Religion has nothing to do with Advaitic wisdom. Advaitic sect belongs to religion. Advaitic wisdom is pure spirituality. Advaitic sect belongs to religion. The Advaitic sect is dualistic and has nothing to do with the Advaitic truth which is hidden by the illusion.
Mixing religion and spirituality is like mixing oil and water.
Religion is regarded as sacred and real by the common people, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
Religion and its sects are based on form, time, and space whereas Spirituality is based on the Atman the formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.
Religions hold birth, life, death, and the world as a reality. From the ultimate standpoint, the world in which we exist is an illusion created out he the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
The seeker must know the difference between religion and spirituality. Many people think that religion itself as spirituality.
Spirituality leads to discovering the truth which is hidden by form, time, and space.
Advaita is universal. Advaita is not for sale. Do not buy Advaita from the spiritual supermarket. Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the Self.
The religion is based on blind belief whereas Advaitic wisdom (Spirituality) is based on Spirit, the truth, which is the existence itself.
Spiritual truth is universal whereas religious truth is the individualized truth. Religion is based on the dualistic perspective whereas spirituality is based on the nondualistic perspective.
Whatever is based on the dualistic perspective egocentric and nondualistic perspective is soulcentric.
Remember:~
Advaitic truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to realize because you have accumulated mental garbage from different sources in the name of Advaita.
Until you discard all the accumulated knowledge you will never be able to realize the Advaitic truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
The Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the innermost Self shines in its own awareness when wisdom dawns.
The Advaita is the Soul is the cause and the support of all that exists as the world in which we exist.
The Advaita is present in the form of consciousness. Advaita is the root element of the universe. From the Advaita, the universe comes into existence. In the Advaita, the universe resides. And into the Advaita, the universe is dissolved. The Advaita is the parent of all that is there.
Advaita is pure Spirituality and has nothing to do with religion, sect, or dualistic-based spirituality. That is why Bhagavan Buddha rejected the religion, scriptures, and religious Gods, and Sage Sankara indicated the truth is beyond the religion, scriptures, and belief of God.
Sage Sankara said:~ Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many Gods as you please, observe ceremonies, and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.
Comparing Vedas with the Koran or Bible or any other scriptures will not yield the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.
Religion was introduced in the past for the benefit of the populace which is incapable of grasping the ultimate truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.
All the religions of the world are based on form, time, and space. Thus, religion has nothing to do with the pursuit of truth, because the truth is not belief, and religion is based on belief.
The belief is based on the individual whereas the Soul, the Self is not an individual because the Soul is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.
The scriptures are not necessary to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth or Spirit. The scriptures are meant for the ignorant populace.
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
Sage Sankara said: The world is unreal and Brahman alone is real. It means that birth, life, and death, which happen within the world, have to be unreal. If birth, life, and death are unreal, then the rebirth reincarnation, and Avataric concept have to be unreal. Thus, it is for the seeker to find out, from what standpoint the world becomes unreal, to know the Brahman, which is the ultimate truth or God in truth.
Studying the Vedas or Koran or Bible or any other scriptures will not yield the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. The truth beyond the form, time, and space is the Spirit or God in truth.
One must know God in truth not God based on blind belief. The god based on blind belief is not God. The diverse beliefs have diverse ideas of God. The beliefs have no value in the domain of the truth.
That is why 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.
Rig-Veda 1-164-46 and Y.V 32-1 clearly mention that God is “One”.
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 Self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)
Yajur Veda also says:~ God has no image and His name is Holy. (32.3)”
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. (Gita 14.27)
The rituals based on belief are meant for the ignorant populace.
That is why Mundaka Upanishad condemns rituals. The Para or Higher knowledge is the knowledge of the Supreme Being while the Apara or Lower Knowledge is that of following sacrificial rites and ceremonies. (1/2/ 1 – 6)
The scriptures are meant for the ignorant mass, which strongly believes, the experience of the world in which they are born, live, and die as a reality.
The ultimate truth or Brahman or God cannot be attained by the study of the scriptures of any religion, or by intelligence, nor by much hearing of sacred books then why compare Vedas with the Bible or Koran or any other religious scriptures to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time and space.
Katha Upanishad: ~ This Atman cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas, or by intelligence, nor by much hearing of sacred books. It is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a one Atman reveals Its own form. (Katha Upanishad Ch-II -23-P-20)
Mundaka Upanishad: ~ This Atman cannot be attained through the study of the Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much learning. He who chooses Atman—by him alone is Atman attained. It is Atman that reveals to the seeker Its true nature. (3 –page-70 Upanishads by Nikilanada)
The above passages further prove that: Self-knowledge cannot be attained by the study of the Vedas and intellectual understanding or by bookish knowledge.
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 Sri, Sankara cleverly introduced some philosophy.
It is objected that many 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. Self-knowledge is for the whole of humanity to free them from experiencing birth, life, death, and the world as reality.
People of small intelligence follow religion and believe that the world was created by God. But 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 is 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
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