Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the right tool to unfold the mystery of the mind,which is present in the form of the universe.

The seeker need to turn to the perennial springs of spiritual truth, to quench his spiritual thirst.

Self-Knowledge  or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the means to emancipation from the illusory experience of birth, life, death and the world. The seekers have to invalidate the illusory nature of the experience of the  birth, life, death  and the world and defend them through the knowledge of the  self by realizing the self is neither the waking entity nor the self is dream entity but the self is formless soul,which witnesses the coming and going of the three states.

Non-dualistic or Advaitic  truth is very simple, but it seems difficult  because of the inborn  ignorance.  The inborn ignorance is present in the form of 'I'. The 'I' is present in the form of the mind. The mind is present in the form of universe. The universe appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep(non-duality).  the truth is hidden within the three states and it is without the three states. when wisdom dawns the seeker becomes aware of the fact that the the formless witness of the three states  and the three states are one in essence. that essence is consciousness. 

The seeker, who has the real urge of knowing the mystery behind their own existence must realize there is no scope for duality is reality.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is about:  How to find detachment or freedom from experiencing the  of duality as reality  and attain wisdom. The seeker who is receptive and ready for transformation happens simultaneously as he is able assimilates Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana .

The seeker, who has intense urge and capacity grasp the truth, immediately awakens as the formless witness of the three state states. 

The formless path (F.P) is spiritual enlightenment. Truth seekers are called to be liberated and enlightened in this very life.

F.P takes the seeker  embarking on a rare mental journey. There is noting to strive physically for. The seeker has to mentally trace and realize the formless substance and witness of the three states. Seeker has to descend into the depth of  soul-centric reasoning,  to understand, assimilate and realize the reality of his true existence. 

By inquiring, reasoning, understanding, assimilating, listening, reflecting  into the nature of the mind the seeker  becomes more and more receptive. F.P weaves its insights to seduce the seeker to shift its attention from form,time and space to the formless substence and witness of the form,time and space. 

In self-awareness the for,time and space are one in essence. Thus the experience of diversity is mere mirage.

the formless substance and the witness of the three states is the formless  soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.  In reality formless substance and the witness both are one in essence.Thus the three states and its witness are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus there is no scope for second thing other than consciousness. Thus consciousness is ultimate truth of Brahman. 

Non-dualistic or Advaitic truth is based on the source from where  the mind rises and subsides . Without discovering the source the truth realization is impossible.

The “Soul itself is ultimate truth or Brahman”. Therefore searching the truth on the base of religion, god and scriptures and yogic practice will not yield any fruits, because they are not based on the formless  soul, the innermost self. 

Since, religion, individual god and yoga are based on the false self(ego or waking entity) within the false experience(waking)

The soul, the innermost self  is formless, timeless and spaceless one; and it pervades in all   the three states (waking dream and deep sleep) as their formless substance and witness. 

Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the right tool to unfold the mystery of the mind,which is present in the form of the universe.

All physical based spiritual teachings such as religion, god glorification, scriptural studies and yoga are inadequate or useless in pursuit of truth.

F.S helps the Seeker  to realize the fact that:-  not only world is myth, but also the mind is myth, and  the waking experience itself is myth. Whatever prevails without the myth is the soul, and the soul, the innermost self is ultimate reality.

The world, which is suffering from the religion syndrome creating the unrest, terrorism, wars in the name of religion and god, which does not exist in reality.

If self is not physical then what is the use of searching and trying to understand and assimilate the truth on physical base

Self –knowledge is meant for those who are in search for the reality of their  true existence. In pursuit of truth one need not go detail about the physical body and the world, but one has to know the unreal nature of mind in which the physical body and the world exists. The physical existence is dependent on mind, if mind is there the physical existence is there. Absent of mind is absent of physical existence. Therefore there is need to understand what is the mind, in pursuit of truth.

The deeper inquiry, analysis and reasoning reveal the fact that the self is not physical but it is the spirit. If self is not physical then what is the use of searching and trying to understand and assimilate the truth on physical base. Therefore there is a need to rectify the seeking base from physical to the spirit base in order to understand and assimilate the Self-Knowledge. All the doubts and confusion will disappear as one learns to view and judge and reason on the base of the spirit, which is the true self.

The Reasoning on the base of the soul as self  helps to the self examine, to test how near to the wisdom  the one has approached, what progress has been already been made in this regard and what still remains to be accomplished. It sets a criterion of self-judgment.

The seeker can lead an active life without involving himself in religion, god glorification, or studying scriptures and yogic practice nor indulge in Atheism.

Intense urge of knowing the truth of true existence through perfect understanding by using reason on the base of the soul/self. It requires natural capacity to understand. Pursuit o truth is not for those who want anything less than truth.

Liberation is not in next life or next world but right here, in this very life, right now in this present experience itself. Seeker may grasp the nondual truth at any time, at any age if he has matured enough and receptive to receive it.

Mind/’I’ is myth. It appears as waking or dream; the experience within the waking or dream is ever changing with form, shape, color, and activities. Waking or dream experience disappears and becomes absolute and formless and non-dual. The truth of that which becomes dual[form] and non-dual [ formless] has to be analyzed to unfold the mystery of the mind.

By Analyzing the three states one becomes aware of the fact that, the witness of the three states is not physical but it is the formless spirit. Inquiry, analysis and Reasoning will lead the Seeking Mind towards the source which the formless witness and substance of the three states. When the Seeking Mind becomes fully aware of the fact that, soul is the formless substance and witness of the mind, which appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep then he become aware of the fact that mind is mere myth. The soul is the cause of all causes and it itself is uncaused.

Soul is the source from where Mind rises and subsides. Thus, it becomes aware that the mind/’I’ is an illusion on the standpoint of the formless source.

Inquiry and reasoning is not a set of question and answers. It is analyzing every doubt and confusion and solving the doubts by discriminating between the dual and nondual experiences, and coming to firm conclusion and conviction of the ultimate truth.

The formless witness alone exists when the waking and dream experiences subsides.  The Waking and dream has subsided as deep sleep. The knower of the three states is apart and eternal. The witness is nothing to with individual experiences such as birth, life and death, because it is not an entity or identity within the waking or dream.   The witness is within the three states as their formless substance and it is apart from the three states as their formless witness. On the standpoint of the formless substance and witness the three states are unreal, because the formless substance and witness are one in essence. Hence thee is no second thing exists other then the soul/spirit, hence it is non-dual.

Those who are frightened to accept the world is mere illusion should never indulge path of wisdom.

After verifying through deeper inquiry if one finds the world is the reality within the illusion then he cannot again say the world is not an illusion.

If one is frightened to accept the world is an illusion (waking) then he is unfit to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.  Thus who stuck with the reality of the world, are stuck with the reality of the individual experiences of birth, life and death, which takes place within the unreal world. Thus the pursuit of truth is for those who have courage to accept the reality as it is, that is the reality without form, time and space.

According to Adavaita Vedanta, the Veda addresses itself to two kinds of audiences - the ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices, and the more advanced seeker who seeks to know Brahman. Thus, the purva mimam.sa, with its emphasis on the karma kanda of the Vedas, is meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way. However, the Vedanta, with its emphasis on the jnana kanda, is meant for those who wish to go beyond such transient pleasures.

Sri, Sankara says in Brahma Sutras: that Brahman is the cause of the world, whereas in Mandukya he denies it. This is because he says that at the lower stage of understanding, the former teaching must be given, for people will get frightened as they cannot understand how the world can be without a cause, but to those in a higher stage, the truth of non-causality can be revealed.

Those who are frightened to accept the world is mere illusion should never indulge path of wisdom.

Diversity is mere mirage.

The breath, the body, the name, all the forms and shapes the universe, “it’s all the same like branches of a tree just as one goes deeper and deeper one becomes aware of the fact that, the self is not physical but self is consciousness. And diversity is mere mirage. The one who realizes the consciousness is the true self, he shall be free from experiencing the mirage as reality.

One has lost himself in the game of form, time and space. When one is able to lift the veil of form, time and space mentally then the truth will shine as nondual existence.

Self-knowledge is nothing but just dissolution of the mind into consciousness. One has to go beyond, emotions, sensations and thoughts and feelings and through perfect understand it can be acquired.

One should not get stuck with accumulated knowledge but to flow towards nondual reality, which is the ultimate truth. Nondual Silence which is not loneliness, but it is the source from where the mind rises and subsides.

Inquiry, analysis and reasoning is the path, process as well as the goal. So the inner journey reaches towards the nondual destination to become one with the “WHOLE”

Self is not ‘you’ but the self is that witnesses ‘you and the world’ together without the physical apparatus.  You are the false self(ego or waking entity) within the false experience(waking) bound by birth, life and death and form, time and space whereas the ‘Self ‘ is birthless and deathless because it is formless.  Thus self is not limited to waking state alone because it pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three states.   Thus limiting the ‘self’ to waking entity alone is cause of the ignorance.  

The dream entity (you) and the dream world becomes falsehood when waking takes place. Similarly the waking entity (you) and the waking world become falsehood when wisdom dawns.  Wisdom dawns when waking entity (you) realizes it itself is not the self but the self is that which witnesses the coming and going of the three states.   The witness and the three states are one in essence. That essence is consciousness (Atman).

Thus consciousness is ultimate truth or Brahman. Atman is second to none.  

Thus one has to know ‘What is mind? ‘What is the substance of the mind?’  and ‘What is the source of the mind?’ in order to realize the non-dualistic or Advaitic truth.

Consciousness is within this universe but it is not of this universe.

Consciousness is the true Self. Consciousness is within this universe but it is not of this universe. It is in this universe, but not of this universe means it is the formless substance and witness of the universe, which is in the form of the mind [I]. The mind [I] appears as waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep. The self who is in the form of consciousness is the formless knower of the mind, which comes and goes.   Consciousness is above; it is transcendental to all the miseries, which are inevitable in this illusory universe.  Therefore, there is a need to realize the fact that, the mind, which is in the form of universe is mere mirage created out consciousness.   Thus, the birth, life, death and world are mere mirage on the stand point of the consciousness, which is the true self. Only on the base of physical self the universe is reality.  Thus the Self is within the universe but it is without the universe.

Only a Gnani alone can actually create the awareness of the truth. He can enliven and illuminate others to get out of this ignorance by being transcendental to the illusory birth, life, death and the universe. Gnani tries to guide the seekers get rid of the inherited ignorance and, rise above the egocentric concepts, be in this universe, but not of this universe, be in tune with the consciousness, which is his  true identity and the ultimate truth.

This material existence is mere mirage. It is like a wax in the candle it will burn away.  All attempts for freedom is possible only when one is ready to overcome the ignorance. To overcome the ignorance is possible only when one realizes the birth, life, death and the world are mere illusion created out of consciousness.  The consciousness is ultimate truth. And the one who knows this truth knows the knower [consciousness] is free from the known [mind].  

Through Self-knowledge, all of one’s egocentric successes and all of his credible accomplishments within the duality are ultimately evaporated and consciousness alone will prevail as nondual existence.