Ashtavakra says: ~ “This is your bondage, that you practice Samadhi or meditation.+

Meditation is not the means to Advaitic Self-awareness. Realizing that form, time and space are one, in essence, leads to Self-awareness.

The meditator, mediation, and the world are created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness (Spirit).

The knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom or Self-knowledge of Brahma Gnana.

Chandogya Upanishad:~One who meditates upon and realizes the 'Self' discovers that everything in the cosmos-- energy and space, fire and water, name and form, birth and death, mind and will, word and deed, mantram and meditation--all come from the Self.

By meditating on the ‘I’, the wisdom will not dawn because the ‘I’ itself is an illusion. The Soul, the Self is without the 'I'. Thus, a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’- leads to nondualistic Self -awareness.

Remember:~

Meditation is not a tool for Self-realization is not possible through meditation. All the physical-based mediation is only trying to imitate the nature of the ‘Self’ by indulging in meditation the ignorance will not vanish.

Without getting rid of the ignorance Self-realization is an impossibility because meditation does not help to realize the Self hidden by ignorance.

By sitting quietly observing with dispassion whatever arises is an imaginary peace and tranquillity, which is impermanent. Meditation does not free one from ignorance.

Ignorance will never vanish without Advaitic wisdom. Ignorance will not vanish without inquiring into the nature of the universe.

Ashtavakra says: ~ “This is your bondage, that you practice Samadhi or meditation.”

The Samadhi is based on the false ‘Self’ within the false experience.  When the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul then what is the use of the Nirvikalpa Samadhi.   The Soul, the ‘Self’ ‘is the fullness of  consciousness.  The nature of the Soul itself’ is Samadhi.

What is the use of practicing Samadhi on the false ‘Self’ (you) within the dualistic illusion? 

The experience and experience and the world are one, in essence. That essence is consciousness.

The path of religion, the path of yoga, and the path of wisdom were intended for different classes of people. The wisdom is for the advanced seekers of truth. It deals with the nature of the ultimate Truth and Reality. It is meant for superior aspirants who have an inner urge to know the truth which is beyond form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara says: ~ Yoga is not the means of liberation (page 132-133 - Commentary on Brihadaranyakopanishad.

In Sutra Bashya and Manduka: ~ “The Samadhi and sleep are identical. 

Brihad Upanishad: ~   does not advocate Samadhi.

Sage Sankara in the commentary to "Brahma Sutras: ~ " "The highest beatitude is not to be attained by Yoga." (Sacred Books of East Series page 298 Vol.1.) he also says Samadhi is the same as sleep (p.312)'

~ this indicates that yoga is not the means to ‘Self’-realization.  And yogic Samadhi is not non-dual ‘Self’- awareness.

Panchadasishows the impossibility of yoga arriving at a successful end to its practices. (P.509 v, 109)

The notion of  Self -realization through yoga, is not philosophic. Every yogi who shuts himself in a cave is not thereby freed from thinking. 

Yoga can lead only to temporary peace because the world is subject to change. Only ‘Self’- knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana can yield Advaitic awareness in the midst of the form, time, and space. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar