The search must be made within to attain this supreme peace, by investigating what is mind and what is the substance of the mind

Everyone is seeking eternal peace and misery is most unwelcome to all creatures. Every living creature is engaged in some activity or the other only in search of eternal peace. But they have not   attained this peace because they are not aware of their formless true identity.  Instead they have gotten themselves entangled only in pain and pleasure because they are not aware of the fact that, the self is not form but the self is formless.  They have not been able to get this non-dual peace because they seek physical happiness from external objects, while the truth is that, non-dual peace is within the mind and the search must be made within to attain this supreme peace, by investigating what is mind and what is the substance of the mind.

All the pleasures that are derived from the world are trifles compared to that non-dual peace which is the Supreme. Hence, it would the greatest help if one could show the way to this eternal peace. The Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana  is the tool to non-dual peace which is the nature of the true self, which is in the form of consciousness.

In the state of non-duality where there is complete cessation of sense “I am the doer ", "the objects that are seen / perceived are different from the self, which is consciousness", so on and so forth. In this state, there is no misery or delusion in the realm of non-dual truth. There is delusion or misery for the one who has realized this non-dual truth. “Because he is fully aware the experience is mere mirage created out of consciousness.  Thus man and his universe is mere experience within the mirage.  In realm of truth there is no mirage only non-dual reality.

The mixture of pain and pleasure is inevitable to all beings that are born within the illusion,without being aware of the fact that they are product of illusion. the illusion is   in the form of universe.

 Until man thinks he is the doer he is action oriented. In the realm of action he thinks he is an individual separate from the world. As an individual he has the conviction that, he is born in this world and world existed prior to him. Until this conviction is there it is very difficult to grasp the non-dual truth.   

Deeper inquiry, analysis and reasoning revels the fact that,  the self is not the form [body or ego] but formless [soul or consciousness].  Therefore, if the self is formless, then, one which is born, lives and dies is not the self. If the self is birth-less then whatever seen, known, believed, experienced on the base of birth entity is mere myth.  Thus the birth entity and its experience of the world is myth hence the world where the birth, life and death takes place is myth.

 The universe which is in the form of mind comes and goes as waking or dream is unreal on the standpoint of the true self ,which is formless soul ,which is in the form of consciousness.  The substance and witness of the mind or universe is consciousness.   Since, the formless substance and witness are one in essence there is no scope for existence for second thing.   Hence it is nondual.  Thus consciousness alone is real all else is mere mirage created out of consciousness.

  As long as one believes the body as self, he is bound to believe his body as the doer. Until he thinks the body as the doer, he is bound to believe that, birth life, death and the world as reality. Until he believes the birth, life and death as reality he is bound to experience the illusion as reality. Without the consciousness the body and the world crease to exist.  

The birth, life, death and universe are reality within the waking or dream.  The waking or dream is unreality on the base of the true self, which is consciousness.    Hence if one wishes to overcome the experience of birth, life, death and universe [illusion], he has to realize the fact that, the self is not physical but the self is consciousness.

This awareness of the consciousness without physicality is possible for the individual,  only if the root cause for the ignorance is completely destroyed. Ignorance arises only if one sees the objects of the world as external to him.  If there is no second object other then consciousness, then there is no room for any ignorance at all! Absence of ignorance leads helps one to overcome the illusory cycle of birth, life and death. Once a soul, the innermost self is out of this illusory cycle, there is no scope for experiencing the illusion as reality.  Hence this self-awareness is known as "Liberation" or “freedom”.

To get freed from illusory reality, following the same track, one must get rid of the 'Notion of diversity' which is the root cause of experiencing illusion as reality. This is the road to non-dual peace, which is the nature of the true self.

How does one know that, there is no diversity at all, when we have the cognition of this entire universe with all varieties in its creation?

The truth which is consciousness is the only reality and that the apparent notion of diversity (the root cause of all miseries) is only due to ignorance. If this ignorance is destroyed once then the knowledge of consciousness arises. Then one becomes fully aware of the fact that the consciousness is ultimate truth.

Once this self- knowledge arises, one is able to disconnect identity with the ego and identify with the true self, which is the consciousness. Thus consciousness is ultimate reality.

The ego, body and the world are part and parcel of the mirage

The ego, body, universe are mere mirage created out of soul, the innermost self, which is in the form of consciousness. Illusion   is like Banyan tree, which has roots above and branches below reaching the ground, where they root secondary trunks all around. One cannot recognize the beginning or the end; neither its shape. One has to  cut down this illusion with the sword of wisdom and realize the consciousness alone exists, all else is mere mirage created out of consciousness.  Thus, the ego, body and the world are  part  and parcel of the mirage. The one who is able to grasp this truth, he becomes aware the birth, life, death and the universe are unreal on the standpoint of the true self, which is consciousness. Thus being judgmental on the base of the false self (waking entity or ego)  leads one towards  imaginary truth.

The non-duality cannot be theorized. All theoretical non-duality is based on the false self.  All the religious based non-duality is based on the false self. Non-duality has to be grasped and realized only through self s-search not by reading books, hearing sermons, mastering the scriptural knowledge.  

The seeker has to drop all the accumulated knowledge and verify the facts of his own existence.  There is neither sun nor moon or universe, body, but only the self, which is consciousness. The three states are part of the true self, which is in the form of consciousness. The three states are mirage on the standpoint of the formless soul, the innermost self.  The soul or consciousness is the formless substance and witness of the mirage. The  formless soul or consciousness, the innermost self can exists with or without the mirage. Thus consciousness alone is   real and eternal.  


 The ego, body and the universe are part and parcel of the mirage.  Thus the birth, life, death and the universe has no value in the realm of truth. Therefore judging the truth on the base of the ego  or waking entity  and the universe is judging the truth by holding the unreal (mirage) as reality.   

 Please note that the brilliance of the one sun shining over the whole world as also of the moon is consciousness. Consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in the mirage, which is in the form of universe. The consciousness is within the mirage but it is without the mirage. The universe, which is in the form of mind, is myth. The formless substance and witness of the mind is real and eternal.

By Self Realization or Brahma jnana, one becomes a Brahmin."

In Vedic era  a Brahmin was a person who had attained Self- knowledge  or Atma Jnana. This was an extremely difficult path of discipline of body, mind , and intellect, and people irrespective of their birth or class, who dedicated to such an austere life were recognized as Brahmins. 

A great example of this tradition (that a person becoming a Brahmin, rather than born as one) is the case of Vishwamitra, a warrior (kshatriya), who became a Brahmin after attaining Atma Jnana  or Self-Knowledge.

A smritis, or code of conduct composed by sage Atri defines brahminhood very clearly.

"By birth, every man is a Shudra (an ignorant person). Through various types of disciplines (samskaras), he becomes a dwija (twice born). Through the studies of scriptures, he becomes a vipra (or a scholar). Through realization of supreme spirit (brahmajnana), he becomes a brahmin."

The belief that people born in Brahmin caste, automatically become Brahmins, is a much later concept in the very ancient  India.  Thus, Brahmin means not caste but  one who has attained Atma Jnana or Bramha Jnana.  

Rational proof is required, so that one arrive at knowing truth i.e. wisdom

Search for truth begins within the duality and ends with realization of non-dual reality. The ultimate truth has to be proved, not assumed.  People can interpret scriptures as they likes, in whatever way that pleases them, they simply imagine away.  There are many commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita by different authors. Each one goes on spinning yarns imagining as he likes what the meaning may be. But once one becomes aware of the fact that the self is not the body then he  will know what “Gita”  really meant, he will see that there is only one possible interpretation, irrespective of his  opinion or imagination.

Most people tend to follow a single guru or teacher. Therefore ,the more ignorant they are the easier to get them into a fold of belief system. Belief system is so strong and popular because it makes no demand on the intelligent: It simply requires belief in its founder or  saint.

Has it ever struck believers to doubt whether his belief system is true? Believers never use their reason because they start and conclude that their belief system alone is true, because they never question.

Theologissts say God is a perfect being, but they have never known God, never proved his existence; hence their ascription of perfection to Him is purely self-imagined.  It is   impossible to prove the existence of God by any reasoning.  One can only assume.

 Yoga and mysticism are primitive things which appeals to the mass. But they are not the means to self-realization, because they are based on the false self, within the false experience.

Many teachers will declare that all is self, but none of them can show that this is so, none has analyzed it scientifically, and none can prove it. Rational proof is required, so that one arrive at knowing truth i.e. wisdom; theirs is mere dogma, parrotism, repetition of what they read in scripture.

Realizing the truth in the midst of duality [waking/illusion] is wisdom.

Many people think  that, they will lose all their sense of identity to their functioning ,if they do not get cling to which they feel to be a distinct, separate entity-their ego. But their ego also creates the feelings of separation, pain, and alienation as well. Can the sense of identity be found in a different mode of consciousness (perception), a more inclusive one?

When one becomes aware of the fact that, self is consciousness through wisdom, then he also becomes aware of the fact that, the body, ego, senses and the universe which are present in the waking experience or dream  are also consciousness.  And he becomes fully aware of the fact that, the formless  the formless soul or consciousness, the innermost self , is the witness of the three states, is apart, real and eternal.   Thus he becomes aware of the ultimate truth or Brahman (objectless  consciousness) in the midst of the duality (waking). Realizing the ultimate  truth or Brahman  in the midst of duality (waking or illusion) is wisdom.

 One does not lose the physical experience (universe or mind) but he will be fully aware of the fact that, the three states are mere mirage created out of consciousness. By realizing the fact that, the self is not physical but self is consciousness, the mind becomes still to know that consciousness alone is real, and the mind (universe) in which the whole humanity exits is mere mirage created out of consciousness. 

There is a need to drop all the pre-conceived ideas and accumulated dross and try to verify a fresh to understand and assimilate the non-dual truth. One should not make any teaching as a yardstick but one should verify all the facts by sound reasoning and overcome all the obstacles by realizing what is truth and what is untruth. 

If one becomes aware consciousness is the true self, then all his judgment has to be based on consciousness [formless] as self, not on the ego or physical self (form). Then only it is possible to understand and assimilate the non-dual truth.  Since, everyone is judging the truth on the physical self [form or ego] which leads to doubts and confusion and one will land up in pursuit of argument.

People think that, the birth entity (ego) as true self and the world as reality.  And their judgement is based on the birth entity (ego). Therefore, they think human and world are real. Thus they think the self is born, lives and dies, whereas the self is never born and it can never die because it is formless.

Thus arguing on the base of the ego (form) is waste of time and makes one more egocentric.      Thus, there is a need to learn to view and judge the worldview on the base of consciousness as self, to overcome all the obstacles to reach the ultimate truth or pathless land, to realize the fact that, human and world are mere mirage created out of consciousness.