The ‘I’ itself is the illusory bondage because the ‘I’ itself is the cause of ignorance.+

In reality, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The ‘I’ itself is the illusory bondage because the ‘I’ itself is the cause of ignorance. Only in ignorance, the Soul is bound by the illusory experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the bondage of ‘I’ then it is free from ignorance.

If the Soul, the Self is free from ignorance then there is no bondage of the form, time, and space. The bondage is present only when the ‘I’ is present.

When the Soul, the Self is free from the ‘I’ then it is free from the bondage of the form, time, and space.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the bondage of form, time, and space then it is free from the bondage of the universe.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the bondage of the universe then it is free from the waking experience.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the waking experience then it is free from the experience of birth, life, and death.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the experience of birth, life, and death then it is free from the dualistic illusion.

If the Soul, the Self is free from the dualistic illusion then it is in its own awareness.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Gnani 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 are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’.

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

Swami Vivekananda: ~Jñāna Yoga is divided into three parts. First: hearing the truth--that the Atman is the only reality and that everything else is Maya. Second: reasoning upon this philosophy from all points of view. Third: giving up all further argumentation and realizing the truth. This realization comes from being certain that Brahman is real and everything else is unreal.

It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is truth’ and ‘’what is untruth’. It takes time for the Soul, the 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. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The ‘I’ is prior to the thought. Remember this: the ‘I’ is not a thought because the ‘I’ is the mind.+

The ‘I’ is prior to the thought. Remember this: the ‘I’ is not a thought because the ‘I’ is the mind.

The mind is the form, time, and space together. The form, time, and space together is the universe.

The universe appears as waking (duality) and disappears in deep sleep (nonduality).

The thoughts arise to you only in the waking experience. There are no thoughts in deep sleep.

The thoughts come to you because you are the thinker. You are not the Self, the Soul is the Self.

The Soul, the Self is nothing to do with you and your thoughts and the world in which you exist.

From the standpoint of the Soul, you and your thinking and your thoughts and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Some Gurus believe everything is nothing but the thought and when one realizes everything is thought realization happens. Such claims are merely a hallucination.

Thoughts and thinkers belong to the universe, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Without the form, time, and space the thoughts will not form.

Thoughts come to the thinker. The thinker is an individual whereas the ‘Self is not an individual.

The source of the thoughts is the ego. Without the ego, the thoughts will not arise.

You are the thinker. The thoughts come to you. You are bound by the form, time, and space whereas the Soul the Self is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The thoughts will not raise in the domain of the Soul, the ‘Self’ because it is the ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The thoughts come to the thinker within the dualistic illusion. Without the illusion, the thinker, thoughts, and the world in which the thinker exists cease to exist.

Remember:~

Just by finding out to whom the thoughts come? Who is the knower? - it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

Perfect understanding of ‘what is what' is what is very much necessary to cross the threshold of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

‘I’ is not the thought. The ‘I’ is form, time, and space together. Without the form, time, and space the ‘I’ cease to exist. Without the form, time, and space the thinker and thoughts cease to exist.

The one who realizes the fact that he, his thoughts, and the words he utters and the world in which he exists created out of single stuff and that single stuff is consciousness.

Thus, everything is consciousness. Realizing everything is consciousness leads to Self-awareness. Thus using words or no words has is nothing to with Gnani.

Only ignorant people talk of nonduality, not to use the words with words.

The world in which you exist, your thoughts and your world are made on single stuff. Knowledge of that single stuff is Soul, the Self, which is hidden by illusory form, time, and space.

Mentally reduce the world in which you exist into waking experience and waking experience into mind and mind into consciousness by perfect understating of ‘what is what’.

When you realize’ what is what’ you will realize everything is nothing but consciousness. There is no second thing exists other than consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

A Gnani is neither a scriptural scholar nor he is a philosopher.+

A Gnani will not show off nor boast; for he wants to appear a normal man, not an extraordinary one. A Gnani does not consider himself as wise and others are less wise. No one is wise or less wise in pursuit of truth.

The inner revolution starts within and ends within. A Gnani is neither a scriptural scholar nor he is a philosopher.

A Gnani is neither a teacher nor he has any teaching. He silently works and helps the fellow seekers inspiring them guiding them towards inner reality in his own way.

The scholar will remain as scholars and philosophers will remain as philosophers and intellectual remains as intellectuals arguing on their point of view. Gnani never propagates any philosophy because philosophy is nothing to do with the pursuit of truth but he points out, the obstacles, which are blocking everyone’s realization.

The ordinary person thinks "this is a world "; "that is a man" etc. whereas the Gnani thinks "this is Brahman, he is Brahman." etc.

It is said in Mandukya that even the Gods cannot find out who is a Gnani because he bears no external mark. Neither nudity nor the yellow robe has anything to do with him.

Lord  Krishna himself says that he can do nothing to make a man intelligent straight away. The adepts give prasad, blessing, initiations, mantrams, 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.

The teachers leave their experience behind in scriptures and books, as a legacy to posterity. They know that books are illusory, but they also know they will be useful as a means of progress from lower to higher ideas of truth.

Sahaja-Samadhi is for the Gnani, yoga-samadhi is for the mystic.

Sage Sankara's commentary: - Page 489: "The knower of Brahman wears no signs. Page 500 asks in effect "Tell us what you know, show it, and let us examine it under the mental microscope." It means we must bring notions and beliefs out of vagueness into clearness. It also criticizes the mystics who claim superior knowledge but who cannot communicate it for purposes of verification.

On 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."

Eradicating ignorance completely is necessary. And this is possible only through self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Thus, there is no other road to freedom other than Gnana. There is no other entrance other than Gnana. The ignorance will vanish only when the non-dual wisdom dawns.

That is why Sage Sankara, indicated in Bhaja Govindam says: - (Jnana Viheena Sarva Mathena Bajathi na Muktim janma Shatena) - one without knowledge does not obtain liberation even in a hundred births, no matter which religious faith he follows.

Then it is no use going a roundabout way, trace the Brahman which is the formless substance, and witness of the universe, which is in the form of mind. By tracing the source of the mind or universe, one will be able to realize the Brahman.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is meant only for those who have intense urge, and courage to accept the truth with humility and reject the untruth. Since people start comparing with their scriptural knowledge, it becomes impossible to assimilate and realize the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth. Therefore, there is no need to convince anyone other than our own selves to get the firm conviction.: ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Jesus said: ~ "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find.+

The truth you are seeking is not based on you but the truth you are seeking is hidden by the illusory universe in which you exist.

Many Gurus instead of encouraging seekers to seek the truth, inject their own theories to keep them hallucinating of talking love and compassion, which belongs to the dualistic illusion. It is an escape mechanism and makes the seeker hopeless, helpless, and lazy to seek the truth he is seeking for.

Jesus said: ~ Seek and ye shall find. Knock the doors shall open to you.

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There is no need to read books or hear sermons for the realization of the truth which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

The seeker has to find out: ~ What is this universe in which we exist? What stuff is the universe in which we exist ultimately made of?

Realizing that the final stuff of which this universe in which you exist is made of a single clay and that clay is the Soul, the consciousness, is Truth- realization or Self-realization or God-realization.

Jesus said: ~ "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)

Jesus said: ~” Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)

The seeker should be aware of everything is untrue: stick to the truth and he shall succeed, maybe slowly, but surely.

Repeated reading my blogs makes the seeker Soulcentric and the inner dialogue will start and clear all the doubts and confusion.

When there are no doubts and confusion then they have realized the truth that the form, time, and space are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness.

There is no use in wasting time in questioning and arguing at the same time and effort has to be used to make the seeker more independent and without external spoon-feeding, he can reach the inner core, which is the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

The words that mean different things to different people take it or leave it, it matters not to me. It is what's behind the words, between the lines that matter. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is meant for the class, not for the mass.:~Santthosh Kumaar

By activating Kundalini, ignorance will not vanish. By activating Kundalini -power one does not get non-dualistic or Advaitic wisdom.+

By activating Kundalini, ignorance will not vanish. By activating Kundalini -power one does not get non-dualistic or Advaitic wisdom. The wisdom does not dawn without realizing the universe is a dualistic illusion or Maya. The Soul, the Self is hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya.

To realize the universe is an illusion is an impossible task through yogic practice, because yoga is limited to the physical entity, and it holds the universe as a reality.

As per the yogic texts: The Kundalini dwells in the Muladhara. when it is aroused, it passes along the Sushumna nerve, goes through the centers of Svadhisthana, Manipura, and so on, and at last reaches the head. This is called the movement of the Mahavayu, the Spiritual Current. It culminates in Samadhi.

Thus, Kundalini is subjected only to the physical body, and experienced as a body, whereas the Soul, the Self is not the body because the Soul, the Self is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. Thus what value the kundalini will have when the kundalini is based on form, time, and space.

Advaitic wisdom is based on the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the universe, and all its contents are merely an illusion, created out of consciousness.

a Gnani is fully aware of the fact that everything in the universe is consciousness, whereas the yogi experiences only thoughts are absent in the Samadhi, and when he comes out of Samadhi, he is unaware of the fact that the universe is an illusion because he considers his body as the author of the Samadhi. and his bodily experienced bliss as wisdom. --Santthosh Kumaar

Self-realization is possible only when you realize the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soulm which is present in the form of consciousness.+

You are nothing to do with the ‘Self’. Self-realization is possible only when you realize the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Until you think the ‘Self is within you, you will never be able to realize ‘what ‘Self’ is in actuality.

Those who preached the ‘Self’ is within you propagated only half-baked knowledge.

The ‘Self’ is within the world in which you exist because the Self is not an entity or identity within the world in which you exist. The 'Self' pervades the whole world in which you exist.

The ‘Self’ is the cause of the world, in which you exist and it itself is uncaused.

The ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Without consciousness, the world, in which you exist ceases to exist. Perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-realization.

Self-realization is an impossibility without realizing the universe is an illusion because the Self is hidden by the illusory universe.

The Self is hidden by the illusory universe because the illusory universe is created out of the Self, which is the Soul. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness alone is real and eternal.

Remember:~

There are so many Godmen and Gurus with all their accumulated knowledge will not get Self- realization.

Many are good at acrobatics with words, but their knowledge is limited to the physical Self. The inner work is in progress and the realization will happen as the conviction of formless witness grows. Everyone’s individual experiences are not the same. Some are so much immersed in materiality, religion, and duty-bound towards their family and society, and they do not have inner urge because they have accepted their present experience of birth, life, death, and the world as reality. Because of this deep-rooted conviction, they are not attracted to the path of non-dualistic or Advaitic wisdom. Some are interested intellectually in knowing the truth.

Many are interested in arguing on the base of accumulated knowledge, but they do not understand the fact that neither by arguing nor by provoking the wisdom will not dawn. The path of wisdom does not need any support from any scriptures, philosophy, and words of great people of the past because the path of wisdom is the path of verification not the path of argument. The seeker has to get all his doubts and confusion cleared by discussing. The seeker should not hold his accumulated knowledge as a yardstick. The ultimate truth or Brahman cannot be compared with any other knowledge because it is not based on form, time, and space. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

Yajurveda – chapter- 32: - God is Supreme Spirit has no ‘Pratima’ (idol) or material shape.+

Hindus are idol worshipers of a large number of Gods and Goddesses whereas in Vedas the God has been described as:~

Yajurveda – chapter- 32: - God is Supreme Spirit has no ‘Pratima’ (idol) or material shape. God cannot be seen directly by anyone. He pervades all beings and all directions. 

Idolatry does not find any support from the Vedas.

Yajurveda says: ~ if one worships what is not the God he enters darkness: ~

Translation 1

They enter darkness, those who worship natural things (for example air, water, sun, moon, animals, fire, stone, etc.). They sink deeper in darkness than those who worship sambhuti. (Sambhuti means created things, for example, table, chair, idol, etc.) -(Yajurveda 40:9)

Translation 2.

Deep into the shade of blinding gloom fall asambhuti's worshippers. They sink to darkness deeper yet who on sambhuti is intent. (Yajurveda Samhita by Ralph T. H. Giffith pg 538)

Translation 3.

They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal Prakriti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, But those who worship visible things born of the Prakriti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time." (Yajur Veda 40:9.)

So, Yajur Veda indicates that: ~ They sink deeper in darkness those who worship sambhuti. (Sambhuti means created things, for example, table, chair, idol, etc.  (Yajurveda 40:9)

The present Hindus populace accepts the concept of God in many forms and names.

Sages of truth declare the Atman is Brahman. That is the Soul, which is in the form of consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. That is the ultimate truth is God. And the ultimate truth itself is worthy of Godhood.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman (Soul or Spirit) 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)

Thus, it refers to the formless and attributeless God, which is the Atman (Soul), the innermost self within the false experience. Thus, it indicates clearly all the Gods with form and attributes are mere imagination based on the false self. Thus Atman or Soul, the Self is God.

The Vedas do not talk about idol worship. In fact, till about 2000 years ago followers of Vedism never worshiped idols. Idol worship was started by the followers of Buddhism and Jains. There is logic to idol worship. Vedas speak of one God that is the supreme self in i.e. Atman or Soul but Hinduism indulges in worshiping 60 million Gods.

Remember:~

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

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

Knowing this, stand up and fight! Not one step back that is the idea. ... Fight it out, whatever comes. Let the stars move from the sphere! Let the whole world stand against us! Death means only a change of garment. What of it? Thus fight! You gain nothing by becoming cowards. ... Taking a step backward, you do not avoid any misfortune. You have cried to all the gods in the world. Has misery ceased? The masses in India cry to sixty million Gods and still die like dogs. Where are these Gods? ... The Gods come to help you when you have succeeded. So what is the use? Die game. ... This bending the knee to superstitions, this selling yourself to your own mind does not befit you, my Soul. You are infinite, deathless, birthless. Because you are the infinite spirit, it does not befit you to be a slave. ... Arise! Awake! Stand up and fight! Die if you must. There is none to help you. You are the entire world. Who can help you? - Swami Vivekananda (Delivered In San Francisco, on May 28, 1900) -The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda/Volume 1/Lectures And Discourses/The Gita II

As indicated in ISH Upanishads: - By worshipping Gods and Goddesses you will go after death to the world of Gods and Goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spent there is wasted because if you were not there you could have spent that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of Gods and Goddesses, you cannot do that, and thus you go deeper and deeper into darkness.

It clearly indicates that:~ If the human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge then why one has to indulge in rituals and glorifying the conceptual Gods, Goddesses, and gurus to go into deeper darkness. Instead, spend that time moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is one’s prime goal. :~ Santthosh Kumaar