The ultimate truth or Brahman (God) dwells within the three states like fragrance in the flower.+

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Don't unsettle the minds of the ignorant by revealing the esoteric truth."

Meher Baba: ~ "There is no higher or lower goal. There is only one goal, Self-Realization."

Sage Sankara says:~ Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works,  nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way. (1) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg 25

The ultimate truth or Brahman (God) dwells within the three states like fragrance in the flower; Musk lies within the Musk-deer yet seeks it  seeks it afar."

Until one trace the truth within the three states the illusion of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as reality. 

Some Gurus declare that   “Just by sitting quiet and knowing the Self is without the words, nothing else has to be done, and shortly one arrives at his natural state”.Such a declaration does not lead one to Advaitic Self-awareness. Such acts will not destroy, ignorance. 

Without getting rid of ignorance, wisdom will not dawn. Only Advaitic wisdom leads to Self-awareness,  in the midst of the duality. Only perfect understanding and realization of ‘what is what leads to Advaitic Self-awareness.   

But how does one have that realization? That is where Advaita and Advaita Vedanta diverge.

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, something which is detrimental to our spiritual progress.

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Seekers of truth should not believe blindly in traditional orthodox Advaita without verifying all the facts from every angle. The orthodoxy has nothing to do with spirituality, which is based on the soul or spirit.  One has to reflect through reasoning over and over again without getting tired of the process. 

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ It is not the absence of Buddhi that can grasp Advaita, but the man who possesses the highest intellect. Brains are necessary. Such a man, by merely hearing the truth mentioned will know it. (Page~ 224).

Sage Sankara goes on to say: ~A sickness of not cured by saying the word “medicine.” You must take the medicine. Liberation does not come by merely saying the word “Brahman.” Brahman must be experienced. Until you allow this apparent universe to dissolve from  consciousness until you have realized Brahman, how can you find liberation just by saying the word Brahman? The result is merely noise. Until a man has destroyed his enemies and taken possession of the splendor and wealth of the kingdom, he cannot become a king by simply saying “I am a king.”

A buried treasure is not uncovered by merely uttering the words: “Come forth.” You must follow the right directions, dig, remove the stones and earth from above it, and then make it your own. In the same way, the pure truth of the Atman, which is buried under Maya and the effects of Maya, can be reached by meditation, contemplation, and other spiritual disciplines but never by subtle arguments. 

Ignorance will not vanish without Advaitic wisdom. It is not you who has to get rid of ignorance because you and you and your experience of the world are the product of ignorance. 

The Soul, the Self is in ignorance of its own true nature. Only through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the Soul, the Self, awake from the sleep of ignorance.  

When the Soul, the Self remains in its own awareness of its own true nature, there is no division in the soul or consciousness, there is unity in diversity.

 The Gurus, who say to get rid of ignorance, first must realize the fact that it is not the man who is in ignorance, but it is the Soul, which is in ignorance. Thus, it is necessary to realize ‘what is what’ to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space. 

The gurus who think the Self is within the body are propagating half-baked knowledge. Their views and judgment of Advaita or nonduality are based on the dualistic perspective. 

Only those who can view and judge the three states from the non-dualistic perspective are perfected knowledge. 

All accumulated Advaitic knowledge accumulated from different gurus will not yield truth because they are not the verified truth.  The seeker has to do his homework to realize the truth beyond the form, time, and space.:~Santthosh Kumaar