The religious theory that : This seemingly boundless
universe stretching far beyond human imagination and consisting billions of stars,
planet, solar systems and galaxies has not come to existence all by itself. It
has to have a creator, and
that creator is God.
Every nook and corner of this entire universe is governed by identical laws of nature. Hence there is no many gods but only one god. This creation and creator theory seems to be true when man is unaware of the true self and views and judges the worldview as `I' as self which is false self within the illusory Waking experience.
Man goes on spinning yarn of his imagination on religious or yogic or theoretical base and imagines that the universe has brought into existence by all-wise god with some definite purpose and a set programme. Each atom of this universe be speak of order, discipline organization and balance-testifying to some great mind that has shaped it. And man was not born result of some accident. He was created as superior to all other creatures, to act as the vice-gerent of god upon the earth, blessed with intelligent and rational thinking. He has been given the power to choose between good and evil deeds. This freedom makes answerable to god and his fellow creatures both for his deeds. His conscience guides his steps to discriminate between what is good and what is bad. He may commit sins and mistakes but is also repentance and ability to correct himself.
All these imaginations seems to
be true until man is unaware of the true fact that `ego or waking entity ' is
not the self and waking experience is not reality. The formless substance and
witness of the `I' or Waking experience which is formless soul or consciousness
is the innermost self. Therefore it is necessary for seeker to verify about his
own existence through deeper self-search, in order to realize the fact that `ego
or waking entity ' is not the self but soul or consciousness is the true self
and learn to view and judge the worldview on the standpoint of soul as self, to
unfold the mystery of the mind. Mind is in the form of universe and universe
appears as Waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality).
When one is able to view and
judge the worldview on the standpoint formless soul or
consciousness, the innermost self, then he will realize there is neither the
creation nor the creator but only non-dual formless soul or consciousness will
prevail as ultimate reality of the existence. Therefore it is erroneous to
conclude the truth on the base of religion and God, because religious God is
not center of existence.
The soul or consciousness is
the cause of the universe and it itself is uncaused. Thus creation and creator
are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus consciousness is ultimate truth and
ultimate truth is Brahman or God. On the stand point of formless soul or consciousness
there is neither creator nor creation.
Every religionists, yogis and theorist
are saying their own accepted truth, over and over again. They are merely propagating
their truth, but none of them are able to establish it with certainty, which
can be verified here and now, not in the next life or next world.
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.
Simply repeating or reading or hearing
what scriptures say or whatever god men or guru says does not make one to
understand, assimilate and realize the non-dual truth. Seeker should not accept
anything as truth without verification.
Buddhism says: all things are illusory and noting
exists. However, Advaita avers that it
is not so. Sri, Sankara says: - that the universe of
course is illusory, but there is Brahman, that exists forming the very
substratum of all things.
Therefore self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma
Gnana is necessary to realize the ultimate truth.
