Spirituality is man’s relation to soul or spirit or consciousness, nothing else

Sage Sri,Sankara said:- Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many gods as you please, observe ceremonies and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

Spirituality is man’s relation to soul or spirit or consciousness, nothing else. It is not about religion, it is not dogma. The soul is one divine force pervading all the three states and a direct relation to that soul is what it is all about, beyond any duality.

Things that are impossible for man are possible with soul. There is no doubt about it. Moreover, even though one never sees the soul, he knows it always is with him.

Once the quest starts, one begins to understand that there are things beyond the physical life, and he begins to exploring spiritual realms. 

People think themselves, over time; by reading countless books on all religions and philosophies of the world, they will acquire Self-knowledge or Bramha Gnana or Atma Gnana.  However, it is not so ‘A wise person should glean knowledge from inquiry and reasoning on the base of the soul as self and assimilate it. Just like honey bee collects nectar from all flowers, big or small’. The seeker of truth must think that he is that bee.

There is no such thing as permanent happiness in the experience of duality [waking/dream]. Joy and sorrow are part of the illusion and are so intertwined.

The spiritual quest is a personal adventure. Guru is not needed in the  pursuit of truth, the seeker may require only guidance. Religion and yoga are not spirituality, because they are based on the ego, which is the false self (ego or waking entity), within the false experience(waking).  Whatever is based on the ego is not the means for self-realization.

A Gnani is will not accept anyone as his disciple but he will guide him as his own friend. He will not entertain Guru or God glorification or indulge in religious or yogic practice.

Gnani never speaks of god and indulges in god glorification. He only guides the seeker towards the true self, which is the soul or consciousness. He never indulges in performing miracles nor quotes religious scriptures to prove his viewpoint without verification. He highlights scriptural citation which helps the seeker to look beyond the form, time and space.

Miracles, karma, heaven, hell, paradise, sin evil, rebirth and morality are religious fables. All religious code of conduct is good for worldly life. However, in spiritual pursuit they are of no value, because the worldly life is part of the mirage or illusion.

A Gnani never wears any religious robe he is free from all religious fables. Only when one is able to bifurcate spirituality form religion and yoga then he will be able to find a Gnani who will be able to guide him and help him to realize the true self in lesser time and effort.

A real Gnani  will never condemn the religion and its God and Gurus but he will say they are part of the illusory experience of diversity.