A Gnani does not do or say anything to make himself appear superior to others, or to pretend to know more than others.+

For Gnani the world is an illusion. Viewed from the absolute, there’s neither birth nor life nor death, neither the appearance nor the disappearance, neither the production nor the destruction, neither the bondage nor liberation. None seeks for freedom nor is there any who is liberated - this is the highest truth. 

A Gnani knows that there's neither unity nor plurality - the world is neither one nor many. Just as a piece of rope is mistaken for a snake, the Atman is mistaken for this diverse world. Duality is an appearance and the non-dual Atman is the real truth. 

A Gnani knows the world to be an illusion because he is fully aware there is no difference between the Soul and the universe because the universe is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Gnani does not want to think of the ego, therefore he does not do or say anything to make himself appear superior to others, or to pretend to know more than others.  If a person spends his time in Samadhi, he is not a Gnani, but he is only a yogi. 

Illusion’s "concealing power" merely means that when one looks at an ice block he thinks only of the ice block. But a Gnani will think of the substance of the ice block too. That is a wise man who has the knowledge of the substance plus of the ice block.

Similarly, a Gnani has the knowledge of the universe and its formless substance also. The consciousness is concealed because of ignorance. As a man, one is not aware of the fact that his body, ego, and his experience of the world are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

When one becomes aware of the fact that the universe is an illusion then there is nobody no ego and no world then there is only the formless Soul or consciousness, which is the innermost Self.

Having turned the visible into the invisible, one should realize everything to be consciousness itself. A Gnani always dwells in nondual awareness in the midst of dualistic illusion (world).

Remember:~

A Gnani has realized he is not he but consciousness; his body is not the body but the consciousness, and the world in which he exists is not the world but consciousness. Everything is known, seen, believed, and experienced by him is nothing but consciousness then what else remains, is not consciousness. There is nothing else to realize other than to realize that consciousness alone is, everything else is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

A Gnani is as alert and awake to what is happening to him externally as all other people: he is not a yogi in Samadhi. A yogi does not know the ultimate truth or Brahman because he believes his Samadhi as Brahman. The Gnani has realized the world in which he exists is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.  And consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

Gnani mixes with the company of people from all walks of life, behaving as they did, not claiming to be different from them.  He occasionally is dropping some words of wisdom and gives some suggestions which created curiosity to know the reality beyond form, time, and space. Thus, he will instill hope into the seeker's hearts that is really possible to acquire self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

A  Gnani will neither talk too volubly like shallow persons nor observe complete silence like some yogis and gurus. He will talk as much as is necessary but no more. Thus, he follows the inner (mental)   path. 

Remember:~

When a mother sees a child running away toward the road it is her duty to warn the child against getting crushed in the traffic, because the child is ignorant. Similarly, a Gnani, knowing the truth about the dangers of this world, and the sufferings which it can bring warns and guides, and teaches the ignorant humankind. Otherwise, they fall into great suffering through ignorance of the truth.

A Gnani does not run after attractive things; but neither does he reject them when they come his way. He lets the idea be prominent in his mind that all conditions are consciousness, whether possessed or not possessed, and thus, he feels sameness.  

A Gnani chooses no religion,   dress, thing, speech, actions, vocation, or posture to show off that he is a Gnani, that he is different from others. That would indicate distinctness or separateness.  A Gnani is fully aware of the fact that the experience of form, time, and space are one in essence.

This realization in its fullness brings absolute harmony between thought and action and makes the Gnani.   A Gnani desires to share Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana to humanity before he disappears from this illusory world and thus keeping it alive in the illusory world.  He alone can be a true Gnani who is Soulcentric.

A Gnani sees the sameness in all; this means he sees them all without exception as ideas.  Peace will be disturbed only if one recognizes a second. Hence mystic's peace is temporary; the only enduring peace belongs to the Gnani for it is non-dual.

A Gnani who knows reality interprets everything according to its light. It is not enough to by writing books in order to bring people into the realization of nonduality or Advaita, perfect understanding, assimilation, and realization are also necessary.

A  Gnani has the world, acts and lives normally in it, but does not regard it as a separate thing. The Gnani is always aware of the Soul, the Self, and though he sees a thousand things, he will not forget it.

A Gnani will not show off nor boast; he is a commoner, and he never acts as an extraordinary one. Gnani does not want to think of the ego, therefore he does not do or say anything to make himself appear superior to others, or to pretend to know more than others.

The ordinary person thinks "this is a world "; "that is Me” etc. whereas the Gnani thinks "this is Brahman (consciousness); everything is Brahman." etc.

A  Gnani practices action or inaction as he wishes, but he will be concerned with the welfare of humanity in either case.

A Gnani does not try to eliminate thoughts, but he accepts or knows them as the  Soul which is present in the form of consciousness.  He knows that the mind (universe) and Soul (self) are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness. 

The Gnani uses sense objects because he sees they are as consciousness. He is fully aware of the fact that practical life within the practical world is merely an idea created out of consciousness.  He is fully aware of the fact that it would be foolish to observe celibacy within the illusory world in which he exists.  

Manduka Upanishads: ~    It is very difficult to find out who is a Gnani because he bears no external mark. Neither nudity nor the religious robe has anything to do with him.

A Gnani cannot have the idea of giving up, renouncing the world or some object or person in the world, because that would connote the idea of duality. Knowing no second thing at all there remains nothing to be given up.

A Gnani, on attaining realization, will not give up his vocation in life but will continue it as before. If he was a billniore, he continues so, if a peasant, he will remain one. He still does his duty, but he is fully aware of the fact that his practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion.

It is not correct to say that, a Gnani sees only good everywhere and never evil. He is fully aware of the evil things, he knows when he is being taken for a ride, but he remains unperturbed though acting as required.  He recognizes what is bad and what is a good practical point of view and what is real and what is an illusion from the ultimate standpoint.

Lord Krishna himself says that he can do nothing to make a man intelligent straight away. The adepts give Prasad, blessing, initiations, mantras, etc. only to confer temporary peace of mind, to help you to get rid of worries, but not to confer Gnana. The capacity to receive it must first be inborn in man by evolutionary degree. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

It is necessary to investigate ‘What is this mind (I)?’, ‘What is the substance of the mind?” and ‘What is the source of the mind? +

Until one thinks the mind is within the body, all the doubts and confusion will prevail. When one indulges in deeper self-search he becomes aware of the fact that the body and the world are within the mind.   This it is necessary to realize the fact that the body and the world together,  is the mind (I).   Thus, it is necessary to investigate ‘What is this mind (I)?’, ‘What is the substance of the mind?” and ‘What is the source of the mind?’”

The seeker has to know what is real by realizing our body, ego and our experience of the world are merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.  The nature of the Soul, the  Self is emptiness. And it is identified by different masters with different names, such as Brahman, Buddha’s nature, Christ consciousness, Self, or the  Ultimate Truth.

When the Soul, the  'Self' becomes aware of its formless non-dual nature then it becomes empty of ignorance or illusion.  Thus, whatever remains empty of duality or ignorance or illusion is the non-dualistic reality. Only through wisdom one becomes aware of the truth in the midst of the dualistic illusion (Maya).

That is why Sage Sankara said: - VC-63- Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation.

The universe will not remain as reality when wisdom dawns. The universe is a mere illusion created out of consciousness and there is a conscious awareness of unity in diversity because there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.

One thinks the mind is within this body; whereas the body and his experience of the world are within the mind. The consciousness is hidden within the three states, but it is without the three states.  The one, which has the awareness of the three states, is not the body, but the Soul which is in the form of consciousness. 

Thus, consciousness is not limited to waking experience alone because it pervades all three states. Till one view and judge the world-view on the base of the ego or the waking entity, he is in the grip of individuality or intellectuality.  The Self is not an individual because it is universal. And it pervades everything and everywhere in all three states. Thus,  the individualized judgment will not lead one to a non-dual destination.  

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC~65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

66. Therefore, the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths.

Thus, one has to know what is real by realizing our body and our experience of the world is merely an illusion created out of the Soul or consciousness. The Soul is the innermost self.  The nature of the Soul the innermost self is emptiness. And it is identified by different masters with a different names, such as God or Brahman or Buddha’s nature or Christ consciousness or Self, Ultimate Truth.

Remember: ~

Sage Sankara: ~ “'All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (Consciousness) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of human thought.

The universe is the product of ignorance. The ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Sage Sankara says: - VC-47-  All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the non-Self.

Until you think you are an individual separate from the world and the world existed prior to you and you are born in it afterward ignorance will prevail as a reality. Till ignorance is there the universe prevails as reality.

Sage Sankara says ~ “The exercise in discrimination between real and unreal and renunciation of the false is real meditation, then why you are indulging in other types of meditation.

Perfect understanding and realization of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-awareness. By holding onto theories one remains in the realm of duality. 

You have to mentally go on dropping what is not the truth through deeper Self-search. Finally when you become aware of the fact that, your ego, your body, and the world are one in essence then there is Self-awareness in the midst of duality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara indicated that, the ultimate truth lies beyond the religion, the religious concept of God and the scriptures.+

Advaitic wisdom does not come just by sitting quietly, observing silence, and meditating, reading books, hearing sermons, meeting gurus or yogis, and doing pranayama, but wisdom dawns only when you realize the fact that the ‘self’ is not you, but the ‘self’ is the formless Soul. 

Self-knowledge cannot be attained by the study of the scriptures and intellectual understanding or by bookish knowledge.  Therefore, there is no use in studying the scriptures and other scriptures in order to acquire non-dual wisdom.  That is why Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sage Sankara indicated that the ultimate truth lies beyond religion,  the religious concept of God, and the scriptures.

There is only one Reality to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it, are hidden by the religion.  Self-discovery is the only way, towards non-dualistic absolute without any religious doctrines, which will help the seekers to unfold the mystery of the illusion in which we all are searching for the truth of our true existence.

Sage Sankara:~  VC~ 65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

'To realize the Advaitic Truth a freer and fuller scope the seeker has to realize the form, time and space are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness. And the Soul the innermost self is present in the form of consciousness.   

To realize the Advaitic truth the seeker has to be free from all superstitions and orthodox contamination. The seeker must dedicate himself to  acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana   alone.'

Amrita-Bindu Upanishad:~   An intelligent person, who has studied the scriptures and has practiced what they enjoin should discard them after experiencing Brahman as his Self, just as a man discards the husk when he has found the grain’.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad:~  A wise man, having realized Brahman as his Self, should keep his higher intuitive faculty (prajna) united with Brahman. He should not oppress his mind with many words, for they are a mere waste of energy.

Advaita is not a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self.  There is no need to study any philosophy to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.  The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

All the philosophies and all the teachings on nonduality are based on the dualistic perspective. Such teachings are mere imaginary nonduality from the dualistic perspective.

In Self-awareness the Soul will be in the objectless –awareness in the midst of the duality (objects) and then the sense of duality will cease to exist as a reality.

Where was the ‘I’ in deep sleep?  The nature of the Soul is like deep sleep. Deep sleep is still a state of ignorance because we become aware of the deep sleep in the waking experience, which is the state of ignorance. In Self-awareness, all three states are one in essence.

The ‘I’ is present only when the waking or dream is present. The ‘I’ which appears as disappears is merely an illusion.  Individuality is a reality only from the dualistic perspective. From the non-dualistic perspective, there is neither the individual nor the world exists is a reality.

When one says "Nothing is" what is the meaning of "is"? "Nothingness” is something that exists: one cannot prove that consciousness does not exist.

The mind is nothing but an objective existence.   The seeker has to eliminate all the objective knowledge through wisdom and then objectless knowledge will alone remain. This is the nature of the Soul, the Self.

 Brihad Upanishad says: ~ “Every man says “I know.” What does he know?

The word ‘One’ is not understood anywhere except in the Advaitic path. ‘One’ always means two when analyzed. Hence, the Upanishads are careful to show they do not mean this monism, but ‘One’ without a Second" i.e. Advaita. No philosophers of the world have seen this point. Monism is really pseudo-monism, i.e. duality.  Monism is not Advaita. Monism is a religious fable.

Advaita cannot be spoken…it means not two. There cannot be any division. In Advaita…hence, the moment it is spoken like any other subject the whole point is lost.

 The Advaitic truth is beyond the domain of the duality. Beyond the domain of the duality, means beyond the domain of the form, time, and space. Beyond the domain of the form, time and space mean, beyond the experience of the birth, life, death, and the world. Beyond the experience of birth, life, death, and the world then there is only the unity in diversity or oneness or Advaita.

Just by saying, keep quiet, do nothing more, just keep quiet or be silent,  the thoughts will not vanish.   Only when wisdom dawns, the Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness.  

In Self-awareness the mind becomes still because there is no division in the consciousness, there is a oneness in the midst of the dualistic illusion or Maya.  Thus, without the Advaitic wisdom, it is impossible to realize that form, time and space are one in essence. 

Science is the highest teaching in the world of duality. Spirituality has its roots in the same world but ultimately leads to Advaitic or non-dualistic awareness.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Self-awareness is freedom or Moksha.+

The intellectual is egocentric. The egocentric is always ignorant of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.  Intellectual argument is egocentric. He thinks what he knows is the truth.  He always indulges in the pursuit of an argument.  

The intellectuality is nothing to do with the ultimate truth or Brahman. An intellectual accumulates knowledge and tries to show his intellectual wealth. Such intellectual sharing of knowledge is mere garbage. It is nothing to do with the Advaitic truth; intellectual wealth will not yield any truth.

A religious believer is ignorant of the truth, which is beyond the three states.   The religious believer is sentimentalized to his belief system.   He just tries to prove that he is correct and others are wrong because he presumes he already knows and wants to see whether others know or not.

A scriptural scholar because he has mastered scriptural knowledge he is a Gnani.  He provokes others to snub them.

All our discussions are within the domain of the duality. The duality is a reality only in ignorance.  The universe, of course, is illusory, but there is consciousness, that exists, forming the very substratum of all things (illusion or universe).

Sage Sankara:~VC-  Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity with the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not  even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together (verses-6)

The ultimate truth has to be ascertained without the scriptures, by realizing the Self is neither the waking entity (you) nor the dream entity, but the Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. In the realm of truth the form, time, and space are created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Realizing the single stuff as ultimate truth is Self-realization or truth realization. To realize this truth, there is no need for scriptures. This I am highlighting again and again in my blogs. 

There is no use of scriptural knowledge when it is not of any use in the pursuit of truth. Self-knowledge cannot be attained by the study of the scriptures and intellectual understanding or by bookish knowledge.  Therefore, there is no use in studying the scriptures and other scriptures in order to acquire the Advaitic wisdom.  That is why Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sage Sankara indicated that the ultimate truth lies beyond religion, the concept of God, and the scriptures.

There is only one Reality to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it, are hidden by the religion.  Self-discovery is the only way, towards the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth without any religious doctrines, which will help the seekers to unfold the mystery of the illusion in which we all are searching for the truth of our true existence.

Scriptures deal only with the Objects, the Seen, not with the Seer. If one starts with the idea that Samsara (universe) exists, he can never see Atman because Samsara is an illusion and only ignorant people read it as a reality.

Hence, Sage Sankara: ~VC- V.63 ~ "Without knowing and examining the external world, one can’t know the Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

Sage Sankara himself says: ~ VC ~ 56. Neither by Yoga, nor by Sankhya, nor by work, nor by learning, but by the realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible, and by no other means.

58. Loud speech consisting of a shower of words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures, and likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar but are no good for Liberation.

59. The study of the Scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth is unknown, and it is equally useless when the highest Truth has already been known.

60. The Scriptures, consisting of many words are a dense forest that merely causes the mind to ramble. Hence, men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true nature of the Self.

61. For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae) and medicines to such a one?

62. A disease does not leave off if one simply utters the name of the medicine, without taking it; (similarly) without direct realization one cannot be liberated by the mere utterance of the word Brahman.

63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

64. Without killing one’s enemies, and possessing oneself of the splendor of the entire surrounding region, one cannot claim to be an emperor by merely saying, ‘I am an emperor’.

65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the Self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

66. Therefore, the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths.

There is a need for the scriptures, religion, and religious ideas of God.  One has to be more rational to realize the Advaitic truth, which is the ultimate truth or scientific truth. Thus, the seeker has to drop all the accumulated knowledge and start afresh. 

Realizing the universe is created out of single stuff and that single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness leads to non-dualistic or Advaitic Self-awareness. Self-awareness is freedom or Moksha. Moksha is unity in diversity in the midst of dualistic illusion (Maya). :~Santthosh Kumaar 

Brihad Upanishad: ~ “If you think there is another entity, whether man or God, there is no truth.+

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

People, who worship the belief of God, are hallucinating that they become one with such God.

Vedas itself declares: May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman? Thus, to realize the real God, Self-realization is necessary. Self-realization is God-realization. Self-realization itself is real worship.

Sage Sankara’s Supreme Brahman (God)  is impersonal, Nirguna (without Gunas or attributes), Nirakara (formless), Nirvisesha (without special characteristics), immutable, eternal, and Akarta (non-agent). It is above all needs and desires. It is always the Witnessing Subject. It can never become an object as it is beyond the reach of the senses. Brahman is non-dual, one without a second. It has no other besides it. It is destitute of difference, either external or internal. Brahman cannot be described because the description implies a distinction. Brahman cannot be distinguished from any other than It. In Brahman, there is not a distinction between substance and attribute. Sat-Chit-Ananda constitutes the very essence or Svarupa of Brahman, and not just Its attributes. The Nirguna Brahman of Sage Sankara is impersonal.

Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self. Advaita is the Soul itself. Advaita is the Soul, God. Advaita is another word for God, which is second to none.

People's observation is based on a dualistic (form, time, and space) perspective, whereas a Gnanis judgment is based on the nondualistic (Soul or consciousness) perspective.  What is the use of discussing about karma, which takes place within the unreal world? Instead, one has to find how this world is unreal (illusion). 

In the Atmic discussion, the form, time, and space (universe) are merely an illusion.  Karma is possible within the scope of the experience of form, time, and space (universe).

That is why Sage Goudpada said: - The merciful Veda teaches karma and Upasana to people of lower and middling intellect, while Jnana is taught to those of higher intellect.

Sage Goudpada suggests that the religious paths and worship of the guru and conceptual god are lower and middling intellect.  But in this modern world, people are sharp enough to understand and assimilate the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. Thus, for people who want the higher truth, then it is high time to discard the lower knowledge and move ahead to realize the ultimate truth, which is Brahman or God in truth.  

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC- 65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the Self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

66. Therefore, the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths.

When one realizes the fact that, the whole universe and its contents, movable and immovable, are known to be the consciousness, and thus the existence of everything else is negated, where is then any room to say that the universe is the universe. The universe and its contents are bound to be consciousness.  Thus consciousness alone is real and eternal.

Whenever one talks of God, he refers to his belief. Hence, any idea of God, he forms is entirely based on his belief. The belief is not God.  The Soul, the innermost Self is God.   And God has no reality apart from the Soul, the innermost Self. Hence, religious believers are unable to give proof of their God and are merely hallucinating based on their inherited beliefs.  The truth is hidden within the universe. Thus, one must know the whole universe is created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of the spirit. And the spirit is God in truth.

The Upanishads say in effect that: ~ If you believe that you are one and God is another you cannot understand Truth.

No conceptual God can exist, apart from consciousness. People are not aware of the fact that there is no individual God that can exist, apart from the Soul, which is in the form of consciousness. Thus, the Soul, the Self, is present in the form of consciousness.   If there is no consciousness, then there is no physical body, no ego, no universe, no religion, and no conceptual God.

Brihad Upanishad: ~ “If you think there is another entity, whether man or God,  there is no truth."

People think that there must be a creator of this universe. If one thinks, the ego (you)  as the  Self, then there is a creator, but if one thinks, the Soul as the 'Self', then there is nothing that exists other than consciousness, which is the Soul, the Self.

If one objectifies and sees a universe, then he is bound to see many things besides himself and postulate a God, the creator. The Body, the idea of the God and world rises and set together from, and into, the Soul, the Self. If God is apart from the ‘Self ‘, then He would be Selfless, that is, outside existence, that is, non-existent.

The Vedas talk about Brahman which refers to the ultimate truth or ultimate reality. The consciousness is the ultimate truth, therefore, the consciousness is Brahman and Brahman is God.

Vedas do not permit idol worship. All the idols are of the Puranic Gods priests are referring to the Puranic Brahma as God they are ignorant of the God in Vedas even though they speak of Vedas.

Priests do not understand the meaning of the Brahman, which is present in the form of consciousness.

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

Only the path of wisdom leads the seeker of truth on his journey to the ultimate realization of the true nature of the Universal Essence, which is the Soul. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

Bhagavad Gita: 7: 19:~ "Such a man who has attained true knowledge, the knowledge of Self, the knowledge of Atman, worships ‘Self’ as~ Atman (God in truth) alone exists~ everything is Atman, there exists nothing except Atman. Such a man is extremely rare"

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

Yajurveda – chapter- 32:~  God is Supreme Spirit has no ‘Pratima’ (idol) or material shape. He cannot be seen directly by anyone. He pervades all beings and all directions. Thus,   Idolatry does not find any support from the Vedas.

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

Mythreyi Upanishad 2:26 says: ~ All those who desire to have salvation without taking several births, should worship God in Spirit and Truth.  

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)

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

When Upanishads and Vedas declare that, “God is the form of the Athma, and God is indeed Athma itself” then why accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman. 

So, it clearly indicates that God is formless thus there is no scope for a form-based God. The religion and its ideas of Gods, and its theories of karma, heaven, hell, papa, Punya, rebirth, and reincarnation are based on the false self (ego), within the false experience (waking). Therefore, they are meant for lower mindsets, they are of no use for those who are seeking higher truth as indicated in the scriptures.   : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Sage Sankara: On Gnani: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs. Gives up the insignia of a monk's life.+

A Gnani never indulges in an argument. By arguing the wisdom will not dawn. The argument is a great hindrance in the path of wisdom. There is no use in arguing accumulated knowledge. Accumulated knowledge is not the verified truth. 

There are so many gurus and yogis, but their knowledge of Advaita is based on a dualistic perspective. Humility and patience are required to realize the truth which is beyond form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara clearly indicates in Viveka Chudamani (2) that the Knower of the Atman (A Gnani) "bears no outward mark of a holy man." (stanza 539).  

A Gnani wears no signs which means he does not identify himself as Guru or teacher or Swami.  Thus, it is not necessary to become a sanyasi or a yogi or a swami to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Sage Sankara page 482: On Gnani: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs. Gives up the insignia of a monk's life…his signs are not manifest, nor his behavior." 

When the knower of Brahman (Gnani) wears no signs it means he does not identify himself as a  Guru or a yogi or a  teacher or a Swami. 

Sage Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread." Exploring if an outside observer can, in all cases, determine if a person is Enlightened or not, the venerated Indian Sanyasin, Sage Sankara, in his work The Crest Jewel of Discrimination (1) or as it is sometimes known, Viveka Chudamani (2), states that the Knower of the Atman (i.e., a Gnani) "bears no outward mark of a holy man" (Stanza 539). Continuing, although there are variances found in the actual wording between various translators and translations the gist behind the words remains the same, 

Sage Sankara writes: ~“Sometimes he appears to be a Fool, sometimes a wise man. Sometimes he seems splendid as a king, sometimes feeble-minded. Sometimes he is calm and silent. Sometimes he draws men to him. Sometimes people honor him greatly, sometimes they insult him. Sometimes they ignore him.

"Unless one realizes the Soul as the Self as it really is” it is impossible to realize the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth

It is no use in discussing the birth, and rebirth within the unreal world. Instead, one has to find how this world is unreal (illusion).

The Soul, the innermost Self is the subject matter in the  Atmic discussion. Thus, the seeker has to learn to view and judge the truth from a non-dualistic perspective.

The world in which you exist is a reality from a dualistic perspective. From the nondualistic perspective, you and the world are merely an illusion.

Why discuss the practical life within the practical world, when the Self is not you. The serious seeker silently listens or reads and thinks deeply and verifies. The seeker accepts only the uncontradictable truth and rejects what is not the truth. 

It is no use discussing with the people who try to exhibit their accumulated knowledge, which diverts attention from the Atmic discussion.

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

That is why the Advaitic sages restrained themselves from parting the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana people who are unqualified and gave it only to the few.:~Santthosh Kumaar