Intellectuals approach is more practical, and they stuck with the reality of the practical life within the practical world, and they take it as real.

 Intellectuals approach is more practical, and they stuck with the reality of the practical life within the practical world, and they take it as real. They base judgement and argument on the Physical entity or ego ,which is false self within the false experience. thus intellectuality is limited to illusory  form,time and space.  whatever is bound by form,time and space is bound to be falsehood because the self is formless,timeless and space less eternal existence. 

Many intellectuals have a tremendous intellect; most will agree with their theories based on the ego, which is false self within the false experience. It does mean possesses Self –Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. And knowledge based on the false self within the false experience is limited to false experience (waking) therefore it is certainly not self-knowledge.

In the scientific field knowledge one can bank on discoveries of different scientists.  Newton discovered the law of gravity and Einstein formulated the principle of relativity. And scientists take it for granted that these principles are valid. It is not so in pursuit of truth. If one sage discovers the ultimate truth, it cannot be accepted blindly by the seeker without verification.  Seeker has to discover a fresh on his own to realize’ what is truth’ and ‘what is not truth’ and accept only the truth and mentally  drop the untruth .   Thus constant reflection on the subject is very much necessary in pursuit of truth.

The realists or dualist say: - the consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is independent o of other; each represent one complimentary aspect of reality. While the mind is present the consciousness is absent. It is through collaboration between these two aspects of reality the evolution takes place. Apart from these two aspects of reality the realists or dualist do not recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of these.

 

The formless consciousness is the innermost self, is the only reality and universe to be but an illusory manifestation, an appearance which is not real. Mind [universe] and soul [self] do not represent two complimentary aspect of reality because they are one in essence. Thus the essence has to be taken as reality and the illusory manifestation cannot be considered as reality because it is created out of single stuff, which is consciousness.  Thus the experience of birth, life, death and the world and form, time and space are happening within the illusory manifestation has to considered as illusion.  

Nothing can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exists other than consciousness. The whole universe without the form, time and space is consciousness.  Without the form, time and space there is no universe but it is only the formless non-dual consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the true essence of non-duality.  

When one puts aside the imagination and has the thinker-- what does he get with thinking—he can get only a thought. Meditation is only an effort of the ego within the illusion; it is imagination based on the false self; the consciousness remaining the same with or without ideas.

'I' is in the form of mind. The mind is present  in the form of universe. The whole universe ,which appears as waking or dream.  The waking experience  is  illusion, in which man perceives the world.  the three states   are created and sustained by consciousness and finally dissolves as consciousness.  Therefore, the diversity within the consciousness is mere illusion. There is no second thing other than the consciousness, hence it is non dual. On the standpoint of the Soul or  consciousness , the innermost self ,  nothing exists, nothing ever existed; nothing will ever exit other then consciousness.

The physical existence or universe or waking  is reality on the base of physical self(waking entity or ego) . Whatever one feels as a person is reality within the physical existence (waking). If physical existence is taken as reality then there is no meaning in seeking truth because he has accepted the physical existence as truth.  Once physical existence is accepted as reality then the experiences within the physical existence prevail as reality. 

One have to learn to  view his  life from ultimate stand point , than only he will  become aware its illusory nature.  

The nature of things necessarily unpreventable and uncontrollable when one regards world as world of diversity.  Only when one is able to base his-self from ultimate standpoint and views the  three states-as as consciousness only, then he becomes aware of the unreal nature of the physical existence or mind or universe. 

One, who has realized that existence and non-existence and change are in the nature of things, easily finds repose, being unperturbed and free from ignorance.  The pain and pleasure exist as reality because of having the idea of two [duality].  To get rid of the reality of the pain and pleasure one has to find the formless substance of the duality [mind] to realize the whole diversity is created out of single substance, which is consciousness. Realizing the consciousness as ultimate truth, one becomes aware of the unreal nature of the mind, which is in the form of universe and universe  appears as waking or dream [duality] and disappears as deep sleep [non-duality] .

Serious Seekers who desirous to know the truth, for them nothing bring contentment other than acquiring the self-knowledge. For one who becomes aware of the fact that, the   self is not physical but self is formless soul or  consciousness becomes aware of the fact that, the physical existence  or  universe or illusion has no base, and its reality is in illusory in nature.    

Our individual life is nothing to do with ultimate truth or Brahman.   The individual life is reality within the waking or dream.  The three states are mere illusion on the ultimate standpoint. The ultimate truth, which is consciousness, is the substance and witness of the illusion and it is within the illusion and it is always apart and eternal.

 As person perceiving the world  thinks he is born in this world and world existed prior to him and  this conviction makes him physical oriented, thus he views and judges the worldview on the physical base therefore his understanding is limited to the physicality. 

Deeper inquiry reveals the fact that, the self is not physical but it is formless [consciousness]. On the base of formless [consciousness] as self, one becomes unreal nature of the mind, which appears as waking or dream.  Thus, the waking is as unreal as dream.