Intellectualism merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the intellectuals , but their knowledge based on the form,time and space.

Modern man appears to have acquired admirable knowledge in various field of investigation into the material world. Man has to accept the fact that, what has been acquired as scientific knowledge is but infinitesimal or superficial nothing considering to the mystery of his true existence. Above all, the acquired scientific knowledge and power does not quench his inner thirst, to know the spiritual realities of his true existence.

Intellectualism   merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the intellectuals , but their knowledge based on the form,time and space. The intellectual   knowledge is nothing to do with Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana ,which is based on the formless soul the innermost self.   

Self-knowledge Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana has to be acquired in order to unfold the mystery of the mind, which is present in the form of universe,  the universe appears as waking or dream and it disappears as deep sleep. 

 

Gaudapada quotes from the Upanishads: "There's no plurality here"; "The Lord [Atman] through his powers appears to be many"; "those who are attached to creation or production or origination go to utter darkness"; "the unborn is never reborn, for who can produce him [Atman]?”

It is only who base on ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as self, argue and quarrel amongst themselves. The people who are fully aware of the fact that, the form, time and space are  one in essence and that essence is  consciousness have no reason to quarrel, because for them everything is consciousness and no second thing exist other than consciousness.

One (soul)  becomes many and many(Mind)  becomes one.  the many(universe)  is mere  illusion and only the one exists as  consciousness or ultimate truth or Brahman. Thus this illusory   game of  becoming dual and non dual  will remain as reality until one gains the perfection as a perfect Seer. 

The look of an   object(three states) will depend in the medium through which the observer views it. in fact, one's mental and intellectual condition will determine the phenomenal world observed experienced . A  Gnani viewing the three states will see it differently from ignorant viewing the same three states.   A Gnani  views the three states on the base of the soul, the innermost self and realizes three states are one in essence, therefore he  is  only aware of  the essence   whereas  the ignorant views the three states on base of the ego(waking) entity and  thinks his existence and the existence of the world as reality.  each interprets the that  them interprets the object (three states) they  see in term of his existing knowledge based.  A Gnani sees consciousness and its play everywhere because he is fully aware seer and seen are one in essence whereas the ignorant  sees his body as body, ego as ego and the world as world.  

The waking experience is but the illusory an expressive imprint of the journey of the Soul or  consciousness in its search for the knowledge of itself. The truth manifests in stages according to the receptivity of the aspirant. On the mental plane it manifests as self, which only the realized mind (Gnani) could observe it. On the physical plane it is as an Gnani or perfect man of knowledge. His very presence among men awakens then to the awareness of what they should and may become.

The Self knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana comes acquired through soul-centric reasoning, not by intuition, love and inspiration. It is the soul-centicity makes one transcend the dominion of egocentric intellect and gain the state of complete annihilation of the false self (waking entity) and false experience (waking), and it is the state that ends in the union with the true self, which is soul or Atman or spirit or consciousness.

Soul-centric  reasoning makes one remember the eternal true identity and making him feel less bound, in his onward march, by the trammels of physical limitation, till he reaches where he can rise himself  to the realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman. When the self makes itself free from all the manifoldness of the experience of diversity, it is able to view and the judge the illusory experience of duality on the base of the its formless non-dual true nature. Then only it is possible to realize there is no second thing other then the Atman or consciousness in the whole experience of diversity. Thus one can conclude that, the whole waking experience is only a mental state, which disappears and reappears.

The first begin with gnosis and ends with the complete passing away of total annihilation of the mind(I)  . Mind is present as  universe universe appeaser  waking  or dream. 

The second begins with at the moment of the annihilation mind(I) succeeded by abiding or the union of the mind [I] with its non-dual substance, which is the  consciousness . The union with substance  leads to Non-dual  or Advaitic Self-awareness.

The aspirant who gets the self knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana  becomes emblem of perfection and able to view and judge the whole experience of diversity [I] from the standpoint of the soul or consciousness, the innermost self , and realizes the fact that there is no second thing other then the consciousness,  in all the three states.The dual(waking or dream)  and non-dual(deep sleep)  experiences is mere mirage created out of single substance, which is consciousness.  thus the three states are myth, when they are viewed and judged on the base of the soul, the innermost self. 

The third journey begins from base of the soul, the innermost self and ends with the state of the perfect non-dualhood. He who comes to the final journey becomes consciously aware of  the center  or source  of the mind or universe,  form where it rises  and subsides . Thus he becomes free from the  experiencing the illusion as reality. 

The aspirant while undergoing all these stages in the pursuit of truth has to pass through various level of understanding and cross all the fatter and obstacles to reach his non-dual destination.