The modern society uses
people as instruments whether they are workers or scholars. Education is in closed compartments. Just as a mechanic tends his own machine without consideration
for his own development, so a scholar contributes his fragment of research
totally alien to wisdom or self-knowledge.
The society is not greater than a man. An anthill is greater than the single ant that composes it,
but the man has a divinity in his nature which potentially contains and
transcends this whole world; and a society which denies this by treating people
as instruments, providing no means for their spiritual development, is eating
out its own vitals.
Traditionally it has always been held that the search for Truth or
Self-knowledge is sacred and requires no motive or justification, that it is a
fit end to which to devote one's life. Only Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or
Atma Gnana gradually illumines or transforms the seeker. The accumulation of mere factual knowledge is mere
accumulation of dross.
There are religionists who rejects modernity
altogether. A more
progressive approach should be taken by the new generation, which has to rebel
against the imposing of inherited conditioning in the name of religion, god without
verifying their validity. One
has to find freedom from all out-dated orthodox traditions, which are imposed on in
the name religion and society. Therefore,
there is a need to understand the fact that, even ancestors had accepted the
changes time to time and brought new reforms and way of life. There is a need to
realize the religion is built on the false foundation is meant to bring order in the society with its code of
conduct. But most of these codes
of conduct are out-dated and not suited for the
modern generation. Therefore
there is a need to know the ultimate truth, which only can be called as a god.
Ultimate truth has no
connection with end-gaining, belief, path or process. It cannot be taught but is
continuously shared, discussed, grasped, assimilated and realized. Because it is universal
inheritance, no-one can lay claim to it. It needs not to be argued,
proven or embellished, for it stands alone simply as it is, and can only remain unrecognized and rejected, or realized and lived.”
The religious orthodox
wants to wage against modernity: secularism,
science, reproductive rights, and the Enlightenment generally. The orthodox mass, argue that any and all problems
with the world can be attributed to the groups and ideas which they most
dislike. One of the worst aspects of this attitude is how some religion latch on
to any tragedy to promote their theocratic vision. Every religion argues that
only their religion and their god can cure whatever ails this world.
History speaks
that man has made
it challenging and difficult to understand why he has experienced and witnessed such an array of human behaviour. With constant introspection
and the continued judgments of right and wrong, good and bad, just
and unjust it has been a constant challenge to find and
understand the truth behind his physical existence.
This subject is super sensitive, yet if one is to continue in his pursuit of truth then there is a need for
perfect understanding and assimilation.
There is need to stop this wars and violence,
which is going on in the name of religion and god, by knowing and understanding and realizing the universal truth, which is holding the whole universe in which the humanity exists. The universal truth alone is God all
else is mere mirage.
God is not
belief. Holding belief as God is holding illusion as reality, because the
belief is possible only within the realm of duality. Duality is mere illusion
from the ultimate standpoint. Without
the belief of God the belief system holds no water. Belief is not God. Belief needs the believer. Believer
needs to be born in this world. If believer is born than he is part of the
illusion. Without the believer there is no belief. The believer and his world and his belief of
GOD are part of the illusion because the self is birth-less because the self is
formless. The one, which is born, lives and dies, is not the self. The innermost self is formless substance and
witness of the falsehood (universe or waking or illusion), which is soul or consciousness,
consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman or Christ.
We have to grow from the inside out. None can teach us, none can
make us spiritual. There is no other guru but our own soul.”
Self-knowledge or Atma Gnana or Brahma
Gnana cannot be attained by one who is without strength or earnestness or
without the receptiveness and courage to accept the truth and reject the
untruth. If a serious seeker strives sincerely by means of inquiry, analysis
and soulcentric reasoning, he will be able to realize it.
It is only seekers sincerity and
earnestness in his spiritual pursuit, the knowledge started revealing on its
own. Anyone who has humility and
patience and is sincere and ready to drop their accumulated dross and receptive
to accept the truth will enter nondual Self-Awareness when his conviction
becomes firm.
