H.H. Dalai Lama said: Buddhism need not to be the best religion though it is most scientific
and religion and inquisitive. But Buddhism has no answer to certain questions
like the existence of Atma (soul) and rebirth. Dali lama said that as
an individual he believes in rebirth as he had come across a few cases of
rebirth. Modern science, Dalai Lama hoped would unearth the mystery
behind the rebirth. (In DH
–dec-21-2009-Gulburga).
The same way all other religions of the world and all philosophies of the
world are based on the individuality or ego, find no answers for many questions.
Truth seekers all over the world are trying to find answers for themselves, and
they imagine and write articles and books of their ideas and others will read
and blindly accept them as truth.
There is no need to condemn anyone views and ideas or writing,
but without being judgmental, the seeker has to verify whether the author is
speaking on the standpoint of ego, or whether he is speaking on the standpoint
of soul, the innermost self. If his views are based on the standpoint of
the physical self or ego, then there is many doubts and confusion. If his
views are based on the soul as self then there is no confusion and doubts of
any sort.
Nothing has to be accepted without verifying the validity of any claim
in pursuit of truth. Only the un - contradictable truth has to be accepted as truth.
There is no need to condemn any religion or any saints or sages, but
seeker has to think beyond religion, scriptures and individualized
gods.
The religious, yogic and worldly truths are individual truth based on
the ego. The spiritual truth is universal truth, which is based on the
soul or consciousness or spirit. The truth which is based on the soul, the
innermost self is the ultimate truth or Brahman or Emptiness.
The religion is based on the body (form) as self, since it is based on
the birth. Spirituality is based on the soul (formless). Thus there is a need to
bifurcate the religion from spirituality. Religion views and judges on the
standpoint of the physical self or ego, whereas the in pursuit of truth everything
is viewed, judged and concluded on the base of the formless soul, the
innermost self. Whatever is based on the physical entity(ego or
waking entity) is not spirituality because the soul has no form, so it has no
religion. Therefore, seeker of truth has to rectify the reasoning
base, from form to the formless, to understand and assimilate the Self-Knowledge or
Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
Thus, viewing judging the ultimate truth on the base of ego or false
self or accumulated knowledge will not unfold the mystery of the mind or
the universe or duality. There is no need of religion, god glorification and
scriptures in pursuit of truth, since the Soul, the innermost Self is the
cause of our dual and non-dual experiences.
Experience of diversity (universe or form) becomes oneness in deep sleep
and Oneness (formless) becomes diversity in waking or dream. Therefore, that
which becomes diversity (form), and that which becomes Oneness (formless) is
not our physical entity, because the physical entity is present only in waking
and dream. The one, which is aware of all the three states, is formless, apart
and eternal which is the soul. The soul, which
is consciousness itself, is ultimate truth or Brahman or Buddha's
nature.
To realize this truth one has to realize first “What is truth? and
“What is untruth?” between the dual (waking or dream) and non-dual
experiences. Searching the truth on the base of inherited religious
conditioning and accumulated bookish or scriptural knowledge is not the means
to Self-Realization.
It is very difficult to talk to
people about ultimate truth or Brahman because everyone thinks he knows the
ultimate truth or Brahman. This- I know business is dangerous. And
whatever his reached conclusion is second hand stuff. Therefore,
accepting accumulated knowledge without verification will lead the seekers to
hallucinated realization based on the ego.
