When one is unable to quench his spiritual thirst from his guru or teaching he has to look elsewhere to clear the cobwebs of his understanding and to move forward in his spiritual quest.

When one is unable to quench his spiritual thirst from his guru or teaching he has to look elsewhere to clear the cobwebs of his understanding and to move forward in his spiritual quest.

It is difficult for tradition-bound people to accept anything as truth other than what they inherited from then parental grooming. Only intense urge to know the truth and courage to accept the truth after verification with better understanding one will be able to drop all his accumulated dross, which is the main obstacle in self-realization.

A person who is not able to grasp the non-dual truth should constantly reflect on the formless substance witness of the three states, without distraction. 

A person, who has realized the fact that the Self is neither the waking entity nor self is dream entity but the formless substance and witness of the three states, realizes the self is beyond form, time and space. 

There is no need to renounce the worldly duties in order to acquire self-knowledge because it is inner [mental] journey one can continue with his pursuit whenever he finds spare time.    His practical life within the practical world does not conflict with his knowledge.