There is no need to study the philosophies of Berkeley, Kant, Hume, and other western and eastern philosophers; they are not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.+

 

There is no need to study the philosophies of Berkeley, Kant, Hume, and other western and eastern philosophers; they are not the means to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. 

They are in fact an obstacle in pursuit of truth because they are based on the dualistic perspective. There is no necessity to study the philosophy of any great thinkers to ensure firm realization.

Philosophical Authoritarianism merely assumes as true what another says, but what has yet to be proved.

The philosophical argument leads nowhere. If a philosopher says the ’Self’ is formless “another will reply, "No, Self has a form! If one says "his adopted philosophy has a higher value than all other philosophy” another will say, "No, that is lower and there are many philosophies higher than that." It is impossible to get anywhere with such talk because both sides are merely assuming and imagining.

There is no need for any philosophy to verify the truth of the Self. All that is intellectual wealth, useful in explaining doubts and difficulties if others rise them if he encounters them in course of thinking. But to attain realization, all that is not necessary.

The seeker of truth should not hold any philosophy as a yardstick. One needs fresh water to drink, but he does not require all the water of the whole lake to quench his thirst for truth.

All the philosophies are a mental fabrication. There has never been a single doctrine that reveals the ultimate truth.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta or Buddhism to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. All accumulated knowledge is of no use to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Mundaka Upanishad: ~ “The study of the Vedas, linguistics, Rituals, astronomy and all the arts Can be called lower knowledge. The higher Is that which leads to Self-realization. 

Mastering the philosophy of Vedanta will not help to get rid of ignorance. The realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible and by no other means.

Sage Sankara says ~ VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta to realize the Advaitic truth, which is hidden by the illusory universe or Maya. 

The essence of Mundaka is: Do not be satisfied with rituals, yoga, etc. which are good in their own way but inquire. Into what? Brahman and Atman are things you can never see. So do not inquire into them. Inquire into the world around you, which you can see. Science tells you it is passing away every second. Everything is dying repeatedly. Where is it going? Thus you follow up your inquiry into what you can lay hands on. How can you inquire into Atma which you cannot see? So first we deal with the known and seen, this inquiry leads up to the unknown in the end. 

Advaita is not a theory or a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost self. There is no need for any theory, philosophy, or scriptures to acquire Self-knowledge. Only a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Sage Sankara clearly says:~ Neither studying philosophy nor by worship as many gods nor observe ceremonies nor by singing devotional hymns nor by uttering mantra nor by mastering the scriptures liberation comes without realizing the Oneness.

There is no need to buy the books on Sage Sankara to acquire Self-knowledge. A perfect understanding of 'what is what' is needed. Nothing else is needed other than realizing the fact that, the form, time, and space are one in essence and that essence is the soul, which is present in the form of consciousness to get nondualistic Self-awareness.

There is no wisdom whatsoever in any of the philosophies, they are just a collection of words.

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 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 concept of God, and the scriptures.

The fortunate is the one who does not lose themselves in the studying of philosophies. All conceptual divisions were invented by philosophers by their excessive analysis. 

Fortunate is the seeker who does not lose himself in the labyrinths of philosophy but goes straight to the source from which the universe arises and is dissolved.  

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 the truth of our true existence.

Sage Sankara said:~Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way.(1) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg 25

The citations from scriptures are not proof. The ultimate truth has to be proved without the scriptures. The ultimate truth is the universal truth and it does not belong to any religion. Religion causes diversity in unity, whereas, the ultimate truth brings unity in diversity.

That is why Sage Sankara himself says: ~ VC 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?

It is not that one should pore over the ancient scriptures. There is no need to study first, and then realize. One has to realize first, then only he will know ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’. One has to make his discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

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 come 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.

He who has not rectified his reasoning base from the ‘I’(form) base to soul(formless) base and one who does not have the intense urge to know the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth, and who is not tranquil and subdued and whose mind is not receptive, cannot acquire Self-Knowledge or brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

All the philosophies are a mental fabrication. There has never been a single doctrine by which revels the ultimate truth.+

All the philosophies are a mental fabrication. There has never been a single doctrine that reveals the ultimate truth.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta or Buddhism to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. All accumulated knowledge is of no use to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Mundaka Upanishad: ~ “The study of the Vedas, linguistics, Rituals, astronomy and all the arts Can be called lower knowledge. The higher Is that which leads to Self-realization. 

Mastering the philosophy of Vedanta will not help to get rid of ignorance. The realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible and by no other means.

Sage Sankara says ~ VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

There is no need to study Advaita Vedanta to realize the Advaitic truth, which is hidden by the illusory universe or Maya. 

The essence of Mundaka is: Do not be satisfied with rituals, yoga, etc. which are good in their own way but inquire. Into what? Brahman and Atman are things you can never see. So do not inquire into them. Inquire into the world around you, which you can see. Science tells you it is passing away every second. Everything is dying repeatedly. Where is it going? Thus you follow up your inquiry into what you can lay your hands on. How can you inquire into Atma which you cannot see? So first we deal with the known and seen, this inquiry leads up to the unknown in the end. 

Advaita is not a theory or a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost self. There is no need for any theory or philosophy or scriptures to acquire Self-knowledge. Only a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’- is needed.

Sage Sankara clearly says:~ Neither studying philosophy nor by worship as many gods nor observe ceremonies nor by singing devotional hymns nor by uttering mantra nor by mastering the scriptures liberation comes without realizing the Oneness.

There is no need to buy books on Sage Sankara in order to acquire Self-knowledge. A perfect understanding of 'what is what' is needed. Nothing else is needed other than realizing the fact that, the form, time, and space are one in essence and that essence is the soul, which is present in the form of consciousness in order to get nondualistic Self-awareness.

There is no wisdom whatsoever in any of the philosophies, they are just a collection of words.

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 Bhagavan Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sage Sankara indicated that the ultimate truth lies beyond religion, the concept of God, and the scriptures.

The fortunate is the one who does not lose themselves in the studying of philosophies. All conceptual divisions were invented by philosophers by their excessive analysis. 

Fortunate is the seeker who does not lose himself in the labyrinths of philosophy but goes straight to the source from which the universe arises and is dissolved.  

There is only one Reality to be known, the same for all seekers, but the ways to it, are hidden by 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 said:~Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way.(1) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg 25

The citations from scriptures are not proof. The ultimate truth has to be proved without the scriptures. The ultimate truth is the universal truth and it does not belong to any religion. Religion causes diversity in unity, whereas, the ultimate truth brings unity in diversity.

That is why Sage Sankara himself says: ~ VC- 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?

It is not that one should pore over the ancient scriptures. There is no need to study first, and then realize. One has to realize first, then only he will know ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’. One has to make his discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

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.

He who has not rectified his reasoning base from the ‘I’(form) base to soul(formless) base and one who does not have the intense urge to know the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth, and who is not tranquil and subdued and whose mind is not receptive, cannot acquire Self-Knowledge or brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

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