Advaita means non-duality that is one without the second. To transcend the
duality, which is merely an illusion created out of the Atman, the Self. Which is
ever nondual.
The nature of the Atman, the Self is Advaita or Nonduality. Nonduality is the nature of Atman, the Self.
Atman, the Self is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.
Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is knowledge of Atman, the God in truth. Only
the sincere seekers who have inner urge to know to realize the Advaitic truth
direct realization
For others, it is merely a philosophical debate.
For those who have realized Advaitic truth stands alone.
Advaita or nonduality is the nature of Atman, the ultimate truth or
Brahman or God in truth.
A person, who has
mastered discrimination between the Soul and the universe will be able to
realize the truth, which is hidden by the
illusory form, time, and space.
Intense yearning for liberation attains
liberation through constantly reflecting on the subject. Even after the study
of the scriptures and mastering the scriptural knowledge will not be able to
realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
Self- realization is
not possible due to some obstruction, such as lack of understanding and
assimilation of the knowledge of the Soul.
Perfect understanding of ‘what is
what’ is needed. The seeker has to drop
all the accumulated knowledge and start afresh to understand assimilate and
realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
Remember: ~
Sage Sankara is one of the greatest geniuses of all time. This
world owes him a deep debt of gratitude. He not only consolidated the classical
values of life but also spiritual wisdom.
Sage Sankara is the only Sage who has final
authority on the Advaitic truth. The Advaitic truth is rational truth and
scientific truth without dogmas.
Unfortunately, few philosophers in
the world are as misunderstood and misinterpreted as Sage Sankara. Ironically, most of the harm came
from his admirers and followers of Advaitic orthodoxy because they
propagated rituals as a means to attain lower knowledge which is meant for
those believed in the physical existence (universe or waking) as a reality.
The Advaitic orthodoxy is dualistic and
it is not the means to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Advaitic orthodoxy is meant for the ignorant mass that is unfit to grasp the
highest truth. Thus, the Advaitic orthodoxy is nothing to do with the ultimate
truth or Brahman. Those who have chosen the Atmic path have to discard
orthodoxy in order to get the pure essence of Advaita.
Sage Sankara disagrees with Buddhists who say,
there is nothing - a nonentity.
Sage Sankara believes there is some reality,
even though things are not what they appear to be. If one knows the truth, he
will know what to do to find inspiration for action. The seeker of truth ‘s
subject is to know what is it that is Real.
Buddhism says ~ “All things are illusory and nothing
exists. However, Sage Sankara avers that it is not so. It says that the universe, of course, is illusory, but there is Brahman (consciousness), that
exists forming the very substratum of all things (illusion or universe)”.
In the context of Advaita Vedanta: ~ Jagat (the world) is not different
from Brahman; however, Brahman is different from Jagat
It has not been possible to preach
Advaitic Truth entirely free from the settings of dualistic weakness it has not
been more operative and useful to mankind at large because only a few will be
able to grasp and realize it.
'To realize the Advaitic Truth a freer
and fuller scope the seeker has to realize the form, time and space are one in
essence. And that essence is consciousness. And the Soul, the innermost
Self is present in the form of consciousness.
To realize the Advaitic truth the seeker
has to be free from all superstitions and orthodox contaminations. The seeker
dedicated himself to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana
alone: ~Santthosh Kumaar
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