Disappointments in religion or mysticism or yoga and scientific inventions imply error or ignorance. Creates the doubts, whether one is in right?" Where is the certainty that he is proceeding on right lines?" Thus doubts arise and the inquiring spirit comes and impels to search elsewhere for truth where it will not be possible even to have doubt. The test is therefore in understanding. Only in non- duality, where there are no two to argue about views or to have difference of opinion can such doubtlessness be possible. Belief depends upon unstable bases whereas certainty depends on proof.
The scholastic or mystic argument is endless. If one says "God is formless" his opponent will reply, "No, he has form! If one says "This religion is great” his opponent will reply, "No, it is lower." It is impossible to get anywhere with such discussions because both sides are merely imagining and speculating on the base of physical self. The physical existence itself is falsehood on the standpoint of the formless witness of the three states, which is the soul. Thus, arguing and being judgmental on the base of accumulated knowledge or inherited conditioning will lead only towards speculating the truth on the false self.
Pursuit of truth does not begin with the ultimate truth: that has to be proved, not assumed. Hence, so-called pundits who take Brahman for granted are not Gnanis.
Most of the religious scholars will preach that all is yourself, but none of them can show that this is so, none has analysed it scientifically, none can prove it. Rational proof is needed, so that one arrives at knowing truth i.e. nondual wisdom. Religious scholar’s philosophy is mere dogma, parrotism, repetition of what they read in scripture.
Authoritarianism merely assumes as true based on others views, but what has yet to be proved. One may believe in a position, but he is required to prove the truth of his belief. A belief is mare assuming, truth is knowledge of the ultimate.
Ultimate truth will interest only few people; the rest are immersed in religion, because Religion pleases who are incapable to inquire.
The scriptures are for ignorant masses, who wholly accept the waking experience as reality without verifying the validity of their acceptance. Nondual wisdom is for those who have begun to realize that things are not what they seem.
Reasoning on the true base is the universal tool in pursuit of truth, whereas the appeal to scriptural declarations reaches only groups. Gradually the world would throw up scriptures, they will learn to reason on the true base, and understand, assimilate and realize the nondual truth.
Without knowing the nature of the mind, it is impossible to know the non-dual truth. It is no use of trying to find true self before one understands “What is mind”?
