Tripura Rahasya: ~ Second-hand knowledge of the Self-gathered from books or Gurus can never emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only direct realization will do that. Realize yourself, turning the mind inward. (18: 89)
Sage Sankara:~ VC- v6~ 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.
All your accumulated knowledge from different Gurus and teaching is nothing to do with the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. All you accumulated knowledge is not of any use in realizing the ‘Self’, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space. If you want to realize the ‘Self’ then you have to drop all accumulated knowledge and start afresh. Do not hold your accumulated knowledge as a yardstick.
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.
All the Advaitic Gurus of the east and the west are based on the dualistic perspective. The dualistic knowledge is egocentric knowledge. All egocentric Advaita or nonduality is based on the imagination. All imagined Advaita is will not help to cross the domain of the form, time, and space.
The egocentric knowledge keeps the Soul in the intoxication of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ hides the whole truth. The Gurus and the teaches of nonduality of the east and west are stuck up with their own accepted truth gathered from here and there and Their egoic attitude blocks than by realizing the Advaita hidden by the dvaita, which is present in the form of the ‘I’.
Mundaka Upanishads: ~ So-called spiritual pundits and learned are called children because a child takes whatever it thinks as truth. The question never occurs to children “Is what I have seen or thought really the truth?" (P.334 line 9)
Scriptures are not needed in pursuit of truth. Even the Upanishads and the Advaitic Sages declare the same.
Scriptures are not needed in pursuit of truth. Even the Upanishads and the Advaitic Sages declare the same.
The ultimate truth has to be ascertained without the scriptures by realizing the Self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the Self is formless Soul which is present in the form of consciousness.
In the realm of truth the form, time, and space are created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Realizing the single stuff as ultimate truth is Self-realization or truth realization. To realize this truth there is no need for the scriptures.
The ultimate truth has to be realized first then only it is possible to know what the scriptures are saying.
Katha Upanishad:~ This Atman cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas, or by intelligence, nor by much hearing of sacred books. It is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a one Atman reveals Its own form. (Katha Upanishad Ch-II -23-P-20)
Mundaka Upanishad:~ This Atman cannot be attained through the study of the Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much learning. He who chooses Atman—by him alone is Atman attained. It is the Atman that reveals to the seeker Its true nature. (3 page-70 - Mundaka Upanishad- Upanishads by Nikilanada)
When the Upanishad says: the human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge and they indicate the personal gods, scriptures, worship, and rituals are not the means to Self –Knowledge, then why anyone should indulge in it.
The religion, concept of individualized god, and scriptures are the greatest obstacle to realize non-dual truth or Self-realization because they are based on false self. Therefore, one has to search the ultimate truth without losing himself in the labyrinths of philosophy, he should indulge in deeper self-search and assimilate and realize it.
The seeker's goal is towards Self-knowledge and noting other than it. Therefore, the Guru is needed in religious and yogic paths which are meant for the people who are not searching for truth but they are searching for worldly comforts and temporary peace in this physical existence. They fear to lose their physical identity and all that is connected to the physical identity.
When one realizes the physical identity (ego) is the false self and the true identity is the Soul, which is in the form consciousness, then he realizes that the fear factor is limited to the false self within the false experience. When the Self is not physical all the burden and bondage of the duality is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.
Therefore, Self-Knowledge is necessary to know the fact that, the universe, which appears is in the form of mind and disappears as nothingness (formless) is a mere mirage created out of nothingness, which is consciousness. Thus, consciousness is the source and witness of the universe or mind, which comes and goes.
It is necessary to know the formless witness of the three states in order to know the fact that, the true self is apart and free from the dualistic illusion, which is in the form of birth, life, death, and the universe. Therefore, it is necessary for the seeker to make sure how the three states are the dualistic illusion. The body and the world are a reality within the waking experience but the waking experience is merely an illusion, the same way as the dream body and the dream world were a reality within the dream.
The dream becomes unreal when the waking takes place; similarly, the waking experience becomes unreal when the non-dual wisdom dawns. The one who thinks himself as Guru and the one who thinks himself as chela (disciple) will not be able to get Self-Knowledge because both of them accepted themselves as the body.
All their understanding, practices, knowledge are based on the false self. Therefore, the Guru –Shisya concept is a great obstacle in the pursuit of truth. A Gnani never accepts himself as a Guru or accepts anyone as his disciple because a Gnani is fully immersed in Self-awareness.
There is no division of illusory form, time, and space in Gnani's consciousness even though he is in the midst of the dualistic illusion or Maya. Thus, by surrendering to any guru or Godmen is not the means to Self-knowledge.
The Soul, the Self is the true guru. The seeker has to surrender to the Self by realizing the fact that, the Self is not physical.
By realizing the Self is not physical, he will be able to drop all the accumulated knowledge and inherited conditioning in the midst of duality and he finds freedom from experiencing the duality (waking) as a reality.
When the Upanishad says: the human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge and they indicate the personal gods, scriptures, worship, and rituals are not the means to Self –Knowledge, then why anyone should indulge in it.
The religion, concept of individualized god, and scriptures are the greatest obstacle to realize non-dual truth or Self-realization because they are based on false self. Therefore, one has to search the ultimate truth without losing himself in the labyrinths of philosophy, he should indulge in deeper self-search and assimilate and realize it.
The seeker's goal is towards Self-knowledge and noting other than it. Therefore, the Guru is needed in religious and yogic paths which are meant for the people who are not searching for truth but they are searching for worldly comforts and temporary peace in this physical existence. They fear to lose their physical identity and all that is connected to the physical identity.
When one realizes the physical identity (ego) is the false self and the true identity is the Soul, which is in the form consciousness, then he realizes that the fear factor is limited to the false self within the false experience. When the Self is not physical all the burden and bondage of the duality is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.
Therefore, Self-Knowledge is necessary to know the fact that, the universe, which appears is in the form of mind and disappears as nothingness (formless) is a mere mirage created out of nothingness, which is consciousness. Thus, consciousness is the source and witness of the universe or mind, which comes and goes.
It is necessary to know the formless witness of the three states in order to know the fact that, the true self is apart and free from the dualistic illusion, which is in the form of birth, life, death, and the universe. Therefore, it is necessary for the seeker to make sure how the three states are the dualistic illusion. The body and the world are a reality within the waking experience but the waking experience is merely an illusion, the same way as the dream body and the dream world were a reality within the dream.
The dream becomes unreal when the waking takes place; similarly, the waking experience becomes unreal when the non-dual wisdom dawns. The one who thinks himself as Guru and the one who thinks himself as chela (disciple) will not be able to get Self-Knowledge because both of them accepted themselves as the body.
All their understanding, practices, knowledge are based on the false self. Therefore, the Guru –Shisya concept is a great obstacle in the pursuit of truth. A Gnani never accepts himself as a Guru or accepts anyone as his disciple because a Gnani is fully immersed in Self-awareness.
There is no division of illusory form, time, and space in Gnani's consciousness even though he is in the midst of the dualistic illusion or Maya. Thus, by surrendering to any guru or Godmen is not the means to Self-knowledge.
The Soul, the Self is the true guru. The seeker has to surrender to the Self by realizing the fact that, the Self is not physical.
By realizing the Self is not physical, he will be able to drop all the accumulated knowledge and inherited conditioning in the midst of duality and he finds freedom from experiencing the duality (waking) as a reality.
Remember:~
The Guru who speaks of freedom without knowing what freedom is in actuality. It is not you who has to get freedom it is the Soul, the 'Self' has to get freedom from you and the world in which you exist.
Without realizing the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness freedom is an impossibility.
Playing with words is not wisdom. The nature of truth is to be free from contradictions. The seeker of truth approaches nearer and nearer the truth as he finds less and lesser contradictions.
The only thing which is so free is Advaita. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul, the Self is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God because the whole universe is nothing but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
Advaitic wisdom may be achieved at first by a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’. The seeker should stabilize them through self-recollectedness and reflect on the subject (Soul) hidden by the object (universe) to be done constantly to establish in the ‘Self’.
Remember the world is not separate from the Soul, the Self. It is not enough to grasp the intellectual truth of Advaita but the realization is necessary.
A Gnani knows the world to be an illusion because he is fully aware there is no difference between the Soul and the universe because the universe is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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