You will realize the truth hidden by the ignorance only after you drop your accumulated knowledge, which is blocking your realization of the truth.+

The waking becomes deep sleep and deep sleep becomes dream but the Soul, the ‘Self’ remains unaffected witnessing the illusory passing show. 

You are not the witness because you are not the Self. The Soul is the witness of the ‘I’, which appears and disappears.

Do not make the mistake of thinking that  ‘I AM THIS or I AM THAT without knowing what this ‘I’ is in actuality.

However many books you read. However many gurus you follow, However, many Gods you worship what good will they do you if you do not realize the fact that the ‘Self is not you but the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

You have to drop all your accumulated knowledge accumulated from different sources as inadequate and useless. You will realize the truth hidden by ignorance only after you drop your accumulated knowledge, which is blocking your realization of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

The Advaitic truth has to be proved not assumed. The gurus of the east and west have not proved the Sage Sankara’s Advaitic truth because their knowledge of Advaita is based on the dualistic perspective. 

Seekers of truth have to realize how this practical life within the practical world is unreal. And on ‘what standpoint it is unreal.

It is foolish to cling to the unreality because reality is hidden by the unreality. The people have stuck by the reality of the world and they stop there. 

Only when we independently search for the truth without religion, yoga, and its doctrine then we will be able to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.

Unless you exercise your reason (Buddhi) -there is no chance of getting the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Remember: 

What is this ‘I’?

The ‘I’ is not a thought. The ‘I’ is the mind. The mind is the whole universe. The universe appears as a waking or dream (duality and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). 

The one that appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality) is the Soul, the innermost Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness pervades everything and everywhere in all three states.

Without knowing what the mind is, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. 

People think the mind is within the body, but deeper self-search reveals the fact that the world in which you exist itself is the mind. When the ‘I’ is there then only the mind is there. If the mind is there then only the universe is there.

 If the universe is there then only the waking is there. Thus, it is very much necessary to realize ‘what ‘I’ is in actuality. Without knowing ‘what is this ‘I’ it is impossible to realize the ‘I-less’ truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Till you hold the ‘Self ‘as the ‘I’ you will never be able to get Self-realization.

‘I’ hides the Soul, which is the  Self. 

 'I’ is ignorance.

‘I’ is the duality.

‘I’ is form, time, and space.

‘I’ is the universe.

‘I’ is the waking.

‘I’ is the dream.

‘I’ is the illusion.

‘I’ is the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

Remember:~

Without the ‘I’ there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’ there is no duality.

Without the ‘I’ there is no form, time, and space.

Without the ‘I’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I’ there is no waking. 

Without the ‘I’ there is no dream.

Without the ‘I’ there is no illusion.

Without the ‘I’ there is no experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole. The ‘I’ hides the truth.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say ‘I' if you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18). : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Some Gurus propagate as you dissolve into love, your ego fades. Such statements are merely speculation based imagination.+

Some Gurus propagate that as you dissolve into love, your ego fades. Such statements are merely speculation-based imagination. Love is a reality in the domain of form, time, and space but form, time and space are part of the dualistic illusion (Maya). 

Without the ego, the world in which you exist ceases to exist. Remember: you are the ego. You are the false self within the dualistic illusion(world). All your love and hate game is a reality within the dualistic illusion. By loving or hating the ignorance will not vanish.

Without getting rid of ignorance the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn. The ego is the product of ignorance. if the ego is the product of ignorance love also is part of ignorance.

Most of the Saints and the Sages of the past are mostly social reformers, thus they are more concerned about 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 merely an 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 a means of Self –realization. Love is very much necessary in practical life within the practical world. Love implies duality. Whatever belongs to the duality is a falsehood? Thus, love is a reality within the falsehood.

Lover and love cease to exist in non-dualistic reality because the experience of the duality is not a reality. The experience of the practical life within the practical world is a reality within the waking experience, but the waking experience itself is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. Thus, lover and love are one in essence. Thus the path of love is the religious path because religion is the path of individuality or duality.

Remember:~

Love implies duality. Without a lover, there is no love. Wherever there is duality there is ignorance. Wherever there is ignorance, the illusion is experienced as a reality. Thus, the lover and love are part of the illusion.

In reality, love, lover, and the world are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. The Soul is the innermost Self. The innermost Self is the ultimate truth. the ultimate truth is Brahman or God.

When one becomes aware of the ultimate truth then he sees that the self or God (consciousness) pervades everything everywhere in all the three states. Thus, it is necessary to realize the Self or God is the lover and love together.

Thus, our conditioned love conditioned by physicality will not be able to recognize the unconditional love of the Self.

Remember:~

Love within the physical existence (practical world) is very valuable in practical life. Great master Paramahansa Yogananda and many other religious Sages in the past prescribed unconditional love to humanity. And unconditional love is a very valuable tool for humanity which is immersed in practical life and the practical world. We have to respect every Sage for their service contribution to humankind.

The path of love & path of humanity, are limited to the practical life within the practical world. The path of love and the path of humanity are the best tools to serve humankind within the practical life within the practical world but practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion. thus, live belongs to the illusion. in reality, the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone exists.

Gnani loves humanity in the practical world but inwardly he is fully aware of the truth that the practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion from the ultimate standpoint.

Thus,  the path of love should not be mixed with the path of wisdom because the path of love is based on duality, and the path of wisdom is based on non-duality.

Humanism is limited to practical life within the practical world. The path of love is the path for humanity therefore, it is an individualized path. 

Thus, the path of love is limited to the physical structure, it cannot transport one to the ultimate end. Thus, the seeker has to realize the fact that, from the ultimate standpoint: practical life and the practical world are part of the dualistic illusion (world). .: ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Many precious lives have been lost in the name of protecting religion and its religious Gods without knowing what God is in actuality.+

The Soul, the 'Self' has no religion because the Soul is formless, timeless and spaceless existence.  You are an individual but the Soul, the Self is not an individual because it is universal. Religion belongs to an individual.

The individual belongs to the domain of form, time and space. From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the form, time and space are merely an illusion.   

If the form, time and space,  is an illusion then your experience of birth, life, death, and the world is bound to be an illusion. If your experience of birth, life, death, and the world is an illusion then the Soul, the Self, which is the cause of the illusion is a reality.

Whatever remains without the illusion just as in deep sleep is the Soul, the Self.  

Many precious lives have been lost in the name of protecting religion and its religious Gods without knowing what God is in actuality.

People kill each other because they think their religion alone is superior to other religions.  This religious blind belief has become a cause of concern to the human society. All the destruction damage and bloodshed take place in the name of God of their belief.

God in truth is not tasty and it is a bitter pill to swallow. Religion made its God tasty with its mythical toppings. Every region has created its own myth and propagated its own GOD to the ignorant populace. Religion is the cause of separation of humanity. Today humanity is facing wars, violence, terrorism, in the name of religious God and religion.

Democracy and religion will not go hand in hand. Democracy has its own code of conduct and religion has its own. So there is always conflict. Religion is outdated to suit modern society.

Until and unless the whole of humanity is made aware what God is in truth is truth our true existence not what we believe and worship.

God in truth is not religious. God is universal and belongs to the whole of humanity. All Gods of the beliefs are mere imaginary.

Bible says: ~ “God is a Spirit, and they that worship God m must worship God in Spirit and in truth (John 4:24)”,

The Spirit is the root element of the universe. The Spirit is present in the form of the Soul, the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. From the Spirit, the universe comes into existence. In the Spirit, the universe resides.

And into the Spirit, the universe is dissolved. The Spirit is the parent of all that is there is.

Yajurveda – chapter- 32:~ God is Supreme Spirit.

Vedas and Upanishad confirm the Soul, the innermost Self, is present in the form of the Spirit or the consciousness.

Even Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman, the Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

Even Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God) is in the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

Even Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

When Bhagavad Gita says, God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted other than consciousness a God.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad says:~ "He who worships the deities as entities entirely separate from him does not know the truth. For the Gods, he is like a pasu (beast)". (1. 4. 10)

Those who indulge in the perverted argument from their own standpoint and opinion about God are not seeking the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

It is high time, humanity has become fanatics of the truth to bring the universal brotherhood. The truth is the only thing that can cure all propagated by the belief system.

Jesus said: ~ Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew -7:6)

Jesus meant the Knowledge of our true existence, which is the Spirit the real God.

3. Jesus said, "If your leaders say to you, 'Look, the (Father's) kingdom is in the sky,' then the birds of the sky will precede you. If they say to you, 'It is in the sea,' then the fish will precede you. Rather, the (Father's) kingdom is within you and it is outside you. (Jesus spoke and Didymos Judas Thomas recorded)

5. Jesus said, "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you.

For there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed. [And there is nothing buried that will not be raised.]" (Jesus spoke and didymos Judas Thomas recorded)

Sage Sankara says: ~ VC-47-All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the not-Self.

India is the ancient land, where wisdom made its home India whose soil has been trodden by the feet of the greatest sages of truth like Bhagavan Buddha, Sage Sankara, and Sage Gaudapada.

India is the fountainhead of Advaitic wisdom. Advaitic wisdom is brighter, greater which unfolds the mystery of the universe contains the whole humanity.

Today the humanity needs universal brotherhood and peace for the whole humanity to live with love and harmony not to indulge in the bloodbath.

The goal of every human being is to realize God in truth. The truth is inherent in every seeker of truth. The truth does not come from outside, it is hidden within the world by which we exist. Thus, humanity has to wake up and seek the truth.

Taittiriya Upanishad: ~ “The Self in man and in the sun are one. Those who understand this see through the world and go beyond the various sheaths of being to realize the unity of life. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Atmic path is the path of Athma, the Self. Atmic path is nothing but the path of wisdom or Gnana. Atmic path is pure spirituality.+

The Atmic path is the path of Athma, the Self. The Atmic path is nothing but the path of wisdom or Gnana. The Atmic path is pure spirituality.

The Atmic path is meant for serious and sincere seekers who are in the quest for truth. Those who take the path of wisdom must discard all accumulated knowledge in order to realize the truth hidden by ignorance.    

A perfect understanding of Sage Sankara removes all the obstacles blocking Self-realization.

The seeker of truth must discard all that is not needed for Self-realization. There is only one goal which is Self -realization. Stick to the truth the ignorance fades away on its own.

Sage Sankara says: ~ Atman is Brahman. The Atman alone is real is not religious truth. Sage Sankara declared this Advaitic truth, which is the ultimate truth to the whole world, many centuries back, is the rational truth, the scientific truth, and the ultimate truth.

Sage Sankara’s whole wisdom can be summed up in one sentence, ‘There is nothing else but Brahman.

Sage Sankara says that Absolute Existence, Absolute Knowledge, and Absolute Bliss are real. The universe is not real.

Sage Sankara says that Brahman and Atman are one. The Ultimate and the Absolute Truth is the ‘Self’, which is one even though appearing as many different individuals. The individual has no reality. Only the ‘‘Self’’ is real; the rest, mental and physical are but passing appearances.

Without Advaitic wisdom, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. The all-pervading Reality is beyond both duality and non-duality.

Sage Sankara says: ~ The scriptures dealing with rituals, and rewards are therefore addressed to an ignorant person. Thus, the rituals are meant for ignorant people.

Sage Sankara: ~ "Though I wear these robes of a Sanyasin, it is only for the sake of bread."

~ This shows he was wearing the religious robe only for the sake of bread." Thus, it means those who are wearing religious robes for the sake of bread.

All the rituals based on the false belief of Gods will not yield any fruits and they are meant for the ignorant populace who are unable to grasp the God beyond form, time, and space.

One of Sage Sankara’s missions was to wean people away from a ritualistic approach advocated by Mimamsakas and to project wisdom (jnana) as the means of liberation in the light of Upanishad teachings.

Sage Sankara criticized severely the ritualistic attitude and those who advocated such practices.

Scholar’s interpretations of sacred texts, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of that ultimate Truth or Brahman which is revealed in the clear reflection of the ‘Self’, engendered from contact with the knower of Brahman (Gnani).

Sage Sankara also said the study of Upanishad, is not a prerequisite for attaining the human goal, the moksha.

Sage Sankara says - VC-162- There is no liberation for a person of mere book-knowledge, howsoever well-read in the philosophy of Vedanta, so long as one does not give up the false identification with the body, sense organs, etc., which are unreal.

People study Vedanta and they are under the delusion and conclude that they declare: ~   "I-Am-Brahman”, but they fail to realize the fact that   Brahman is everywhere and in everything! The existence of Brahman is not limited to his physical identity because, it is the very essence of form, time, and space.

Sage Sankara strongly advocated the study of Upanishads, and at the same time cautioned that the study of Upanishads alone would not lead to moksha. In matters such as spiritual attainment, one’s own realization was the sole authority and it cannot be disputed

Sage Sankara says even those who were outside the Upanishad fold were as eligible to moksha as those within the fold were. He declared that all beings are Brahman, and therefore the question of discrimination did not arise. All that one was required to do was to get rid of ignorance (Avidya or duality).

Sage Sankara says: - VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the not-Self.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC Let erudite scholars quote all the Scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal Gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity with the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together (verses-6)

Sage Sankara said: ~ Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many Gods as you please, observe ceremonies, and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC 56. Neither by Yoga, nor by Sankhya, nor by good work, nor by learning, but by the realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible, and by no other means.

58. Loud speech consisting of a shower of words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures, and likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar but are no good for Liberation.

59. The study of the Scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth is unknown, and it is equally useless when the highest Truth has already been known.

60. The Scriptures consisting of many words are a dense forest that merely causes the mind to ramble. Hence, men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true nature of the Self.

61. For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

62. A disease does not leave off if one simply utters the name of the medicine, without taking it; (similarly) without direct realization one cannot be liberated by the mere utterance of the word Brahman.

63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

64. Without killing one’s enemies, and possessing oneself of the splendor of the entire surrounding region, one cannot claim to be an emperor by merely saying, ‘I am an emperor’.

65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent truth of the Self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

66. Therefore, the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths.

Then there is no need for the scriptures, religion, and religious ideas of God. One has to be more rational to realize the Advaitic truth, which is the ultimate truth or scientific truth.: ~Santthosh Kumaar