One has to test truth in this world not in the next world. There is no proof other than blind belief
based on the scriptures, belief is not truth.
So, doctrines are not the means to realize the ultimate truth. There is
no need to follow them.--FORMLESS PATH
The mind is the product of ignorance. The mind is present in the form of
‘I’. Thus mind (I) itself is ignorance. Till
the mind is there the universe is there. Till universe is there the waking experience
is there. Only through Self-knowledge
or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana it is possible to get rid of the ignorance and
realize the fact that the form, time and space are one in essence. That essence
is formless soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The soul is the innermost self. On the
standpoint of the soul, the innermost self, the mind or “I’ is mere an
illusion. Thus a perfect understanding
and firm conviction is required to know ‘what is what” in order to realize
‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ (illusion). All accumulated bookish
knowledge is only intellectual wealth. Intellectual wealth is mental
garbage.
The soul, the innermost self is not subject to any modification,
without beginning and end, beyond thought and speech. The soul, the innermost
self is the existence Absolute, Knowledge Absolute, awareness. The soul, the
innermost self, is one without a second, complete in itself
It
never moves. It is always still, always the same. It is the cause of everything
that exist as reality within the duality but it itself is uncaused.
People who mechanically perform worship and rituals remain in
ignorance that is like being blind. But those who merely worship gods remain in
a deeper ignorance because they seek rewards for their worship.
As long as there is the sense of "I' and
"mine' within us, there can be no Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma
Gnana. When one says "’I’ or me'
and "mine' he automatically identifies his- self with his body. This shows
that he is ignorant of his real Self, which is Pure Consciousness and which is
also the Self of all. The sign of an
ignorant person is in the way he uses the words "I' and "mine'. He
says: "I am so and so. I own this much property,' and so on. Thus he
always remains ignorant without realizing the ‘I’ itself is ignorance. Therefore without realizing what is this ‘I’
the ignorance will prevail as reality? If ignorance prevails as reality then
the form, time and space will prevail as reality. If form, time and space remain
as reality then the birth, life, death and the world will prevail as reality. If birth, life, death and the world prevail as
reality then the duality will prevail as reality. If duality prevails as
reality then the three states prevails as reality.
Thus the seeker needs a perfect
understanding of ‘what is what’ in order to come out of the prison of
ignorance. The soul is the innermost self. the soul is in the form of consciousness. Soul or consciousness does not exist in this world as an entity or identity but it exists as the formless substance and witness of the three states.
Soul or consciousness is beyond three states and hence it does not exist in the world as an entity and identity. Everything and every body in the waking and dream are created out of soul or consciousness.
A Gnani expounds the spiritual knowledge that benefits all. Seekers can be benefited by taking him as a guide only through personal discussions. A Gnani never claims himself as guru nor accepts anyone as his disciple. Only in religious path and yogic path the guru is needed not in pursuit of truth. The pursuit of truth is pursuit verification. Nothing has to be accepted as truth without verification. Religious and yogic truth are individual truth whereas non-dual truth is universal truth.
