The question arises only in ignorance if the seekers judgment is based on ego (you). From the standpoint of the Soul, the innermost Self, the universe in which we exist is an illusion.
From the standpoint of the ego the universe in which we exist is a reality. It takes umpteen times, to understand this because we are conditioned to view, judge and reason on the base of the ego (you). Thus, our reasoning is based on the ego. Therefore, there is a need to rectify the reasoning base from the form (ego) to the formless (soul) base in order to know ‘what truth is’ and ‘what illusion is’.
Without knowing what reality is, it is impossible to accept anything as an illusion. Therefore, it is necessary to first decide whether the Self is form or the Self is formless. If the Self is a form then the universe will prevail as a reality. If the Self is formless then the universe has to be accepted as an illusion. It takes a very long time to mentally rectify the reasoning base from the ego base to the Soul base. Thus, it takes time to understand and assimilate and realize the truth beyond the form, time and the space.
We are discussing the formless truth in the realm of untruth (duality). If we rectify reasoning base from the ego to formless soul then the words and concepts will become meaningless. To travel from ignorance to wisdom one has to use the words and concepts and as his understanding matures he has to drop them.
Everyone is not on the same level of understanding, some are in the elementary level and some are in advanced stages. In elementary stages we have to use more words and concepts to make them understand and also to overcome the inherited conditioning, for advanced seekers are sharp enough to understand and assimilate the truth with lesser words.
Spiritual pursuit is a very personal journey. The seeker of truth has to bifurcate everything which is based on the ego, (false Self), such as religion, god, paths and theories and philosophy.
The seeker of truth should not indulge in condemning religion and yoga or its Gurus or Gods and its code of conduct. But he has to highlight its fallacy for his own information, which helps him to proceed deeper with the investigation.
The seeker of truth has to mingle and discuss with likeminded people but never indulge in arguments about religious doctrines and teachers and teachings and philosophies.
The truth will be revealed only when the seeker realizes ‘What is this mind?’ , ‘What is the substance of the mind?’ ‘What is the source of the mind?’
Religion and glorifying God and Gurus and scriptural studies or yoga are not needed in the pursuit of truth.
One must have an intense urge to know the truth and courage to accept the truth and reject the untruth, when the uncontradictable truth is revealed through deeper self-search
A receptive mind free from religious and yogic or any sort of knowledge based on the ego is very much necessary to acquire the Advaitic wisdom.
All the accumulated knowledge of religion and yoga and paths and theories are mere dross in pursuit of truth. Religion and yoga are helpful for the populace and the society, but they create hindrance in unfolding the mystery of the mind.
