Scientific inventions are based on form, time, and space whereas the truth is hidden by the form, time, and space.+.

Science has no answer to it. Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are part of the mystery that we are trying to solve. -MAX PLANCK- Father of quantum physics

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All scientific inventions are based on form, time, and space, whereas the truth is hidden by form, time, and space.

All scientific inventions are based on the dualistic perspective, whereas the ultimate truth of existence is based on the non- dualistic perspective. Scientific inventions are limited to the domain of form, time, and space, whereas the truth is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

When the scientists and the world in which they exist, nd their inventions are created out of a single stuff. And that single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaita.

Thus, Advaita is the rational truth, scientific truth, the ultimate truth, and the universal truth cannot be contradicted.

Science has begun to admit that the world of the spirit and the world of matter are not two antipodes... A leading British astronomer, Sir James Jeans, confessed that the scientific conception of the universe in the past was mistaken and that the borderline between the objective world, as it is manifested in nature, and the subjective one, as it expresses itself through the mind, hardly exists.

In (a 1934 address at Cornell University), he said: “The Nature we study does not consist so much of something we perceive as of our perceptions, it is not the object ... but the relation itself. There is, in fact, no clear-cut division between the subject and object.” Twenty years earlier, such a statement would have been sheer heresy. Likewise, a search for the Ultimate Reality that we usually call "God," a search along both intellectual and unorthodox lines, need not be regarded as either heresy or sacrilege.

The scientists and their invention are based on the world in which we exist as a reality, whereas the truth lies beyond physical existence.

Remember: ~

Scientists discover how this universe came into existence, the truth will not be unfolded. Therefore, there is a need to know the truth hidden by the universe.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe.

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

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ “The universe rises from the Soul, the innermost ‘Self’ like bubbles from the sea. Thus, know the Self to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution."

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).

First, know ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ for sure. Without realizing what untruth truth is, it is difficult to know what truth is.

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

VC65-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, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

VC66-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.

Until and unless scientists become aware of the fact that the Self is not physical t, their experiments will not yield any fruit. The experiment on the physical body and trying to find the truth is like trying to drain the ocean drop by drop.

Until scientists realize the fact that the gross world is merged into the mental experience in the sense that when it is analyzed, it is found to exist inseparably in and as consciousness alone.

Scientists accept birth, life, and death as realities; their scientific inventions are based on physical awareness, and they cannot delve deeper into this subject because they cannot cross the threshold of physicality.

The modern equipment can investigate objects within the physical existence, but it is impossible to investigate the physical existence as a whole, i.e., man, and the world together. The whole cannot be investigated under laboratory conditions. Only through deeper thinking, through inquiry, analysis, and reasoning the whole be investigated.

One has to reach beyond the physical existence, mentally, and discover, grasp the fact that the physical existence is a mere illusion created out of sa single stuff; otherwise, he will remain convinced that duality is a reality.

Consciousness is the cause of the universe, and it is uncaused. The universe is nothing but consciousness. Modern science has yet to discover that consciousness is the cause of the universe, which was discovered and declared by Sage Sankara 1200 years ago. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The Advaitic wisdom got lost because, people’s belief in the religion and yoga as the stepping stone for Self-realization.+

The Advaitic wisdom got lost because people’s belief in religion and yoga as the stepping stone for Self-realization. The orthodoxy propagated by Advaita is not Advaitic wisdom. The Advaitic orthodoxy has nothing to do with the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

Advaitic orthodoxy meant for the ignorant populace, which desires the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices. Advaitic orthodoxy is based on the birth entity, whereas Advaitic wisdom is based on the Soul, the Self.

It is a waste of time and effort to get Self-realization by following the path of Advaitic orthodoxy because it is based on the birth entity, which is the false self within the illusory world.

Advaitic wisdom is an advanced seeker who seeks to know the truth hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

People are unaware of the fact that religion and yoga are dualistic. Dualistic knowledge is the prison for the Soul, the Self.

Dualistic knowledge meant for the ignorant populace, which is incapable of grasping the ‘Self’, which is hidden by the dualistic illusion.

Lord Krishna confesses that the oldest wisdom of India (Advaitic wisdom) has been lost: people misinterpret and falsify it today as they did then. It is not yoga but the philosophic truth. But nobody knows it. The teachers of philosophy and leaders of mysticism or religion do not want to inquire into truth and have no time for it. (Gita –Chap- IV-v.2)

In the Gita Chap.IV where Lord Krishna says: ~ "This yoga has been lost for ages" the word yoga refers to Gnana yoga, not other yogas: the force of the word this is to point this out.

Lord Krishna describes some of the other yogas, but devotes this chapter separately to Gnana yoga. So, one sees even in those ancient days, people did not care for Advaita; they wanted religion; hence, Gnana got lost. That is why Krishna calls it "the supreme secret." Krishna points out that the yoga must see "Brahman in action."

Advaitic wisdom helps the seeker to see the ‘Self’ hidden by the dualistic illusion as it is in the midst of the dualistic illusion.

Advaitic Truth is very simple. It is very difficult to realize because it is lost in the dualistic knowledge we inherited, collected from different sources, different masters, different gurus, different philosophies, different ideologies, different books, and scriptures. All this accumulated knowledge is a mountain of mental Garbage.

Nothing is needed other than realizing the knowledge of a single thing. The single stuff is the cause of the world in which we exist. And that single stuff itself is causeless. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Soul is the Self. Knowledge of the Soul, the Self, is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Atma Gnana is knowledge of God. Realizing God in this very life is your goal. God realization is real worship.

Perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed. Only an intense urge to know the truth, humility, sincerity, and patience are the only qualifications to realize God in this very life and in this very world.

All your religious-based accumulated knowledge will block you from realizing the truth, which is beyond torm, time, space. Be more rational in your thinking.

Your religious conditioning will not allow you to cross the domain of the ‘I’. Till you hold all the religious idea the Soul will remain in the cage of ignorance. Drop your entire accumulated knowledge, drop all the physical Gurus, the Soul, the inner Guru, is waiting for you to take the first step, for you to realize there are no more steps.

You will realize you, your body, and your experience of the world are nothing but consciousness. Thus, you will realize that God (Soul) is the fullness of consciousness. Everything is God, nothing but God. Do not waste time attending sermons and Satsang.

Real Satsanga is reflecting on the Soul, which is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

All my writings are an inner revelation to show the truth hidden under the garbage of religion, theories, beliefs, and ideology. There is no need to condemn religion, theories, beliefs, and ideology, but the seeker’s aim is to drop what is not truth and accept only the truth beyond form, time, and space. Whatever belongs to form, time, and space, is not the truth because the nature of the Soul is formless.

Many people quote Advaita without understanding it in its highest aspect. They declare themselves as Gnanis, but their knowledge is really mysticism.

There is no hope for those who call themselves realists because they are unwilling to make an inquiry into what is real. The true seeker of truth analyzes and inquires, not relying on first impressions, and hence he is fit for the path of Advaitic wisdom.

They have to know that what they are saying is true. There are so many conflicting teachings by many Gurus, one gets confused as to which are true. They will be unable to prove because they do not know the proper test of truth; they preach what is written in books with their own interpretation, without verifying them.

There is no hope for those who call themselves realists because they are unwilling to make an inquiry into what is real. The true seeker of truth analyzes and inquires, not relying on first impressions, and hence he is fit for the path of Advaitic wisdom.

Why does one start with assuming that anything he knows is true? Many things he regards many things unconsciously as true because he enjoys them or is pleased or satisfied with them. But without verification, nothing has to be accepted as truth. Advaitic wisdom gives uncontradictable truth, which is the rational truth, scientific truth, and ultimate truth.

To realize the Advaitic truth is the seeker's aim, which is quite different from the opinions of dualistic egocentric schools. Advaitic truth is Soulcentric truth and uncontradictable truth. All the various views are mere opinions and have nothing to do with the ascertainment of the ultimate truth, which is beyond the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

In the Advaitic path, the seeker of truth has to analyze the whole world; think consistently on it. He has to exercise his thinking faculty and inquire continually; discrimination is essential; this practice is the only way to grasp Advaitic truth.

Gnana is that knowledge, knowing which everything else becomes known. Truth can be known by its being impossible to contradict, and depending entirely on what is not the self. The seeker of truth has to go to the very root of things. He rejects everything untrue by Soulcentric reasoning.": ~ Santthosh Kumaar

If you stick to anything of the illusory universe you will never be able to transcend the illusory universe or Maya.+

Remember this: ~

People emotionally get stuck with their physical Gurus. This is a great mistake. If you are seeking truth, then you neither require the grace of the physical Guru nor his love, nor his blessings.

Remember this, you and your physical Guru and the world in which you exist are the dualistic illusion or Maya.

If you stick to anything of the illusory universe, you will never be able to transcend the illusory universe or Maya.

If you are seeking truth or God, then you have to discard what is not needed for ‘Self-realization.

There are so many in the guise of Gurus and Godmen with criminal records who indulge in cheating, rape, and murder.

The Gurus and Godmen who promise instant enlightenment or Self-realization are not Gnanis. Mixing religion with the Atmic path is like mixing oil in the water.

Seekers from the West mistake whoever calls them gurus as Gnanis, thus their mission of seeking the truth is misguided by such Gurus.

A person who realized the ultimate truth or Brahman will throw off his religious robe and all religious identity and live like a commoner. He never identifies himself as Gnani nor does he identify himself as superior to others. He only shares his knowledge with fellow seekers.

By identifying as a Guru or some Guru’s disciple keeps one in the cage of ignorance. A person who identifies himself as a Guru or disciple will never be able to get Advaitic Gnana.

A Gnani never identifies himself as a Guru, a Yogi, or a disciple. The one who accepts himself as a Guru or someone’s disciple is not a Gnani.

Sage Sankara himself said: ~ A Gnani "bears no outward mark of a holy man."

Thus, it proves that the religious gurus and yogis are not Gnanis because they identified themselves as holy people.

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)

~ Then why are youwith sticking a Guru who is not a Gnani?

Ashtavakra Samhita: ~ "The man of knowledge (Gnani), though living like an ordinary man, is contrary to him, and only those like him understand his state.

A Gnani is neither anyone’s guru nor anyone’s disciple. He respects all the sages of the past and highlights good points in their teaching, and he also highlights the obstacles that block the realization of the ultimate truth.

Sage Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread." (Select Works of Sage Sri Sankara, also his commentary on the Brihad)

Thus, the above passage proves that all those who wear the sanyasin robes for the sake of bread belong to the religion; they have nothing to do with the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. There is no need to criticize and condemn the Gurus, yogis, and swamis because they are needed for the welfare of the ignorant masses in the dualistic world

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)

~ Then why are you sticking with a Guru who is not a Gnani?

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.”

Yogis and Gurusthe are not Gods.

This idea of worshiping was Guru as God, which is not a Vedic idea but was adopted from Jainism and Buddhism.

Vedas bars human worship: ~,

Yajurveda:~ "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.":~ (Yajurveda 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 before form, time, and space. The form, time, and space cease to exist as a reality when wisdom dawns.

Thus, the Gods and Gurusthe have no place in the domain of the Advaitic reality. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, which is the real God. Thus, Self-realization is the only way to God-realization.

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

The Soul, the inner Guru revels ‘what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaitic wisdom is crystal clear. You won't be able to add even a small bit of your own interpretation to it.+

Advaitic wisdom is crystal clear. You won't be able to add even a small bit of your own interpretation to it.

The ultimate truth cannot be written the truth. Only one can indicate the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

There is no way to distort or twist the ultimate truth, and there is also no chance to add anything. Sage Sri, Sankara has given such an expression that no one has been able to add or take anything from the Advaitic truth, even though centuries have passed. It is not easy to give such a perfect expression. Such skill with words to indicate the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space, is very difficult to come by.

The Atmic path is a rare journey to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. If there is no form, then there is no time and space.

The populace has no interest in the Atmic oath. All the saints, all the Gurus, all the religious heads, all the Godmen, none of them has any interest, because with Advaitic wisdom they cannot go on playing their dualistic games.

All the Gurus and Saints' interest was to inspire the populace. They wanted the whole country to get involved in religion, and the mythology was helpful.

Advaita has nothing to do with the emotions and sentiments of the populace. The Gurus are not interested, the politicians are not interested, and the yogis have nothing to do with the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space, because they cannot impose anything. There is no room for duality in Advaitic reality.

The sense of ‘I’ itself is ignorance. In reality, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of the ‘Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Those Gurus hold the ‘I’ as the ‘Self’, only propagating the half-baked knowledge as the ultimate truth. And those who follow such Gurus will remain like stagnant water in the muddy pond.

Those Gurus who say “You are not this, there is nothing of yours in this, except the 'I am', which is the bridge between the watcher and his dream. ‘I AM THIS; I AM THAT' is the dream, while pure 'I AM' has the stamp of reality on it. You have tasted so many things -- all came to naught. Only the sense 'I am' persisted -- unchanged. Stay with the changeless among the changeful, until you can go beyond”. Such a declaration keeps you permanently in ignorance because it is based on form alone. These gurus think the ‘Self’ is within you, whereas you and your experience of the world are within the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

When the Self is not you, then what is the use of saying ‘I am not this ‘I am that, without realizing what the ‘Self’ is in actuality.

You have to make sure what this ’ I ’ is supposed to be? You have to make sure the unreal nature of the ‘I’, which comes and goes, to realize the truth, which is hidden by the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of form, time, and space.

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

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self.

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.

That's 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.

People are stuck with the reality of the ‘I’, which they take as real because some Gurus have propagated that the Self is the ‘I’. There is no need to convince such a mindset. The seeker of truth accepts only the truth, nothing but the truth.

Without knowing what this ’ I ’ is supposed to be in actuality, it is impossible to grasp the truth, which is hidden by the ‘I’.

You and your world are within the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion. The ‘Self’ is not ‘I’ but the Soul, witness of the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion. You and your experience of the world have nothing to do with the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion.

Thus, you and your individual experience of the birth, life, death, and the world have nothing to do with the Soul, the innermost Self. When the ignorance vanishes, then the Soul, the innermost Self, remains in its own awareness.

Our bodies and the world in which we exist are made out of a single clay. That single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, the whole universe in which we exist is nothing but consciousness. Thus, the consciousness alone is real, and the universe in which we exist is merely an illusion. Thus, all the contents of the universe are merely an illusion.

You are bound by birth, life, death, and the world. You are born within the world, which is mere, an illusion. You are living within the illusory world, and you are going to die within the illusory world. Whatever is born, lives, and dies within the illusory world is not the Self.

Only in illusion, there is form, time, and space. The form, time, and space within the illusory world have nothing to do with the Soul, the innermost Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. From the standpoint of the Soul, the innermost Self, there is no scope for form, time, and space. In the real nature of the Soul, there is no duality.

All the years you have passed are within the illusion. Billions of past and future years belong to the illusion. The things that happened billions of years ago and the things that are to happen billions of years from now are happenings within the illusion. The illusion is an illusion, nothing to do with the Soul, the Self. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman. The practical life within the practical world has nothing to do with the Soul, the Self.

The Soul is the formless substance and the witness of the illusion. In the realm of the truth, the substance and the witness of the illusion are one in essence. That essence is the Soul or consciousness. Thus, the consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

A Gnani sees the reality hidden by the ignorance as it is in the midst of diversity (universe).+

A Gnani sees the reality hidden by ignorance as it is in the midst of diversity (universe).

Sage Sankara himself said: ~ A Gnani "bears no outward mark of a holy man."

Select Works of Sage Sankara" also his commentary on Brihad: ~ “Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread."

So he wore the religious robe only for the sake of the ignorant. So he was identified as Guru with parampara by religious people. For the truth seekers, Sage Sankara is a Brahma Gnani.

Thus, it proves that the religious gurus and yogis are not Gnanis because they identified themselves as holy people.

Thus, it proves that Sage Sankara meant, taking sanyasa and wearing the religious robes to earn bread. Sanyasa is not a qualification to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Exploring if an outside observer can, in all cases, determine if a person is Enlightened or not, the venerated 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 a 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.

Sage Sankara:~ "The ignorant see the body of a knower of Brahman and identify him with it. Actually, Atman, the Self, is free from the body and every other kind of bondage. To the 'Self', the body is merely a shadow."

Manduka Upanishads: ~ Even the Gods cannot find out who is a Gnani because he bears no external mark. Neither nudity nor the yellow robe has anything to do with him.

A Gnani cannot have the idea of renouncing the world or giving up something of the practical world because that would connote the idea of duality. Duality is merely an illusion from the ultimate standpoint. Knowing no second thing at all, there remains nothing to be given up.

Self- Knowledge is only true knowledge, not the absence of duality. Self -Knowledge cannot destroy the world, but it eliminates ignorance and exposes the unreal nature of the mind or universe. ,

A Gnani is the one who has realized that the universe in which he exists is nothing but consciousness. Self-awareness is unique. It cannot be experienced because it is before any experience. It is possible only by the realization of the knowledge of the Infinite."

A Gnani sees only unity in diversity, just like a goldsmith estimating the gold in various items of jewelry sees only gold. 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 reality: ~ Santthosh Kumaar.

Before performing the rituals on various Gods one must know what Gods supposed to be in actuality according to Vedas, Upanishads =

Before performing the rituals on various Gods, one must know what Gods are supposed to be in actuality according to the Vedas, Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita.

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)

Yajurveda – chapter- 32:~ God Supreme or Supreme Spirit has no ‘Pratima’ (idol) or material shape. He cannot be seen directly by anyone. He pervades all beings and all directions. Thus, Idolatry does not find any support from the Vedas.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God) is the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

Thus, it refers to a formless and attributeless God, which is the Atman (Soul), the Self within the false experience. Thus, it indicates clearly that all the Gods with form and attributes are mere imagination based on the false ‘Self’. Thus, Atman or Soul, the innermost ‘Self’ is God.

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 that 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.

Lord Krishna Says Ch ~V: ~ “Those who know me 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 t Self. In reality, there is no dualitY, no differentiation. Only Atman exists.

Dogmas and beliefs, rituals and ceremonies, can never be the essence of spirituality. They are based on the belief in false Gods. The rituals, prayers based on the false belief of God, are not only superficial and ineffective, but also positively harmful and misleading.

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

The Brihadaranyaka Upanishads: "He who worships the deities as entities entirely separate from the Self does not know the truth. For the Gods, he is like a pasu (beast)". (1. 4. 10)

Mundaka Upanishad: ~ The study of the Vedas, linguistics, Rituals, astronomy, and all the arts can be called lower knowledge. The highest is that which leads to Self-realization. The eye cannot see it; the mind cannot grasp it. The deathless Self has neither caste nor race, neither eyes nor ears nor hands nor feet. Sages say this Self is infinite in the great and in the small, everlasting and changeless, the source of life.

Often, they not only feed the egos of the priests but also serve as an instrument for the exploitation of the credulous.

The rituals mentioned in the karmakanda of the Vedas are sought to be negated in the jnanakanda, which is also part of the same scripture. While the karmakanda enjoins upon you the worship of various deities and lays down rules for the same, the jnanakanda, constituted by the Upanishads, ridicules the worshipper of deities as a dim-witted person no better than a beast.

This seems strange, the latter part of the Vedas contradicting the former part. The first part deals with karma, while the second or concluding part is all about jnana. Owing to this difference, people have gone so far as to divide our scripture into two sections: the Vedas (that is, the first part) to mean the karmakanda and the Upanishads (Vedanta) to mean the jnanakanda.

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 the subject alone.

Sage Sankara:~ VC Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal Gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity with the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together (verses-6)

Religious rites and rigid ceremonies were passed down from one generation to the next as a practice or set customs and tradition, and performed automatically with blind faith. Such worship based on the belief in God does not reach God.

Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas and homa-havans, or any other forms of ritual, are meant for the ignorant populace.

Belief in God without knowing God in actuality holds the worshiper more firmly in the grip of ignorance.

All worship and the ceremonial rituals performed based on non-~Vedic Gods will not yield any fruits. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the worshiper, the worship, and the world are mere illusions created out of consciousness.

Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas and homa-havans or any other forms of rituals, formal observance has long since set in.

Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas and homa-havans, or any other forms of ritual, are meant for the ignorant populace. In the Atmic path, the seeker has to discard

Sage Sankara says: ~ “The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards are therefore addressed to an ignorant person.

Adhyasa Bhashya of Sage, Sankara:~ (11) As regards the rituals, Sage Sankara says, the person who performs rituals and aspires for rewards will view himself in terms of the caste into which he is born, his age, the stage of his life, his standing in society, etc. In addition, he is required to perform rituals throughout his life. However, the Self has none of those attributes or tags. Hence, the person who superimposes all those attributes on the changeless, eternal Self and identifies Self with the body is confusing one for the other; and is, therefore, an ignorant person. The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards, etc., are therefore addressed to an ignorant person.

Adhyasa Bhashya of Sage Sankara:~ (11.1) This ignorance (mistaking the body for Self) brings in its wake a desire for the well-being of the body, aversion for its disease or discomfort, fear of its destruction, and thus a host of miseries(anartha). This anartha is caused by projecting karthvya(“doer” sense) and bhokthavya (object) on the Atman. Sankara calls this adhyasa. The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards, etc., are, therefore, he says, addressed to an ignorant person.

Adhyasa Bhashya of Sage Sankara:~ (11.2) In short, a person who engages in rituals with the notion “I am an agent, doer, thinker”, according to Sage Sri Sankara, is ignorant, as his behaviour implies a distinct, separate doer/agent/knower; and an object that is to be done/achieved/known. That duality is avidya, an error that can be removed by vidya.

Adhyasa Bhashya of Sage Sankara: ~ (12) Sage Sankara affirming his belief in one eternal unchanging reality (Brahman) and the illusion of plurality, drives home the point that Upanishads deal not with rituals but with the knowledge of the Absolute (Brahma vidya) and the Upanishads give us an insight into the essential nature of the Self which is identical with the Absolute, the Brahman.

Sage Sankara: ~ Atman, the innermost Self is verily Brahman (God in truth), being equanimous, quiescent, and by nature absolute Existence, Knowledge, and Bliss. Atman is not the body, which is non-existence itself. This is called true Knowledge by the wise. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar