The practical life within the practical world is nothing to do with the innermost self. Man of truth does not renounce his worldly life and try escape from the ups and downs of the practical life. He loves humanity and attends all family and social obligations like any other householder but inwardly he moving towards his spiritual destination.
Most People think those who follow path of truth are some useless guys wasting their time and life, only path of humanity and service are real path. That is their person opinion. The path of truth is very personal journey. Mixing egocentric paths such as path of humanity, yogic, religious path of love is like mixing oil in the water because the path of truth is soul-centric path. Egocentric paths are nothing to do with the path of wisdom.
Truth pursuit is a mental journey. It is nothing to do with the practical life and practical world. The practical life within the practical world will go on with all its ups and downs. The man of truth is outwardly is concerned about the humanity as much as others but inwardly he is fully aware of the practical life within the practical world are mere illusion.
Only religious and yogic path people are advised to renounce the worldly life and adopt some sorts of discipline. Seeker of truth need not renounce worldly life. They need not go anywhere. They need not spend their fortune on their pursuit of truth. They need not follow anyone. They need not renounce family life, because it is inward journey [mental journey]. Pursuit of is pursuit of verification not pursuit of argument. Only perfect understanding of what is what will help the seeker to realize the ultimate truth of Brahman in lesser time and effort.
The truth is not some information. And information is not truth. The information is mere signposts. It only highlights the obstacles in pursuit of truth, and it helps the seeker to remove the obstruction mentally which is blocking his realization. . Pursuit of truth is not for those who are follow egocentric paths. Everyone has to move on his chosen path which he feels is right for him.
Sage Sri Sankara and Maya or illusion
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.
Thus the humanity is part and parcel of the illusion. Whatever we do within the illusion is bound to be illusion. People who are concerned about the humanity are unaware of the fact that, their ignorance of their true existence is cause of experiencing the illusion as reality. All their concern about humanity is within the illusion. Therefore there is a need for them to understand their own existence as a person and their experience of the world are reality within the waking experience,which is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint.
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:-formless consciousness ,which is the inner most self. The consciousness is ultimate truth or Spirit or Self or Christ or Brahman or Emptiness.
Thus searching the truth within the 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 the innermost Self. Since, there is no second thing other than the consciousness; the consciousness itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.
'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.
Thus the humanity is part and parcel of the illusion. Whatever we do within the illusion is bound to be illusion. People who are concerned about the humanity are unaware of the fact that, their ignorance of their true existence is cause of experiencing the illusion as reality. All their concern about humanity is within the illusion. Therefore there is a need for them to understand their own existence as a person and their experience of the world are reality within the waking experience,which is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint.
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:-formless consciousness ,which is the inner most self. The consciousness is ultimate truth or Spirit or Self or Christ or Brahman or Emptiness.
Thus searching the truth within the 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 the innermost Self. Since, there is no second thing other than the consciousness; the consciousness itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.
