Till one thinks he is an individual separate from this world he remains in the realm of duality***

Jesus said:~  "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL OF THOMAS- Saying 5)

"The Kingdom of God is inside you and all around you, Not in a mansion of wood and stone.  Split a piece of wood and God is there, Lift a stone and you will find God." (Gospel of Thomas)

Gospel Thomas logian 22: ~ Jesus saw infants being suckled.  He said to his disciples, “These infants being suckled are like those who enter the kingdom.”

They said to him, “Shall we then, as children, enter the kingdom?”

Jesus said to them,  “When you make the two one, and when you make the inside like the outside  and the outside like the inside, and the above like the below, and when you make the male and the female one and the same, so that the male not be male nor the female is female; and when you fashion eyes in the place of an eye,  and a hand in place of a hand, and a foot in place of a foot, and a likeness in place of a likeness; then will you enter the kingdom.”

Santthosh Kumaar: ~This above passage is Jesus’s version of Nonduality or Advaita.    

When one realizes mind (matter) and Soul (Spirit), the innermost Self are one, in essence, there is no place for duality. Without the duality, the universe ceases to exist. Without the universe, your existence within the universe is merely an illusion because there is scope for two because everything is created out of single stuff.   That single stuff is the consciousness or Spirit. The Spirit or the consciousness 

Till one thinks he is an individual separate from this world he remains in the realm of duality.  The duality is the product of ignorance.  When the wisdom dawns, then the ignorance vanishes. When the ignorance vanishes, then the duality never remains as reality. 

The Self does not lie in our body, in our brain, or our ego, but it is the very essence of the dual and non-dual experiences, which appear as the waking or the dream (dual) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

Thought and thinker are a reality within the universe. The thinker and the thought exist within the universe. The man and his experience of the universe is a reality within the waking experience.  The waking experience is merely an illusion from the standpoint. of the soul, the innermost Self, Therefore, the individual experiences are part of the illusion. Thus, the thought and the thinker are part of the illusion. 

Positive and negative thoughts and the thinker are made of the same material.  Whether one thinks rightly or wrongly he is thinking as a person. The thoughts will not rise without the form.  Without the form, there are neither thoughts nor the thinker.  Thus, positive or negative thinking or right or wrong thinking is part of physical existence.  physical existence is nothing to do with ultimate truth.    Experience is prior to thought. Only in the waking or the dream,  one gets thoughts. Therefore, one has to mentally trace the source of the waking or dream experience in order to realize the waking experience is as unreal as a dream. 

Only in religion and the yogic path, one has to follow and practice. Everyone thinks he has to follow some guru or godmen.  But all these methods are full of frustrations and give no real satisfaction. Reality has no method. Illusion has many methods, many problems, and many concepts. 

To overcome illusion, one should know the source of the mind and from where does this mind arise? “When the mind is there the universe is there. Absent of mind absent of the universe.  Absent of the universe is absent of the duality. Absent of the duality is absent of the thinker, thoughts, and the world.  

Thus, until one becomes aware of 'what is the mind' and 'what is the substance of the mind' and 'what is the source of the mind',  it is impossible to assimilate non-dualistic or Advaitic truth. 

To know the non-dual Reality, deeper thinking is required. The thinking faculty ceases and becomes still when it reaches the source of the mind. One has to realize the waking entity is the false self within the false experience from the ultimate standpoint. 

 Where there is no experience then there is no duality where there is no duality then there is no second thing that exists other than Self-awareness.  

The seeker has to indulge in deeper self-search and trace and overcome the obstacles. For the sincere and the serious seekers,  the inner grace will guide until the ignorance vanishes,  and he becomes aware of the fact that the diversity (universe or Illusion) is a mere mirage created out of consciousness (Atman). :~Santthosh Kumaar 

The thoughts will not rise without the form whereas the self is formless***

The individual experiences are part of the illusion. Thus thought,  the thinker  and the world are part of the illusion. The formless soul, the innermost  self is  which is ever  aware of the thought, thinker and world together without physical apparatus. The thoughts will not rise without the form whereas the self is formless.   Thus, the self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is necessary to know what is what. 

Positive and negative thoughts and the thinker are made of the same material.  Whether one thinks rightly or wrongly he is thinking as a person. The thoughts will not rise without the form.  Without the form there are neither thoughts nor the thinker nor the world.  

The positive or negative thinking or right or wrong thinking is part of the physical existence and nothing to do with ultimate truth.    Experience is prior to thought. Only in waking or dream one gets thought. Therefore, one has to mentally trace the source of the waking or dream experience(mind) in order to realize the waking experience is as unreal as a dream.  When waking experience itself is then the waking entity and its thoughts are part and parcel of that illusion.   Self-awareness arises only when wisdom dawns. Wisdom dawns only when waking entity realizes it itself is not the self.

Thoughtlessness is not wisdom***

Deeper self-search reveals :~ Thoughtlessness is not wisdom.   In deep sleep there is thoughtlessness but deep sleep is the state of ignorance.  Thought comes to the thinker. The thinker thought and the world in which thinker exist are part of the waking experience. The waking experience is mere an illusion.  

Thought and thinker are reality within the universe. The thinker and the thought exist within the universe. The man and his experience of the universe are reality within the waking experience.  The waking experience is mere illusion on the ultimate standpoint.

The waking entity thinks within the waking experience.  The dream entity thinks within the dream. The dream becomes unreal when waking takes place. Similarly, the waking becomes unreal when wisdom dawns. the Advaitic wisdom dawns when the waking entity becomes aware of the fact that it itself is not the self, but the soul, the innermost self is that which witnesses the coming and going of the three states.  

The soul is present in the form of the  consciousness.  Thus, the seeker must realize the fact that, the existence of the formless witness of the three states apart from the three states. The soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness is the also the substance of the three states. The soul or the  consciousness is within the three states yet it is apart from the three states.   The soul or the consciousness is within the three states as the substance of the three states,  and it is apart from the three states as their formless witness. In reality the formless substance and  the witness are one in essence.  Thus, all the three states are one in essence.  Thus, there is no second thing exists other than that essence, which is the  consciousness. 

 Thus, the  consciousness alone is all else is mere an illusion.  This is rational truth or ultimate truth or scientific truth.

You are present in the form of ego. You have an inborn conviction that: - you are an individual apart from the world***

Yoga Vasishtha: - "Teachers, interpretations of sacred texts, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of that Ultimate Truth which is revealed in the clear reflection of the heart, engendered from contact with the good." 

Without the ego the world ceases to exist. Without the world the ego ceases to exist.  You are the ego. Without the ego you cease to exist.   Thus, you cannot be your own servant.  Without realizing 'what is what' one will not be able understand. Assimilate and realize the non-dualistic truth.  

The ego, body and the experience of the world appear together and disappear together. The ego + body= waking entity (person).  From the Nondualistic perspective, the ego, body, and the experience of the world are one in essence.  That essence is consciousness. Thus, there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.  

Thus, there is only oneness.  There is no division in consciousness in Non-dualistic reality. Till one is egocentric all sorts or doubts and confusion arise. If one is soul-centric then there are no doubts and confusion because everything is consciousness.

In a dream, there are a dream ego, a dream body, and a dream world. The whole dream disappears when waking takes place. Similarly, the whole waking disappears in deep sleep and also when wisdom dawns. The wisdom dawns when the waking entity realizes it itself is not the self.   The dream is a parallel waking experience. And waking experience is a parallel dream.   

The one that witnesses the coming and going of the three states is not the waking entity (ego) but the soul, the innermost self.  Till one holds the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as the self all the confusion will go on. The ‘I’ is not the self. The ‘I’ is the whole universe in which your body, ego exists. The ego cannot be killed because the ego and the world appeared to gather and they disappear together. Who has to kill the ego? How can the ego kill itself when it is the very basis of physical existence (universe)?

You are present in the form of ego. You have an inborn conviction that: - you are an individual apart from the world. And the world existed prior to you and you are born in this world and you are living in this world.

Even In the dream, one has the same inborn conviction that: - he is an individual apart from the world. And the world existed prior to you and he is born in this world and you are living in this world.

Till this conviction is there the duality prevails.  The illusory nature of the dream is exposed when waking takes place. Similarly, the illusory nature of the waking will be exposed when wisdom dawns.  The wisdom dawns when the waking entity (you or ego) realizes it itself is not the self but the self is the formless soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the three states, in the midst of duality.

The ultimate truth or Brahman dwells within the three states like fragrance in the flower***

The ultimate truth or Brahman dwells within the three states like fragrance in the flower; Musk lies within the Musk-deer yet seeks it afar." Until one trace the truth within the three states the illusion of birth, life, death and the world is experienced as reality.  –FORMLESS PATH

If someone has acquired self-knowledge and shares his acquired knowledge with others, they cannot say that there is nothing for them to do. Everyone has to discover a fresh for himself by verifying all the facts. Each one has to grasp assimilate and realize it until he gets firm conviction of the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Mind appears due to ignorance. Without ignorance the mind ceases to exist.  Thus, the  mind is in the form of the universe and appears as waking or dream.  The waking or dream is the state of duality. Thus, the  seeker has to hold wherever there is duality there is ignorance.  If the duality is considered as reality than the experience of birth, life, death and the world is considered as reality.  If experience birth, life, death and the world is considered as reality than the form, time and space becomes a reality. If form, time and space becomes a reality as reality then there is diversity in unity.  To bring back the unity in diversity, one has to put the ego into reverse gear until it reaches the ultimate end or source from where mind rises and subsides.      

Even though the self is something other than this waking entity (ego), the majority people still identify themselves with it***

Advaita is not a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the soul, the innermost self.  There is no need to study any philosophy to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.  The soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness, is the ultimate truth.

All the philosophy and all the teachings on nonduality are based on the dualistic perspective. Such teachings are mere imaginary nonduality on dualistic perspective.

In self-awareness the soul will be in the objectless –awareness in the midst of the duality (objects) and then the sense of duality will cease to exist as a reality.

The mind is nothing but objective existence.   The seeker has to eliminate such all the objective knowledge through wisdom and then objectless knowledge will alone remain. This is the nature of the soul, the innermost Self. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

Even though the self is something other than this waking entity (ego), the majority people still identify themselves with it.  The main reason people identify their-self with the waking entity (ego) is their ignorance of the Real Self.

Whosoever identifies his- self with this bundle of bones and flesh are caught up in the grip of duality. Now the question arises: If self is not this waking entity, then what is that self? The real self is not the waking entity but the formless soul, which witnesses the waking entity and waking world together.

The scriptures declare that self is the soul, the innermost self. The soul is present in the form of consciousness or Spirit ~ the three states are mere a mirage created out of the soul or the consciousness.  That's all.

The three states are is temporary, while the soul, the innermost Self is immortal Therefore, this  waking entity and waking experience is  false (impermanent), and the soul , the innermost Self is True (permanent).

The ultimate goal of human existence is to become re-established in reality of his true existence through Self-realization.  Self-knowledge of Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana makes one realize the form, time and space are one in essence. That essence is the soul or consciousness.  Realizing the essence, which the soul or consciousness leads one to nondual self- Awareness.  In self-awareness there is only oneness in the midst of duality. 

A religious guru or yogi is too enthusiastic to have everyone as his disciple,***

A religious guru or yogi is too enthusiastic to have everyone as his disciple, and he will push himself on others with his advises  scriptural knowledge and authoritativeness . Religious guru or yogi wants to keep everyone in the domain of religion and yoga.

More than he wants to help people, he wants to help his ego. A serious seeker of truth will he only uses people and impose his inherited idea of religion and god on them, usually unintentionally because he himself is more unconscious than others of the ultimate truth.

A Gnani is not enthusiastic to have anyone as his disciple. He never identifies himself as a guru.  He does not impose his ideas on anyone. A Gnani sows the seed of truth by sharing Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana and tries to guide the   serious seeker and guides them. It is very difficult to identify a Gnani, because he never claims himself to be a guru or teacher.

Most people are not aware what they are really seeking. They start their pursuit with their inherited religious ideas and as they go deeper they will feel that religion and yoga are inadequate and useless in quenching their inner thirst.

A serious seeker will realize the fact that, he is looking for something else, and he is now sure it is not the self-assurance, fulfillment of dreams, fulfillment of social demands. He will realize the fact that, religion and yoga are not meant to quench his inner thirst.

A Gnani dearly cares about the serious seeker but will stay aloof, he knows that if the seeker needs to be assisted by him, he will approach or rather be drawn to approach him. He has no self-interest whatsoever and so anyone considered equally, for his love as anybody else, whoever comes, comes and if no one comes it is also fine.