Self- Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana cannot be attained by one who is without strength or earnestness or without the receptiveness and courage to accept the truth and reject the untruth. But if a serious seeker strives by means of inquiry, analysis and reasoning on the true base, he will be able to realize it.
The nature of the mind, which is present in the form of universe, is
constant flux. The universe appears as
waking or dream. Without being aware of the existence of the formless witness
the three states people think everything is in flux in the universe.
The permanent thing is the substance of the
mind or universe. The formless substance
is the witness of the mind (I) or universe.
The formless substance and witness are one in essence. That essence is
soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The soul or consciousness is real and
permanent. The universe is mere mirage
created out of consciousness.
World is both
real and unreal. It is real because it is a manifestation of consciousness, but
is unreal, in the sense, that it is not absolute and eternal like consciousness
itself.
Intellectuals approach was more
practical, and they stuck with the reality of the world, they take it as real.
On the standpoint
the soul, the innermost self the universe is mere mirage. The soul is the permanent all else mere
illusion. Man and exist in the unreal
universe and by discussing on the standpoint of the ego (waking entity) which
is the false self within the false experience will leads to perversity.
In self-awareness
the body is not considered as body, ego is not considered as ego and the world
is not considered as world because body, ego and the world too are nothing but
consciousness. In self-awareness there
is no flux. There is unity in diversity.
Only in ignorance the illusion is experienced as reality. The nature of
the illusion is impermanent and constant flux whereas the nature of the soul or
consciousness is permanent and still.
By realizing Atman, the one become satisfied with that Knowledge. He establishes in the true self, and he is free from experiencing the duality as reality and he is in non dual tranquility. Such seeker ever devoted to the Self, behold everywhere the Ataman.
Having well ascertained the Self, the goal of the Self- knowledge and having perfect understudying, the seekers, never relaxing their efforts, enjoy here supreme Immortality and at the time of the great end attain complete freedom in consciousness.
When one realizes the fact that the causes of all the causes is uncaused; and views and judges the worldview on the base of the uncaused, then everything of the experience of duality, becomes one with the highest imperishable the soul, which is the self of all.
As flowing rivers disappear in the sea, losing their names and forms, so one is freed from name and form, attains the the soul , which is greater than the Great.
He who knows the the soul, the innermost self verily becomes the soul. He overcomes the experience of duality; becomes one with the immortal the soul, the innermost self.
