Without the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana the journey is incomplete.+

The Gurus who propagated ‘I-centric’ teaching propagated half-baked knowledge. WHO AM ‘I’ AND ‘I AM THAT’ is only for a lower stage. It only helps to expose the false nature of the ego, which is not the full truth.

To get ultimate truth one has to inquire into the nature of the mind, which is in the form of the universe.  Inquiring into nature the mind is higher.  Thus, ‘WHO AM ‘I’? or ‘I AM THAT’   is not complete wisdom without Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana the journey is incomplete.

People stop their pursuit of truth at the ‘WHO AM ‘I’? or ‘I AM THAT’, which is incomplete and keeps them in the grip of individuality, and individuality leads them to intellectuality.  Intellectuality is dualistic knowledge. Dualistic knowledge is egocentric knowledge. 

The seeker will complete his pursuit of the truth only when realizes the truth of the whole.

By inquiring into the nature of the mind (I) he will be able to realize the truth hidden by the form, time, and space. 

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Sage Sri, Sankara’s wisdom has nothing to do with the orthodox sect. Sage Sri, Sankara is the only sage who has final authority on the Advaitic wisdom.

The Advaitic truth is rational truth and scientific truth without dogma.

Sage Sankara’s wisdom has nothing to do with the orthodox belief systems. Some philosophers in the past dissented from this interpretation of Vedanta philosophy, holding that the incarnated Souls were separate from the Divine Essence and only finally merged with it after the cycles of birth.

All these theoretical philosophies are based on the imagination based on the false ‘Self’ (ego or you) within the false experience (waking).

Orthodox people argue that Sage Sankara had a Guru. Sage Sankara himself’ was Guru.

For Orthodox people he was Jagadguru but for the seeker of truth, he was a Brahma Gnani. Traditionally religious people are so entangled in orthodox religiosity; that it is very difficult for them to free themselves from narrow-minded prejudices dogmas and superstitions. 

These educated orthodox people are more ignorant than illiterate. They strongly stuck to their inherited orthodox baggage meant for the ignorant populace. Even though their own Sage has said that orthodoxy is meant for the ignorant populace they ignore and they are like the blind led by another blind follow the inherited blind belief.

Even Swami Vivekananda was Ramakrishna Paramahansa’s disciple. Swami Vivekananda himself said: ~ “You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher, but your own Soul.”

There are two kinds of audiences - the ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices, and the most advanced seekers who seek to know the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

The Guru and Guru paramparas are meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way. However, there is no need to follow any parampara and follow any Guru for those who wish to realize the truth which is beyond form, time, and space. 

We should not mix religion with spirituality because religion is based on the ego and spirituality is based on the Spirit or the Soul. 

Religion is concerned with its paramparas, not truth whereas spirituality is concerned only with the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. Religion is not Spirituality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar