Due to ignorance caused by the ego, one imagines self is bound, and makes various and strenuous attempt to become free, whereas the soul/self is ever free.

Some find the pursuit of truth is difficult because they have not acquired necessary competence for it. Without rectifying the reasoning base from ego [form] base to soul [formless base] base, it is not possible to acquire self-knowledge.  Therefore, it is necessary to mentally  rectify the reasoning  base by realizing the fact that that ‘I’ is not the self.

By reflecting constantly on the formless witness of the three states, seeker can become aware of the fact that the three states are unreal,  and the formless substance, and the witness of the three states, which is the soul/spirit, is real. The waking and dream disappears and when  the self  is without the waking and dream, the witness will remain in its formless nondual true nature, which is identified as deep sleep on the physical base or ego.  Thus, the ego is the cause of the ignorance. Until one views, judges and concludes the worldview on the base of ego he will not be able to assimilate the self-knowledge. 

The Self-Knowledge is –Self-Release. Due to ignorance caused by the ego, one imagines self is bound, and makes various and strenuous attempt to become free, whereas the soul/self is ever free.

The nondual true nature of the self can be regained only through Self-Knowledge.  The self-knowledge can be gained, only when one realizes the fact that, the three states, which appear and disappear, are unreal and the formless substance and witness of the three states, which is the soul/spirit, is real and eternal.  

The seeker should not cling to accumulated knowledge.

The soul or consciousness is the witness. The witness neither appears nor disappears. The appearance and disappearance are mare mirage within the consciousness. If seeker confines to waking entity alone the waking experience prevails as reality. Until waking experience prevails as reality, the experience of birth, life, death and the world as reality.   Until on has the firm conviction of his birth, life and death he will remain in ignorance the reality of his true existence ,which is beyond form, time and space. 

It is necessary for the seeker to verify the truth of his true existence to realize the mind, which is in the form of universe,  is mere mirage created out formless consciousness.  Formless Consciousness is the innermost self. And on the standpoint of the innermost self, the mind or universe or waking is mere mirage.  

The seeker should not cling to accumulated knowledge. He has to be ever ready verify the validity of his accumulated knowledge and receptive enough to receive the truth beyond form, time and space. 

The three states are not the experience of the physical body. The physical body is present only in waking and dream. Dream is parallel Waking experience and waking experience is parallel dream. Therefore, the dream is not experienced by the waking entity. Because the whole experience of waking experience is, absent in dream. The dream entity is not the experiencer of waking experience, because the dream is absent in waking experience. The dream entity is limited to dream and waking entity is limited to waking experience. The witness is apart. Therefore, the seeker has to realize the fact that, the dream world and the dream entity exists within the dream and waking world and waking entity exists within the waking experience. Waking and dream entities are absent in the deep sleep state. Therefore, the witness which is the soul/spirit is apart and unaffected because it is not an entity, or identity within the waking or dream. Thus on the standpoint of the soul the three states are unreal. 

Limiting the consciousness to the waking entity is cause of the ignorance

The waking entity within the waking experience not aware of the formless witness of the three states because the waking experience, itself is the state of ignorance.  The formless consciousness, which is the innermost self, witnesses the three states without the physical apparatus.

The witness is apart from three states because it not and entity or identity or thing within the waking or dream But it is the formless substance and witness of the three states.

 Limiting the consciousness to the waking entity is cause of the ignorance and it is caught in the web of physicality. Until seeker becomes aware of the fact that, the individual experience of the birth, life, death and the world are nothing to do  with the formless consciousness ,which is the innermost self because it is not an individual because it pervades everywhere and in everything in all the three states.

Nothing is needed other than perfect understanding of what is what is needed.

A Gnani do not consider himself as wise and others are less wise. No one is wise or less wise in in pursuit of truth. The inner revolution starts within and ends within. Gnani is neither a scriptural scholar nor he is a philosopher.  Gnani neither a teacher nor he has any teaching.  He silently works and helps the fellow seekers inspiring them guiding them towards inner reality in his own way. The scholar will remain as scholars and philosophers will remain as philosophers and intellectual remains as intellectuals arguing on their point of view. I am not propagating any philosophy because philosophy is nothing to do with pursuit of truth.  

I respect all the sages of truth of the past. Sharing the knowledge is my only mission.  Inspiring the serious and sincere seekers of truth and divert their attention towards the inward reality is very much necessary.  And I humbly request all my fellow seekers do not hold any teacher or teaching or wise men as a yardstick and indulge in argument instead try to list out the doubts and confusion arises from that teaching or declaration and try to find answer independently on their own, which opens the inner dialogue, and the inner discrimination will start on its own in subconscious, and then the truth will start revealing on its own without intellectual spoon feeding. It is not my advice but it is my humble suggestion because the advice comes from the ego and suggestion comes from the inner core of the existence.  

There is no need to follow anyone. If one wants Brahman follow the inner guru not Hinduism.  If one wants ultimate truth follow Christ within not Christianity.  If one wants Nirvana follow Buddha not Buddhism.  By glorifying the form and name of the sages will not yield truth. Deeper self-search is needed in order to realize what is what. It is not the man who has to get self-realization but it is the self that has to realize it is not the man and the world but it is consciousness. Thus it is the self, which has urge for freedom from this illusory prison called universe or mind. 

The universe will not vanish, when wisdom dawns, only the ignorance disappears and unreal nature of the universe or mind or waking is exposed, same way as the unreal nature of the dream exposed when waking takes place. The wisdom dawns in the midst of duality because in reality there is no duality.

Nothing is needed other than perfect understanding of what is what is needed.      The truth cannot be experienced. Because it is prior to any experience. Experience belongs to individuality. And individuality is falsehood. There is neither individual nor his experience in reality.

Man and his experience of the world cannot exist without waking experience. Whatever we are discussing, we are discussing within the waking experience, which is mere illusion from ultimate standpoint.  Thus whatever is known, seen, believed and experienced as a person is bound to be falsehood.

The path of religion, path of yoga and path of wisdom are meant for different classes of people. Mixing up with one another is like mixing oil in water.

One has to move ahead with his chosen path, which satisfies him.  

The path of wisdom is the only means to acquire self-knowledge.

Most of the saints and sages of the past are mostly social reformers, thus they are more concerned to the humanism rather than the truth. Their contribution is very valuable to live in the practical world.  Thus humanism is part and parcel of the universe, which is mere illusion.  

People think love is the means to self-realization but they are unaware of the fact that, love and hate are made of the same stuff. Love is not the means of self –realization. Love is very much necessary in practical life within the practical world. Love implies duality.  Whatever is of duality is falsehood. Thus love is reality within the falsehood.  Lover and love ceases to exist in reality because the experience of duality is not reality.  The experience of practical life within practical world is reality within the waking experience but waking experience itself is mere illusion created out of consciousness. Thus lover and love are one in essence. Thus path of love is religious path because religion is path of individuality or duality.  

The humanism is limited to practical life within the practical world.    The path of love is path for humanity therefore, it is individualized path. Thus path of love is limited to the physical structure, it cannot transport one to ultimate end.  Thus seeker has to understand the fact that the practical life and practical world are part of the mirage from the ultimate standpoint. 

The simple reason is that the average person may have desire for knowledge but when the whole society is immersed in belief system and feeling himself   out of place because of societal fear and surroundings circumstances and he thinks it unfits him to pursue the path of truth. 

The seeker of truth is one who is ready verify and has courage to accept and reject the truth when he finds out what is truth and what is untruth. The meek will stick to their inherited conditioning remain experiencing duality as reality.

When a yogi realizes that yoga is not the means to acquire self-knowledge than takes up deeper self-search by dropping all the yogic discipline.  Yoga is inadequate and useless in quenching his inner thirst. By indulging in deeper self –search he realizes the self is formless consciousness and the three states are mere mirage created out of consciousness. Therefore he attains Gnana.

The ignorance is the cause of experiencing all sorrow and calamities as reality. Thus eradicating the ignorance completely is necessary. And this is possible only through self-knowledge or Gnana.   Thus, there is no other road to freedom other than Gnana.  There is no other entrance other than except Gnana.  The ignorance will vanish only when the nondual wisdom dawns.

That is why Sri Sankara, indicated  in Bhaja Govindam says: - [Jnana Viheena Sarva Mathena Bajathi na Muktim janma Shatena] - one without knowledge does not obtain liberation even in a hundred births, no matter which religious faith he follows.

Then it is no use going roundabout way, trace the Brahman which is the formless substance and witness of the universe, which is in the form of mind.  By tracing the source of the mind or universe one will be able to realize the Brahman.

Thus, self-knowledge is meant only for those who have intense urge, and courage to accept the truth with humility and reject the untruth. Since people start comparing with their scriptural knowledge, it becomes impossible to assimilate and realize the non-dual truth.   Therefore, there is no need to convince anyone other than our own-selves to get the firm conviction. 

So they clearly indicate rituals and theories are not meant for those who are searching for the higher knowledge or wisdom.   The path of wisdom is the only means  to acquire self-knowledge.  

All the orthodox Advaitins indulge and immersed themselves in ritualistic oriented life style and follow the path of karma and upasana which is meant for lower and middling intellect   and not for realizing the Advaitic truth.  Many chose these orthodox scholars as their gurus. But these gurus are good to learn the conceptual Adavaita meant for those orthodox who believe their conduct oriented life style leads to Moksha [liberation].  But religious based Adavaita is not   the means to acquire self –knowledge or nondual wisdom.  Those who are seeking truth have to do their own homework in order to acquire self-knowledge.