Saturday, September 3, 2011

Everyone in the path of truth loves and respects the humanity in the practical world. Externally the seeker of truth love humanity and internally he is moving from ignorance to wisdom.


Everyone in the path of  truth loves and respects the humanity in the practical world. Externally the seeker of truth  love humanity and internally he is moving from ignorance to wisdom.

The mind rises from the formless soul, which is in the form of consciousness. The sense of ‘I’ rises as mind. The mind is in the form of universe. Thus ‘I’ is the mind or universe. Universe appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep. Holding sense of ‘I’ limited to the ego is cause of separation. It makes one feel, he is an individual separate from the world and world existed prior to him, and he is born in it afterwards. Until one has this conviction, it is very difficult to grasp the non-dual truth.

Thus it is necessary to realize the self is neither the ego nor the world but is the witness of the ego, body and world together. The true self is formless witness of the three states. And it is also the formless substance of the three states, because without self the three states are non-existent. In reality the substance and witness are one in essence. The essence is consciousness and it is ultimate truth. The formless self is witness of the three states. And the formless witness is within the three states. And it is without the three states. And also it is apart from the three states. It is within the three states as their formless substance. And it is without the three states as their formless witness. And it is also apart from the three states because it not an entity or identity within the three states. 

I request everyone  not to hold anyone including me as a guru and yourself as a disciple because guru disciple theory is greatest obstacle in pursuit of truth. And one can find answers how the theories path and practices become hindrance or obstacle and blocks our realization has been discussed in FORMLESS PATH [FP] blogs. I tried to answer every question which arises to the seeker in his pursuit of truth in FP blogs so that he can find answers for his doubts and confusion with out discussion, debate and personal conversation. many intellectuals think that by provoking by perverted arguments  they will get the truth but they are only trying to exhibit their intellectuality.   

The yard stick based on the accumulated knowledge is the greatest hindrance in pursuit of truth. Lots of patience, humility is needed in pursuit of truth. Arguments on their point of view are the greatest hindrance in pursuit of truth. 

Thus holding any teacher and teaching or scriptures are the greatest hindrance in pursuit of truth. Devotional path, yogic path and path of love and humanity are meant for the practical life within the practical world and they are nothing to do with the path of truth or wisdom, because on the realm of truth the practical life and the practical world are mere illusion. Thus mixing them with path of truth or wisdom is like mixing oil into water. Intellectuality is based on individuality and individuality is egocentric. Thus the religious path, yogic path and intellectual path are great hindrance in pursuit of truth. Seekers of truth have to respect everyone’s views and wisdom without arguing but politely answering or keeping silence with others who try to cause disturbance with their egoic attitude. And never indulge condemning others who do not agree with each others view. Keeping internal distance with the people who indulge in perverted arguments and provokers is very much necessary in pursuit of truth. The inner calmness has to be gained which is very much necessary in pursuit of truth to move inward.


Self-knowledge will interest only few people; the rest are interested in Religion, yoga other paths like path of love and humanity and path of pleasure hunting. Thus path of love and humanity is necessary in practical life and practical world and we have to respect those people who are immersed in the path of love and humanity. They are doing great job for the humanity. Many people who have chosen path of love and humanity indulge in condemning others without realizing they are propagators of love and by condemning others the seed of love cannot be sowed. The love and hate are made of the same clay, which is consciousness. It is wrong to assume those who have chosen path of wisdom are renounced the outer world and gone ashtray. They too are actively involved in practical life and indulge in loving humanity. Renouncing the world and taking Sanyasa is religious path not the path of truth. The seeker of truth is ever active as a householder and it is his own personal journey he knows what he wants and what he is doing. I respect all those are in path of love and humanity and any other path. And everyone in the path truth loves and respects the humanity in the practical world. Externally he love humanity and internally he is moving from ignorance to wisdom.

It is not the body that has to get freedom but it is the self that is seeking freedom from experiencing the birth, life, death and universe as reality. Only when self-wakes up from the sleep of ignorance by realizing its formless nondual true nature the freedom happens. For this self has to drop the inborn samskara or conditioning of ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ by realizing self not ‘I’ or ‘I AM’.

Thus it is erroneous to think on the body base, when the self is not the body. If the self is not the body; than the individual life is nothing to do with the formless self. The experience of birth, life, death and the universe are part and parcel of the illusion. Thus one need not here enter into any account of the course that the soul with its ignorance takes after death—along the way of the fathers, or of the gods, or being debarred from either, according to its works and knowledge. Nor need one enter into any of the other psychological questions connected with the state of the soul after the death of the body. The self is not an individual and self is birthless, deathless, therefore it is erroneous to base the truth of the individual experience of birth, life, death, god and universe.


The universe or samsara remains the same for all except those who have attained the higher knowledge. He who has attained to the knowledge of the identity of the self with consciousness, which involves the distinction of the self from its ignorance and consequently its freedom from them, has thereby attained Moksha, or freedom. This is a freedom for which one has not to wait till his physical death, but it may be possessed even in this very life.

Advaitin orthodox hold virtue is essential for the attainment of Moksha or freedom. But when the self is not and individual this question is hardly a relevant one. It is not quite just to interpret the knowledge which brings freedom as if it were of the nature of a purely intellectual intuition.

As one goes in deeper self –search one becomes aware of the fact that: - The Upanishads are self-contradictory. Different scholars give different conflicting interpretations of them. Final authority therefore is using our own reason. This does not mean one need to give up the scriptures, but he should apply his reason to them. Reason is common to all, whereas orthodoxy belongs to separatist.

The scriptures are for ignorant masses, who wholly accept the material world as it presents itself. Gnana is for those who have begun to realize that things are not what they seem.

Scriptural citations may be quoted only after one has shown the reality and proved the truth, for then he can point out that the texts teach the same thing. If one quotes them before having demonstrated truth, then it is scholasticism.

Scriptures are of value only when dealing with persons who are incapable of understanding truth. They have no value as authority for those who use reason.

Reason is the common ground for all humanity, whereas the appeal to scriptural relations reaches only groups. Because all the religions are based on the false self and the false experience, there are so many conflicting ideas , many changes, divisions and subdivisions ,which leads to all sorts of doubts and confusions. When one meets with suffering and disappointment doubts arises. Doubts are absolutely necessary to make one inquire. Pursuit of truth is for getting rid of all doubts.