The
problem is in grasping the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth. The soul,which is present in the form of consciousness is not limited to the individual, but it pervades all the three states as its formless
substance and witness. Because one
limits the soul or consciousness to the individual physical entity, he will not
be able to grasp the ultimate truth or Brahman.
The
soul is in the form of consciousness. If
the consciousness is there then the body and the world are present. The
consciousness can exist with or without the body and the world. The
body and the world are dependent on the consciousness for their existence. Thus
the body and the world are mere mental, thus they are not real. One limits the consciousness the innermost self
to the physical entity, he will remain thinking, and the soul carries on in
some individual form to reincarnate.
When
the body and the world are made of consciousness, there is no second thing
other than consciousness (soul or Atman), hence it is nondual. The body and the
world are reality only on the standpoint of the false self (‘ego or waking
entity’), within the false experience (waking). In reality, nothing exists
other than the consciousness, which is the soul or consciousness. When the
body, ego and the world are made of the same stuff than the division within the
consciousness is mere illusion. The one
which is in ignorance and that one which is aware is consciousness. When self is in ignorance it experiences the
illusory waking experience as reality. When it is aware of itself then there is
no illusion.
There
is neither the world nor its contents , because the diversity or duality
is mere mirage .And mirage has no value in reality, thus nothing exists other than
oneness. Just go on and on in thinking process, it will take you to the depth
to realize you are (true self) consciousness, thus everything, you see, know,
believe, and experience is nothing but consciousness. That is why Sri, Sage Sri
Sankara Said:- Atman is Brahman – that is
consciousness(soul) is —ultimate truth.
Therefore, all the appearance and disappearance (three states) are
nothing but consciousness. Thus, no
second thing exists other than consciousness (soul). Only when you get a firm conviction about
this truth you will be able to explain to others. It is very difficult to
convince those who are stuck to their own accepted truth.
