Without Sage Sankara, there is no Advaitic wisdom.+

Without Sage Sankara, there is no Advaitic wisdom.  Since it was mixed up with orthodoxy there is a lot of confusion.  Sage Sankara’s quotes (selected verified) are quoted in my blogs and postings to show what Sage  Sankara meant and ‘what is blocking the seekers from realizing the ultimate truth or Brahman. There are so many non-dualistic masters of the East and also from the West who expound on Advaitic or non-dualistic knowledge, but none of them is helpful to reach the ultimate end of understanding.

Sage Sankara says: Keep the scriptures for children but throw them on the fire for wise seekers.

In Brahma Sutras Sage  Sankara takes for granted, and assumes that a world was created: He there mixes dogmatic theology with philosophy.

That God created the world is an absolute lie; nevertheless, you will find Sage  Sankara (in his commentary on Vedanta Sutras) clearly says this! He has to adapt his teachings to his audience, reserving the highest for philosophical minds.

The text of Brahma Sutras is based on religion, and dogmatism, but in the commentary, Sage Sankara cleverly introduced some philosophy. If it objected that, a number of Upanishads are equally dogmatic because they also begin by assuming Brahman, but a few Upanishads do not, but prove Brahman at the end of a train of proof.

The causality and creation, but are for religious people only.  Religion is only for those who are unable to understand truth beyond form, time, and space. Religion is not final. It only gives satisfaction to the populace. The self - knowledge is for humanity to free them from experiencing birth, life, death, and the world as reality.

People of small intelligence follow religion and believe that God created the world. However, how do they know that He did so? When a pot is created, one can see both the pot and its maker, but not in the case of the world.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana meant only for those who have an 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 Advaitic truth.   Therefore, there is no need to convince anyone other than our own selves to get a firm conviction. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar