Why does the snake appears to be existing, you cannot say snake does not exist unless you see it as only a rope.+

Snake and the rope

This whole universe, which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is absolutely free from all the limitations of form, time, and space.

Consciousness alone is real since there is nothing else but consciousness. In Self-awareness, there remains no other independent entity.

A permanent view of the world as unreal can come only after soul-centric reasoning; such knowledge cannot change. Where the seeker who is sufficiently sharp could grasp the unreal nature of the world by Soul-centric reasoning alone. To know the whole truth, one must know the whole universe; otherwise, one gets only half-truth.

The world in which we exist (waking) is a mere superimposition, like seeing a snake superimposed on a rope on a dark night.

The snake has no independent existence, apart from the rope; it exists because of the rope, and it ceases to exist as soon as a light is brought. The snake then dissolves into the rope. In the same way, when the Soul remains in its own awareness, the mind (I) merges into it. The mind and Soul are one in essence. To attain this knowledge is the goal of the truth seeker. The three states then cannot taint the invisible Soul, the Self.

Why does the snake appear to be existing? You cannot say a snake does not exist unless you see it as only a rope.

Similarly, the universe in which you exist appears to be existing; you cannot say the universe in which you exist does not exist unless you realize the cause of the universe is the Soul.

The ‘I’ is the snake, the invisible Soul is the rope. Until you become aware of the invisible Soul, the ‘I’ remains as a snake.

The universe is the snake, the invisible Soul is the rope. Until you become aware of the invisible Soul, the universe remains as a snake.

The waking is the snake, the invisible Soul is the rope. Until you become aware of the invisible Soul, the waking remains as a snake.

The form, time, and space are the snake; the invisible Soul is the rope. Until you become aware of the invisible Soul, the form, time, and space remain as a snake.

The duality is the snake, the invisible Soul is the rope. Until you become aware of the invisible Soul, the duality remains as a snake.

When you become aware of the rope, there is no more snake.

Similarly, Soul wakes up from its sleep of ignorance, and there is no ‘I’.

If there is no ‘I’, there is no ignorance.

If there is no ‘I’, there is no mind.

If there is no ‘I’, there is no universe

If there is no ‘I’, there is no waking

If there is no ‘I’, there is no form, time, and space

If there is no ‘I’, there is no duality.

If there is no duality, there is only Advaitic reality.

The invisible Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness, because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs.

Until one thinks of his body as the body, the ego as the ego, the universe as the universe, he remains in ignorance because he is still in ignorance, and he is unaware of the fact that they, too, are consciousness.

The seeker has to grow from the inside out. None can teach him, none can make him spiritual. There is no other Guru but his own Soul.”

Consciousness is not an object, but it is the subject. Within the dualistic illusion, it is the subject and object together. It is not another. It is all-full, infinite, changeless, Self-existent, Self-delight, Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. It is the essence. It is the essence of the knower. It is the formless substance and the Witness of the dualistic illusion (universe). : ~Santthosh Kumaar