Only in few the urge of knowing the ultimate truth or Brahman arises

Only in few  the urge of  knowing  the ultimate truth  or Brahman  arises . Most people think that they are not here for fulfill any aim; they are not center of this world, their existence not important more than fauna... Life is meaningless but significant... Life is not for any inquire, only live. How to live? People without the inner urge are not suited for pursuit of truth. Nothing pleases them other than the worldly pleasure. Such people  cling  only to whatever pleases them.  The ultimate truth cannot be imposed on anyone,  since it is a very personal journey and the truth has to be ascertained by seeker himself.  

Everyone’s life circumstances are not the same.  Some  are enjoying life with pleasure of  worldly things   and some are suffering ,some are busy with their work or societal service , some are busy with religion, business  and political venture.  Thus each are busy with their own life.  This game of life is reality within the illusion. People who are stuck with reality of life,  are unaware of the fact that, there practical life within the practical world , is reality within the waking experience.But waking experience itself  is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint. 

The pursuit of truth is not for those who think the practical life within the practical world as reality. It is for those who are in search of their true existence. Rest will follow religion, yoga and whatever that satisfies them. Self-knowledge is only for those have the inner urge to know the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Many people think as human existence what we will do with all these things.  The people who are unaware of the fact that their human existence is reality within the illusion are afraid of losing their physical identity.  

 It is very difficult to talk to people about ultimate truth/Brahman because everyone thinks he knows the ultimate truth/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.  One may have some flashes of truth when someone tries to indicate it through fewer words. But it takes nearer to truth not realization. 

Upanishad's say "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to know anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e. no Gnana.

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. Realise yourself, turning the mind inward. – Tripura Rahasya, 18: 89

The pursuit of truth is a mental journey. Deeper self-search  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. 

Sri, Sankara and Maya

VlSHNUVARDHANA, the King of the Hoysalas, was a Vaishnavite and was greatly incensed at the doctrine taught by Sri, Sankara that everything here below is an illusion. He wanted to teach the exponent of this doctrine a lesson. So he invited the then Sri, Sankara to his palace. That holy man went there and stoutly maintained that everything in this world was illusion. The king had arranged to let loose an infuriated elephant against Sri, Sankara. The beast rushed at Sri, Sankara who took to a precipitate flight to save himself.

'Oh, Venerable Sir,' shouted the king, 'why do you run so fast seeing that the elephant is only an illusion?' 

'Oh, king,' said  Sri, Sankara in his course of his flight, 'my running too is an illusion. Everything in this world is an illusion.’ 

Similarly, we all are searching truth within the illusion not being aware of the fact that, the illusion is created out of single stuff which is:-Consciousness or Spirit or Self or Christ or Brahman or Emptiness.

Thus searching the truth in illusion with the illusory self, within the illusory experience, has to be illusion. The illusion is created, and sustained, and finally dissolves as consciousness, which is Soul/Self.  Since, there is no second thing other than the consciousness; the consciousness itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.  

Katha Upanishad says:-
Fools dwelling in darkness, but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like the blind led by the blind. [Ch II-5 P-14] [Upanishads Nikhilananda]

It indicates that the one who is ignorant [darkness] of the true self (formless witness or soul) searches truth by accumulating knowledge of every path and practice and uncertain about the truth, and thinks every path leads towards reality. The ignorance of the true self leads one towards unreality or hallucination.

 The Upanishad indicates that human goal is to acquire self-knowledge.

This Atman cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas, or by intelligence, or by much hearing of sacred books. It is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a one Atman reveals Its own form. [Katha Upanishad Ch-II -23-P-20]

This Atman cannot be attained through study of the Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much learning. He who chooses Ataman—by him alone is Ataman attained. It is Atman that reveals to the seeker Its true nature. [3 –page-70 Mundaka Upanishad. Upanishads by Nikilanada]

The above passages further prove that: self-knowledge cannot be attained by study of the Vedas and intellectual understanding or by bookish knowledge. Therefore there is no use of studying the Vedas and other scriptures in order to acquire the non-dual wisdom. That is why Buddha rejected the scriptures, and even Sri, Sankara indicated that, the truth lies beyond religion, concept of god and scriptures.

Same way all religions of the world and all philosophies of the world are based on the individuality/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 any ones’ 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/self.  If his views are based on the standpoint of the physical self/ 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 self/soul/spirit. The truth which is based on the soul/self is the ultimate truth/Brahman/Christ/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/ego, whereas the in pursuit of truth everything is viewed, judged and concluded on the base of the soul, which is the true self.  Whatever is based on the physical entity is not spirituality because the soul has no form, so it has no religion.  Therefore, seeker of truth has to rectify the seeking base, from form to formless, to understand and assimilate the Self-Knowledge.    

Thus, viewing judging the ultimate truth on the base of ego/false self or accumulated knowledge will not unfold the mystery of the mind/diversity.  There is no need of religion, god glorification and scriptures in pursuit of truth, since the Soul/Self/Christ is doer and author of our dual and non-dual experiences.

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, which is spirit itself, is ultimate truth/Christ/Brahman/Buddha.   

 To realize this truth one has to realize first “What is truth? and “What is untruth?” between the dual [waking/dream] and non-dual experiences.  Searching the truth on the base of inherited religious conditioning and accumulated bookish/scriptural knowledge is not the means to self/god /truth realization. 

For the same reason Raman Maharshi said fortunate are the one who do not lose themselves in the labyrinths of philosophy. Bhagwan says: Take Vedanta, for instance: it speaks of 15 pranas the names and functions of it   which the student is asked to commit memory. Will it not be sufficient if he thought only one prana does the whole work of maintaining the body? Again the antakaran is said to think, to desire, to will, to reason etc. Why all these details? Has anyone seen antakarana, or all these pranas? Do they really exist? They are conceptual divisions invented by teachers of philosophy by their excessive analysis. Where do all these concepts end? Why should confusion created and then explained away? Fortunate is the man who does not lose him self in the labyrinths of philosophy, but goes straight to the source from which they all arise. (GURU RAMANA .By S.S Cohen -vii Danger of philosophy-Page -58-59)

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 through theoretical philosophy. Because their preaching is based on spirit and practices is based on ego or waking entity.