Mundaka Upanishad says: The rituals and the sacrifices described in the Vedas deal with lower
knowledge. The sages ignored these rituals and went in search of higher
knowledge. ... Such rituals are unsafe rafts for crossing The sea of samsara,
of birth and death. Doomed to shipwreck are those who try to cross The sea of
samsara on these poor rafts. Ignorant of their own ignorance, yet wise In their
own esteem, these deluded men Proud of their vain learning go round and round
Like the blind led by the blind.
Shruti has directly denied manifoldness in Brahman. The
non-dual cause being an established fact, how could the phenomenal universe be
different from It?
The Shruti has condemned (the belief in
variety) in the words, “The person who”, being deceived by Maya, “sees variety
in this (Brahman), goes from death to death”.
Inasmuch as all beings are born of Brahman, the supreme Atman,
they must be understood to be verily Brahman.
The Shruti has clearly declared that Brahman
alone is the substratum of all varieties of names, forms and actions.
The Shruti in the form of the Brihadaranyaka has declared that this Atman,
which is the Self of all, is verily Brahman. -- Aparokshanubhuti - By Sri, Sankara
To understand the Shruti/Vedas/bibles un- contradictable
meaning, one has to learn to view and judge the truth on the base of the formless
soul or consciousness, the innermost self. Without it the non-dual wisdom is impossible.
Knowledge
is not brought about by any other means than Vichara, just as an object is
nowhere perceived (seen) without the help of light. (11 Aparokshanubhuti - By
Sri, Sankara)
When
Sri, Sankara says- Knowledge is not
brought about by any other means than inquiry, then why should one indulge in
searching the truth in the Vedas.
An intelligent person, who has studied the scriptures and has
practised what they enjoin should discard them after experiencing Brahman as
his Self, just as a man discards the husk when he has found the grain’.
[Amrita-Bindu Upanishad]
A wise man, having experienced Brahman as his Self, should keep
his higher intuitive faculty (prajna) united with Brahman. He should not
oppress his mind with many words, for they are a mere waste of energy’.
[Brihadaranyaka Upanishad]
One has to constantly reflect on soul or consciousness, the
innermost self . all the words thoughts
and experiences are created out of consciousness hence they are Brahman. They
lose their meaning in the realm the non-dual reality.
It has been clearly told in the Shruti: ‘Know that One and give up other talks’ [Mundaka Upanishad] and ‘A wise man should restrain his speech and keep it within the mind’. [Katha Upanishad]
Seeker has to realize the consciousness as ultimate truth or Brahman
and give up all the egocentric knowledge. A
Gnani knows the thoughts; experiences are consciousness in their nature. Thus,
they have meaning only on the base of waking entity(ego) within the waking
experience. .
One has to overcome all the doubts and confusions by soul-centric
reasoning. When the inner dialogue will starts
then the inner revelation will start and free one from all his doubts and
confusions. When there are no doubts and confusion then self enters in to its
own non-dual awareness.
