The ultimate truth or Brahman dwells within the three states like
fragrance in the flower; Musk
lies within the Musk-deer yet
seeks it afar." Until one trace the truth within the three states the
illusion of birth, life, death and the world is experienced as reality. –FORMLESS PATH
If someone
has acquired self-knowledge and shares his acquired knowledge with others, they
cannot say that there is nothing for them to do. Everyone has to discover a
fresh for himself by verifying all the facts. Each one has to grasp assimilate
and realize it until he gets firm conviction of the ultimate truth or Brahman.
A Gnani never considers himself as a Gnani. A Gnani do not consider himself as wise and others are less wise. No one is wise or less wise in in pursuit of truth. The inner revolution starts within and ends within. Gnani is neither a scriptural scholar nor he is a philosopher.
A Gnani is neither a teacher nor he has any teaching. He silently works and helps the fellow seekers inspiring them guiding them towards inner reality in his own way. The scholar will remain as scholars and philosophers will remain as philosophers and intellectual remains as intellectuals arguing on their point of view. A Gnani does not propagate any philosophy because philosophy is nothing to do with the pursuit of truth.
Gnani respects all the sages of the truth of the past. Sharing the knowledge is his only mission. Inspiring the serious and sincere seekers of truth and divert their attention towards the inward reality is very much necessary. Seekers should not hold any teacher or teaching or wise men as a yardstick and indulge in argument instead try to list out the doubts and confusion arises from that teaching or declaration and try to find answers independently on their own, which opens the inner dialog, and the inner discrimination will start on its own in the subconscious, and then the truth will start revealing on its own without intellectual spoon feeding. It is not my advice but it is my humble suggestion because the advice comes from the ego and suggestion comes from the inner core of the existence.
There is no need to follow anyone. If one wants Brahman to follow the inner guru not Hinduism. If one wants ultimate truth follow Christ within not Christianity. If one wants Nirvana to follow Buddha not Buddhism. By glorifying the form and name of the sages will not yield truth. Deeper self-search is needed in order to realize what is what. It is not the man who has to get self-realization but it is the self that has to realize it is not the man and the world but it is consciousness. Thus it is the self, which has urge for freedom from this illusory prison called universe or mind.
The universe will not vanish, when wisdom dawns, only the ignorance disappears and unreal nature of the universe or mind or waking is exposed, same way as the unreal nature of the dream exposed when waking takes place. The wisdom dawns in the midst of duality because in reality there is no duality.
Nothing is needed other than perfect understanding of what is what is needed. The truth cannot be experienced. Because it is prior to any experience. Experience belongs to individuality. And individuality is falsehood. There is neither individual nor his experience in reality.
Man and his experience of the world cannot exist without waking experience. Whatever we are discussing, we are discussing within the waking experience, which is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint. Thus whatever is known, seen, believed and experienced as a person is bound to be falsehood.
The path of religion, the path of yoga and path of wisdom is meant for different classes of people. Mixing up with one another is like mixing oil in water. One has to move ahead with his chosen path, which satisfies him.
