Veda says that this entire world is a homogeneous entity called as Brahman. Veda also says that all the forms existing in this world are generated from, maintained by, and dissolved into Brahman.+

Vedas says that this entire world is a homogeneous entity called as Brahman. Veda also says that all the forms existing in this world are generated from, maintained by, and dissolved into Brahman”.

 

Sage Sankara says:~  Atman is Brahman- it means the soul is Brahman. ~ Brahman is the ultimate truth.   Therefore, the soul (spirit) is everything.  The forms and names and whatever is known, seen, believed, and experienced within the world are generated, maintained by, and dissolved into Soul, which is Brahman.  Therefore, the man and his experience of the world appear as a waking experience, which is created sustained by, and finally dissolves as the Soul(Spirit), which is Brahman or God in truth.

  

Chandogya Upanishad:~  sarvam khalvidam Brahma ~ All this (universe) is verily Brahman. By following back all of the relative appearances in the world, we eventually return to that from which it is all manifest – the non-dual reality. 

 

One becomes limited to the concepts, names, and forms within the waking or dream. Waking or dream originates from the soul. The soul is the true self.  Realizing the soul as the true self is truth realization.

The Soul, the Self is limitless, permanent and unchanging, and by its nature nondual and universal. The Soul, the Self sees the illusory universe, which comes and goes as waking or dream. 

There is no need to study the scriptures in order to acquire Self-knowledge. Realizing the fact that the mind is the whole physical existence and the substance of the mind is the soul is enough to acquire nondual wisdom. 

  

The so called gurus are playing with words because maybe the meaning is floating somewhere in between the spaces of words.  People who think themselves to be in a position to air their knowledge forget one basic fact, namely that they go by mere appearances. Someone expounds knowledge and the one who receives it begins to ape the person from whom he has received the knowledge. 

Thus, whatever the teacher wears, he will wear; whatever mannerisms the teacher affects, he will imitate. Moreover, the transfer of so-called "knowledge" has been only of concepts. This is essentially how tradition becomes established and traditional forms of worship come into being, all of which have nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

 

When one goes into the annals of the history it looks like the true AdvAith expounded by Sage Sankara and Sage Goudpada was lost or mutilated by the orthodox, because the preaching and practice do not match.

  

It is necessary for the seeker to do his homework, and verify the validity of all the claims, rather than blindly believe, what others expound as knowledge, till, the un-contradicted truth is obtained.

 

The seeker must have the courage of Buddha to accept the truth and reject the untruth. Since Buddha rejected religion, the idea of god, and scriptures, therefore, it is evident that he has gone through every aspect and verified and found them to be inadequate and useless for the pursuit of truth.

 

Even Buddhism is mixed up with regional culture and traditions of the local religion, wherever it existed. Thus, getting the full essence of Buddhism is very difficult.

  

The scriptures are for the ignorant masses, who wholly accept the material world as it presents itself. Wisdom is for those who have begun to realize that things are not what they seem.

  

Each sect concocts a God to suit its own purposes.  Such concocted Gods have no value in pursuit of truth.  The man himself suggests that there must be a God. It is an auto-suggestion. But as one goes deeper in self-search one becomes aware of the fact that Vedas including the Upanishads considered being supremely authoritative, as revealed truth.  

Upanishads clearly say:~

 

Katha Upanishad declares:~ This Ataman cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas, or by intelligence, or 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 Ataman cannot be attained through the study of the Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much learning. He who chooses Ataman—by him alone is Atman attained. It is Ataman that reveals to the seeker Its true nature.~(3 page70 Upanishads by Nikilananda)

 

It means the truth is beyond the scriptures and egocentric intelligence.  In order to grasp, assimilate and realize the non-dualistic truth the seeker to employ soul-centric reasoning faculty.

  

Sage  Sankara says in a commentary in Vedanta sutra that what is accepted without a proper enquiry 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.   

Seekers of truth should not believe blindly in traditional orthodox Nonduality without verifying all the facts from every angle. One has to reflect through reasoning over and over again without getting tired of the process.:~Santthosh Kumaar