For Gnani there is clearly a change in his attitude that must be related to a change of the base from form to formless, thus the ‘I’ is no longer is the base. The ‘I’-less becomes the base and the waking becomes mere mirage.
Nothing exists, other then the spirit. There is no creation, no destruction and waking is a illusion on the standpoint of the soul /spirit.
Waking also is unreal. Its reality is exposed when one becomes aware of the fact that, the true self is not physical but the spirit. Only through inquiry and reasoning on the base of the soul, one becomes aware of the fact that “I "/Mind is mere illusion. But the “Self “is different from mind because the mind is mere mirage created out of the spirit, which is the true self.
What is the use of big theories based on the ego, which is false self when the truth is based on the soul, which is the true self?
Soul/spirit alone is real, all else is unreal; the illusion is created out of spirit. Thus the illusion is spirit in its essence.
Soul/spirit alone is real. There is no other reality besides the spirit. It is the source all the three states. It is the first cause and the only cause. Spirit is the material as well as the efficient cause of the duality/illusion.
Illusion is manifestation of the soul/self. The diversity is the effect of the soul. The inanimate illusion is filled with the soul/spirit. The illusory appearance is not different from soul/self in essence. The three states are unreal on the base of the soul, which is the true self. Thus man and his experience of the world is myth on the standpoint of the true self.
All religions are based on the false self. some scriptures in varying degree contains pointers to one’s liberation, which is our direct, visceral insight into this now separate, now one, and how his choices count. Believing in doctrines is pointless, understanding them is a hard task. Rituals, or bowing, or indulging in yogic practice is not the means to self-knowledge.
Many Religions are dogmatic, with their diverse doctrines. Seeker of truth there is no need to bother about them. The truth will not be realized by chanting or meditating. Loving, happiness and compassion are part of the physical life and physical life is part of the illusion.
Some scriptures are pointers to truth, not truth-in-itself. Therefore, merely believing in doctrines is pointless.
If one believes in a doctrine of rebirth or a doctrine of Karma, he will never be able to assimilate self-knowledge because rebirth and karma is based on the physical self. When the physical self is false self, and not the doer then the theory of rebirth and karma has no value on the base of the true self, which is the nondual spirit. If one is struggling to wake up, by accepting the theory of rebirth and karma then nothing is going to change.
The value of Self –Knowledge isn’t to be found in books. Those are just the external appearances of self; they're not the realization of “Self” as proof. If one realizes the “Self” he realizes the formless substance of the mind and he sees the truth in it. When the truth becomes apparent it cuts off the stream of delusion. Their writings are pointers to truth, not truth-in-itself. That's why merely believing in their books is pointless.
If god is within the body then he is responsible for every action which is good or evil. If god is God is present within in our hearts then His laws are binding on the physical conducts to which he owns the authorship.
Until and unless one is aware of the fact that, true self is the soul/spirit, he is bound to believe in the conceptual idea of god propagated by the organized religion. Until atheists hold in their no god theory and hold the physical existence is real, without verifying the fact about the true existence they will remain in ignorance of the true self, which is formless not the form. The atheistic theories also are also based on the false physical self. Thus, whatever is based on the physical self is bound to be falsehood.
It requires accepting the fact that that the three states cannot exist without soul, which is the true self
Self- realization is not for those who are so deep in denial they are unlikely to understand and assimilate the self-knowledge.
Faith is a main pillar in religion. This entails treating not only doubt and skepticism as enemies, but also nonbelievers asking critical questions, offering reasons to doubt the reliability of religious claims.
This attitude towards doubt may be an important reason why nonbelievers and skeptics are so reviled by conservative believers, the mere existence of nonbelievers is a threat because they demonstrate anyone can live and even thrive without religion and faith in any gods.
Whatever benefits religion might confer individually, when directed towards universal brotherhood it is ultimately divisive and destructive. However, that religion is a vital force for public morality and ethical action in many ways and also has become cause of concern because there is lots of violence and wars is going on in the name of religion and god.
Truth is not a matter of religion, or no religion. Truth is a matter of the true existence. Only truth will set free one from experiencing the duality as reality. Without the truth the believers and nonbelievers argument will go on and on and there is no end to it.
It is wrong to say one cannot "sustain goodness without belief of God," but nonbelievers who reject belief of gods can still be good and have "noble character" without the belief of God. Belief in God prevents one from understanding and assimilating the Self-Knowledge, because it makes him believe he is an individual separate from the world.
The god cannot exist without a man. Thus, man has to exist before any god can exist. Thus, it is impossible for god to exist without the man. Therefore, god is dependent on man for his existence. Thus it is necessary to know how man is able to exist and perceive the world to unfold this mystery. Clinging to irreligion is of no more use than clinging to religion.
