The idea of God exists only in waking
experience along with the idea person and his experience of the world. The Waking experience appears and
disappears. When the waking Waking experience is present than the dream is mere illusion. When there is a dream than there is no trace of the waking
experience. When there is neither the dream nor waking it is called deep sleep. Therefore it is necessary to
investigate what is it that is aware of these three states , when the Waking entity does not exist in dream and dream identity becomes falsehood when Waking takes
place and there is no identity during the deep sleep.
One can come to firm conclusion and
conviction after deeper self-search that, the witness of the three
states in succession is not the person in the dream or Waking but the invisible
identity which remains in its true nature during deep sleep. Thus it becomes evident that the three states
are dependent on the invisible witness for their existence. Therefore the
invisible Witness is the knower of the three states which appears and
disappears. Without the witness there cannot be the knowledge of dream and deep
sleep in waking experience.
Thus the seeker has to consider the
invisible witness of the three states as the true self and call it Atman or
spirit to proceed deeper in his spiritual pursuit.
When seeker mentally becomes aware of the existence of the formless witness of the three states than he becomes aware of 'what is truth and what is falsehood.the witness is the the formless e soul which witnesses the coming and going of the three states without the physical apparatus. The three states are mere illusion on the
standpoint of the soul,which is present in the form of consciousnesses.
All the claims that God is doing
this or that or has such and such qualities are false claim. One can make such claim within the waking experience and he is aware of such God and himself and the world only within the waking experience. From ultimate standpoint the waking experience itself is mere an illusion. The waking experience
disappears as soul or consciousness in deep sleep and it's
identified as deep sleep when waking takes place. Thus The waking experience also is a mere
mental experience similar to dream which one considers as falsehood when waking
takes place. The waking experience also becomes falsehood when wisdom dawns. The wisdom dawns when waking entity becomes aware of the fact that , it itself is not the self but the self is the formless soul,which witnesses the coming and going of the three states in succession.
On the base of spirit or Atman as
self whatever seen, known, believed, experienced as real as a person during
Waking is bound to be false. Because all the three states are as real as a
dream
If Brahman is considered the all-pervading consciousness
then, it is necessary to realize, the consciousness as self, which pervades all
the three states to realize the fact that there is no second thing exists other
the consciousness. Thus, the soul or consciousness (Atman) is ultimate truth
(Brahman).
As indicated in ISH
Upanishads: - By worshipping gods and goddesses you will go after death
to the world of gods and goddesses. But will that help you? The time you spend
there is wasted, because if you were not there you could have spent that time
moving forward towards Self-knowledge, which is your goal. In the world of gods
and goddesses you cannot do that, and thus you go deeper and deeper into
darkness.
It clearly indicates that:-If the human goal is to acquire
Self-Knowledge then why one has to indulge in rituals and glorifying the
conceptual gods and goddesses to go in to deeper darkness. Instead spend that time moving forward towards
Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, which is one’s prime goal.
Since it is eternal and infinite, it comprises the only
truth. The goal of Vedic religion, through the various yogas, is to realize
that the consciousness (Atman) is actually nothing but Brahman.
The Vedic pantheon
of gods is said, in the Vedas and Upanishads, to be only higher manifestations
of Brahman. For this reason, "ekam sat" (all is one), and all is
Brahman.
Thus, the goal is to realize Atman (soul or consciousness). If Atman (consciousness) is nothing but Brahman
and by realizing Atman (consciousness) as Brahman (ultimate truth) is truth
realization or Self-Realization , then there is no need to follow religion,
study Scriptures or glorifying gods and gurus and follow the path of doubts and confusion by
losing oneself in the labyrinths of philosophy, when there is an easier
path. By mentally tracing the source of
the mind from where it rises and subsides one becomes aware of the fallacy of
the mind, which rises as waking or dream and subsides as deep sleep. The mind raises form consciousness and
subsides as consciousness.
Upanishads:- They alone in this world are endowed with the highest
wisdom who are firm in their conviction of the sameness and birthlessness of
Atman. The ordinary man does not understand their way. (Chapter IV- Alatasanti
Prakarana 95-P-188 in Upanishads by Nikilanada)
Therefore, if one is seeking truth he has to know his true
self is not physical but is the consciousness, which is in the form of
consciousness.
Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana cannot be
attained by study of the Vedas and intellectual understanding or by bookish
knowledge. Therefore there is no use of
studying the Vedas and other scriptures in order to acquire the non-dual
wisdom. That is why Buddha rejected the
scriptures, and even Sri, Sankara indicated that, the ultimate truth lies
beyond religion, concept of god and scriptures.
It is impossible to find and realize the truth via religion and
scriptural study. Even Upanishads conform this.
Katha Upanishad:-
This Atman cannot be attained by the study of the
Vedas, or by intelligence, or by much hearing of sacred
books.
It is attained by him alone whom It chooses. To such a one Atman reveals Its
own form. (Katha Upanishad Ch-II -23-P-20)
Mundaka Upanishad :-
This Atman cannot be attained through study of the
Vedas, nor through intelligence, nor through much learning. He who chooses Ataman—by
him alone is Atman attained. It is Atman that reveals to the seeker Its true
nature.( 3
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When the Upanishads says: the
human goal is to acquire Self-Knowledge and they indicate the personal gods,
scriptures, worship and rituals are not the means to Self –Knowledge, then why anyone
should indulge in it. The religion, concept of individualized god and
scriptures are greatest obstacle to realize non-dual truth or self-realization,
because they are based on false self. The
seeker of truth has to search the ultimate truth without losing himself in the labyrinths of philosophy, through deeper, inquiry,
analysis and reasoning and assimilate and realize it.
Thus it is necessary to follow the formless path dropping
all the accumulated baggage and move forward to reach the destination in lesser
time and effort.
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