Sage Sankara: ~As layers of clouds generated by the sun's rays cover the sun and alone appear(in the sky), so ignorance generated by the Self, covers the reality of the Self.+

The Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara is nothing to do with religion, caste, rituals, worships, yoga, and other practices. Therefore an obvious disparity between Sage  Sankara‘s path of Gnana and the path of Karma. Path of Gnana is meant for the advanced seeker of truth and the path of Karma is meant for the ignorant populace

Many masters of the east and west designed their own spiritual teaching in the name of Advaita is not the Soulcentric Advaita but Advaita based on egocentric imagination.  Such teaching instead of helping seekers leads them to hallucinations.  Once the seeker accepts these teaching then it is difficult for him to come out of this hallucinating Advaitic teaching, which is not of Sage, Sankara’s line of thinking.

Only the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara unfolds the mystery of the ‘I’. Sage  Sankara means Advaita and Advaita means Sage Sankara. Advaitic wisdom of Sage  Sankara is not theology. Theological Advaita is not Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom. 

Sage Sankara: ~ ‘Reality can be realized only with the eye of understanding, not just by a scholar. What the moon is like must be seen with one's own eyes. How can others do it for you?"~Vivekachoodamani

According to Advaita Vedanta, the Veda addresses itself to two kinds of audiences –

1, “The ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices”.

2, “The   advanced seekers who seek to know the ultimate truth or 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 the illusory form, time, and space.

Thus,  those who are seeking the truth have to discard the Theological Advaita without mercy to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

A Gnani is a person who sees everything from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self. Therefore, he is free from ignorance. He has transcended the dualistic illusion.

The truth of our true existence is not the dualistic truth based on form, time, and space.   We are searching for the truth, which is the cause of the universe in which we exist.

To unfold the truth out of individual existence we have to unfold the truth of the whole universe.  

The truth of our true existence is not some theory. All theoretical philosophies are based on egocentric imagination thus they are not the truth.

Sage Sankara means Advaita and Advaita means Sage Sankara.  If the seeker is seeking truth nothing but the truth then he has to drop all the theistic Advaita and different versions of Advaita created by eastern and western masters without mercy, to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Such teaching instead of helping the seeker blocks them from realizing the truth, hidden by the ‘I’.

Without realizing what is this ‘I’, supposed to be in actuality, it is impossible to unfold the truth of our true existence.  

Theistic Advaita is for the ignorant populace is nothing to with the Advaita, which Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. By mixing this and that is not Advaitic wisdom.  The seeker has to stick to the truth and drop all that is an untruth.  

By holding, the Atman as real and realizing all else is merely an illusion created out of Atman, which is present in the form of the consciousness one will be able to establish in Atman the ultimate truth or Brahman or God.   

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is nothing but the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC "As layers of clouds generated by the sun's rays cover the sun and alone appear(in the sky), so ignorance  generated by the Self, covers the reality of the Self and appears by itself."

Sage Sankara ~ VC~ "All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms is nothing else but Brahman which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

Without realizing what is this ‘I’, supposed to be in actuality, it is impossible to unfold the truth of  the true existence.:~    Santthosh Kumaar