H.H.
Dalai Lama said: Buddhism need not to be the best religion
though it is most scientific and religion and inquisitive. But Buddhism has no
answer to certain questions like existence of Atma (soul) and rebirth.
Dali lama said that as an individual he believes in rebirth as he had
come across a few cases of rebirth. Modern science, Dalai Lama hoped
would unearth the mystery behind the rebirth. (In DH –dec-21-2009-Gulburga).
Same
way all religions of the world and all philosophies of the world are based on
the individuality or ego, find no answers for many questions. Truth seekers all
over the world are trying to find answers for themselves, and they imagine and
write articles and books of their ideas and others will read and blindly accept
them as truth.
There
is no need to condemn anyone's’ views and ideas or writing, but without being
judgmental, seeker has to verify whether the author is speaking on the
standpoint of ego, or whether he is speaking on the standpoint of soul, the
innermost self. If his views are based on the standpoint of the physical
self or ego, then there is many doubts and confusion. If his views are
based on the soul as self then there is no confusion and doubts of any
sort.
Nothing
has to be accepted without verifying the validity of any claim in pursuit of
truth.
Only un-contradictable truth has to be accepted as truth. There is
no need to condemn any religion or any saints or sages, but seeker has to think
beyond religion, scriptures and individualized gods.
The
religious, yogic and worldly truths are individual truth based on the ego.
The spiritual truth is universal truth, which is based on the soul or
consciousness or spirit. The truth which is based on the soul, the innermost
self is the ultimate truth or Brahman or Emptiness.
The
religion is based on the body (form) as self, since it is based on the birth.
Spirituality is based on the soul (formless). Thus there is need to bifurcate
the religion from spirituality. Religion views and judges on the standpoint of
the physical self or ego, whereas the in pursuit of truth everything is viewed,
judged and concluded on the base of the formless soul, the
innermost self. Whatever is based on the physical entity(ego or
waking entity) is not spirituality because the soul has no form, so it has no
religion. Therefore, seeker of truth has to rectify the reasoning
base, from form to formless, to understand and assimilate the Self-Knowledge or
Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Thus,
viewing judging the ultimate truth on the base of ego or false self or
accumulated knowledge will not unfold the mystery of the mind or universe or
duality. There is no need of religion, god glorification and scriptures
in pursuit of truth, since the Soul, the innermost Self is the cause of
our dual and non-dual experiences.
Experience
of diversity (universe or form) becomes oneness in deep sleep and Oneness
(formless) becomes diversity in waking or dream. Therefore, that which becomes
diversity (form), and that which becomes Oneness (formless) is not our physical
entity, because the physical entity is present only in waking and dream. The
one, which is aware of all the three states, is formless, apart and eternal
which is the soul. The soul, which is consciousness itself, is
ultimate truth or Brahman or Buddha's nature.
To
realize this truth one has to realize first “What is truth? and “What is
untruth?” between the dual (waking or dream) and non-dual experiences.
Searching the truth on the base of inherited religious conditioning and
accumulated bookish or scriptural knowledge is not the means to
Self-Realization.
It is very difficult to talk to people about ultimate truth or Brahman
because everyone thinks he knows the ultimate truth or Brahman. This- I know
business is dangerous. And whatever his reached conclusion is second hand
stuff. Therefore, accepting accumulated knowledge without verification
will lead the seekers to hallucinated realization based on the ego.
Second-hand knowledge of the self-gathered from books or gurus can never
emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only
direct realisation will do that. Realize yourself, turning the mind
inward. – Tripura Rahasya, 18: 89
The pursuit of truth is a mental journey. Deeper inquiry, analysis and
reasoning makes one aware of what truth is and what is untruth and the
subconscious will be able to reject the untruth after knowing, what is
Truth. Whatever prevails after rejecting the untruth is the ultimate truth.
Seeker has to overcome all the obstacles in pursuit of truth on his own
. They are so many scholars who mastered philosophy. It is
impossible to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana
through theoretical philosophy. Because their preaching is based on spirit and
practices is based on ego or physical entity.
Experience
of diversity (form) becomes oneness in deep sleep and Oneness (formless)becomes
diversity in waking or dream. Therefore, that which becomes diversity (form),
and that which becomes Oneness (formless)is not our physical entity, because
the physical entity is present only in waking and dream. The one, which is
aware of all the three states, is formless, apart and eternal which is the soul.
The soul itself is ultimate truth or Brahman or Buddha's nature.
The Soul or consciousness, the innermost Self is neither the waking
entity , nor the dream entity , but the self is formless soul, which
witnesses the coming and going of the three states without the physical
apparatus.
The Soul, the innermost self is neither the breath, nor the heart
because it is ever formless. Soul or consciousness, the innermost Self is in
the form of the spirit or Consciousness. The experience of
duality is mere mirage created out of the Soul or consciousness or
spirit. Thus there is no second thing other than the consciousness
. Therefore, holding anything else other than the formless soul or
consciousness as God is ignorance caused by illusion.
The one which powers the illusion is the soul or spirit
is ultimate truth and ultimate truth is Brahman or GOD. We
are talking of truth or god in illusion. We argue discuss about the ultimate
truth or Brahman within the illusion. In reality there is nothing to argue,
nothing to judge, because there is nothing exists other than Consciousness or
Brahman or Spirit.
Blinded with the illusion very few grasp the non-dual truth. Only few
escape from the web of illusion, only few seekers are able to acquire non-dual
wisdom.
Consciousness is ultimate truth.
Consciousness is Absolute is alone and real. the waking is
unreal; and the three states are non-different from Consciousness because they
are created out of consciousness.
Whatever is, is Consciousness. Consciousness itself is absolutely homogeneous. All difference and plurality are illusory." Consciousness is not a person. But if one wants to call it God or Paramataman , then fine but it is neither a person nor an entity nor thing.
