Upanishads:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths.+

Upanishads:~ Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. (Upanishads Nikhilananda -  Ch II-5 P-14)

The seeker has to overcome all the obstacles in his pursuit of truth on his own.  They are so many scholars who mastered philosophy.  It is impossible to acquire Self-knowledge through theoretical philosophy. Because their preaching is based on Spirit and practices are based on ego or the waking entity. 

Thus, one has to realize the Advaitic truth without the scriptures and without getting involved in orthodoxy or any other teaching. 

WHO AM ‘I’ and  ‘I AM THAT- teachings are only for a lower stage where one gives up externally in order  TO expose the false nature of the ego, which is not the full truth. To get the ultimate truth one has to inquire into the nature of the mind, which is in the form of the universe.  Inquiring into the nature of the universe is higher.  Thus, ‘WHO AM ‘I’?  and  ‘I AM THAT’  - teachings are incomplete, and following these teachings the journey is incomplete.

First one has to mentally detach the three states from the formless witness, as unaffected by the coming and going of the three states. And then – the formless witness and the three states are one in essence. That essence is consciousness.  Thus, everything is consciousness and nothing exists other than consciousness.

People stop their pursuit of truth at the ‘WHO AM ‘I’? or ‘I AM THAT’- which is incomplete and keeps them in the grip of individuality. And individuality leads them to intellectuality. Intellectuality is limited to form, time and space. whereas the ultimate truth is beyond form, time, and space.  

The seeker will complete his pursuit of the truth only when realizes the truth of the whole that is inquiring into the nature of the mind or the universe. 

Others' Blessings are not the means for realizing the truth; blessings are a religious fable, nothing to with the ultimate truth. A Gnani neither blesses nor curses.

That the ancient sages had miraculous occult power and books relate stories of their feats are fairy tales were meant for children, women, and those whose minds had not developed.

Mythological contains stories of people with 10 with seven heads, etc., which are fables, yet are taken seriously by pundits.  All these stories are a reality within the waking experience and the waking experience itself falsehood from the ultimate standpoint.

The yogi in Samadhi fails to see non-duality? Because he believes there is happiness to come to him from Samadhi. That shows he does not know the truth but still seeks bliss as something apart from the Self.

Remember:~

The common people draw a wrong inference in thinking a Gnani must ascetically reject the world; this is only for those religious or yogic minds on the lower rungs of the ladder.

Yoga is to be practiced only until one attains equilibrium of mind; when this is established, the continuance of yoga is foolish.  The indifference practiced by a seeker is external to the Self, is nondual; the indifference practiced by a Gnani is purely internal, is mental.

The greatest mistake is to think that a Gnani sees nothing. This blind reverence for Samadhi is as valuable as revering a man who has taken a dose of chloroform.

Gnani sees the essential universal unity and the multiplicity of objects simultaneously. The person in deep sleep or Samadhi leaves out the objects and sees the essence; hence, he has no  Advaitic Gnana.

One must be soul-centric to give all knowledge based on egocentric, which is the cause of ignorance. 

One knows of a dream that the dream-figures are also created out of consciousness, not different from it; similarly, when he knows that everything that exists in waking experience is consciousness and consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman, there is no need for the yogic control of the mind; control presupposes a second thing, duality. Hence, yoga is in the sphere of duality and is unnecessary to one who knows non-duality.

It is erroneous to believe the general impression is that the universe disappears to a Gnani, that he sees nothing in Samadhi. Only deluded persons will have such an impression?   Nothing is destroyed. Only ignorance disappears and the unreal nature of the universe is exposed. 

A Gnani is fully aware of the fact with a firm conviction that everything is consciousness in the midst of duality.  Being aware of the reality in the midst of duality is called wisdom.  

The universe or waking experience will not disappear.  It is there always, but its unreal nature is exposed in the midst of duality or waking experience through wisdom?

If one thinks its mere disappearance in yogic Samadhi is the ultimate truth or Brahman, then he would get it in deep sleep.  Thus, the yogic Samadhi is not wisdom. :~Santthosh Kumaar