousness is ever changeless because it is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Remember:~

The man does not become Brahman because the world in which man exists is merely an illusion.

The illusion is created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. In Self-awareness, the invisble Soul remains in its own nondual awareness.

Self-realization is impossible without understanding ‘What is the mind?’ ‘What is the substance of the mind?’ and “What is the source of the mind?”.

The mind and its substance, and its source, are one in essence. That essence is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

By realizing that consciousness alone is real and all else is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

The world in which we exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. This knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana leads one to Self-awareness. Self-awareness is an impossibility without Advaitic wisdom. . :~ Santthosh Kumaar

Swami Vivekananda:- Stick to truth. Beware of everything that is untrue. stick to the truth and we shall succeed, may be slowly, but surely.+

Swami Vivekananda:- Stick to truth. Beware of everything that is untrue. Stick to the truth and we shall succeed, maybe slowly, but surely.

Maher Baba said: - God is your innermost self. Do not search for god outside of you. Let these words be inscribed in your heart. Nothing is real but god. Nothing Matters but love for God. God is everywhere and does everything. God is beyond us and is everything. God alone is, and all else is illusion.

Santthosh Kumaar:- To know what God is, we must know what the Self is. In deeper self-search, we become aware that our body, ego, and our experience of the universe are created out of a single stuff, which is the invisble Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. Due to ignorance, we identify the invisble Soul with the body and we become egocentric.

When we become aware that the Self is not the form but the Self is formless, then we become soul-centric and realize that all three states are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth. Consciousness is the Self. Consciousness is the ultimate truth is God or Brahman or God in truth

Thus, we have to share and interact with fellow seekers and move ahead and reach the nondual destination through this mental (inner) journey.

God stands here for the ultimate truth or Brahman. All that is needed then is to realize that the Self is not the body (you), not the mind, but the invisible Soul, the Self.

The Soul is present in the form of consciousness (Spirit). Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman God in truth. Firm conviction about the invisble Soul as the Self leads to nondualistic awareness. Self-awareness is God –awareness or Atmic-awareness. ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ It is not the absence of Buddhi (Reason) that can grasp Advaita, but the man who possesses the highest intellect.

When the invisble and unborn Soul, the Self, is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence, then the body (brain) and the world are merely an illusion. 

The world in which you exist exists only in the domain of form, time, and space.

The world in which you exist ceases without form, time, and space.

The truth- realization is possible only through perfect understanding and assimilation.

The reasoning base has to be rectified from (I) form to formless (I-LESS-Soul) to unfold the mystery of the universe.

When the 'Self' is not you but the invisble Soul, then it is erroneous to judge and reason, and conclude the truth as you.

You are the false self (ego) within the false experience (waking).

Just as the body and the world in a dream are superimposed on the invisble Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness and therefore illusory, so is this body and the world within the waking experience superimposed on the invisble  Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

In deep sleep, the invisble Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness; it is free from the illusory superimposition of form, time, and space.

Eradicating ignorance completely is necessary. And this is possible only through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Thus, there is no other road to freedom other than Gnana. There is no other entrance other than except Gnana. Ignorance will vanish only when the nondual wisdom dawns. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Worshipping anything of the illusory universe in place of the All-pervading God is erroneous.+

Worshipping anything of the illusory universe in place of the All-pervading God is erroneous.

Those who worship visible things belong to the illusory universe, such as the earth, trees, and human beings, in place of the real God, are ignorant.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman (consciousness) 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)

Rig Veda: ~ 'Prajnanam Brahma'- Consciousness is the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth.

Vedas say Do not accept any other God other than the Athma. The Athma is God in truth. Nothing is real but the Athma, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing matters but realizing God in truth. God in truth is everywhere and in everything. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious.

God in truth, is hidden by the illusory universe. God in truth alone is real and eternal, and all else is an illusion.

Brahman is merely a word to indicate the ultimate truth or God in truth. The ultimate truth itself is God in truth.

Vedas bars human worship: ~

"They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, But those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time.":~ (Yajur Veda 40:9.)

Then why worship and glorify the Gurus and Yogis (human form) in place of God when the Veda bars such activities, and it also warns people who indulge in such activities are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time.

No one has ever seen God by practicing religion or yoga or indulging in glorifying the religious God and Goddesses because God exists prior to form, time, and space. The form, time, and space cease to exist as a reality when wisdom dawns. Thus, the Gods and Gurus have no place in the domain of the Advaitic reality.

Advaita is the nature of the Soul, which is God in truth. Thus, Self-realization is the only way to God-realization.

By worshipping the religious Gods and Gurus, one will not get Self-realization or God-realization.

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

The Guru is useless so long as the ultimate truth is unknown, and the Guru is equally useless when the ultimate truth or Brahman has already been known.

A guru is needed in the religious and yogic path. The Soul is the inner Guru. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the source of all that exists in the universe. To realize the universe is consciousness, there is no need for a Guru.

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.

66. Therefore, the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths.

There is no need for a Guru for acquiring Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana. The seeker must personally strive by all the means of soulcentric reason to be free from the bondage of the illusory experience of form, time, and space. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaitic wisdom or Self-Knowledge is achievable without the grace of any Guru or the religious God or the mercy of some Godmen.+

Religious Gurus and yogis are the theologians, the Gurus and yogis are religious heads, and these people are not Gnanis.

Some great scientists and professors who claim who have mastered Vedas and Upanishads, and these people are not Gnanis but intellectuals.

These people dominate the ignorant populace, and they are not the Gnanis ~ they are not Gnanis because they have accumulated bookish knowledge. All their accumulated knowledge is second-hand.

There are so many gurus and yogis, but their knowledge of Advaita is based on a dualistic perspective. Humility and patience are required to realize the truth that is beyond form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara clearly indicates in Viveka Chudamani (2) that the Knower of the Atman (A Gnani) "bears no outward mark of a holy man" (stanza 539).

A Gnani wears no signs; it means he does not identify himself as Guru or teacher, or swami. Thus, it is not necessary to become a sanyasi or a yogi or a swami to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Sage Sankara page 482: 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 (Gnani) wears no signs, then it means he does not identify himself as Guru or yogi or teacher, or Swami.

Sage Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread."

Sage Sankara, in his work The Crest Jewel of Discrimination (1) or as it is sometimes known, Viveka Chudamani (2), states that the Knower of the Atman (i.e., a Gnani) "bears no outward mark of a holy man" (Stanza 539). Sage Sankara writes on Gnani: ~“Sometimes he appears to be a Fool, sometimes a wise man. Sometimes he seems splendid as a king, sometimes feeble-minded. Sometimes he is calm and silent. Sometimes he draws men to him. Sometimes people honor him greatly, sometimes they insult him. Sometimes they ignore him.

Unless one realizes the invisble Soul as the Self as it really is, it is impossible to realize the nondualistic or Advaitic truth.

Tripura Rahasya: ~ 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 the mind inward. ~ 18 89

Some Gurus even simply go on fabricating beautiful words and theories and creating an illusion in the minds of people that perhaps they are authentic seers, enlightened people.

When the Vedas and Upanishads say that the consciousness or Atman is actually nothing but Brahman, then why go round and round, by various torturous paths, like the blind led by the blind?

Ish Upanishad:~ Those people who have neglected the attainment of Self-knowledge and have thus committed suicide. ~10/11/12

Remember:~

Advaitic wisdom or Self-Knowledge is achievable without the grace of any Guru or the religious God or the mercy of some Godmen.

At the end of the quest, the seeker becomes aware of the fact that the Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Consciousness is the only reality in which the universe exists, to which the universe belongs; from which the universe has emerged, which is the cause of the universe, and which itself is uncaused. Thus, the universe is nothing but consciousness.

There is nothing that exists other than consciousness. Thus, the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the Ultimate Reality or Brahman.

The seeker has to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space. The form, time, and space are made of a single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. To realize this simple truth, there is no need for any Guru.

Do not waste time and effort in finding a Guru. If you are searching for the truth about your existence, then no Guru is needed.

To get rid the ignorance, the only remedy is Self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is to realize that the Self is not you, but the Self is the formless Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Guru, scriptures, and religion are not of any use in the path of Wisdom. Ignorance will not vanish by having a Guru. Without direct realization, one cannot be liberated by becoming a disciple of some Guru.

Without causing the ignorance to vanish and without Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, how is one to realize that the world in which he exists is merely an illusion? :~ Santthosh Kumaar