Brahman means ultimate truth. Oneness is the nature of Brahman. The soul is the innermost self. The soul is present in the form of consciousness. The nature of the consciousness is oneness.
In scriptures one will
find many way to realize Brahman but after getting all the information about
all the path one has to begin to investigate, in order to realize the ultimate
truth or Brahman cannot be realized through scriptures, religion or god or guru
glorification because the ultimate truth or Brahman is beyond form, time and
space whereas man and his experience of the world his religion, his belief of God
are within the scope of form, time and space.
From ultimate standpoint form, time and space are illusion because they
are one in essence.
Scriptures prescribe much
way to find Brahman but they are mere information. After verifying all the
information one will not find Brahman in of these. One will never succeeds in realizing the
ultimate truth unless his soul, the innermost self becomes restless for
acquiring the ultimate truth of Brahman. One must begin
to do his own home work without the scriptures , only then it is possible to acquire Self-knowledge or
Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
All the egocentric
paths propagate that to be non-observant and to withdraw: keen powers of observation
are desirable and will help, not hinder one’s pursuit of truth. Seeker should
not do not run away from the world in ascetic fear or shyness of them. To simply
accept the world to be Maya or illusion without first verifying and
realizing in what way the world is Maya
or illusion, and inquiring into them thoroughly is to delude one own self.
Ramana Maharishi:-No. Do you need
all that to see yourself? All that is intellectual wealth, useful in explain
doubts and difficulties if others rise them or if you yourself encounter them
in the course of thinking. But to attain realization, all that is not
necessary. You want fresh water to drink, but you do not require all the water
of the river Ganges to quench your thirst. (Page 111/112 of Practical guide
to know yourself c/e by A.R.N).
This surely indicates Sri, Ramana
Maharishi’s path is independent path nothing to with the religion and
scriptures.
Even
Upanishad say:- This Atman
cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas, or by intelligence, or by much hearing of sacred books. It is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a
one Atman reveals Its own form. (Katha Upanishad Ch-II -23-P-20)
Mundaka Upanishad :-This Atman cannot be attained
through study of the Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much
learning. He who chooses Atman—by him alone is Atman attained. It is Atman that reveals to the seeker Its true nature.( 3
–page-70 Mundaka Upanishad Upanishads by Nikilanada)
The scriptures indicate that Ataman is Brahman, and
Brahman is ultimate truth. Therefore the soul, which is in the form of
consciousness, is ultimate truth. Thus to realize the ultimate truth is
the prime goal. A well-directed inquiry, analysis and reasoning
will lead one to his nondual destination.
Self-Realization is direct realization of the ultimate
truth or real god, in contrast with traditional paths, which are indirect. And
the other paths cannot lead to the ultimate destination because they are based
on the false self, which they hold as real self and false experience as
reality.
Until and unless one overcomes physical shackle it is
impossible to understand and assimilate the nondual truth, which is beyond the
physical existence or the universe.
Consciousness itself is lord of itself though not of the universe. And
having nothing it has all.
Gaudapada quotes from
the Upanishads:- "There's
no plurality here"; "The Lord [Atman] through his powers appears to
be many"; "those who are attached to creation or production or
origination go to utter darkness"; "the unborn is never reborn, for
who can produce him (Atman or consciousness)?”
It is only who base on ‘I’ or ‘I
AM’ as self, argue and quarrel amongst themselves. The people who are fully
aware of the fact that, the form, time and space are mere mirage created out of
consciousness have no reason to quarrel, because for them everything is
consciousness and no second thing exist other than consciousness.
