Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana, does not arise from yogic Samadhi.

The invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman. The ultimate truth must become so firmly rooted in the subconscious that the world in which you exist is nothing but an illusion created out of the consciousness. Consciousness alone is real, and the world in which you exist is non-existent as a reality.

The seeker should after acquiring proper knowledge, should fix his attention. At every moment, seek the opportunity to train himself into this new way of thinking from a nondualistic perspective. Otherwise, it is impossible to realize the Self hidden by the dualistic illusion.

Everything you see must become the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. It is the most difficult practice because every minute you are drawn away from the invisible Soul, the Self.

In the waking world, you think only of your body instead of the invisible Soul, the Self, which is hidden by the world in which you exist (I).

First, the contemplation or forming an idea of the invisible Soul, the Self, then realizes the world in which you exist is nothing but the invisible Soul, the Self, because the world in which you exist is nothing but an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The control of the mind is a yogic idea. The yogi does not know what the mind is supposed to be in actuality. Such an idea of controlling the mind is difficult than drinking the whole ocean.

Mental blankness and absence of thoughts are the yogic idea of controlling the mind. Without knowing what this mind is and where this mind is in actuality

This shows that despite the statements of yogis, thoughts cannot be banished for more than a minute or two. The true control of the mind, which is practicable and possible, is to concentrate it quietly on one subject, keeping all other subjects away--but the subject, the thoughts, must be there. It is not the absence of duality that gives you knowledge of the Atman, for this absence prevails during deep sleep or yogic Samadhi.

There is no difference between the two; only sleep comes of its own accord, whereas Samadhi is self-induced.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana cannot come in yogic Samadhi, but only through realizing what the whole world really is in actuality.

You should use inquiry as a preliminary to such a study. Then only can you understand that the world in which you exist is unreal, a phenomenon. But this truth about the Advaitic wisdom has been lost, and people misunderstand the scriptures, turning philosophy into religion and yogic blankness into Brahman. The secret knowledge has disappeared.

Not by listening to the sermons of the pundits, nor by the study of the scriptures, nor by meritorious deeds, nor by any other means can one attain Self-awareness, which is attainable only through association with the Gnanis and the clear quest of the Self.

People from all over the world come to India to get guidance from Gurus and their teachings, and get stuck emotionally with their chosen Guru, and end up glorifying the Gurus and their teachings. So they forget their quest for truth. So their quest is incomplete, hanging on to the Gurus and their teaching.

After studying their Guru's teaching, many become Gurus and start propagating what they know as the ultimate truth.

Many write books on Advaita. But such books are based on borrowed knowledge from here and there. Such knowledge is not Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

All accumulated knowledge is of no use in the path of wisdom. Without realizing “What is the truth, it is impossible to realize “What is the untruth?”

Without realizing what is truth and what is the untruth, it is impossible to assimilate the Self–Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Thus, one must know with full and firm conviction what truth is.

Fortunate are those who do not lose themselves in the ‘I-centric’ Gurus and their teachings. Fortunate is the man who does not lose himself in glorifying and worshipping Gurus and personal Gods but goes straight to the source from where the ‘I’ arises.

First, one has to mentally detach the ‘I’ from the Soul, the Self. The Soul is the formless witness, is unaffected by coming and going, of the ‘I’.

Deeper self-search investigates through a mental microscope (inquiry and soulcentric reasoning)

Without realizing ‘what is the mind? It is impossible to grasp and realize the Nondualistic or Advaitic truth.

Firstly, one has to realize the mind is not within the body, but the body, ego, and the world are within the mind (I). Without understanding this fact, it is no use discussing because you are discussing on the base of ego (waking entity) and my answers are based on the invisible Soul, the Self.

It takes a lot of time to train the ego to become soulcentric. Once the reasoning base is rectified from the form (ego) to the formless, then the truth will start revealing itself in its own, and you will be able to understand what I am saying. Now in waking experience (at present), the ego reasons ‘what is right’ and ‘what is wrong’, which is very helpful in the practical life, impractical world. In soulcentric reasoning, it will start discriminating between real and unreal and truth and untruth.

Most of the modern Gurus are also stuck with ‘I’ awareness as self-awareness. The ‘I’ awareness is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present only when the universe is present. The universe is present only when the waking or dream is present. The ‘I’ awareness is absent when the mind is absent. The mind is absent, then the universe or waking or dream is absent.

Thus, 'I’ awareness is merely an illusion. Self-awareness is ‘I- LESS AWARENESS.

It is impossible to get rid of any conditioning without getting rid of the inborn samskara or conditioning. ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is the inborn samskara or conditioning. ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is the mother of all conditioning. Because of this inborn conditioning, one thinks he is an individual separate from the world and that the world existed prior to him, and he is born in it afterward.

Until this inborn conditioning is present, one is in the grip of duality, and one experiences the birth, life, death, and the world as reality. This inborn conditioning makes one experience the illusory duality as reality.

The goal of the truth seeker is to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Self-knowledge, or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, is inherent in every seeker of truth. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana does not come from outside; it is hidden within the world in which we exist. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

: ~Santthosh Kumaar