Every Guru or yogi thinks himself as Gnani and he is competent to teach Advaitic Gnana.+

All the Gurus of the East and West introduced their own theories and teachings and started playing with the sentiments and emotions of the innocent seekers for the sake of acquiring wealth.

No Guru or yogi of the past and present teaches the Advaitic wisdom of Sage   Sankara. They preach the cocktail of different ideologies, theories, religions, and philosophies in the name of Advaitic wisdom 

Advaitic Truth is very simple. It is very difficult to realize because it is lost in the dualistic knowledge we inherited, collected from different sources, different masters’ different gurus, different philosophies, different ideologies, different books, and scriptures. All this accumulated knowledge is a mere hill of Garbage.

Nothing is needed other than realizing the knowledge of the single stuff. The single stuff is the cause of the world in which we exist. And that single stuff itself is causeless. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul is the   Self. 

Knowledge of the Soul, the Self, is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Atma Gnana is knowledge of God. Realizing God in this very life is your goal. God-realization itself is real worship.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed. Only an intense urge to know the truth, humility sincerity, and patience are the only qualifications to realize God in this very life and in this very world.

All the Gurus and Yogis scriptural scholars are ignorant in the guise of Gnanis.

Remember:~

Every human being will have a certain level of intellect enough to grasp the truth hidden by ignorance but the egocentric knowledge has made them non-thinkers. Advaitic truth is simple and anyone reading it with keen interest will be able to understand it to the core.

When the seeker realizes the Self is not ‘I’ but the ‘Self is hidden by the ‘I’ then whatever is based on the ‘I’ is bound to be an illusion. That is the world in which you exist itself is an illusion.

The world in which you exist is based on the ‘I’. The Advaitic wisdom frees the Soul, the 'Self' from the bondage of the ‘I’. 

Without ignorance, the Soul alone shines as the ultimate reality of Brahman or God in truth.

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.

The path of wisdom attracts only those who are in search of truth and they appreciate it greatly. The ignorant are not spiritually mature the receive Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. 

The ignorant indulge in argument provocation and personal attack, which hinder their own realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

Skill is required in every field to drive a car or ride a bicycle, preliminary training is required before a person is allowed to handle the vehicle but in the field of spirituality, the science of the Spirit, the Self, is the most difficult of all sciences. 

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 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. 

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 through 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. 

Every Guru or yogi thinks of himself as Gnani and he is competent to teach Advaitic Gnana because ~ 

He has mastered the scriptures.

Or 

He has studied under a famous Guru 

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He has performed all religious rituals and led an orthodox-oriented life and he has accumulated good karmas. 

Or 

He has a Ph.D. in world philosophy from a famous university

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He is a scientist but he is well versed in Vedas. 

Or 

He is the disciple of the famous Guru 

Or 

He has done penance in the Himalayas.

Or 

He has stayed without food for years 

Or 

He has renounced worldly life and takes sanyasa 

Or 

He has done lots of charity 

He is well-versed in tantra and he got enlightenment through sex

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His Guru gave him the power to transmit enlightenment to others 

Or 

He is a hat yogi 

None of the above qualifies to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. From the Advaitic perspective, all these things have no value. 

This ‘I’ know’ attitude is a great obstacle to acquiring Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. The seeker must get rid of this ‘I know attitude’ to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. 

Humanity has to awaken to the reality of its true existence by realizing the world in which humanity exists is merely an illusion created out of consciousness through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana frees the Soul, the Self from the cage of the dualistic illusion.

People dwelling in ignorance but thinking of themselves as wise and erudite, go round and round by various blind beliefs and tortuous paths and practices, like the blind led by the blind.

The truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to grasp because of ignorance. You have to only realize the world in which you exist is created out of a single clay. And that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

Thus, you and your body and the world in which you exist are nothing but consciousness because they are merely an illusion created out of consciousness. A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed. 

A Gnani can point at the sky, but the seeing of the star is the seeker's own work.

It is necessary to reflect on the same truth again and again till it becomes a reality. One needs to constantly reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of what is what. Words are needed until one gets a firm conviction of ‘what is what’. 

People need to read and hear the words of wisdom to think reason reflect deeply and reach the ultimate end.

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 to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.  

Remember:~ 

The seeker should not bother about finding the meaning of what is written in the scriptures. The scripters are not necessary to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

The scriptures are meant for the ignorant populace. Scriptures have no value for the seeker of truth.  

That is why Sage Sankara said: ~ Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way. (1) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg.- 25 

Katha Upanishad says: ~ Fools dwelling in darkness but thinking themselves wise and erudite, go round and round, by various tortuous paths, like a blind led by the blind. (Ch II-5 P-14)

Even Upanishads clearly say: ~

Katha Upanishad 1:2:23: ~ The Soul cannot be realized through hearing a scholarly explanation of the discourses, not even by the intellect.

Katha Upanishad 1:3:6: ~ “Through the knowledge of the Soul, God, one is pure and clean constantly.” Neither by reading the books nor by taking a bath at the holy place has one become pure. Inner purity is possible when one remains in constant touch with the Soul. Constant Soul-Consciousness is real purity.

Kena Upanishad 2:4: ~ When it is known through every state of cognition, it is rightly known, for (by such knowledge) one attains life eternal. Through one's own 'self' one gains power and through wisdom, one gains immortality.

Kena Upanishad 2:5: ~ If here one knows it, then there is the truth, and if here one knows it not, there is a great loss. Hence, seeing the Real in all beings, wise men become immortal on departing from this world.

Manduka Upanishad 1:2:8: ~ “Remaining in the fold of ignorance and thinking “we are extremely wise and learned,” the fools with boastful nature ramble about like the blind led by the blind alone.”

Manduka Upanishad 3:2:3: ~ “The weak and timid cannot realize the Self. Self-realization is not possible through intellect or hearing the spiritual discourse. "

Manduka Upanishad 3:2:3: ~ The Soul cannot be realized by the weak and timid.

I am quoting the scriptures and sages of truth to show that the scriptures are not necessary to realize the Advaitic truth. 

The seeker should not stick to scriptures and try to find the meaning of the scriptural citation. It is a waste of time. At the same time can be utilized to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.: : ~ Santthosh Kumaar