No blind belief or faith can save you, work out your own salvation.+

No books or Gurus can do more than help us to find the truth, and even without them, we can get all truth hidden by ignorance. Without bondage to books or Gurus without accepting then as an authority blindly;  think and reason for yourself. No blind belief or faith can save you, work out your own salvation. 

Advaitic wisdom rises gradually by the weakening of ignorance as understanding and realization of ‘what is what’ matures.

If the inquiry does not include the universe then it is incomplete.  The universe itself is what God is all about. The totality of the universe is what God is all about. You just study the nature of the universe with all the seriousness and sincerity to unfold the mystery of the universe. That is all you have to do. The universe is the seeker's school.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC~.63- "Without knowing and examining the universe, one can’t know the Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

All the religious scriptures and holy books are irrelevant -- God's greatest book is just in front of you.

That is why Sage Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.

You have to study the book of the universe carefully and find and realize God hidden in it.  

All religions claim that their books are not man-made? Hindus claim that the Vedas are Aporsheya: not made by man but revealed by God himself; and Sanskrit is the divine language, not human.

All religions have the same type of claim. Muslims say the Koran has descended from God, and so with Jews and Christians. Everybody is trying to claim that their book is the sacred book and nobody bothers to look at the real divine book.

This is what the real Veda, the real Koran, the real Bible is. This is the book, and all other books are man-made. Only this universe is the book that is authored by God,  because, the God is hidden by the universe. 

The universe is real Veda, the real Koran, the real Bible is.  The universe is the book, and all other books are man-made.

Only when you open the book of the universe the God hidden in the book will be revealed.  When you finish reading the book of the universe then the universe will become an illusion and God alone prevails as the ultimate reality.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil, in something which is detrimental to our spiritual progress. 

You are also part of the divine book of the universe! And whatever you have seen, known, believed and experienced as an individual is part of it.

As your inner conviction about the Soul grows you will be able to realize ‘what is the truth?’ and ‘what is the untruth?’

As we keep thinking and reasoning deeper and deeper, the truth will shine  as pure awareness in the midst of the duality (waking).

The Soul, the ‘Self’ is your ultimate teacher. It is the Soul, the inner teacher that will walk with you to the goal, for the Soul is the goal.

Millions are searching for truth but one in million will realize it. You are one from that million because you have the intense urge to realize the ultimate truth.

When the seeker is ready, the guidance comes on its own.  An earnest desire to grow and a sense of deep commitment are the hallmarks of one who aspires to be a seeker.

When at the core of one’s being a person comes to realize he/she needs to seek a path for coming out of one’s unconscious and conditioned life, mysteriously the guidance appears to guide and shows the way.

Read repeatedly my postings and blogs and reflect and reason deeply which helps you to create a mental yardstick in your subconscious to discriminate between ‘what is the truth? And what is the untruth? 

When the subconscious is receptive and ready then it will start rejecting the untruth and finally then the Soul, the 'Self’ alone will prevail as the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

There is no practice as such, but perfect understanding is needed to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atman Gnana.

A deeper Self-search reveals the fact that  the Self is not physical, but the Self is the formless Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Therefore, all your  accumulated knowledge, experiences, and understanding based on the ego, are falsehood because the ego is the false Self, within the false experience (waking).

The ‘Self’ is not you. You are the ego. The ego is the waking entity. Whatever is based on the waking entity is bound to be falsehood because the waking experience itself is a falsehood. All the Gurus and their teachings limit the ‘Self’ as individuality. Thus, they yield only half-truth.

There is a need to realize the three states, which come and go, are merely an illusion. All three states are made of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. 

It is your sincerity and seriousness that will make you reach the ultimate end of understanding and realization. Your devotion to the goal to realize the truth and perfection will make you acquire the Advaitic wisdom. 

Millions are searching for truth, but one in million will realize it. If you are a truth seeker then you are, one from that million. 

The  Soul, the 'Self' reveals‘ what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready. It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is the truth’ and ‘’what is untruth’.

It takes time for the Soul, the Self to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one realizes the 'Self"(truth), hidden by ignorance (I).

Slowly but surely you must imbibe the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space by realizing the form, time and space are one in essence.

When you enthrone the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness in your subconscious, you will realize the world in which you exist is merely an illusory play of  consciousness.

Consciousness is ‘One’, and all divisions of the form, time and space are illusory. Be established in this Advaitic Truth, which is eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

There is no need to criticize any teacher or Guru and waste time instead the seeker has to utilize the same time to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.+

There is no doubt many Gurus have given valuable contributions to the seeking world but none of them take one to the ultimate end.  Thus, the seeker has to verify on his own and remove all obstacles, which is blocking his realization on his own.  

There is no need to criticize any teacher or Guru and waste time instead the seeker has to utilize the same time to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana through deeper Self-search. 

Yoga Vasistha says: ~ ‘Self-knowledge or knowledge of truth is not had by resorting to a Guru (preceptor) nor by the study of scripture, nor by good works: it is attained only by means of inquiry inspired by the company of wise (Gnani). One’s inner light alone is the means, naught else. When this inner light is kept alive, it is not affected by the darkness of inertia. 

Bhagavan Buddha: ~ ‘Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. 

A Gnani highlights good points of the Gurus' teachings and he also highlights how their teaching becomes an obstacle, which blocks the realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

The seeker's aim is to move forward not to get emotionally stuck with some teaching or teacher. 

That is why Bhagavan Buddha said: ~ “Believe nothing because a wise man said it, Believe nothing because it is generally held. Believe nothing because it is written. Believe nothing because it is said to be divine. Believe nothing because someone else said it. But believe only what you yourself judge to be true.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead to the final Goal. (Commentary on Vedanta Sutra) 

Nothing has to be accepted as truth without verification. Sage Sankara is the only Sage who has final authority on the Advaitic truth. 

As one goes deeper into self-search the seeker himself becomes aware of ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’. The seeker should not bother to know who is enlightened or who is not enlightened. The seeker's aim is Self-realization. 

Jesus said: ~"Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)

It is necessary for the seeker to do his homework, and verify the validity of all the claims, rather than blindly believe, what others expound as knowledge, till; the uncontradictable truth is obtained.

The seeker must have the courage of Bhagavan Buddha to accept the truth and reject the untruth. Since Bhagavan Buddha rejected religion, the idea of God, and the scriptures, therefore, it is evident that he has gone through every aspect and verified and found them to be inadequate and useless for the pursuit of truth.

Bhagavan Buddha: - There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth: not going all the way... and not starting.

Swami Vivekananda: ~ Worship your Guru as God, but do not obey him blindly; love him all you will, but think for yourself. No blind belief can save you, work out your own salvation. Have only one idea of God - that God is an eternal help.

Vivekananda himself said: ~ “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, and none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher, but your own Soul.”

The Soul, the Self is the inner Guru that reveals ‘what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready.

Do not believe in a thing because you have read about it in a book. Do not believe in a thing because wise man has said it was true. Do not believe in words because they are hallowed by dualistic knowledge Find out the truth for yourself. 

The seeker has to use Soulcentric reason, which leads to the realization of the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Advaitic wisdom can never be gained by argument and provocation. Discard all the accumulated dualistic knowledge by realizing the world in which you exist, exists because of ignorance. 

Get rid of the ignorance by realizing the world in which you exist is created out of single clay and that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Realizing the ‘Self’’ is not you but the Soul is Self-realization. The Soul is the cause of the universe and it itself is uncaused. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

No religion leads man to realize God in truth.+

People who are conditioned by religion will not accept anything other than their accepted truth. Physicalized versions of the scriptures are meant for the people who believe the practical life within the practical world as reality. 

People’s approach was more practical, and they are stuck with the belief of their inherited belief system.

Religions are based on belief, not the truth. Religions are more concerned with their beliefs dogmas and superstitions.

Religious Gods are based on imaginary beliefs. The beliefs are not the truth. The belief is part of the dualistic illusion.  The Atman is Brahman or God in actuality.   Other than the Atman God all else is an illusion.  Whatever is based on the belief is a myth.

Religion causes one to become crippled, Self-mortifying and Self-deprecating is not a religion, but the social system of controlling the populace through psychological deformation and retardation.No religion leads man to realize God in truth.  

Religion encourages one who can induce himself to feel convinced that he has realized the Self, or has an admirer who believes that he has done so, then it opens up for him the way for the founding of a new sect based on Guru-worship. People, too, have developed curious credulousness. Often they would install an earnest seeker and devotee, or a pious saint, on the throne of God and begin to offer him worship and homage even if he protested and resisted such acts. They would lay prostrate, sing hymns, wave lights (arati), and burn incense before him, and present to him food which was to be returned by him as Prasada, wash his toes and sip the wash. At times the disciple would go to the length of getting food, fruit, or a betel-nut leaf chewed by him and taking the morsel back from it.

They would place his photo in the private temples of their homes and perform all these rites and ceremonies which are usually offered to temple idols.  In this way, there might be at present in our country scores of individuals who are worshiped as living God, with the following varying in numbers.

If one is seeking truth one has to drop all religiously-based dogmas and blind beliefs ritualistic baggage and move forward in their pursuit of truth. 

To talk of seeking God is as meaningless as saying "seeking dog". It is only a hollow word; one must know God in truth.

Dualist Gurus say: ~ God cannot exist without attributes. Then they are making God as an object whereas God is the subject. Attributes can only be seen in the objective world. Causality appears in the duality, but when one goes deeper into the matter even there the causality disappears

Who else but the ‘Self’ could have imagined the objective world? Ramanuja and Madva see God as the imaginer, but where is the proof. Nobody has seen God creating. You have seen no other creator, whether God or angel. The only ‘Self’ is left. Therefore ‘Self’ is the creator because imagining means creating. The Dvaita and Religionists talk nonsense. Has God meaning to you? Yes. It is an idea. What is the idea? The idea is imagination. So God has no proven existence beyond that of an idea.

Sages of truth restrained themselves parting the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana to the mass and only a selected few. It was hidden from the people who were not qualified and receptive to it. 

Self’ - knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana was not written down but was imparted orally to the chosen few. Thus, religion was given to the mass, and knowledge of the Spirit is given to only a selected few. Thus, we find traces of the knowledge of the spirit in the religious books in the form of parables.

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

Bhagavad Gita: ~ 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 as God other than consciousness.

Lord Krishna says Ch ~V: ~ “Those who know the 'Self' in truth.". The last two words (tattvataha) are usually ignored by pundits, but they make all the difference between the ordinary concept of God and the truth about God.

The Vedas confirm God is Atman (Spirit), the Self.

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 innermost self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

The Vedas talk about Brahman (God in truth) which refers to the ultimate truth or ultimate reality. The consciousness is the ultimate truth, therefore, the consciousness is Brahman and Brahman is God.

Vedas do not permit idol worship. All the idols are of the Puranic Gods Priests are referring to the Puranic Brahma as God they are ignorant of the God in Vedas even though they speak of Vedas.

Priests do not understand the meaning of the Brahman, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The dualistic worship of "God” is only for the ignorant populace. The God in truth is only Atman, the innermost Self. In reality, there is no duality, with no differentiation. Only Atman the real exists. :~Santthosh Kumaar

"I AM" is the symbol of ignorance. Ignorance keeps the Soul, the Self in the cage of ignorance.+

It is erroneous to identify the Soul, the Self as 'I' or 'I AM' because, the Soul, the Self is not 'I' or I AM’. The Soul, the ‘Self’ is that witness of the 'I'.

The ‘I’ is not the expression of the fullness of consciousness.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the division within consciousness.

The ‘I’ is ignorance.

The ‘I’ is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the experience of birth death and the world.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the form, time, and space.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the universe.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the three states.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the mind.

Remember:~

Without The ‘I’ it is the fullness of consciousness.

Without The ‘I’ there is no division within consciousness.

Without the ‘I’ there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’ there is no dualistic illusion.

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

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

Without The ‘I’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I’ there are no three states.

The ‘I’ is the cause of the mind.

People try all kinds of paths and practice in order to get ‘Self’-realization.

Realizing the ‘‘Self’ ‘is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is Self-realization.

Consciousness is the cause of the world in which you exist and it itself’ is uncaused.

Consciousness is pure, flawless, and full, beyond form, time, and space. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Consciousness is beyond all limitations of the illusory form, time, and space.

Remember:~

‘I AMness’ is the physical awareness, not the Atmic awareness. Atmic awareness is ‘I Lessness’. Till one identifies ‘I AM as self, he remains in the domain of the duality. The duality becomes unreal, when the soul, the Self remains in its own awareness, the same as the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place.

‘I AMNESS’ is the physical awareness, not the Atmic awareness. Atmic awareness is ‘I Lessness’. Till one identifies ‘I AM as the Self; he remains in the domain of the duality. The duality becomes unreal, when the Soul, the Self remains in its own awareness, the same as the dream becomes unreal when waking takes place.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana makes one perfect to explain the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

When the Soul the Self, establishes itself in its own awareness, then you and your experience of the world will become one with it. When Self is not you then what is the use of saying ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I AM THAT’.

The Self is not physical because the Self is the formless Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul or the Spirit is genderless because it is ever formless.

The Soul is birthless and deathless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The Self cannot be identified as he or she because, the Soul, the Self is genderless. The Soul is genderless because, it is an ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. Thus, the physical-based inquiry does not hold water.

To realize the truth beyond form, time, and space the seeker has to drop all the accumulated egocentric knowledge. By becoming more and more Soulcentric leads the seeker towards Advaitic Self-awareness.

Remember:~

"I AM" is the symbol of ignorance.  Ignorance keeps the Soul, the Self in the cage of ignorance.  The Self does not disappear only the ‘I’ appears and disappears. ‘Ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’.  Ignorance appears and disappears.

Ignorance is a dualistic illusion or Maya.   The dualistic illusion is present in the form of the mind. The mind is present in the form of the form, time, and space; the form, time, and space are present in the form of the universe appear as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

Without ignorance the ‘I’ ceases to exist. If the ‘I’ cease the then the mind, the form, time and space, the universe and the waking cease together. Ignorance is the cause of the forgetfulness of the reality hidden by the ‘I’.

Realize, ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality and what is hidden by the ‘I’ will be revealed.

If you realize the ‘Self ‘is not the ‘I’ but the Soul then whatever is hidden by the ‘I’   will be revealed.

If there is no ignorance then there is no ‘I’. If there is no ‘I’ then there is the bondage of the dualistic illusion.

If there is no dualistic illusion there is the experience of birth, life, death, and world.

If there is no experience of birth, life, death, and world it is the fullness of the consciousness.

The fullness of consciousness means the Soul, the Self, which is the eternal existence.

The seeker has to make sure what is this ‘I’ supposed to be? The seeker has to make sure the unreal nature of the ‘I’ which comes and goes to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.

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

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

Remember, the ‘Self is not ‘I’ or ‘I AM’. The ‘I’ or ‘I AM is an object to the Soul which is ‘ the subject.

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.

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.

Realizing the Soul is not the ‘I’ but the Soul is the Self, is Self –realization.

That is why the Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for perfection; and of those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows the ‘Self’ in truth.

What is the use of saying -- ‘I am not this body ~ I am not this mind or I AM BRAHMAN or 'I AM GOD' because you are saying such thing within the dualistic illusion (I).

You are not the ‘Self’ because you exist within the dualistic illusion. The ‘Self’ is hidden by the dualistic illusion. Without realizing the ‘Self’ hidden by the dualistic illusion you will remain in the domain of ignorance.

What is the use of saying I am not this body ~ I am not this mind? By saying I am not this body ~ I am not this mind the ignorance will not vanish. Till ignorance is there the world in which you exist will prevail as a reality.

Without the mind, you, your body, and the world cease to exist. Realize the Self is not you. Without the ‘Self, the world in which you exist ceases to exist. The ‘Self’ is the cause of the world in which you exist and it itself is uncaused.

The ‘Self is not limited to you, because, the ‘Self’ pervades in everything and everywhere in all the three states. Limiting the ‘Self’ to your existence and inquiring ‘Who Am ‘I’? will not help to unfold the truth of the whole.

Until you hold the ‘Self’ as ‘I’ you will never know ‘What ‘Self’ is? in actuality.

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.

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self. You think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the ‘Self is Soul the witness of the ‘I’. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is real and eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

I AM THAT teaching based on the individuality. +

I AM THAT teaching based on the individuality.  Until you believe the Soul or Self is an individual you will never be able to realize the Soul, hidden by the ignorance. The Soul, the Self is not an individual because it pervades everything and everywhere in the universe.  The Soul is the cause of the universe.  

The Soul is one but individuals are many. There are no separate individual Souls.   No one has seen the Soul of a man. You can only say that you have seen different bodies.

The Soul is one but individuals are many. Many souls idea is a religious idea. People believe the Soul is within the physical body but in reality, the Soul is hidden by the universe because the universe is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.  Advaita means the Soul, the one without the second. There is no scope for the second Soul. 

Advaita is ekathma vada.

Sage Sri, Sankara asks his opponents "How do you know there are separate individual Souls? Have you seen the Soul of a man? You can only say that you have seen different bodies. To say more is to misuse language. Therefore, I call you liars unless you give proof, which is impossible.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe.

So, it proves the Soul is not an individual but it is the support of all that exists in this universe.

The Soul is not limited to an individual. The individuals are many but the Soul is one. The individual exists within the universe. The Soul is the cause of the universe and it itself is uncaused.

The Soul is not within the human body. The universe is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, whatever universe contains is bound to be the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

All the Gurus propagated the soul is within the human body or heart this is the great mistake.

People think the Athma or the Soul or ‘Self’ is limited to an individual but it is not so because the Athma or the Soul or ‘Self’ pervades everywhere and everything in the universe.  The universe is merely an illusion created out of the Athma or the Soul or ‘Self’, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Remember:~ 

The dream world, the dream people appeared together and disappeared together. Similarly, the waking world and waking people appeared together and disappear together. Thus, the dream is created out of single stuff and that stuff is the Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The same way the waking experience also created out single stuff. And that single stuff is the consciousness. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the cause of the three states and it itself is uncaused. The many soul theories are religious and yogic fable based on the false self (ego) and false experience (waking).

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul is the cause of the world in which you exist and it itself is uncaused.

Many souls' theory is religious theory based on false self (ego) within the false world. When the world in which we exist is created out of a single clay and that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, the question of many souls does not arise. There is one and only Soul, which is the cause of the universe.

Remember:~

You are not the ‘Self’ because you are mortal. You are mortal because you are bound by the experience of the birth, life, death, and the world. The ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is immortal because it is ever formless, timeless and spaceless existence.

The one that is in ignorance is the Soul; the one that has to wake up from the sleep of ignorance is the Soul, the Self.

The world in which you exist is the product of ignorance. When ignorance vanishes the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Without the illusion, the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness alone will prevail as the ultimate reality or Brahman or God in truth. Thus, the Soul is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Self-realization is necessary to realize ‘what is truth and ‘what is the untruth.

Many souls' theory is based on the false self and false experience (world). When the whole universe is created out of single stuff is the Soul than whatever the universe contains is also consciousness. Thus, the Soul is one and in ignorance, the diversity appears as reality.

Knowledge of the single stuff is Advaitic wisdom or Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Like an ornament made from gold is Gold, that which is born out of consciousness is consciousness. Like gold is the permanent thing, in ornaments made of gold, similarly, the mind, which is in the form of the universe is born out of consciousness, is consciousness in its essence.

Deeper Self-search reveals the fact that you are not the Self, the world in which you exist is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, but consciousness is specifically not an entity or identity or a thing within the world in which you exist. But it is the cause of the world in which you exist and it itself is uncaused.

The Soul is hidden within the world in which you exist. The nature of the Soul is the formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Thus, it is necessary to realize the world in which you exist is created out single stuff, which is the consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God. Thus, God alone is real; the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

It takes time for the seeker to gain the perfect understanding of ‘what is the truth’ and ‘’what is untruth’. It takes time for the Soul, the Self to wake up from the sleep of ignorance, and it takes time for one realizes the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space. ~Santthosh Kumaar

People search for a Guru but they are not even aware of the fact that what their accepted Guru preaches is Advatic Gnana.+

Having a Guru is a religious and yogic idea. People search for a Guru but they are not even aware of the fact that what their accepted Guru preaches is Advatic Gnana.

Many people are stuck to the idea that without a Guru, Truth -realization is impossible. Guru is only a religious fable. They do not even know that what the Guru teaches is the truth.

Gurus themselves dwelling in darkness preach their way is the only way and the followers of the Gurus follow the dualistic path like the blind led by the blind.

The Guru is useless so long as the ultimate truth is unknown, and Guru is equally useless when the ultimate truth or Brahman has already been known.

  

A Guru is needed for the religious and the yogic path. There is no need for a Guru to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

A person who realized the ultimate truth or Brahman will throw off his religious robe and all religious identity and live like a commoner. A Gnani never identifies himself as Gnani nor does he identify himself as superior to others. He only shares his knowledge with fellow seekers.

A Gnani never identifies himself as a Guru or a Yogi or someone disciple. The one who accepts himself as a Guru or someone’s disciple is not a Gnani.

Vedas bars human worship: ~

Yajur Veda

Translation

"They are enveloped in darkness, in other words, are steeped in ignorance and sunk in the greatest depths of misery who worship the uncreated, eternal prakrti -- the material cause of the world -- in place of the All-pervading God, But those who worship visible things born of the prakrti, such as the earth, trees, bodies (human and the like) in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time."- (Yajur Veda 40:9.)

If you are worshipping the human being as God you are worshiping ignorance as God. if you are seeking truth nothing but the truth you must restrain all such activities which block your realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman or God.

Vedas clearly says those who worship Human and the like in place of God are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time.

Guru worship is not the Vedic idea. It is adapted for Buddhism and Jainism. The seeker of truth need not indulge non-Vedic acts, which keeps him permanently in prison for ignorance.

Why worship and glorify the Gurus and Yogis (human form) in place of God when Veda bars such activities and it also warns people who indulge in such activities are enveloped in still greater darkness, in other words, they are extremely foolish, fall into an awful hell of pain and sorrow, and suffer terribly for a long time

Ashtavakra Samhita: ~ "The man of knowledge (Gnani), though living like an ordinary man, is contrary to him and only those like him understand his state.

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

So he wore a Guru's robe only for the sake of the ignorant. So he was identified as Guru with parampara by religious people. For the truth seekers, Sage Sankara is a Brahma Gnani.

Sage Sankara himself said: ~ A Gnani "bears no outward mark of a holy man" (Stanza 539).

Thus, it proves that the religious gurus and yogis are not Gnanis because they identified themselves as holy people.

All those who ware the sanyasin robes are wearing them for the sake of bread belong to the religion; they are nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. There is no need to criticize and condemn the gurus, yogis, and swamis because they are needed for the welfare of the ignorant masses in the dualistic world.

Even Swami Vivekananda was Ramakrishna Paramahansa's disciple. Swami Vivekananda himself said: ~ “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, and none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher, but your own Soul.”:~ Santthosh Kumaar