Sage Sankara:~All beings are Brahman, and therefore the question of discrimination did not arise. All that one was required to do was to get rid of ignorance.+

Swami Vivekananda: ~ “Advaita encompasses everything. Since Advaita requires heavy-duty intellectualism, it had to be progressively simplified.

Sage  Sankara strongly advocated the study of Upanishads, and at the same time cautioned that the study of Upanishads alone would not lead to moksha. In matters such as spiritual attainment, one’s own realization was the sole authority and it cannot be disputed

Sage Sankara also said the study of Upanishad was neither indispensable nor a necessary prerequisite for attaining the human goal, the moksha.

Sage  Sankara pointed out; that even those who were outside the Upanishad fold were as eligible for moksha as those within the fold were. He declared that all beings are Brahman, and therefore the question of discrimination did not arise. All that one was required to do was to get rid of ignorance (Avidya or duality).

Advaitic Wisdom or Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana does not need the support of any scripture or revelation like the Veda. 

The Ultimate truth is not based upon the varying theological fancies, which are as numerous as the sands of the sea, but upon reason, the common heritage of all mankind, irrespective of color or creed or clime.

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 non-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.

To realize the ultimate Truth or Brahman demands deeper thinking and reasoning. Those who require mental spoon-feeding, for it is difficult to grasp. 

It is only possible to finger-point to the reality and indicate the direction. It is not possible to make one realize the truth; it is for the seeker to verify through, deeper thinking, and reasoning and reflect constantly and realize it.

I am highlighting all the obstacles on the inner journey and how to overcome these obstacles. All accumulated knowledge is of no use in the Atmic path.

It is for every seeker, who is on the Atmic path to realize himself “What is the truth?, “and “What is untruth?” to assimilate Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. 

My postings are only signposts. The seeker needs to reflect constantly on the subject until the cobwebs of his doubts and confusion get cleared.

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 form, time, and space.

The seekers who will approach with receptiveness will realize all these pointers from my posts and blogs are helping them to think independently and they can assimilate the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, in a proper and perfect way.

Only through the path of reason, one can reach the nondual destination without any teaching or teacher. 

Accepting oneself as some one’s Guru or someone’s disciple and following someone’s teaching without verification is the greatest obstacle in the pursuit of truth. Nondual truth is the universal truth, it belongs to the whole of humanity and it is not the commodity, that can be bought from the spiritual supermarket.

A permanent view of the world as unreal can come only after Soul-centric reasoning; such knowledge cannot change. Where the seeker is sufficiently sharp, he can grasp the unreal nature of the world by Soul-centric reasoning alone. 

To know the whole truth, one must know the whole universe, otherwise, he gets only a a half-truth.

Non-dualistic or Advaitic truth is the uncontradictable truth, it cannot be attained by discussing and arguing on the base of some teachings or so Guru.

Sage Sankara says the world is an illusion; it includes birth, life, and death, which happens within the world.  Thus,  the seeker's main aim is to mentally trace the formless substance of the illusion, which is also the witness of the illusion. The formless substance and witness of the illusion (world) is the Atman, and this Atman itself is Brahman.

Sage Sankara ~ VC~ "All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms is nothing else but Brahman which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

Sage Sankara says the transparent truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, (Gnani).

First, know ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ for sure. Without realizing what untruth truth is, it is difficult to know what truth is.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC "As layers of clouds generated by the sun's rays cover the sun and alone appear (in the sky), so egoism generated by the Self, covers the reality of the Self and appears by itself."

Sage  Sankara: ~VC~ if the universe is true, let it then be perceived in the state of deep sleep also. As it is not at all perceived, it must be unreal and false like dreams.  

The whole universe is nothing but the Soul. Therefore, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the only reality in which everything exists, to which everything belongs, and from which everything has emerged, is the cause of everything, and is everything.

Thus, there is a need to realize the Self is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The world in which we exist is nothing but consciousness.

When the matter is an illusion created out of the Spirit then the Spirit alone is real.

When the object is created out of the subject then the subject alone is real.

When the world in which you exist is created out of consciousness then consciousness alone is real.

The Advaitic reality and unreality are created out of a single stuff because the unreality (the world in which we exist), is experienced as a reality we are unaware of the reality hidden by the unreality. 

There is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The dualistic illusion, which is present in the form of the ‘I’, hides the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is God, and the ‘I’ hides the God.

The Bhagavad Gita itself says: ~ 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, that 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.

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

The ‘I’ hides  Atman, God in truth.

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

There is no God but God in truth because the universe is merely an illusion created out of God in truth. Thus, there is nothing that is not God in truth. God in truth is the whole, not the part. The part is an illusion.

For a Gnani sees the world in which he exists as consciousness, just as the goldsmiths view the ornaments as nothing but the gold. Stick to God by mentally dropping the illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar