Trying to make the mind still is an impossibility without Advaitic wisdom.+*****

Mentally reduce the world in which you exist into the waking experience and waking experience into mind and mind into consciousness by perfect understating of ‘what is what’.  

When you realize’ what is what’ you will realize everything is consciousness. There is no second thing that exists other than consciousness. 

Self-realization is an  impossibility, without understanding ‘what is the mind?’  ‘What is the substance of the mind?’ and “What is the source of the mind?”. The mind and its substance and its source are one in essence. That essence is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.  By realizing consciousness alone is real all else is merely an illusion created out of the consciousness.

The world in which we exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. This knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana leads one to self-awareness.

Trying to make the mind still is an impossibility without Advaitic wisdom.  Thus, a perfect understanding of ‘what is what' is needed to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.

 The Soul is the innermost Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The world in which we exist is created out of consciousness.  The consciousness alone is real the world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of the consciousness. 

This knowledge of the single stuff (consciousness) leads one to self-awareness. Self-awareness brings unity in diversity in the midst of duality. Unity in diversity in the midst of the dualistic illusion is the state of the Soul, the innermost Self. The nature of the Soul is stillness.

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At the end of the quest, the seeker becomes aware of the fact that, the true Self is Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

There is nothing exists other than consciousness. Thus, the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the Ultimate Reality or Brahman.

The Self-Knowledge is achievable without the grace of any Guru or conceptual God or the mercy of some Godmen. The seeker has to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space. The form, time, and space are made of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. To realize this simple truth, there is no need for any Guru.

Do not waste time and effort in finding a Guru. If you are searching for the truth about your existence then no Guru is needed.

To get rid the ignorance, the only remedy is Self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is to realize the ‘Self’ is not you, but the ‘Self is the formless Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Guru, scriptures, and religion are not of any use in the path of Wisdom. The ignorance will not vanish by having a Guru. Without direct realization, one cannot be liberated by becoming a disciple of some Guru.

Without causing the ignorance to vanish and without Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, how is one to the world in which he exists is merely an illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The Self Knowledge Brahma Gnana frees the Soul from the cage of ignorance.+*****

The  SelfKnowledge  Brahma Gnana frees the Soul from the cage of ignorance. When the ignorance vanishes the Soul becomes free from experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality.  It is the Soul, that is in ignorance and it is the Soul that becomes free from ignorance.  

It is the ignorance of the real nature of the Soul, is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality. An urge to realize the truth beyond the form, time and space is necessary.  Without longing for realizing the truth, it is impossible to realize the formless, timeless and spaceless truth.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana helps to a raft upon which one crosses a swift river to get to the other side of the dualistic illusion, once the shore beyond the form, time and space is reached; there is no longer any need to carry the raft because the Soul, the innermost Self, remains in its own awareness.  In self-awareness, the river and person crossing the river itself is an illusion.  The Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness alone, is real and all else is an illusion.

Let us think in a different direction. Let us divide the existence into two parts: the known and the unknown. That which is known as the waking or the dream was unknown in the deep sleep. The waking or the dream (duality) is the known and the deep sleep (nonduality) is the unknown

The unknown becomes known only in the waking. The known become unknown and unknown becomes known. What is it that becomes known and unknown? It is the Soul which is present in the form of the consciousness playing the hide and seek.

Only the consciousness is bridgeable between known and unknown. The difference between known and unknown is only because of ignorance of the Soul, the innermost Self.

Through self- knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, the ignorance diminishes and there neither the known nor unknown but only the eternal awareness prevails. 

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is not any preaching or teaching based on the dogmas of the religion, nor a theory nor scriptural studies. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is buried under the religion and diverse philosophies and theories.

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Advaita is universal. Advaita is not for sale. Do not buy Advaita from the spiritual supermarket. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost Self. The world in which you exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom.

Advaitic truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to realize because you have accumulated mental garbage from different sources in the name of Advaita. Until you discard all the accumulated knowledge you will never be able to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond the form, time and space. 

The Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self shines in its own awareness when wisdom dawns. 

The Advaita is the Soul is the cause and the support of all that exists as the world in which we exist. Advaita is the nature of God, the Self. 

The Advaita is present in the form of consciousness. Advaita is the root element of the universe. From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. In the Advaita, the universe resides. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved. The Advaita is the parent of all that is there is.

To get rid the ignorance, the only remedy is Self-knowledge. Self-knowledge is to realize the ‘Self’ is not you, but the ‘Self is the formless Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Why you are struggling to get Self-realization.  There is no need to go from one mountain to another, one Guru to another, one Ashram to another, read books after books.

Realize the world, in which you exist is nothing but the consciousness. Without consciousness, the world, in which you exist ceases to exist.   

Thus, there no second thing exists other than consciousness.  Thus, everything is the consciousness whether it exists as the world, in which you exist or without the world, in which you exist. Realizing the consciousness as the ultimate truth is truth realization. Truth realization is Self-realization. Self-realization is God-realization.  :~Santthosh Kumaar 

There is no need to condemn the religion, the religious Gods and scriptures or indulge in criticizing the religious Gurus.+*****

People believe that they have their religion inherited from their forefathers, therefore, why to bother to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. The ultimate truth or Brahman will interest only less than 5% of people. Religion pleases people who are stuck believing their practical life within the practical world as a reality.

Religious people are at liberty to imagine whatever they like, but the only thing wrong is that they take their feelings and sentiments for reality, or when they think that whatever seems, must exist.

Everyone likes religion because it belongs to the world of sentiments and emotions. Religion changes as it appeals to different emotions. One will find at one pole the nude Sadhu is admired; at the other, the gorgeous life styled Godman is revered. Belief in religious prohibitions arises out of fear of God's punishment.

Religious truth is not the ultimate truth because it always shows a contradiction. A contradiction arises because different person's interpretations may disagree with others.

Religion is “believers Truth”; spirituality is “the universal truth.” This means a believer takes his feeling of truth whereas the seeker of truth takes his reasoned judgment, which will be the same under test everywhere in the universe.

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People who argue that truth is only in their religion are vain logicians based on mere ideas, imaginations.  Religions which say "If one follows the religion they will go to heaven while others “go to hell," are stories invented on the base of false Self within the false experience.

The man himself suggests that there must be a God. It is an auto-suggestion.  To say that one knows God exists always implies, he must also exist always. It would be correct to say at this point, he does not know about the existence of God because God's existence depends on individualized belief.

In pursuit of the truth,  the seeker has to discard the religion because religion is based on the false self within the false experience.

Religions place God as diverse ideas and beliefs.  Every religious believer has a different idea of God. Every man has a different idea of real.  There is a need to accept and verify the facts about the religious Gods before accepting anything as God.  There is in religion the element of imagination and sentiments. The ordinary man is happy because religion gives him satisfaction and pleases his taste.

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Every sect and creed concoct a God to suit its own purposes. Belief in such concocted Gods is a great hindrance in the pursuit of truth.  The man himself suggests that there must be a God. It is an auto-suggestion. Belief in religion weakens as the man pays more attention to the facts of his practical life within the practical world.

An honest e seeker of truth says that he has not seen God. He does not know God's capacities, what God can do, and what God cannot do. Therefore, any statement he might make about God would only be a lie. The seeker of truth does not wish to tell a lie. Therefore, he does not accept God nor deny Him; he simply refuses to make any statement about God because he wants to discover what is supposed to be God.  Without verification, he does not want to accept anything as truth.  

It is necessary to repeating the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality. One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what. Words are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’. People need to read and to hear the words of wisdom to think deeply and reach the ultimate end. 

 Sage Sri, Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread." (Select Works of Sage Sri, Sankara" also his commentary on Brihad)

Thus, the above passage proves that all those who were the sanyasi robes are wearing it for the sake of bread belongs to the religion; they are nothing to do with the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. There is no need to criticize and condemn the gurus, Yogis, and Swamis because they are needed for the welfare of ignorant mass in the dualistic world. 

There is no need to condemn the religion, the concept of God and scriptures or indulge in criticizing the religious Gurus, but there is a need to highlight how they become a hindrance in realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Deeper Self-search reveals the fact that the body is not the Self. The religion is based on the body as the Self because it speaks of birth, death, and rebirth whereas the Self is birthless and deathless because it is formless, timeless and spaceless existence. 

The ignorance is the cause of experiencing birth, life, death, and the world as reality. Once the ignorance is dropped then one becomes aware ‘what is the truth?‘, and what is the untruth?. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

The Soul is prior to the world in which you, exist.+*****

The Soul is prior to the world in which you exist. Remember you are not the Self.  You are the false self within the false experience. You are born, live and die with this illusory world.  Thus, your existence is itself is illusory. Your existence is impermanent.

The Soul, the  Self is permanent. The Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness, is always there, only the transient world in which you exist comes and goes.

The world in which you exist hides the reality, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

If you desire Self-realization, but you still identifying the Self as the “I," If you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise a seeker.  You will never get Self-realization holding the Self to the ‘I’. You are simply wasting your time.

Until one thinks he is an individual separate from this world he remains in the realm of duality. Duality is the product of ignorance. When the Advaitic wisdom dawns, then the ignorance vanishes. When the ignorance vanishes, then the duality never remains as a reality. 

God is not physical. God is present in the form of the Spirit. The Spirit is the cause of the Universe and the Spirit itself is uncaused. 

On the standpoint of the Spirit, the form, time, space and name are merely an illusion. The Spirit alone is real and all else is an illusion. In reality, the spirit (God) matter (the world in which we exist) are one.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Perfect conviction of the truth leads to Advaitic self-awareness.+*****

Buddha, Sage Sri, Goudpada and Sage Sri, Sankara are not only reformers but also the greatest Sage scientists. Since their original thesis has been lost in the labyrinths of philosophy and mutilated by pundits and orthodoxy, it becomes very difficult to understand and assimilate the wisdom expounded by the great sages. In addition, the conservativeness of the orthodox scholars will not allow any research other than playing with the words, which suits the populace, because of their egocentric outlook.

All the add-ons have to be discarded in order to understand and assimilate the real fragrance of the wisdom expounded by the great Sages of Advaita, but it is a hurricane task. Thus, it is no use going through all the scriptures when there is a direct path to nondualistic or Advaitic truth. The same time and effort can be used to reach the nondual destination, in lesser time and effort.

Advaitic wisdom does not need the support of any scripture or revelation like the Veda. Advaitic wisdom is not based, not upon the varying theological fancies, which are as numerous as the sands of the sea, but upon reason, the common heritage of all mankind, irrespective of color or creed or clime.

Seeker of truth has to know that something is inadequate in Buddhist or orthodox Advaitic teachings to reach the nondualistic destination because of the add-ons and adulteration. Thus, it becomes difficult to reach destination directed by the Bhagavan Buddha, Sage Sri, Sankara and Sage Sri, Goudpada. It is for the seeker to go on his own and remove all the obstacles, which is blocking the realization of the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space

Mixing religion, God, scriptures, and yogic theories are a  great hindrance to the realization of the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space. Moreover, attachment to scriptures, personal God and religious code of conduct keep one permanently in the grip of the dualistic illusion.

Embark on the journey of the truth; it frees the Soul from the illusion of the form, time and space.

When you finally realize the ‘Self ‘ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul then you will realize the world in which you exist is mere an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Thus, you, your experience birth, life, death and the world mere an illusion created out of the consciousness, the consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God.

You are not the witness because the ‘Self' is not you. The Self is the Soul, which witnesses the world, in which you exist. The world is mere an illusion thus, you are part of the illusion.

In reality, the Soul and the world in which you exist are one, in essence. Thus, there is no second thing exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Perfect understanding and assimilation of ‘what is what,’ leads to a perfect conviction of ‘What is the truth?” and ‘What is the untruth?. Perfect conviction of the truth leads to Advaitic Self-awareness.:~Santthosh Kumaar