The ignorant people of the world are unaware of what God is supposed to be in actuality.+

The ignorant people of the world are unaware of what God is supposed to be in actuality. People strongly believe in the religious God, whom they believe and worship as the real God. They merely fear the religious God who rewards the good and worthy and punishes the wicked.

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.

Religion encourages one who can induce himself to feel convinced that he has realized the Self, or has an admirer who believes that he has done so, it opens for him the way for the founding of a new sect based on Guru-worship.

People, too, have developed curious credulousness. Often, they would install an earnest seeker and devotee, or a pious saint, on the throne of God and begin to offer him worship and homage even if he protested and resisted such acts.

People would lie prostrate, sing hymns, wave lights (arati) and burn incense before him, and present to him food which was to be returned by him as Prasad, wash his toes, and sip the wash. At times, the disciple would go to the length of getting food, fruit, or a betel-nut leaf chewed by him, and taking the morsel back from it.

Lord Krishna himself says that he can do nothing to make a man intelligent straight away. The adepts give Prasad, blessings, initiations, mantras, etc., only to confer temporary peace of mind, to help you to get rid of worries, but not to confer Gnana. The capacity to receive it must first be inborn in man by evolutionary degree.

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.

The dualistic worship of "God” is only for the ignorant populace. The God in truth is only Atman, the innermost Self. In reality, there are no dualities, no differentiation. Only Atman exists.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ ‘All those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires, they worship many Gods. (7- Verse -20)

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.

Religious Gods are not God in truth. The Bible says, “God is a Spirit, and they that worship God must worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Rig Veda says May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman (Spirit), nor worship other than the Atman.

What is the use of arguing with religious believers? They think what they know is the ultimate truth.

Whatever is real in the world in which we exist is the invisible Soul, which is God in truth. All that is real in the world in which we exist is the invisible Soul, the Self.

Thus, by realizing the Self, which is the invisible Soul, we discover that the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness itself, is God, which is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

The Soul, the Self is the cause of the whole world whereas the individual exists within the world,+

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for perfection; and of those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows the Self in truth.

The individual exists within the world. The world appears as the waking or dreams (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality)

The world in which the individual exists is within the dualistic illusion.

The individual is not the Self. The Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The invisible Soul, the Self, is the cause of the world in which individuals exist, and it itself is uncaused.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is the cause of the whole world, whereas the individual exists within the world. The individual within the world has a firm conviction that he is an individual separate from the world and the world that existed prior to him, and he is born in the world afterward.

Until this conviction is there, it is impossible to realize the truth which is hidden by the world in which he exists.

The ‘I’-centric gurus think the ‘I’ itself is the Faith, Hope, Gratitude, Surrender & Devotion to Self, and they think the Self is within the human heart. Therefore, they have lost track of the truth, which is hidden by form, time, and space.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is the cause of all causes. To find a great person who has become one with the invisible Soul.

The invisible Soul ~ the One without the Second

The invisible Soul is the spiritual heart. The invisible Soul is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny the invisible Soul because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. The invisible Soul is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is hidden by the world in which the individual exists. And the invisible Soul, the Self, is without the world in which the individual exists.

The individual exists within the dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion has no value when wisdom dawns. Thus, mentally stick to the invisible Soul, the Self, and drop the dualistic illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

People get stuck with the idea of ‘No Self’ and remain like stagnant water dropping all the further investigation.+

Many people hold on to the concept that there is no such thing as the Self because their Guru said so, or some teaching said so, or some scriptures say so. People get stuck with the idea of no Self and remain like stagnant water dropping all further investigation.

It is foolish to say there is no ‘Self’ when the world in which we exist is dependent on the Self for its existence.

When there is no ignorance, then the Self alone shines as eternal existence. The Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul.

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

The invisible Soul, the Self, is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny the invisible Soul, the Self, because it is the very essence of the one who denies it.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. The invisible Soul, the Self, is everything. Thus, the invisible Soul, the Self, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

First, the seeker has to make sure what this is supposed to be in actuality. Only in ignorance, the Self is caught up in the prison of the dualistic illusion. In reality, the Self is free from the dualistic illusion.

The world in which you exist is a dualistic illusion created out of the Self, which is not you but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Whatever you have seen, known, believed, and experienced is the dualistic illusion. Thus, your existence is bound to an illusion created out of the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. The invisible Soul, the Self, is real and eternal.

Realize the Self is not you. Do not struggle by practicing this and that to know the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the cause of the world in which you exist, and it itself is causeless.

Consciousness is hidden by the world in which you exist, but it is without the world in which you exist.

Consciousness can remain with or without the world in which you exist.

Like an ornament made from gold is Gold, that which is born out of consciousness is consciousness. Like gold is a permanent thing, in ornaments made of gold, similarly, the mind, which is in the form of the universe, is born out of consciousness, is consciousness in its essence.

Your realization of the Soul as God is the ultimate realization. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

. The Maya is present in the form of the universe (I).+

Advaitic wisdom is the knowledge of the ‘Self' hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya. The Maya is present in the form of the universe (I).

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is not the knowledge of religion its religious Gods. Religion its religious Gods is nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana knowledge of the Spirit, the real God is hidden by the ‘I’, which is ignorance.

Isa Upanishads indicates that: ~ “ By worshipping Gods and Goddesses and going to the world of Gods after death is of no use. The time one spends in ritualistic practices is wasted; one can spend the same time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is the main goal. One cannot reach the nondual destination by glorifying God and Goddesses and by doing that, one goes deeper and deeper into darkness. It surely indicates the fact that, the seeker of truth has to drop the worshiping God and Goddess in order to get Self-knowledge.

Ish Upanishad says: - Those people who have neglected the attainment of Self-knowledge and have thus committed suicide.

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Those people who have neglected the attainment of Self-knowledge 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 spend there is 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.

Ishopanishad: ~ “They are steeped in ignorance and sunk into the greatest depth of misery who worships the matter, instead of the All-Pervading God and those who worship things born of matter like trees, animals, man, etc. are sunk deeper in misery."

It is necessary for the seeker to do his homework and verify the validity of all the claims, rather than blindly believe, what others expound as knowledge, till; the un-contradicted truth is obtained.

The seeker must have the courage of Bhagavan Buddha to accept the truth and reject the untruth. Since Bhagavan Buddha rejected religion, the idea of God and scriptures, therefore, it is evident that he has gone through every aspect and verified and found them to be inadequate and useless for the pursuit of truth.

That is why Bhagavan Buddha said: ~ “Believe nothing because a wise man said it, Believe nothing because it is generally held. Believe nothing because it is written. Believe nothing because it is said to be divine. Believe nothing because someone else said it. But believe only what you yourself judge to be true

Bhagavan Buddha: - There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way... and not starting. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The dualistic illusion appears as ‘I’.+

Gnani sees only unity in diversity, just like a goldsmith is estimates the gold in various items of jewelry sees only gold.

Thus, the Goldsmith says everything is gold in jewelry. In the same way, Gnani knows the universe is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.

When one identifies the Self with the form, then only the form, time, and space are present. But when one transcends form, time, and space, the duality never remains as a reality.

All our doubts and questions arise because the invisible Soul, the Self, is in ignorance of its own Self. When the invisible Soul remains in its own awareness, then there is unity in diversity (oneness).

You, your body, and the world in which you exist are within the dualistic illusion, which is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Realize you are not you, your body is not the body, the world in which you exist is not the world, but they are all made of a single clay. That single clay is the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Because of ignorance, you think you are an individual separate from the world and the world that existed before you, and you were born later on.

The ‘I’ is inborn ignorance is the cause of experiencing the world in which you exist as a reality, whereas the world in which you exist is the dualistic illusion.

By realizing your body and the world in which you exist are made of a single clay and that that single clay is the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness, you will realize your body and the world for what it really is in reality.

Thus, it is necessary to realize ‘what is what’, the world in which you exist is nothing but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

If you hold your body as the body and the world in which you exist as the world, you will not be able to grasp the Advaitic truth, which is hidden by the dualistic illusion (world).

All these experiences as a father, son, Guru, and pupil, along with the world in which they all exist, were one and the same consciousness appearing differently. All these distinctions disappear when one realizes the ultimate truth.

You will find your own way when you realize the fact that the ‘Self’ is not you but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is God in truth.

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 Brahman (God) other than consciousness.

The invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the substance of the dualistic illusion because the dualistic illusion is created out of the consciousness.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is birthless and deathless because it is an ever-formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The dualistic illusion appears as ‘I’.

The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind.

The mind is present in the form of the universe.

The universe appears as the waking.

The waking appears as ‘I’ (duality) disappears as ‘I- less (non-duality).

That is the invisible Soul; the 'Self' appears as the universe and the universe disappears as the invisible Soul. That which appears as ‘I’ is the dualistic illusion.

The invisible Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

The invisible Soul is the witness consciousness that experiences the action, the actor, and the world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a theatre, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests, and the dancers with complete impartiality. Even when they all depart, the light shines to reveal their absence. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

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

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.

The Self is not the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. Limiting the mind or the ‘I’ to the waking entity (you) is the main hurdle in the pursuit of truth.

The seeker of truth must investigate ‘what is the mind?’ to realize the mind ('I') is not limited to the ego or waking entity, but ‘I’ is the mind.

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

When the Self is neither the waking entity (ego) nor the ‘I’, then the 'WHO AM ‘I’ inquiry will not yield the truth.

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

The ‘I’ is not permanent. The ‘I’ only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. Whatever comes and goes is an illusion.

Thus, it is necessary to hold the ‘I’ as an illusion to realize, we exist in the domain of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of form, time, and space.

‘I’ is not within the body because the ‘I’ is the whole universe. Thus, all teachings based on ‘I’ as Self will not help to unfold the mystery of the truth beyond the ‘I’.

People who are stuck with ‘I’ based teaching will never be able to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.

Self-knowledge or Brahm Gnana or Atma Gnana is required to get rid of the ‘I’, which is the ignorance.

The Self is not the ‘I’, but the Self is the invisible Soul. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the substance and the witness of the ‘I’.

When one realizes the invisible Soul is the Self, then he is freed from experiencing the duality as a reality.

When he recognizes that consciousness is everywhere and in everything, in all three states, then that very recognition leads to a total dissolution of ignorance and leads to nondual Self-awareness.

The seeker's aim is to find and realize the Self. Self-realization is necessary to attain liberation from the illusory bondage of form, time, and space.

When the Self is realized, then this ‘I’, which you think as a reality, becomes unreal.

Sages of truth have always insisted on soulcentric Reason rather than egocentric logic. This applies particularly to those who want to know and realize the Self, which is not the ‘I’. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Really no time is required if the seeker is sharp enough to grasp the Advaitic truth.+

Really, no time is required if the seeker is sharp enough to grasp the Advaitic truth. All the accumulated knowledge and religious conditions block the realization.

All the seeker needs is an intense urge to realize the truth. If the seeker is serious and sincere, he has it. After all, it is a matter of attitude.

Nothing stops you from being a Gnani, right in this very life, not in the next life or the next world. Fear of losing your physical identity people are afraid to inquire.

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The world in which you exist is the mind. You cannot get rid of the mind because, without the mind, the world in which you exist ceases to exist.

The mind will not die because the mind is merely an illusion. When wisdom dawns, the unreal nature of the mind is exposed. In the same way as the unreal nature of the dream was exposed when the waking takes place.

Without knowing what is the mind, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

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

The one that becomes dual and nondual is consciousness. Thus, all three states are nothing but consciousness. Consciousness alone is real, and all three states are merely an illusion.

When the conviction about consciousness becomes firm, then it leads to Advaitic awareness in the midst of duality.

Thus, it is necessary to have a perfect understanding of ‘what is ‘what to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar