Religion is built on the false foundation of belief and faith whereas the Spirituality is based on the Spirit the God, which is the cause of the universe in which we exist. +

Religion causes one to become crippled, Self-mortifying, and Self-deprecating is not a religion, but the social system of controlling the populace through psychological deformation and retardation.

One can think only within the waking experience. Therefore, even if one stops thinking he still remains a man without the thoughts.

The thoughts will not form without form, feeling, perception, and mental formation, and consciousness. If one of these things is not there, then the thoughts will not form.

The thoughts will not stop until one becomes aware of the fact that, the Self is formless. It is impossible to get rid of the form without understanding:

‘What the mind?

‘What is the substance of the mind? ‘

What is the source of the mind?

The formless Soul, the ‘Self’, when known becomes an object. The Soul, when realized, then it becomes consciousness. This is the distinction between knowing and realizing.

Religion is built on the false foundation of belief and faith whereas Spirituality is based on the Spirit the God, which is the cause of the universe in which we exist.

Remember:~

 You are searching for the truth.  But you are ignorant of the fact that God does not reside in temples, churches, synagogues, or mosques.

 Bhagavad Gita: ~ All those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires, they worship many gods. (7- Verse -20)

 First, realize what God is in actuality.  God is the Soul, the Self. No other God can exist other than the Soul, the Self.

 Bible says: ~ “God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24)”,

 In Yajurveda – chapter- 32: ~  God Supreme or Supreme Spirit.

 Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman, the Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

 The majority of the Indian populace worships sixty million Gods, without even doubting such God is not found in their sacred Vedas. They must realize God in truth not what they believe and worship.

 Even Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God) is present in the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

 Even Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

 When Bhagavad Gita says, God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted as God other than consciousness.

 Remember:~

 Swami Vivekananda: ~ The masses in India cry to sixty million Gods and still die like dogs. Where are these gods?

 How can you worship the Absolute? That implies two ~ the worshiper and the worshiped, whereas the Absolute is nondual. One can worship his idea of the Absolute only or realize his unity with it when he can’t worship it as apart.

 Religious rites and rigid ceremonies were passed down from one generation to the next as a practice or set customs and tradition and performed automatically with blind faith. Such worship based on the belief of God does not reach God.

 Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas, and homa-havans, or any other forms of ritual are meant for the ignorant populace.

 Belief in God without knowing God in actuality holds the worshiper more firmly in the grip of ignorance.

All worship and the ceremonies rituals performed on the base of non-~Vedic Gods will not yield any fruits. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that worshiped, the worship, and the worshiper and the world are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

 Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas and homa-havans, or any other forms of ritual are meant for the ignorant populace. In the Atmic path, the seeker has to discard what is not needed to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

Religious rites and ceremonies, yagnas and homa-havans, or any other forms of ritual formal observance have long since set in. 

Sage Sri, Sankara says: ~ The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards are therefore addressed to an ignorant person.

 Sage Sri, Sankara says: ~ (11) As regards the rituals, Sage Sri, Sankara says, the person who performs rituals and aspires for rewards will view himself in terms of the caste into which he is born, his age, the stage of his life, his standing in society, etc. In addition, he is required to perform rituals all through his life. However, the Self has none of those attributes or tags. Hence, the person who superimposes all those attributes on the changeless, eternal Self and identifies Self with the body is confusing one for the other; and is, therefore, an ignorant person. The scriptures dealing with rituals, rewards, etc. are therefore addressed to an ignorant person. -Adhyasa Bhashya

 Thus, only the ignorant populace indulges in rituals and worship of non-Vedic Gods barred by Vedas.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ All those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires, they worship many gods. (7- Verse -20)

 Kena Upanishad (6) Chapter I: ~  “That which cannot be apprehended by the mind, but by which, they say, the mind is apprehended-That alone know as Brahman, and not that which people here worship.

Kena Upanishad (7) Chapter I:~  That which cannot be perceived by the eye, but by which the eye is perceived-That alone know as Brahman, and not that which people here worship.

Kena Upanishad (8) Chapter I:~  That which cannot be heard by the ear, but by which the hearing is perceived-That alone know as Brahman and not that which people here worship.

Kena Upanishad (9)- Chapter I:~ That which cannot be smelt by the breath, but by which the breath smells an object-That alone know as Brahman and not that which people here worship.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad:~ "He who worships the deities as entities entirely separate from him does not know the truth. For the Gods, he is like a pasu (beast)". (1. 4. 10)

Humanity has to awaken to the reality of its true existence by realizing the world in which humanity exists is merely an illusion created out of the consciousness through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana frees the Soul, the innermost Self from the cage of the dualistic illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

it is very difficult for you to assimilate non-dualistic truth on a dualistic perspective. +

It is not possible to give a sudden revelation of Advaita in one or two letters, or in an interview or two: a course of personal mental training must be undergone.

Hence reading my blogs and posting umpteen times is necessary to the seeker to make the subconscious Soulcentric.

You, yourself must do the work of realizing Truth by using your own judgment and reason. Nobody else, no guru can do it for you.

Your understanding and your views and judgment are based on the dualistic perspective and the truth is based on the nondualistic perspective. So, it is very difficult for you to assimilate nondualistic truth from a dualistic perspective.

One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what. Words are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’. People need reading and hearing the words of wisdom to think reason and reflect deeply and reach the ultimate end.

The seekers who will approach with receptiveness as they should be approached may conceivably pause at any time and say, these pointers are helping them to think on their own and assimilate Self- knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana and understanding it properly and perfectly.

Remember:~

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world (from, time and space) observed and experienced. The commoner viewing the form, time, and space (world) will see differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the form, time, and space (world) that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego, therefore, experiences the form, time, and space (world) as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees form, time, and space as consciousness and he is fully aware of the fact that there is no second thing exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, all the egocentric observation has to be discarded to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

There is nothing to realize other than realizing the universe in which we exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is real and eternal.

One sees many stars in the sky at night, but not when the sun rises. Can he, therefore, say that there are no stars in the sky during the day?

The world in which you exist hides the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Without consciousness, the world in which you exist ceases to exist. The world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness.

One is unaware of the Soul, the Self, due to ignorance. The Soul or consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is the true Self

Consciousness is hidden within the world in which you exist. Until one thinks of his body as a body, ego as ego the universe as the universe he remains in ignorance because he is still in ignorance and he is unaware of the fact that they too are consciousness.

Consciousness is not an object, as it is invisible, beyond the reach of the eyes. It is not another. It is all-full, infinite, changeless, Self-existent, Self-delight, Self-knowledge. It is the essence. It is the essence of the knower. It is the formless substance and Witness of the dualistic illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

You may speak upon your accumulated knowledge are mental Garbage.You cannot establish in the ‘Self’ unless you forget all. +

 

Ashtavakra:~There is no wisdom whatsoever in the scriptures-just a collection of words.

I only highlighted scriptural insights which point to the ultimate reality. what is not helpful in the pursuit of truth has to be discarded. 

 

The seeker should not bother about finding the meaning of what is written in the scriptures.

Do not indulge in arguing from your own standpoint holding your accumulated knowledge as a yardstick that is pointless. 

Instead, read, reason, and reflect on the subject, which is the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara to get rid of ignorance.

Sage Sankara restrained himself parting the Advaitic wisdom or Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana to the mass and only a selected few. It was hidden from the people who were not qualified and receptive to it.

Advaitic wisdom or Self’ - knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana was not written down but was imparted orally to the chosen few.

Religion was given to the mass, and knowledge of the Spirit is given to only a selected few. Thus, we find traces of the knowledge of the spirit in the religious books in the form of parables.

Swami Vivekananda: ~ “Advaita encompasses everything. Since Advaita requires heavy-duty intellectualism, it had to be progressively simplified. (From 'The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda)

Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is not based on any teaching or teacher. The pursuit of truth is a pursuit of verification not a pursuit of an argument. The discussion is a great hindrance to the pursuit of truth.

That which is unreal, that is duality, cannot contradict the truth of non-duality. It cannot be counted as an adversary of non-duality. 

The illusion cannot, 'oppose' the substratum, reality. It can at best lead to the mistaking of the substratum. Perfect understanding is the only way to overcome ignorance.

Upanishads and the Advaitic Sages say the scriptures are not needed in pursuit of truth.

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, form, time, and space are created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Realizing the single stuff as the 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.:

You may speak upon your accumulated knowledge or mastered scriptural knowledge but they are mental Garbage. But you cannot establish in the ‘Self’ unless you forget all.

Remember:~

Your understanding and your views and judgment are based on the dualistic perspective and the truth is based on the non-dualistic perspective. So, it is very difficult for you to assimilate the non-dualistic truth from the dualistic perspective. 

I can point at the sky, but the seeing of the star is the seeker's own work. It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality. 

One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what.  Words of wisdom are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’. 

People need reading and hearing the words of wisdom to think reason and reflect deeply and reach the ultimate end.

The seekers who will approach with receptiveness as they should be approached may conceivably pause at any time and say, these pointers are helping them to think on their own and assimilate the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana and understanding it in a proper and perfect way.

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world (from, time and space) observed and experienced. The commoner viewing the form, time, and space (world) will see differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the form, time, and space (world) that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego, therefore, experiences the form, time, and space (world) as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees form, time, and space as consciousness and he is fully aware of the fact that there is no second thing exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, all the egocentric observation has to be discarded realize the ultimate truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

There is nothing to realize other than realizing the universe in which we exist is created out single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The consciousness is real and eternal.

All my blogs and postings are the verified truth. As one goes on reading, all his doubts and confusion will start clearing. It takes time to be receptive to Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana because it is the Soulcentric knowledge whereas all accumulated knowledge is egocentric.

I am highlighting all the obstacles in the inner journey and how to overcome these obstacles. All accumulated knowledge is of no use in the path of wisdom.

It is for every seeker, who is in the path of wisdom to realize himself “What is the truth, “and “What is untruth?” to assimilate the Self –Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. My postings are only signposts. The seeker's needs to reflect constantly on the subject until the cobwebs of his doubts and confusion get cleared.

It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is the truth’ and ‘’what is untruth’. It takes time for the Soul, the innermost Self to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one realizes the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

The inner Sage will guide you with love. Your sincerity and seriousness lead you to the inner core.

As you keep reading the old posts and also the new posts you will find answers to all your doubts and confusion.

As you try to find answers independently, the inner revelation will start and you will be able to move on your own.

Atmic path is not a question and answers session. Atmic path is not the path exchange views and opinion. I have bifurcated what is not needed to realize the truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

The true seeker with all the humility must use language without the words and try to discriminate between real and unreal to realize the truth hidden by the ‘I’ (universe). 

Everyone has not got the capacity to know Truth very few have: but some among these few are so sharp that they have only to hear it explained by proper guidance when they grasp it at once. They have only to stabilize their illumination.

You, yourself must do the work of realizing Truth by using your own judgment and reason. Nobody else, no guru can do it for you.:~Santthosh Kumaar