Advaitic wisdom is not concerned with Hinduism or Buddhism or any other “ism,” or any other religion but only with God in Truth.+

All the rivers disappear into the ocean losing their names and forms. So, the Soul, the Self is free from you along with the universe, which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.    

The universe is nothing but an illusion created out of the Soul the Self. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is God in truth. 

God in Truth can be realized by acquiring the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Ultimately, God alone exists as eternal existence.

The Advaitic wisdom of Sage  Sankara is associated with universal truth or Brahman or God. Advaitic wisdom is not concerned with Hinduism or Buddhism or any other “ism,” or any other religion but only with God in Truth, which is universal God in truth is realized only when ignorance vanishes through Advaitic wisdom. 

The Soul, the Self is the real God and eternal Truth. The truth is revealed to the serious seekers seeking the truth. The truth is more easily accessible to the seeker through the Gnanis who impart Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana to struggling humanity, which is mostly groping in darkness.

Since the Soul, the Self is in the bondage of the dualistic illusion (universe) can be redeemed only through Advaitic wisdom. 

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate reality hidden by the dualistic illusion of form, time, and space. 

Gnanis who attain complete unity with the ultimate reality or Brahman or God. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is gained by those who seek earnestly.

That is why Jesus said:~"Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)

By realizing the universe in which we exist is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is real and eternal.

When the truth is realized then the world in which we exist will not disappear but the unreal nature ‘of the world in which we exist is exposed. In the same way, the unreal nature of the dream is exposed when the waking takes place.

Consciousness (Spirit) 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.

The Soul is hidden within the mind. And the mind is within the Soul. The mind is present in the form of the universe and the Soul is present in the form of consciousness. 

The universe appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

The one that witnesses the coming and going of the three states is the Soul. From the standpoint of the Soul, the three states that come and go are merely an illusion.

The mind is within the Soul and the Soul is within the mind. The chicken is in the egg and the egg is in the chicken. The tree is in the seed and the seed is in the tree.

The same thing that was told by the Vedas was repeated by Saint John (10-38)~ Father is in me and I am in Father.

Thus, the Father (Spirit or Soul) is our immediate, neighbor- love thy neighbor. Therefore, one has to love the Spirit or Soul or God, to become one with the formless Spirit or Soul, the real God. The Spirit is the creator, sustainer, and dissolver of the dualistic illusion.

Self-realization is necessary to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman or God. Self-realization is the real God-realization. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar