Chandogya Upanishad:~ One who meditates upon and realizes the Self discovers that everything in the cosmos- all comes from the Self.+

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

Only in ignorance is there diversity or separation. In reality, diversity or separation has no place.

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, mantram and meditation--all come from the Self.

Man and his senses and his experience of the world are a reality within the waking experience. The dream man and his senses and the dream world are a reality within the dream.

The dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking state also becomes unreal when you realize that the Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, the theory of Prana Shakti or energy is based on the false self (waking entity) is imagery. When the body, ego, and the world are created out of a single clay and that single clay is consciousness, then there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.

Consciousness powers the whole universe; there is no second energy other than consciousness. Everything is consciousness. Remember, the world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness.

If the Self is formless, then the question of inward and outward does not arise, because in Self-awareness, the body, ego, and the world are nothing but consciousness, because they are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Thus, all these yogic theories hold no water from the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ A wise man, having realized Brahman as his Self, should keep his higher intuitive faculty (prajna) united with Brahman (consciousness). He should not oppress his mind with many words, for they are a mere waste of energy. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Both subject and object are the consciousness, not subject alone.+

Upanishad aspiration is best expressed in the following sutra:~

OM Asato ma sad gaMaya, tamaso ma jyotir gaMaya, mrityor ma aamritaam gaMaya. Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

"OM Lead me from ignorance to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality. Peace, Peace, Peace" (Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (1/3/28)).

According to Advaita Vedanta, the Veda addresses itself to two kinds of audiences - the ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices, and the most advanced seeker who seeks to know Brahman. Thus, the Purva mimam.sa, with its emphasis on the karma kanda of the Vedas, is meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way. However, the Vedanta, with its emphasis on the jnana kanda, is meant for those who wish to go beyond such transient pleasures.

Those who lack the intelligence to discriminate between formless witness (subject) and the three states (object) will not be able to grasp what is real and what is unreal. Both subject and object are the consciousness, not subject alone.

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

Those people who have neglected the attainment of ‘Self’-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana and have thus committed suicide, as it were, are doomed to enter those worlds after death.

This is a condemnation of people who do not try to attain ‘Self’-knowledge. They are, in a real sense, committing suicide, for what can be worse than being a slave to sense enjoyment, completely oblivious of the real purpose of life, which is to be one’s own master?

Ish Upanishads: ~

MANTRA 10

Vidya and Avidya both are hindrances to Self-knowledge, but Vidya is even worse than Avidya. The word Vidya is used here in a special sense; here it means worshipping Gods and Goddesses. By worshipping Gods and Goddesses, you will go after death to the world of Gods and Goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spent there was wasted because if you were not there, you could have spent that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of Gods and Goddesses, you cannot do that, and thus, you go deeper and deeper into darkness.

Avidya is Karma and, therefore, a hindrance. You perform Avidya - i.e., you perform Agnihotra and other sacrifices. This is a roundabout way of purifying the mind, and it is also groping in the dark. But it may not have as heavy a toll on your time and energy as the other: ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Consciousness is not limited to the physical body, but consciousness pervades the world in which the body exists.+

If the Self is not the body, then why talk of the five senses, which are concerned with the body?

Consciousness is not limited to the physical body, but consciousness pervades the world in which the body exists.

Some Gurus claim that the Self is within the heart, but the Self is not within the physical body; the Self is the invisible Soul, which pervades the whole universe.

People are searching for the ultimate truth in all the wrong places. They think the religious Gurus and yogis will help them to get Self-realization.

People are seeking within the dualistic illusion through various rituals, temple worship, pilgrimaging forests and mountaintops, monasteries, without realizing the fact that they are searching for the truth within the dualistic illusion with the illusory identity. The world in which we exist is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Without realizing the world in which they exist is an illusion, it is difficult to realize the Self hidden by the 'I'.

What you are seeking is hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya. 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 reality.

Deeper Self-search reveals the fact that Self is not the ‘I’, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the ‘I’.

Until one gets a firm conviction that only the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is real and the world, in which he exists, is an illusion created out of consciousness, it is difficult to realize the truth hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya. : : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

The Self is not human, but the Self is the Spirit.=

Humanity is a reality within the dualistic illusion or Maya. The Self is not human, but the Self is the Spirit.

Perfection in realizing the world, in which we exist is created out single clay and that single clay is the Spirit and Spirit is the ultimate reality leads to unfolding the mystery of the ‘I’, which is beyond form, time and space.

People regarding religious rituals, glorifying God and Gurus and sacrifices and humanitarian works as the highest, do not know any higher good.

By expecting the reward for their good deeds, they remain in the clutches of the dualistic illusion. 

Remaining in dualistic illusion means remaining permanently in ignorance of the truth which is beyond the form, time and space.

Gnani lives as a householder or commoner and never poses himself as a man of knowledge, but helps and guides the serious seeker as a fellow seeker by inspiring them until they reach their spiritual destination.

Gnani is fully aware that the three states are one, in essence. The essence is the Soul, which is present in the form if consciousness. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone, is real.

Consciousness dwells in the three states as its formless clay. The knowledge of the formless clay is ‘Self’ – Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The world, in which you exist, is impermanent, whereas the invisible Soul, the Self, is permanent and eternal.+

The invisible Soul is the Self. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The Self is without you and your experience of the world.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is prior to the world, in you, and is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The world, in which you exist, is impermanent, whereas the invisible Soul, the Self, is permanent and eternal.

The world in which we exist is dependent on the invisible Soul, the Self for its existence.

From the standpoint of the invisible Soul, the Self, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion. The invisible Soul, the Self, can remain with or without the illusion.

Sage Sankara says causality only for the sake of those who, afraid of non-creation, assert the reality of external objects because they perceive such objects and also because they cling to various social and religious duties.

Those who, because of their fear of the truth of absolute non-creation and also because of their perception of external objects, deny non-creation are not affected by the evils consequent on the belief in creation. This evil, if there is any, is insignificant.

As the line made by a moving fire-brand appears to be straight, crooked, etc., so the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, when set in illusory motion, appears as the perceiver, the perceived, and the like.

As the firebrand, when not in motion, is free from all appearances and remains changeless, so The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, when not in motion, is free from all appearances and remains Changeless.

When the firebrand is set in motion, the appearances that are seen in it do not come from elsewhere. When it is still, the appearances do not leave the motionless firebrand and go elsewhere, nor do they enter into the fire-brand itself.

The appearances do not emerge from the firebrand because their nature is not that of a substance. This applies likewise to The Invisible Soul, because of the similarity of the appearances. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

A Gnani never indulges in an argument.+

A Gnani never indulges in an argument. By arguing and provoking, ignorance will not vanish, and the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn. The argument is a great hindrance in the path of wisdom.

There is no use in arguing, holding the accumulated knowledge as a yardstick. The accumulated knowledge is egocentric, the truth.

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, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The serious seeker silently listens or reads and thinks deeply and verifies. The seeker has to accept only the uncontradictable truth and reject what is not the truth.

It is no use discussing with the people who try to exhibit their accumulated knowledge, which diverts attention from Atmic wisdom.

That is why the Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Don't unsettle the minds of the ignorant by revealing the esoteric truth."

That is why the Advaitic sages restrained themselves from parting the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana people who are unqualified and gave it only to a few.: ~Santthosh Kumaar

You cannot separate the ‘I’ from the universe in which you exist because the ‘I’ itself is the universe.+

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Don't unsettle the minds of the ignorant by revealing the esoteric truth."

Remember, all the ‘I-centric Gurus and their teachings are dualistic. The dualistic Knowledge is not Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

Such teaching keeps the invisble Soul in the cage of the dualistic illusion. Sticking to such teaching will not free the invisible Soul from ignorance.

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

If you are seeking truth then do not get stuck to Gurus and their teaching. Sticking to gurus emotionally is sticking to ignorance. Do not be a slave be an independent thinker.

That is why Swami Vivekananda said: ~ “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher, but your own Soul.”

You have to begin your inquiry into the nature of the universe and in due course, this inquiry produces the realization of the Soul, the universal spirit as the result.

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

The universe is not different from the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, because the universe is made of consciousness.

Thus, consciousness alone is and all else (universe) is merely an illusion. Thus, the illusion is not different from consciousness, which the ultimate truth or Brahman or God.

You cannot separate the ‘I’ from the universe in which you exist because the ‘I’ itself is the universe. The ‘I’ is the very basis of the world in which you exist.

Without realizing, what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality, how can you realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space?

Without the ‘I’ the form, time and space cease to exist.

If the form, time, and space cease to exist then the universe, in which you exist cease to exist.

If the universe, in which you exist cease to exist then the ‘I’ cease to exist.

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

Only in ignorance, there is diversity or separation. In reality, diversity or separation has no place.

If the ‘I’ cease to exist then there is ‘I- LESS’-awareness, which is the nature of the Soul, the Self. The invisible Soul is the ultimate truth or Brahman, or God in truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar