Non-dualistic or Advaitic truth is supreme truth;
all dualistic systems hold false self as real self and false experience as
reality. Non- dualistic wisdom is
culmination of all systems including theistic non-duality. The
true non-dualist will not quarrel and argue with any theoretical philosophy
because he is fully aware of the fact that, this orthodox theistic non-dualistic scholars
or pundits like Dualist sages could not distinguish between ‘I’ and ‘formless witness.’
The 'I' was the witness. Their highest was the Jiva. One is so much attached to
the 'I' that he do not want to think that 'I' does not exist. Again one is
unable to detach the ‘I’ from the Real witness.
There is no need to study the
scriptures. One has to self-search the truth and realize it without the
scriptures. And then when he reads the scriptures he becomes aware the
scriptures are also saying the same thing but everything is misinterpreted.
That is why Sri, Sankara says in VivekaChudamani :-
58. Loud speech
consisting of a shower of words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures, and
likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the
scholar, but are no good for Liberation.
59. The study of
the Scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth is unknown, and it is
equally useless when the highest Truth has already been known.
60. The Scriptures
consisting of many words are a dense forest which merely causes the mind to
ramble. Hence men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true nature
of the Self.
61. For one who
has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge
of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred
formulae) and medicines to such a one?
62. A disease does
not leave off if one simply utter the name of the medicine, without taking it;
(similarly) without direct realisation one cannot be liberated by the mere
utterance of the word Brahman.
There is
nothing more rational, more intelligible and more un-dogmatic insights of Sri,
Sankara, is to drop all the theistic nonduality or Advaita which is meant for
those who are incapable and not receptive to realize the ultimate truth or
Brahman.
If one
merely theorizes, tries to understand through his intellect and there contended
he cannot become a Gnani but he becomes a scholar or pundit. Seeker
of truth must make what he has understood and assimilated has to be realized, to get firm conviction of the non-
dualistic truth or ultimate truth or Brahman, than
only it is possible for him to transcend all the limitations of the experience of
form, time and space.
The
existence beyond limitations of form, time and space is known as Moksha or
Nirvana. Spiritual freedom or self-realization is the goal of every seeker of
truth.
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