The objective reality is superimposition over the subjective reality. The objective reality (world) seems real but it actually is unreal.+

The Soul is originally a pure, transcendental consciousness is taken it is due to ignorance which hides the Soul, the innermost ‘Self’ that the individual fails to see the nexus between the Soul and the world in which he exists.

That nexus indicates the oneness underlying the subject-object, inner-outer distinctions. All that is required is to remove the error and the Soul will shine on its own accord.

Water in the pond, that is clear and undisturbed. One can see the bottom of the pond through its still water. When, however, pebbles are thrown into the pond, the water in it is disturbed and the bottom of the pond becomes no longer visible. That bottom, however, is there all the time and it remains unchanged, no matter whether the surface water is disturbed or not. The water in the pond is the transactional world. The bottom of the pond is the transcendental reality. The disturbance created is ignorance.

The seeker has to mentally recognize subjective and objective reality. The objective reality is merely an illusion on the subjective reality. The objective reality never exists on the standpoint of subjective reality. The subjective reality is the fullness of consciousness. Objective reality is merely an illusory division of form, time, and space created on subjective reality.

The objective reality is superimposition over the subjective reality. The objective reality (world) seems real but it actually is unreal.

The superimposition of the illusory form, time, and space on the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the cause of ignorance.

When ignorance is removed through Advaitic wisdom than the illusory division form, time and space never again prevail as a reality the same way as the dream never becomes a reality when waking takes place.

The superimposition of the illusory form, time, and space becomes one with the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

By constantly repeating ‘I THAT” ‘I AM THIS Who AM ‘I, without realizing what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality, the ignorance becomes more and more deep-rooted, Then it becomes impossible to come out of the prison the intoxication of the ‘I’.

The Soul is not ‘I’ but the Soul is the witness of the ‘I’. The ‘I’, which appears and disappears is not permanent. The Soul is unborn eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Advaitic wisdom is not any type of teaching or philosophy. Advaitic wisdom is the knowledge of the true existence.+

Advaitic wisdom is not any type of teaching or philosophy. Advaitic wisdom is not ‘I-centric’ knowledge but the knowledge of the true existence. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the ‘Self’ which is present in the form of consciousness. Advaita is the ultimate reality, Brahman, or God in truth.

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.

We have to discard orthodox Advaita prescription in order to discover pure Advaitic essence.

Sage Sankara says: ~ V.63 ~ "Without knowing and examining the external world, one can’t know Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

Sage Sankara says in the commentary in Vedanta sutra that what is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil, in something detrimental to our spiritual progress.

Seekers of truth should not believe blindly in Orthodox Advaita without verifying all the facts from every angle. One has to reflect through reasoning over and over again without getting tired of the process.

Sage Sankara: ~ “All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (consciousness) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

The universe is the product of ignorance. The ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Sage Sankara says: ~VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the non-Self.

Until you think you are an individual separate from the world and the world existed prior to you and you are born in it afterward the ignorance will prevail as a reality. Till ignorance is there the universe prevails as reality.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “The exercise in discrimination between real and unreal and renunciation of the false is real meditation, then why you are indulging in other types of meditation.

Perfect understanding and realization of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-awareness. By holding on to theories one remains in the realm of duality. You have to mentally go on dropping what is not the truth through deeper Self-search. Finally when you become aware of the fact that, your ego, your body, and the world are one in essence then there is Self-awareness in the midst of duality. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

Everyone is holding some teaching or teacher or their accepted truth as a yardstick. All the accumulated egocentric knowledge inadequate or useless in unfolding the mystery of the mind or universe.+

Everyone is holding some teaching or teacher or their accepted truth as a yardstick. All the accumulated egocentric knowledge inadequate or useless in unfolding the mystery of the mind or universe.

The ‘I’ is inborn samskara or conditioning, because of this inborn samskara or conditioning one has accepted the ‘I’ as the ‘‘Self’’, he is ignorant of the fact that the ‘I’ itself’ is the cause of ignorance. Because of this ‘I’ he has accepted illusion as a reality. Therefore, there is a need to realize ‘What is this ‘I’?’ in actuality. Without knowing ‘What is this ‘I’?’ in actuality it is impossible to unfold the hidden truth which is beyond the form, time, and space.

Until you hold the ‘Self ‘as the ‘I’ you will never be able to get Self-realization. ‘I’ hides the Soul is the Self. ‘

'I’ is ignorance.

‘I’ is the duality.

‘I’ is form, time, and space.

‘I’ is the universe.

‘I’ is the waking.

‘I’ is the dream.

‘I’ is the illusion.

‘I’ is the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

Remember:~

Without the ‘I’ there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’ there is no duality.

Without the ‘I’ there is no form, time, and space

Without the ‘I’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I’ there is no waking.

Without the ‘I’ there is no dream.

Without the ‘I’ there is no illusion.

Without the ‘I’ there is no experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole. The ‘I’ hides the truth.

That is 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.

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

It is time to discard the ‘I’. Never use the word the ‘I’ or I AM for the Self. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

People think philosophical mastery is wisdom but it is merely played of words. Philosophical knowledge is not a means to Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.+

 

Sage Sankara is the only sage who has final authority on the Advaitic truth. The Advaitic truth is rational truth and scientific truth without dogma.

Advaitic wisdom is nothing to do with orthodox Advaita, which is dualistic. Orthodox Advaita is a sect, which blindly accepts and follows dogmas and superstitions.

Modern science is the dualistic wisdom which is capable of unfolding only the mystery of objects contained within the universe but the Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom unfolded the mystery hidden by the universe by declaring the Atman is Brahman and the universe is merely an illusion created out of Brahman. And everything is nothing but Brahman.

It means the Soul, the Spirit or consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

The universe is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Spirit, or consciousness.

Thus everything is nothing but the Soul, the Spirit, or consciousness, which is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Consciousness in you and consciousness in the whole universe are one and the same. Those who realize this truth finds unity in diversity in their understanding and cross the ocean of ignorance.

Consciousness is the cause of the three states and it itself is uncaused.

On the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the three states are merely an illusion created out of the Soul itself.

Science deals only with immediate causes, not the ultimate cause. Such a process is on the physical plane, good for worldly life.

Advaitic wisdom does not begin with ultimate truth just by holding some philosophical declaration as truth, the truth has to be proved, not assumed.

Remember:~

People who take philosophies for granted are mere scholars who have mastered philosophy without verifying the validity and parroting their philosophical knowledge, not the truth.

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.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead to the final Goal”. (Commentary on Vedanta Sutra)

Nothing has to be accepted as truth without deeper verification.

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.

Sage Sankara says:~ VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the not-Self.

Self-knowledge or Brahma knowledge is the end of all egocentric knowledge. Egocentric

People think philosophical mastery is wisdom but it is merely played of words. Philosophical knowledge is not a means to Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

The seeker has to mentally grasp the Soul, the ‘Self’ or “consciousness” which is beyond the reach of words and thought, and it is the formless substance and witness of all the three states.

The means to the attainment of Self- Knowledge is:~ discrimination between things permanent [real/ non-dual] and impermanent [unreal/duality], and the urge for spiritual freedom.

They alone in this world are endowed with the highest wisdom who are firm in their conviction of the sameness and birthlessness of the Self/Spirit. The people who are not sharp and receptive does not understand their way

The intricate maze of the philosophy of different schools claims to clarify matters and reveal the Truth, but in fact, they create more confusion where no confusion needs to exist. To understand anything there is a need for perfect understanding and assimilation of ultimate truth or Brahman. Why worry about the physical body, ego, logic creation, creator, saints and sages, and the world, which are part and parcel of the illusion.

All conceptual divisions were invented by teachers of philosophy by their excessive analysis on the dualistic perspective. All these dualistic concepts lead to more and more doubts and confusion. First, they create confusion and then explained spinning the yarn of their imagination.

Fortunate is the seeker who does not lose himself in the labyrinths of philosophy but investigates the Source from which the universe rises and subsides. [

They think and assume or speculate and come to a logical conclusion on the dualistic perspective. Dualistic knowledge is intellectual knowledge based on the ego. Therefore, intellectuality is egocentric.

Egocentricity is the greatest obstacle in grasping the non-dualistic truth hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Remember:~

There is no need to study the philosophies of Berkeley, Kant, Hume, and other western and eastern philosophers; they are not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

They are in fact an obstacle in the pursuit of truth because they are based on the dualistic perspective. There is no necessity to study the philosophy of any great thinkers to ensure firm realization.

Philosophical Authoritarianism merely assumes as true what another says, but what has yet to be proved.

Many Gurus will teach “Who am ‘I’? but none have deeply analyzed it scientifically, none can prove it.

The rational proof is needed in pursuit of truth, so that one can arrive at knowing truth i.e. Wisdom; theirs is mere dogma, parrotism, repetition of what they read in scripture, or accumulated knowledge from different sources.

The philosophical argument leads nowhere. If a philosopher says the ’Self’ is formless “another will reply, "No, Self has a form! If one says "his adopted philosophy has a higher value than all other philosophy” another will say, "No, that is lower and there are many philosophies higher than that." It is impossible to get anywhere with such talk because both sides are merely assuming and imagining.

There is no need for any philosophy to verify the truth of the Self. All that is intellectual wealth, useful in explaining doubts and difficulties if others rise them if he himself encounters them in course of thinking. But to attain realization, all that is not necessary.

The seeker of truth should not hold any philosophy as a yardstick. One needs fresh water to drink, but he does not require all the water of the whole lake to quench his thirst for truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara said: ~ liberation will never come without realizing the Oneness.+

Swami Vivekananda: ~ Oneness (Advaita) is the Secret of Everything.

Oneness means Advaita. Identifying the Soul hidden by the universe as it is through Advaitic wisdom the oneness arises.

Lord Krishna:~ People did not care for Advaita; they wanted religion; hence Advaitic wisdom got lost. That is why Lord Krishna calls it "the supreme secret.

Sage Sankara said: ~ liberation will never come without realizing the Oneness.

Oneness is the nature of the Soul, the Self. Oneness means Advaita or nonduality. When the universe appears the duality appears. When there is duality then there is no Oneness. When there is Oneness there is no duality.

Truth is one.

The Soul is one.

Self is one.

Brahman is one.

God is one.

Truth, Atman, Soul, Self, Brahman, and God, are one and the same thing.

Only hold on to Soul and drop everything Don or hold on to the ‘I’ you will be lost in the dualistic illusion if you hold on to the ‘I’ because the ‘I’ itself is the ignorance.

As long as you believe the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’ then the illusory experience of birth, life, death, and the world as a reality. But if you realize the Self is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul then the Soul, the 'Self' becomes free from the cage of ignorance.

Remember:~

It is this Supreme Oneness which alone is real since there is nothing else but the Self. Verily, there remains no other independent entity in the state of realization of the highest Truth."

Oneness is the nature of the Soul, the Self. Oneness means Advaita or nonduality.

When the universe appears the duality appears. When there is duality then there is no Oneness. When there is Oneness there is no duality.

By saying I and you are one the Oneness will not arise.

There is no Oneness in the realm of ignorance.

There is no Oneness when ‘I’ is present.

There is no Oneness when the mind is present.

There is no Oneness when the dualistic illusion is present.

There is no Oneness when the universe is present.

There is no Oneness when the waking or dream is present.

There is no Oneness when the individual experience of the birth, life, death, and the world is present.

There is consciousness Oneness in the midst of the dualistic illusion when Advaitic wisdom dawns. 

Remember this:~

The world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self. the Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The illusory world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness.

Hold on to the consciousness and mentally drop the illusion and rest in consciousness. : ~ 

Santthosh Kumaar

If one has an intense urge to know the truth, then that urge itself will take him to his spiritual destination.+

Atmic path is a mental journey.  Mental journey means inner journey. There is no need for any teaching or teacher in this journey of ‘‘Self’’-verification. If one has an intense urge to know the truth, then that urge itself will take him to his spiritual destination.

One has to learn to think and reason on his own without the aid of his accumulated knowledge, to get rid of the ignorance. One should not be judge anything on the basis of logic, intellectuality, comparing everything with the accumulated knowledge, and perverse thinking and argument.

Accumulated knowledge is a great obstacle in the pursuit of truth. If you are ready to drop what is not needed to realize the truth ready to do this then you will be able to move forward towards the non-dual destination.

A well-directed inquiry, analysis, and deeper reasoning with all humility, seriousness, and sincerity will definitely lead you towards realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman.

The seeker has to try to find answers for himself’’ without imagining it but by pondering through deep thinking and Soulcentric reasoning constantly.

Whatever answers come from within the seeker has to verify through Soulcentric reasoning constantly, until the inner dialogue starts. When the seeker starts getting answers from within then all his doubts and confusion starts getting cleared.

There is no need for mental spoon-feeding, from the outer source when the inner dialogue starts. It takes a long time because the egocentric subconscious to accept the Soulcentric truth. When the subconscious becomes Soulcentric then it becomes receptive and accepts the Soulcentric truth.

When the subconscious becomes Soulcentric then it will start analyzing what is real and what is unreal and then it will drop what is not real.

A Gnani uses the egocentric reason for practical purpose and Soulcentric reason to analyze the truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Gurus and yogis dwelling in ignorance, but wise in their own conceit and puffed up with their dualistic knowledge.+

Gurus and yogis dwelling in ignorance, but wise in their own conceit and puffed up with their dualistic knowledge.

Following religious Gurus and yogis us like blind men led by the blind.

Religious orthodox think that through their good karma and performing rituals they get moksha but the religious propagated Moksha are imaginary.

First Mundaka - Chapter 2 (10) - Ignorant fools, regarding sacrifices and humanitarian works as the highest, do not know any higher good. Having enjoyed their reward on the heights of heaven, gained by good works, they still remain in ignorance of the Atman the real God.

As a person, one performs rituals throughout his life. The person who performs rituals and aspires for rewards will view the world in which he exists as a reality. However, the Soul, the Self unborn eternal hidden by the world in which he exists. From the standpoint of the Soul, the world in which he exists is merely an illusion.

The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards, etc. are therefore addressed to an ignorant person.

First Mundaka - Chapter 2 (9) ~ Children, immersed in ignorance in various ways, flatter themselves, saying: We have accomplished life's purpose. Because these performers of karma do not know the Truth owing to their attachment, they fall from heaven, misery-stricken, when the fruit of their work is exhausted.

First Mundaka - Chapter 2 (8) ~ Fools, dwelling in darkness, but wise in their own conceit and puffed up with vain scholarship, wander about, being afflicted by many ills, like blind men led by the blind.

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

The religious orthodox 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.

There are two kinds of audiences - the ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices, and the more advanced seeker who seeks to know the truth beyond the form, time, and space. The religious orthodoxy is meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way. The Atmic path emphasis on the Advaitic wisdom is meant for those who wish to go beyond such transient pleasures.

Although Sage Sankara puts the mystic goal highest in his mystical books, he is careful to say that this goal leads to Brahman, not that it is a realization.

That is why 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)

As one goes deeper into annals of the history he becomes aware of the fact that the so-called present Hinduism has adopted many things from Buddhism, the religion of Abraham, Jainism, and Islam. If one goes deeper enough he will become aware everything is mixed up and messed up in time.

No one is taken pains to rectify it because; because people have been inherited them, from their ancestors and they think it is blasphemy even to hear anything against their inherited religion and belief. Once one gets involved with the religious class it is the end of the pursuit of truth.

Remember:~

Swami Vivekananda: ~ “The wicked are always looking for defects. Flies come and seek for the ulcer, and bees come only for the honey in the flower. Do not follow the way of the fly but that of the bee.

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.”

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

Swami Vivekananda: ~ Without bondage to them; and worship your Guru as God, but do not obey him blindly; love him all you will, but think for yourself. No blind belief can save you, work out your own salvation. Have only one idea of God

If you are seeking truth nothing but the truth then you must not get stuck to any Guru or yogi. Those who are seeking truth need not follow any Guru or any teaching.

The Guru is useless so long as the ultimate truth is unknown, and the Guru is equally useless when the ultimate truth or Brahman has already been known.

Guru is needed in the religious and yogic path. The Soul is the inner Guru. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the source of all that exists as the universe.

To realize the universe is consciousness there is no need for Guru.:~

Santthosh Kumaar