A Gnani imparts Knowledge to others. A Yogi lies in Samadhi like a wooden log so he does not know yogic Samadhi is not wisdom. Gnani is fully aware of the about all things, either permanent or perishable and he has realized both permanent and perishable to be consciousness. Thus, consciousness alone is real and eternal all else is merely an illusion.
The one, who realizes Brahman becomes a Gnani. A Gnani would be there to show the way to freedom from experiencing the duality as reality. A Gnani does not identify himself as Guru or swami or yogi or sadhu.
A Gnani imparts Knowledge to others. A Yogi lies in Samadhi like a wooden log so he does not know yogic Samadhi is not wisdom. Gnani is fully aware of the about all things, either permanent or perishable and he has realized both permanent and perishable to be consciousness. Thus, the consciousness alone is real and eternal all else is merely an illusion.
Sage Sri, Sankara:~VC- Let erudite scholars quote all the
scripture, let gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be
performed, let personal gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of
one‘s identity With the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual,
not even in the lifetimes of a hundred
Brahmas put together (6)
It is clear that the liberation cannot be the result of good works, for Sruti itself declares that there is no hope for immortality by means of wealth. (-7)
Actions help to purify the mind but they do not, by themselves, contribute to the attainment of Reality. The attainment of the Reality brought about only by Self Inquiry and not in the least by even ten million acts. (11)
The fear and sorrow created by the
delusory serpent in the rope can be ended only after fully ascertaining the
truth of the rope through steady and balanced thinking.
(12)
Neither sacred baths nor any amount of charity nor even Hundreds of pranayamas* can give us the knowledge about our own Self. The firm experience of the nature of the Self is seen to proceed from inquiry along the lines of the salutary advice of the wise. (13)
Ultimate success in spiritual
endeavors depends chiefly upon the qualifications of the seeker. Auxiliary conveniences such as time And place
all have a place indeed, but they are essentially secondary.
(14)
He alone is considered qualified to
enquire after the supreme Reality, who has discrimination, detachment,
qualities of Calmness, etc., and a burning desire for liberation. The four-fold
qualifications ( 17)
Great sages have spoken of four
qualifications for attainment which, when present, succeeds in the realization
of Brahman and In the absence of which the goal is not attained. (18)
(While enumerating the
qualifications), first we count the ability to discriminate between the Real
and the unreal; next comes a spirit of detachment from the enjoyment of the
fruits of actions here and hereafter; after
that is the groups of six virtues beginning with Calmness, and the last is undoubtedly an intense desire for liberation. (19)
A firm conviction that Brahman alone is Real and the phenomenal World is unreal is known as discrimination between the Real and the unreal.
(20)
They have
crossed the dreadful ocean of
(embodied) existence through their own efforts and without any (personal)
motives; they help others to cross it. (37)
Swami Vivekananda:~
The Higher your ideal is, the more
miserable you are,' for such a thing as an ideal cannot be attained in the
world — or in this life, even. He who wants perfection in the world is a madman
— for it cannot be. How can you find the infinite in the finite?
It has not been possible to preach Advaitic Truth entirely
free from the settings of dualistic weakness it has not been more operative and
useful to mankind at large because only few will be able to grasp and realize
it.
'To realize the Advaitic Truth a freer and fuller scope the
seeker has to realize the form, time and space are one in essence. And that
essence is consciousness. And the soul, the innermost self is present in the
form of consciousness.
