The non-duality has to be grasped in the midst of the waking experience. That is, being aware of the truth and untruth, reality and unreality. And able establish himself in the truth and able to view and judge, the three states, on the base of the soul, which is ultimate truth or Brahman.
It is unfortunate people are stuck with their accumulated ideas based on the false self, and imagine about non duality and say nothing exist other than the source. But a Gnani says everything exists (illusion) but everything is created out of the consciousness. Everything rises from the consciousness, and subsides as consciousness. Thus, the whole diversity (three states) has no relevance, on the standpoint of the consciousness as self.
Everything (illusion) is nothingness (consciousness) realizing the three states are created out nothingness (consciousness). Nothingness is the nature of the consciousness, because there is no second thing exists other than itself.
Truth is not only that which is beyond contradiction, but also that in which is no possibility of contradiction. Such a state can only be realized as non-duality, where there is no second thing other than consciousness. The illustration for that is deep sleep but sleep is not the ultimate reality. It is merely an analogy.
Intellectually knowing the truth is only
an imagination, whereas realizing the truth is knowing it as such.
There is nothing to realize other than realizing the experience of the form, time and space are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness (soul), the innermost self. On the standpoint of the innermost self the universe in which we exist is mere illusion. But to realize this truth one has to all sorts of mental acrobatics because of too much of accumulated physical based (egocentric) knowledge.
Truth is not only that which is beyond contradiction, but also that in which is no possibility of contradiction. Such a state can only be realized as non-duality, where there is no second thing other than consciousness. The illustration for that is deep sleep but sleep is not the ultimate reality. It is merely an analogy.
Brihad Upanishad declares:-, "if you
think there is another entity whether man or God there is no truth." This
is the teaching since time immemorial of those who have inquired into truth.
Consciousness alone which is permanent
and eternal, unchanging in the changing world is reality. People hear of
Brahman or ultimate truth. People can only imagine it. One requires words only
to distinguish between is there and not there, but he can’t posit either of
Reality, because his saying so is only an idea, not reality. Ultimate truth is
beyond words. Words are of use, however, as a thorn to pull out the thorn of
other words that hinder knowledge.
There is nothing to realize other than realizing the experience of the form, time and space are one in essence. And that essence is consciousness (soul), the innermost self. On the standpoint of the innermost self the universe in which we exist is mere illusion. But to realize this truth one has to all sorts of mental acrobatics because of too much of accumulated physical based (egocentric) knowledge.
