Mixing religion and spirituality or Adyathma is like mixing oil and water.+

Religion is nothing to do with Advaita. Advaitic sect belongs to religion. Advaita is pure spirituality. Advaitic sect is dualistic is nothing to do with the Advaitic truth which is hidden by the illusion.

Mixing religion and spirituality or Adyathma is like mixing oil and water.

Religion is regarded as sacred and real by the common people, by the wise as false and by the rulers as useful.

The religion and its sects are based on the form, time, and space whereas the Spirituality is based on the Atman  the  formless, timeless and spaceless existence.

Religions hold birth, life, death and the world as a reality. From the ultimate standpoint, the world in which we exist is an illusion created out he the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

 The seeker must know the difference between the religion and spirituality. Many people think the religion itself as spirituality.

Spirituality leads to discovering the truth which is hidden by the form, time, and space.

Advaita is universal. Advaita is not for Sale. Do not buy Advaita from the spiritual supermarket. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost Self. The world in which you exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom.

Advaitic truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to realize because you have accumulated mental garbage from different sources in the name of Advaita. Until you discard all the accumulated knowledge you will never be able to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

The Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost Self shines in its own its awareness when wisdom dawns.

The Advaita is the Soul is the cause and the support of all that exists as the world in which we exist.

The Advaita is present in the form of the consciousness. Advaita is the root element of the universe. From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. In the Advaita, the universe resides. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved. The Advaita is the parent of all that is there is.

Remember:~

Only an intense urge and sharpness to grasp seriousness and humility are the qualifications to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Every householder irrespective of any caste or religion is qualified to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The caste ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The religion ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Yoga ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Tantra~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Mantra~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Singing devotional songs ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Belief and worship of mythical Gods ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Belief in superstition or dogmas ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Rituals ~ do not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Customs or tradition ~ does qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Wearing a Religious robe or symbol ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Meditations~ do not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Hearing of sermons ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

By bathing in the holy river~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Visiting Ashrams and retreats ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Walking on the mountain in search of truth ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Worship of personal Gods and Goddesses ~does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Having a Guru ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

By following any tradition or parampara ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

By serving the Guru ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

By studying the scriptures and philosophy ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Learning Sanskrit ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Initiation of any sort~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Spending money in order to realize the truth ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Taking vows to start the journey. ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The grace of physical Guru ~ does not qualify you to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Drop all that is not needed for Self-realization.

Every human being qualified to acquire Self-knowledge of Braham Gnana or Atma Gnana.

That why Sage Sankara said:~Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many gods as you please, observe ceremonies and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

If you are the truth seeker then it is better to spend time discovering the facts about your own existence than waste precious time attending Satsang, meeting Gurus and yogis, by traveling one place to another by reading books after books, by staying Ashrams, and by the walking in the Himalayas.

Sage Sankara says ~ VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

People dwelling in the ignorance, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round by various blind beliefs and tortuous paths and practices, like the blind led by the blind. : ~

Santthosh Kumaar