Prior to appearance of the mind there was only consciousness.

The mind is created by Consciousness. Consciousness has its own role in the creation of the illusion. Without Consciousness, the world cannot be considered to exist. One has to understand the mind from the perspective of Consciousness and from the perspective of ego. On knowing about this mind clearly, one will clearly know what is to renounce. For one to realize the non-dual truth, he has to renounce duality.

One has to know illusion as universe, universe   as mind and mind as Consciousness. Consciousness is the one which is responsible for the existence of the mind or universe or illusion.  

Consciousness which has the illusion is called mind. Consciousness is the formless substance and witness of the universe or illusion. Thus the mind which is essentially nothing but consciousness limited by illusion and creates reality of this illusory universe.  

Prior to appearance of the mind there was only consciousness. Mind is created by Consciousness. Before appearance of the mind, which is in the form of universe, there was only consciousness.  Only in ignorance of consciousness, the mind or universe shines as reality. On the standpoint of consciousness there is neither creation nor creator. Consciousness is free from all limitations created by ignorance.  One has to understand the thorough knowledge of Consciousness he can realize the mind or universe is mere myth, created out of consciousness.

The world is created by Consciousness. That mind came from that consciousness only. Thus the mind which contains all the elements like space, air, water etc. came in succession from that consciousness.

Prior to appearance of the mind the consciousness, which is the true self alone existed, and that its nature was pure Existence.  Prior to mind, which is in the form of universe, there was only Existence or consciousness. From consciousness came mind or the whole universe.

Immutable consciousness the mind or universe, which contains all the sentient and insentient entities, is born.

One can see the world and various objects of the world as a person. Before universe or mind got manifested, they were there in Consciousness in unmanifested form or potential form.

The mind or universe which was in unmanifested form got manifested as name and form. From ignorance the mind came into existence as universe.

Consciousness assumes as mind, which contains universe of    diverse forms as the egos, bodies and things.  The universe is created by Consciousness is illusion. That means the mind is illusion, which appears as waking and dream and disappears as deep sleep.

Consciousness is the sustainer of the illusion. Without consciousness there is no mind.  Without the mind here is no duality. Without the duality there is no illusion, without the illusion, there no ignorance. Without the ignorance it is nondual reality.

Since people use their accepted truth as yardstick, they will not be able to go deeper in their pursuit of truth.

Since, people use their accepted truth as yardstick, they will not be able to go deeper in their pursuit of truth. They think they have mastered the whole Advaith philosophy or some teaching of great master but they will not be able to realize the non-dual truth. Such people are like stagnant water collected in the pond, which stinks of their accumulated dross. They block the new knowledge to flow in.  Very few  are fortunate to go to the ultimate end and realize it.  

Discovering truth is one thing, and Understanding and assimilating is another thing ,and realizing it is yet another thing.    

The non-dual truth is very easy but very difficult to assimilate and realize it. The one who realizes the fact that, body and the universe are created out of consciousness, and then there is nothing else to know. By knowing this truth     there is unity in diversity. There is no second thing exists other then consciousness. The diversity is mere mirage created out of consciousness. 

Since, they are stuck with the idea that the body is made of flesh, bone and blood and universe is of the matter, they will be unable to accept their birth, life, death and world as illusion.  By accepting the illusion as reality they will remain judging the worldview on the base of birth entity.  Whereas, the true self is not the birth entity but it is the formless substance and witness [consciousness] of the illusory birth, life, death and world.    For one who is aware of the consciousness as self, is also aware of the fact that, birth, life, death and world are mere illusion created out of consciousness.   

 Consciousness can never be destroyed, but it resolves back to its formless non-dual true nature. Nothing is beyond or higher than the consciousness. – Mind and the soul [consciousness] are essentially one, as are the ocean and the waves. As long as illusion exists the separation exists. As long as separation exists duality will prevail as reality. So long the ignorance prevail, the birth, life, death and the world will remain as reality. But when one awaken into reality, all the reality of illusion cease forever.

Neither by Yoga, nor by scriptural studies, nor by action, nor by learning, but only by the realization of one's identity with consciousness freedom is possible, and by no other means.

Lectures consisting of a shower of ornamental words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures or intellectual theories, and likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar, but are no good for freedom.

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.

The Scriptures consisting of many words are a dense forest which merely causes the mind to ramble. Hence one should earnestly set about knowing the true nature of the Self, which is consciousness.

Most seekers have accepted some philosophy as truth or some teaching as truth. Just by studying teachings of Raman Maharshi and Nisargadutta Maharaja, but one has to find the obstacles in their teaching, which blocks one from realizing the truth.  The truth is easier without any teaching. Mostly people are sentimentally and emotionally get involved with their teachings and blindly accept whatever said in those teaching and refuse to verify the facts. This sheepish mentality is greatest obstacle in pursuit of truth, because it makes one more and more egocentric, not soul centric. 

In the scriptures, it says that the 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.

Most of the teachers and thinkers approach was more practical, and they have stuck with the reality of the world, they took it as real.

One has to go beyond Advaith to understand, assimilate and realize the nondual truth

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

-- Albert Einstein

Advaitin will not accept anything else as proof other then what scriptures says. It is waste of time to convince the people who cannot be convinced, because they have built egoic wall around them.   One has to go beyond Advaith to understand, assimilate and realize the nondual truth.   We have to drop all accumulate dross in order to understand and assimilate nondual truth. 

   Even in the Buddhism: - Buddhist teaching has itself become a kind of interactive and self-evolving process, much like its idea of pratityasamutpada. However, the end goal is still Nirvana, which is an experience ultimately beyond all concepts and language, even beyond the Buddhist teachings. In the end even the attachment to the Dharma, the Buddhist teaching, must be dropped like all other attachments. The tradition compares the teaching to a raft upon which one crosses a swift river to get to the other side; once one is on the far shore; there is no longer any need to carry the raft. The far shore is Nirvana, and it is also said that when one arrives, one can see quite clearly that there was never any river at all.

The scriptures and theories and teaching based on the ego are not the yardstick. Using them as yardstick to understand and assimilate the truth will lead one towards pursuit of arguments. Seeker of truth has to discover on his own, the truth of his true existence by inquiring “what is mind?” and “what is substance of the mind?” and move forward.  

The wisdom consists in knowing the truth, that everything [mind or physical existence] is consciousness. Freedom [truth] is always there yet one does not know it.  But to those whose reason is turned away from physicality and who have attained the serenity of the soul/self [consciousness] are quite near to the ultimate truth.  

To think once own body and his experience of the world is an illusion is difficult matter, unless one realizes the self is not physical but it is formless soul it is difficult to have glimpse of truth.

When one realizes the fact that, the self is not physical but the formless soul, naturally the body and universe becomes illusion.

The mind [universe] is emanating from soul [consciousness] means the mind is being effect from consciousness is not different from it. Deeper analysis shows it. Analysis needs deeper thinking and reasoning. Mind is whole universe thus it has a form. But where is the form in consciousness [soul] because consciousness is like an ocean and mind is like wave.  The universe is same consciousness, as the ocean produces the wave, so the consciousness produces the mind [universe].

The moment one knows the mind [universe] is consciousness, and then there is no ignorance. If one knows consciousness as self then everything is consciousness, the consciousness is second to none.  The mind is consciousness but due to ignorance one mistakes it for something else. One thinks the self is within the body; but the self is without the body and the world. 

Mind ceases to exist without the matter. Without the matter mind ceases to exist as mind but it exists as matter- less awareness or consciousness. Without the mind neither the world nor its perceiver can exist.

Without the matter there is no duality. Without duality there is no experience. Without experience it is non dual reality. Therefore whatever prevails without the mind is ultimate reality.

The true nature of the soul [consciousness] is camouflaged by the illusion/duality.  To know the truth one has to discover and realize the formless substance of the mind or illusion. One has to learn to view and judge the worldview on the standpoint the formless soul as self.   Self-Knowledge is the prime goal of the truth seeker. This goal is hidden within the mind as its invisible substance and witness. Therefore, it is necessary inquiry, analyze and reason in to the nature of mind/ duality/illusion in order to unfold the mystery of mind or duality or illusion.