Everything is Brahman, That is Right. But Have YOU Realised That?
People who have read about but have not understood (and worse do not intend to practise) advaita and vedanta would often be heard saying that "everything is maya, mere dreams, the world is unreal and all experiences are products of illusion". Palavering in that manner, they denounce scriptures, rites, rituals, rules and regulations as nothing but the creations of the mind, and are, therefore, superficial and insignificant.
Swami Sivananda, on this, says, "Vedanta is today a much abused term. All sorts of vanity, hypocrisy and self-conceit have been masquerading in its name. It has become the fashion of the day to pass for a Vedantin as it is then convenient to give up all sorts of responsibilities, rituals and restrictions of the Varnashrama Dharma and enables one to lead a happy-go-lucky life to ease, lethargy and inertia....All retired officers who have not done any selfless service or any Sadhana or worship or charity take to Vedanta as a sort of fancy."
"Thus Vedanta has become a very comfortable philosophy", Swami Sivananda concludes. Calling them "pseudo-Vedantins" and "lip-Vedantins", the apostle of Rishikesh puts them down as "formidable Asuras on this earth. They are a great burden on this earth. They pollute the atmosphere and create dissensions and quarrels everywhere, by entering into heated debates with sincere devotees and Karma Yogis. They cannot prosper in the spiritual path... They fall into the deep abyss of ignorance. There is no hope, for them, of being lifted up, as their heart is filled with foolish, Tamasic, obstinacy, false Vedantic pride and self-superiority and false Tushti (satisfaction)."
Mata Amritanandamayi, too, has made interesting observations about these pseudo-advaitins and counterfeit vedantins:
“All the names and forms, whatever they are, are only creations of the mind for one who has gone beyond the mind. But this is not the case for one who has not reached the state of perfection. He or she may say that all names and forms are unreal and that Brahman alone is true and real. However, if they have not experienced perfection, it is meaningless to go around declaring the unreality of forms.
“Everything is Brahman, that is right. But have you realised That? It is like a blind person saying that there is light everywhere. Why do you talk unnecessarily about some thing that you have no idea about at all? You constantly experience the world and its objects, but you talk about something which you have never experienced.
“Advaita (non-duality) is the state in which there is only One. It is the state in which you spontaneously see everyone as being the same as your own Self. It is not something you talk about; it is a state to be experienced.
“For a person who has gone beyond maya (transitory world of names and forms), everything is Brahman since he or she constantly experiences It. But for a person who lives in maya it is not so. He or she has everything around them. Thus, he or she must put forth a deliberate attempt to come out of it. He or she should try to convince themselves that the world and the pleasure-giving objects are flickering and dreamlike.”
“Everyone ultimately reaches the same place, but you need an upadhi (limiting factor) for doing sadhana.... Our sense of Advaita is just limited to our words. It is not possible to bring it into our experience without devotion.”
Source:
http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=739
http://elmisattva-nonduality.blogspot.com/2012/08/vedanta-is-living-experience-pseudo.html
https://www.amritapuri.org/6757/spiritual-paths.aum
"Thus Vedanta has become a very comfortable philosophy", Swami Sivananda concludes. Calling them "pseudo-Vedantins" and "lip-Vedantins", the apostle of Rishikesh puts them down as "formidable Asuras on this earth. They are a great burden on this earth. They pollute the atmosphere and create dissensions and quarrels everywhere, by entering into heated debates with sincere devotees and Karma Yogis. They cannot prosper in the spiritual path... They fall into the deep abyss of ignorance. There is no hope, for them, of being lifted up, as their heart is filled with foolish, Tamasic, obstinacy, false Vedantic pride and self-superiority and false Tushti (satisfaction)."
Mata Amritanandamayi, too, has made interesting observations about these pseudo-advaitins and counterfeit vedantins:
“All the names and forms, whatever they are, are only creations of the mind for one who has gone beyond the mind. But this is not the case for one who has not reached the state of perfection. He or she may say that all names and forms are unreal and that Brahman alone is true and real. However, if they have not experienced perfection, it is meaningless to go around declaring the unreality of forms.
“Advaita (non-duality) is the state in which there is only One. It is the state in which you spontaneously see everyone as being the same as your own Self. It is not something you talk about; it is a state to be experienced.
“For a person who has gone beyond maya (transitory world of names and forms), everything is Brahman since he or she constantly experiences It. But for a person who lives in maya it is not so. He or she has everything around them. Thus, he or she must put forth a deliberate attempt to come out of it. He or she should try to convince themselves that the world and the pleasure-giving objects are flickering and dreamlike.”
“Everyone ultimately reaches the same place, but you need an upadhi (limiting factor) for doing sadhana.... Our sense of Advaita is just limited to our words. It is not possible to bring it into our experience without devotion.”
Source:
http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=739
http://elmisattva-nonduality.blogspot.com/2012/08/vedanta-is-living-experience-pseudo.html
https://www.amritapuri.org/6757/spiritual-paths.aum
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