The nature of things necessarily unpreventable and
uncontrollable when one regards world as world of diversity of duality. Only when one is able to base his-self from
ultimate standpoint view the experience of diversity as consciousness only,
then one becomes aware of their unreal nature.
One, who has realized that existence and non-existence and
change are in the nature of things, easily finds repose, being unperturbed and
free from ignorance. The pain and
pleasure exist as reality because of having the idea of two [duality]. To get rid of the reality of the pain and
pleasure one has to find the formless substance of the duality [mind] to
realize the whole diversity is created out of single substance, which is
consciousness. Realizing the consciousness as ultimate truth, one becomes aware
of the unreal nature of the mind.
Whatever based on of physical self (waking entity or ego) is
falsehood. Whatever one feels as a person is reality within the physical
existence. If physical existence is taken as reality then there is no meaning
in seeking truth because he has accepted the physical existence as truth. Once physical existence is accepted as
reality the experiences within the physical existence prevail as reality.
For those who desirous to know the truth for them nothing
bring contentment other than acquiring the self-knowledge or brahma Gnana or
Atma Gnana. For one who becomes aware of the fact that, the self is not physical but consciousness
becomes aware of the fact that, the physical existence [illusion] has no base
from the ultimate standpoint.
Our practical life is nothing to do with the formless soul,
the innermost self. The practical life within the practical world
is reality within the waking. The three
states are mere illusion on the standpoint of the soul or consciousness, the
innermost self. The formless soul or consciousness is the substance and witness
of the illusory three states and it is within the illusory three states and it is
without the three states.
As person perceiving
the world one thinks he is born in this world and world existed prior to him,
this conviction makes him physical oriented, thus he views and judges the
worldview on the physical base therefore his understanding is limited to the
physicality.
Since people all
are not aware of the fact that, they are an experience within another experience
[waking/dream]. The mind is an experience, which contains everyone and
everything and the universe. Since one limits the mind to the physical entity,
he forgets the fact that, his body and the universe is an experience, within
waking or dream experience. It is impossible to unfold the mystery of his true
existence without realizing the fact that, the self is not physical but the
self is consciousness. If the self is
not physical then it is erroneous to judge and conclude the truth on the base
of the physical self or ego. The ego
[waking entity] is false self within the false experience [waking]. Thus the
truth has to be judges on the base of the true self, which is formless consciousness
which is not an individual but it pervades all the three states as their
formless substance and witness.
Until and unless one rectifies the reasoning base
from form [ego] to formless [soul or consciousness], the ultimate truth
[Brahman] will not be revealed.
Deeper inquiry reveals the fact that the self is not
physical but it is formless [consciousness]. On the base of formless
[consciousness] as self, one becomes unreal nature of the mind, which appears
as waking or dream. Thus the waking is
as unreal as dream.
That
is why Sri Sankara, indicated in
Bhaja Govindam says: - [Jnana Viheena
Sarva Mathena Bajathi na Muktim janma Shatena] - one without knowledge does not obtain liberation even in a hundred
births, no matter which religious faith he follows.
Thus it
proves the religion is not the means to self-realization.
When Upanishad itself declares:- sarvam khalvidam brahma - All this (universe) is verily Brahman.
By following back all of the relative appearances in the world, we eventually
return to that from which it is all manifest – the non-dual reality [ Chandogya Upanishad].
Then it is no use
going roundabout way, trace the Brahman which is the formless substance and
witness of the universe, which is in the form of mind. By tracing the source of the mind or universe
one will be able to realize the Brahman.
Thus, Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is meant only for those who have intense urge, and
courage to accept the truth with humility and reject the untruth. Since people
start comparing with their scriptural knowledge, it becomes impossible to
assimilate and realize the non-dual truth. Therefore, there is no
need to convince anyone other than our own-selves to get the firm
conviction.
