A firm conviction that the universe is nothing but consciousness frees the Soul, the Self from the prison of the dualistic illusion or Maya.+

A firm conviction that the universe is nothing, but consciousness frees the Soul, the Self from the prison of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Mentally reject the reality of the universe by realizing the universe ceases to exist without consciousness.

You exist within the universe, so you are also part and parcel of the universe, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

The Soul, The Self is hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is hidden by the dualistic illusion or Maya because the dualistic illusion or Maya is created out of the Soul or consciousness.

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The Soul, which is God in truth we have not yet realized because we are part of the universe, which is a dualistic illusion or Maya.

The dualistic illusion or hides the Soul, the God which is present in the form of the consciousness. Dualistic illusion or Maya hides God because the dualistic illusion or Maya is created out of God, which is present in the form of consciousness.

To understand the dualistic illusion or Maya is to understand the universe. All religion-propagated false beliefs are due to the grip of ignorance.

The universe itself is the dualistic illusion or Maya. The dualistic illusion or Maya is a prison in which the Soul is caught up in the illusory form, time, and space.

As ice and clouds are not different from water, so the universe emanating from the Soul is not different from it. The universe emanating from the Soul or consciousness means the mind is the effect from the Soul or consciousness not different from it.

Sage Sankara: ~ All this the universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (Consciousness) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

When you finally realize the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul then you will realize the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

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A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ leads to realizing the Self hidden by the ignorance.

The Soul, the Self must be free from experiencing the duality as reality. To overcome the duality, the waking entity has to know it, itself is not the Self but the Self is the Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the three states.

Thus, Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is necessary to realize ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ to reject the untruth by accepting the truth.

There is no form, time, and space in the realm of Reality: Time and space are only limited to the physical realm.

Sage Sankara said: ~ Just as the snake is superimposed on the rope, this world and this body are superimposed on Brahman or the Soul, the Self. If one gets knowledge of the rope, the illusion of the snake will vanish. Even so, if he gets knowledge of Brahman, the illusion of the body and the world will vanish.

The snake is only an idea: it disappears on inquiry, but deeper Self-search reveals the fact that the rope is also, an idea and its reality will be exposed when wisdom dawns. There is neither a snake nor the rope, in reality, because, from the ultimate standpoint, the duality is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Consciousness is the root element of the universe. From consciousness, the universe comes into existence. In consciousness, the universe resides. And into consciousness, the universe is dissolved. Consciousness is the parent of all that is there.

Consciousness is the only reality, and the universe to but an illusory manifestation

To say the universe is an illusion without first examining it and inquiring into its nature thoroughly is to delude oneself.

This world is common to every one of us; therefore, the seeker of truth must begin his inquiry with it.

It is only after he has inquired into the nature of the objective world that he realizes the universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness and is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.:~Santthosh Kumaar