The lifeless universe has no real existence without the consciousness.

Jesus said:- "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)

It means one has to know the world which confronts him confronts to realize his body and world are made of the same essence and that essence is Spirit (father). 

Sri, Sankara says: one must first know what is before him. If he cannot know that, what else can he know or understand? If he gives up the external world in his inquiry, he cannot get the whole truth.

[63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.( Sri, Sankara says in Viveka Chudamani)  

The witness is, different from the witnessed that Consciousness is distinguished as not being the same; from the lifeless universe, which is in the form of the mind.   The lifeless universe has no real existence without the consciousness.  The consciousness gives sentient to the insentient universe, which is in the form of mind.  The universe exists as reality, when on the standpoint of the matter as self.

Man cannot live without the physical world; it is the basis of his life, so it must be the starting point of his inquiry. Things, not imaginations, must be the seekers material.

The one who knows ultimate truth or Brahman knows the world because uses his soul centric reason.

One who loses touch with the external world and gives himself over to his thoughts alone takes his illusions to be realities and remains in the realm of perverted intellectualism.  Perverted intellectuality is nothing but egoic exhibition.

Both sides of experiences have to be inquired into--the duality [waking or dream or universe] and Non -duality [deep sleep], i.e.  matter and spirit if one wants  to find truth of his true existence.

People avoid inquiry into the world, hence cannot find the truth. If they think they do not see the world by shutting their eyes and omitting it from their thought, he is still a ignorant and not a Gnani. If there is nothing to be seen, if mere absence of the external world from cognition gave ultimate truth or Brahman, then every living creature would attain Gnana or wisdom because it loses the world in deep sleep.

Seeker must begin Inquiry with duality, i.e. with a universe to inquire into. It will end with unity. People try to avoid this duality by ignoring the world. Hence they get a false unity based on the ego. Whatever is based on ego is mere hallucination based on the imagination.

 There is a need to indulge in deeper self-search in order to explore the causes, characteristics and nature of the universe.  There is no need to go to run to the mountain or a monastery or lead a religious regulated life in order to get ultimate truth or Brahman.

 

There is no running away from consciousness, which is the innermost self. It is the only reality. Hence running away from world is not only illogical but also foolishness because without the consciousness the world ceases to exist.  Thus it is necessary to know the universe as whole in order to understand the whole universe is formless consciousness. 

Gnana cannot come if world confronts one is left out. The whole universe must be included. Only when all is known can all be known to be but ideation. Hence yogis blotting all out in Samadhi cannot lead to Gnana. And yogic Samadhi is not wisdom. And it is foolish to accept the thoughtlessness is Gnana because in deep sleep is the state of thoughtlessness but it is not considered as Gnana or non- dual wisdom.

 The ‘I’-thought, the ego, belongs to the duality as does the universe thought. Intellectuals   may get the knowledge that the witness  is separate from witnessed , but they  will never know ultimate truth or  Brahman without inquiring into the universe , because they are giving up the universe , and hence cannot discover their  unity with the universe . The Gnani regards everything in the universe as consciousness; the intellectuals reject the universe because intellectuals base themselves on individuality. The individuality is the greatest hindrance in pursuit of truth because they base themselves on ‘I’ as a witness, which is not a witness but ‘I’ is mere an object to the formless witness.

Consciousness cannot be known in the sense in which one knows objects of thought. It can be known only to the extent to which he knows them, he can only think of the knower when he is in the presence of the known, i.e. objects, for the latter make him aware that a knower must exist. Thus duality makes him think of the knower, but it cannot make him know the knower. The knower is known in the world of duality only by implication, as he cannot think without him. The knower is a concept, and cannot be known in itself.

Consciousness   is known only in the negative way. One cannot make it an object of knowledge. One can know that he cannot have an idea of an object unless he posit a knower, unless the knower is implied already. The Formless witness itself is Gnana, that is, it knows everything else.

Religion, yoga, the concept of God is unimportant in pursuit of truth.

All agendas are within the illusion, which appears in the form of mind or universe or waking experience. The self is within the illusion as its formless substance and it is without the illusion as its formless witness. The formless witness is the one which witnesses the body and universe together.  Thus the ordinary awareness is physical awareness (waking) is not self-awareness.  In self-awareness the body is not the body but it is the consciousness, the ego is not ego but it is the consciousness, the world is not the world but it is the consciousness even though they exist but their unreal nature is exposed. Just as the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place, the waking also becomes unreal when non-dual wisdom dawns. 

The witness (knower) is that witnesses the coming and going of the three states. This truth has to be grasped mentally to realize the existence of the formless witness. Once this truth is grasped mentally, then one has to cling to the formless witness. Once one clings to this formless witness mentally than the subconscious has the yardstick to accept the truth and reject the untruth. Thus deeper self-search is necessary to understand, assimilate to have firm conviction of what is what in order to get self-awareness. 

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 soul-centric reasoning, he will be able to realize it.

 Consciousness   is known only in the negative way. One cannot make it an object of knowledge. One can know that he cannot have an idea of an object unless he posit a knower, unless the knower is implied already. The Formless witness itself is Gnana, that is, it knows everything else.

The self is known only when one sees something else, for that other thing reminds him of it. The self is unknowable as an object. Knowing the ultimate truth means knowing that consciousness exists. The word knows implies duality, something known; on the other hand Gnana does imply an object. Consciousness knows the ego as an object. The knowing power, the formless witness, the knower can have no statement made about it, other than that its existence cannot be negated. The ultimate truth which one can know is that consciousness is not something to be known.

There is no need to run from pillar to post, one ashram to another ashram, and one guru to another guru's order to acquire non-dual wisdom. Seeker of truth has to strive to understand the nature of the mind or the universe and thus conquer it by knowledge.

Without inquiry into the nature of the mind (universe or waking) and its nature i.e. matter, there can be no such thing as Gnana. Religion, yoga, the concept of God is unimportant in pursuit of truth. The scriptures are not at all necessary in pursuit of truth but one can quote the citation of the scriptures which indicate the ultimate truth after deeper verification.  

The intellectual will not find the truth because his understanding based on individuality and individuality is not truth on the ultimate standpoint because the self is not an individual because it is formless and it pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three states. Most of the intellectual say “I know” and not explain how he knows the consciousness is ultimate truth. But his egocentricity makes him more and more egoic and he indulges in perverse argument, which is not needed in pursuit of truth.

People think yogic Samadhi   is liberation because their guru’s may have told them. When the innocent and honest people blindly believe the statement and propagate the same to others. They never suspect the guru   because it is irreligious to disbelieve the guru.

Neither the guru nor the disciple verified the validity of their belief if it is right. People who give lectures and write large books on religion, yoga and theoretical philosophy are good in their subject but what they know and mastered is Gnana or non-dual wisdom is the question.

Some claim that, for many years they enjoyed mystic exaltation, trances, meditations and peace but this state passes away when the waking passes away.  The waking experience itself is illusion form the formless witness point of view.  Thus the individual experience within the waking or dream is mere illusion because the waking or dream is mere an object to the formless subject.  When one thinks as an individual he has experienced nonduality then it is as good as dream. The nonduality cannot be experienced as a person because it is prior to any experience.   

If one experiences non-duality as a person then this proves he had attained a yogic condition, but not Gnana. It vanished when because it is impermanent because it was not the highest insight. The Gnani, however never loses his Gnana. Dislodging a Gnani from his insight is impossibility.

Once one has thoroughly seen the truth he simply can't fall away from it. Many are enjoying a similar sort of mystic exaltation and peace, but whether it passes away soon or endures the whole of life, it is not Gnana, because it did not come through striving to investigate the nature of the world, which confront them, it came only through meditation on the self; that is the yogic reward for such meditation but it is only one half. 

People avoid inquiry into the world, hence they cannot find the truth

Man cannot live without the physical world; it is the basis of his life, so it must be the starting point of his inquiry. Things, not imaginations, must be the seekers material.

The one who knows ultimate truth or Brahman knows the world because uses his soul centric reason.  One who loses touch with the external world and gives himself over to his thoughts alone takes his illusions to be realities and remains in the realm of perverted intellectualism.  Perverted intellectuality is nothing but egoic exhibition.

Both sides of experiences have to be inquired into--the duality (waking or dream or universe) and Nonduality (deep sleep), i.e.  matter and spirit if one wants  to find the truth of his true existence.

People avoid inquiry into the world, hence they cannot find the truth. If they think they do not see the world by shutting their eyes and omitting it from their thought, he is still an ignorant and not a Gnani. If there is nothing to be seen, if mere absence of the external world from cognition gave ultimate truth or Brahman, then every living creature would attain Gnana or wisdom because it loses the world in deep sleep.

The Seeker must begin an inquiry into the nature of the  duality, i.e. with the mind to realize the mind is present in the form of the universe. Only when  to inquire into the nature of the mind  the truth will reveal and It will end with unity id diversity. People try to avoid this duality by ignoring the world. Hence they get a false unity based on the ego. Whatever is based on ego is mere hallucination based on the imagination.

There is a need to indulge in deeper self-search   in order to explore the causes, characteristics and nature of the universe.  There is no need to go to run to the mountain or a monastery or lead a religious regulated life in order to realize ultimate truth or Brahman.

 

There is no running away from consciousness, which is the innermost self. It is the only reality. Hence running away from the world is not only illogical but also foolishness because without the consciousness the world ceases to exist.  Thus it is necessary to know the universe as a whole in order to understand the whole universe is formless consciousness. 

 Gnana cannot come if world confronts one is left out. The whole universe must be included. Only when all is known can all be known to be but ideation. Hence yogis blotting all out in Samadhi cannot lead to Gnana. And yogic Samadhi is not wisdom. And it is foolish to accept the thoughtlessness is Gnana because in deep sleep is the state of thoughtlessness but it is not considered as Gnana or non-dual wisdom.

 The ‘I’-thought, the ego, belongs to the duality as does the universe thought. Intellectuals   may get the knowledge that the witness  is separate from witnessed , but they  will never know ultimate truth or  Brahman without inquiring into the universe , because they are giving up the universe , and hence cannot discover their  unity with the universe . The Gnani regards everything in the universe as consciousness; the intellectuals reject the universe because intellectuals base themselves on individuality. The individuality is the greatest hindrance in pursuit of truth because they base themselves on ‘I’ as a witness, which is not a witness but ‘I’ is mere an object to the formless witness.

Consciousness cannot be known in the sense in which one knows objects of thought. It can be known only to the extent to which he knows them, he can only think of the knower when he is in the presence of the known, i.e. objects, for the latter make him aware that a knower must exist. Thus duality makes him think of the knower, but it cannot make him know the knower. The knower is known in the world of duality only by implication, as he cannot think without him. The knower is a concept, and cannot be known in itself. 

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana gives us knowledge inform us of the true nature of the mind,which is present in the form of universe and of the ultimate truth or Brahman.

There is no form, time and space in the realm of Reality.  Time and space are only limited to the physical realm because the form,time and space are one in essence.  Thus form,time and space are reality within the physical existence,which is present in the form the mind (I). 

The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as waking or dream and diapers as deep sleep. The one which is aware of the coming and going of the three states is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.  When the soul becomes aware of its formless non-dual true nature in the midst of duality it is called self –awareness. It is foolish to limit the consciousness only to duality because the consciousness pervades all the three states 

A permanent view of the world as unreal can come only after soul centric reasoning; such knowledge cannot change. Were the seeker who is sufficiently sharpness he could grasp the unreal nature of the world by soul-centric reasoning alone.  To know the whole truth, one must know the whole universe, otherwise he gets only half-truth. 

One comes to the conviction, on the strength of deeper self-search, that the universe is not absolutely real; it has only a parlance, practical reality.  The individual experience of birth, life, death and the world are reality within the waking experience but the waking experience itself is a mere illusion form the standpoint of the formless witness of the three states. The formless witness is the soul, the innermost self. The soul is present in the form of consciousness. And  the soul or consciousness, the innermost self and it is not an individual because it is formless.  Holding the self as an individual is cause of experiencing the birth, life, death and the world as reality.

The practical life within the practical world, which is present as waking experience, is mere illusion. If waking experience is mere illusion than the individual experience of birth, life, death and world are mere illusion.   If the experience birth, life death and the world are mere illusion, it means the form; time and space are mere illusion.  If form, time and space are mere illusion, it means the past, present and future is mere illusion. Thus it is necessary for the seeker to realize the fact that,   form, time and space are one in essence, in order to realize the three states are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus all the diversity is created out of   formless consciousness. Thus no second thing exists other than consciousness, the innermost self. Seeker of truth has to constantly reflect on the subject in order to get a firm conviction of the truth.  The seeker has to reflect on the same truth again and again until it becomes reality. One needs to constant reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what.

The delusion that the world is endowed only with a parlance, practical truth goes when one gets the direct realization of the soul or  consciousness, the innermost self ."Soul”, which is present in the form of consciousness,   is the only reality and there is nothing other than this soul or consciousness, which is the innermost self. On the stand point the formless soul or consciousness, innermost self, there is no second thing exists other than consciousness.  Because the whole universe in, which we all exist is created out of consciousness.  There is no second thing exist other than consciousness. Hence it is non-dual (non-duality)   

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the universe or waking does not enjoy any reality.  Consciousness alone is the ultimate truth and the perceived world is only a dependent, reality.

The perception of the world as just an appearance, like the mirage water appearing to give an impression of water, yet known to be just an appearance, ends when the ignorance comes to an end and the Gnani no longer has the egocentric worldview because he has the soul-centric worldview.  A Gnani uses the egocentric worldview for the practical purpose in practical life but he is fully conscious of the fact that, the experience of birth, life, death and the world are mere illusion created out of consciousness.   

As flowing rivers disappear in the sea, losing their names and forms, so a Gnani, freed from name and form, attains the Gnana or nondual wisdom.

Self–knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana brings unity in diversity in perfect understanding of the non-dualistic or Advaitic  truth in the midst of diversity and conscious total merger of matter in the spirit.  All names and forms within the waking experience loses their sense of reality same way the dream experience loses its sense of reality when waking takes place.  

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana  gives us knowledge inform us of the true nature of the  mind,which is present in the form of  the universe and of the  ultimate truth or Brahman. All these three are connected in such a way that the knowledge of one without the other is incomplete.  Gaining this comprehensive knowledge constitutes liberation, from experiencing duality(universe) as reality.