Sages Sankara restrained himself, parting Advaitic wisdom to the masses and only a select few.+

Sages Sankara restrained himself, parting Advaitic wisdom to the masses and only a select few

Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, was hidden from the people who were not qualified and receptive to it. Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, was not written down but was imparted orally to the chosen few.

Thus, religion was given to the ignorant populace, and the knowledge of the Spirit or God in truth was given only selected few.

Thus, we find traces of the knowledge of the Spirit in the religious books in the form of parables.

The Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for perfection; and of those who strive and succeed, scarcely one knows the Self in truth.

The path of wisdom attracts only those who are in search of truth, and they appreciate it greatly. The ignorant are not spiritually mature enough to receive Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana.

The ignorant indulge in argument and provocation, and personal attack, which hinder their own realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman.

That is why Jesus said: " Do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you. (Matthew 7:6)

~Jesus meant Knowledge of the Spirit or God or Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ “Don't unsettle the minds of the ignorant by revealing the esoteric truth."

Katha Upanishad says: ~ This Atman is attained by him alone whom It chooses. (II 23-P-20)

Thus, those who have taken the path of wisdom are chosen ones. The chosen one will get the grace of the invisible Soul, the inner Guru.

The path of wisdom is the Soulcentric path, whereas all other paths are egocentric. All egocentric paths lead to hallucination.

The invisible Soul, the Self, reveals ‘what is real’ and ‘what is unreal” when the seeker is receptive and ready.

This is your bondage that you are stuck in the ‘I-centric’ teaching. ‘I-centric’ teachings are dualistic and meant for ignorant people.

The seeker has to ignore these ‘I-centric’ teachings and search for higher knowledge. Such teachings are unsafe rafts for crossing the ocean of ignorance. Doomed to shipwreck are those who try to cross the ocean of ignorance on these poor rafts.

Ignorant of their own ignorance, yet wise in their own esteem, these deluded people, proud of their vain learning, go round and round like the blind led by the blind.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is verily Brahman (God), being equanimous, quiescent, and by nature absolute Existence, Knowledge, and Awareness. The invisible Soul is not the ‘I’ which is non-existence itself. Realization of this truth is called Self-Knowledge by the Sages of truth.

There is nothing that exists prior to consciousness. The ‘I’ ceases to exist without consciousness. The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ ‘The permanent (consciousness) is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

The ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, the cause of the 'I'.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

First, you must make sure the ‘I’ itself is illusory because the ‘I’ is not permanent.

The seeker has to find for himself the truth of his true existence and to come to a fuller and deeper understanding and realization of the truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

The purpose quest for truth is to first find out what is the untruth to realize the truth and discard the untruth.

Do not try to get rid of the ego; you will never succeed in getting rid of the ego. Think in a different direction. The ego exists only in the domain of form, time, and space.

The form, time, and space exist only when the mind exists.

The mind exists only when the universe exists.

The universe appears only when the waking appears.

The waking appears only when the ‘I’ appears.

Remember

The ‘I’ disappears in deep sleep.

There is no form, time, and space when ‘I’ disappears.

There is no mind when ‘I’ disappears.

There is no universe when the ‘I’ disappears.

There is no waking state when the ‘I’ disappears.

Remember

‘I’ appears means the duality appears.

The duality appears means there is a division of form, time, and space.

If there is division in the form, time, and space means there is diversity in the unity.

Remember ~

When ‘I’ disappears, there is nonduality.

Nonduality is the fullness of consciousness without the division of form, time, and space.

The fullness of consciousness means the unity in diversity.

Unity in diversity in consciousness is Advaita.

Consciously becoming aware of the Soul in the midst of diversity (waking) is Self-awareness or Brahmic awareness.

If you desire Self-realization, but you still say "I,” and if you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise seeker. You are simply ignorant.

You have to realize the Self, not ‘I’. You have to realize the Self, not ‘I’. ‘Self is not ‘I’ but the ‘Self’ is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Self-realization is not ‘I’ realization.

First, the seeker must have a firm understanding and conviction of ‘what is the truth and what the untruth is. The conviction will be fully rooted in the subconscious when the seeker constantly reflects on the subject matter.

Unprecedented suffering leads to unprecedented spiritual growth. It contributes to the construction of life on the unshakeable foundation of the Truth.”: ~ Santthosh Kumaar