Void implies to duality: the universe may not exist but the thought of the second is there. If one knows there is Void (emptiness/nothingness), then there is something there to be known and know. They are or have become consciousness.
Advaitin disagree with Buddhists who say, there is nothing -
nonentity. Advaitin believe there is some reality, even though things are not
what they appear to be. If one knows the truth, he will know what to do to find
inspiration for action. Seeker of truth‘s subject is to know what is it that is
Real.
Soul means Atman. Atman is not 'void'. Atman is in the form of Consciousness. Atman is not any void or emptiness. The thought that it is a void or something like a void will lead to doubts and confusion of pursuit of truth. The consciousness is basis of everything that exists. Whatever exists, it exists because of consciousness. Nothing can exist without consciousness.
To understand such a simple truth, it becomes difficult task, since we have inherited or accumulated the physical based dross. Until we drop mentally all the accumulated dross, our subconscious will not become receptive or accept anything other than accepted truth. Thus the FP blogs and posts are suggestions, we are injecting to the subconscious, and we go on reflecting on it, then the inner work will start, and the reasoning faculty starts analyzing with the new suggestions, with the old, and when it finds the un-contradicted truth, it will accept that as truth, and drop what is untruth. When the suggestion suggest the consciousness as innermost self ,and consciousness alone is ultimate truth in every blogs and postings , when subconscious is accepts this suggestion on that base the it will start analyzing through reasoning, and reject what is not Consciousness, and finally whatever prevails is the non-dual wisdom or Self-knowledge.
If seeker isn’t able to understand this in the beginning of the truth pursuit, it is o.k.; he has to go on reading and reflecting on the F.P blogs and posting , until he creates a base mentally, to replace the old base. Until he bases himself on the base of ‘I’, he has a different viewpoint, but eventually, he will become aware of the facts, and he will understand and remember what F.P blogs have convey him, and becomes receptive and start assimilating the self -knowledge .
There is no other way to reach the non-dual destination other than rectifying the reasoning base from ‘I’ (form) to ‘I’-less (formless) base. Only when seeking mind is able to view on the base of formless base, all the confusions and doubts will vanish and he will
be able to assimilate the self-knowledge faster and better.
The
'Void' of emptiness of Buddhism is only a stage. It cannot be ultimate. It says
there is really nothing. The mistake of Hinayana Buddhism is to jump to
assumptions where Buddha kept silent.
When
one says "Nothing is" what is the meaning of "is"? "Nothingness”
is something which exists: one cannot prove that consciousness does not exist.
Has
the Void a meaning? If so then it is only your imagination. Buddha gave up yoga after practicing it for
six years. He saw it could not yield truth.
Buddha
gave up his austerities of yoga as impossible and useless. [Page.70/71
"Buddhism in Translation” by Warren]
Thus
Buddha got enlightenment only after he gave up Yoga. Unless one exercises his reason--there
is no chance of getting truth.
Buddhism
has not proved the truth of Non-duality. There is no doubt Buddha pointed out unreality
of world. He told people they were foolish to cling to it. But he stopped
there. He came nearest to Advaita in speech but not to Advaita fully.
Sankara was criticized for his views
on Maya (illusion) without understanding him. He said that (1) Brahman
[the Self] is real (2) the universe is unreal, and (3) Brahman is the
universe. He did not stop at the second because the third explains the other
two. It signifies that the universe is real if perceived as the ‘Self’ and
unreal if perceived as apart from the Self. Hence Maya or illusion and
reality are one and the same.
The realists criticize the concept of
illusion without understanding it. He said that
(1) Consciousness
[the Self] is real
(2) The universe or mind is unreal, and
(3) Consciousness is the mind or universe, because universe or mind
is mere illusion created out of consciousness.
One need not stop at the second because the
third explains the other two. It signifies that the universe is real if
perceived as the Self [consciousness] and unreal if perceived as apart from the
Self [consciousness]. Hence illusion and
reality are one and the same because both are one in essence. Realizing the
essence, which is consciousness as the innermost Self, is Self-Realization or
Truth- Realization of GOD- Realization. Thus Sri, Sankara‘s declaration is
rational truth, scientific truth and also ultimate truth.
Consciousness is not only the subject but also the substance of the object. The subject and object are one in its essence. The subject and object perception is possible only in ignorance. In reality there is no duality. When the ignorance vanishes the duality vanishes and only the non-dual existence will prevail as ultimate truth. Thus the truth pursuit is to discover the fact that the subject is formless consciousness and also the object is made out of the formless consciousness. Thus there is no second thing other than the consciousness in the experience diversity[waking] other than consciousness. Thus everything in duality is appeared from consciousness and sustained by consciousness and finally disappears as formless consciousness. To understand such a simple truth, it becomes difficult task, since we have inherited or accumulated the physical based dross. Until we drop mentally all the accumulated dross, our subconscious will not become receptive or accept anything other than accepted truth. Thus the FP blogs and posts are suggestions, we are injecting to the subconscious, and we go on reflecting on it, then the inner work will start, and the reasoning faculty starts analyzing with the new suggestions, with the old, and when it finds the un-contradicted truth, it will accept that as truth, and drop what is untruth. When the suggestion suggest the consciousness as innermost self ,and consciousness alone is ultimate truth in every blogs and postings , when subconscious is accepts this suggestion on that base the it will start analyzing through reasoning, and reject what is not Consciousness, and finally whatever prevails is the non-dual wisdom or Self-knowledge.
If seeker isn’t able to understand this in the beginning of the truth pursuit, it is o.k.; he has to go on reading and reflecting on the F.P blogs and posting , until he creates a base mentally, to replace the old base. Until he bases himself on the base of ‘I’, he has a different viewpoint, but eventually, he will become aware of the facts, and he will understand and remember what F.P blogs have convey him, and becomes receptive and start assimilating the self -knowledge .
There is no other way to reach the non-dual destination other than rectifying the reasoning base from ‘I’ (form) to ‘I’-less (formless) base. Only when seeking mind is able to view on the base of formless base, all the confusions and doubts will vanish and he will
be able to assimilate the self-knowledge faster and better.
