The universe is the product of ignorance. Ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’.+

Ignorance:~

Just as a piece of rope is imagined to be a snake in the semi-darkness and an oyster to be a piece of silver, so is the Soul determined to be the body by an ignorant person. The world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Soul is ‘One’ without parts, whereas the body has many parts, yet people see these two as One! What else can be called ignorance but this? Knowledge destroys ignorance, as light destroys darkness.

When ignorance is destroyed, the Soul, the ‘Self’ truly reveals, like the Sun when the clouds are removed. The destruction of ignorance is liberation. Darkness cannot remove darkness.

Advaitic Wisdom being incompatible with ignorance puts it to flight. Ignorant long for results and engage in activities with the idea of doer-ship and enjoyment.

The ignorant are deluded and think, 'I act', 'I cause others to act', 'I enjoy and so on. The illusion is the power of the Soul, the innermost ‘Self’. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.

The world in which we exist is created out of consciousness, the consciousness alone is real and the world in which we exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

The reality of Illusion can be exposed by getting rid of ignorance. Ignorance vanishes when wisdom dawns. Wisdom dawns when you realize consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Consciousness is the One without the second. Ignorance is the cause of the bondage of the dualistic illusion. The world in which we exist is by nature the consciousness itself. It is due to ignorance the illusion is experienced as a reality. :

Ignorance blocks people from realizing the truth hidden by the untruth because he has accepted the untruth as the ultimate truth.

Remember:~

Because of ignorance, the universe has arisen. The universe is a dualistic illusion. Without ignorance, the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness alone shines as the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

The consciousness, the God is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny God because God is the very essence of the one who denies God. God is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs.

Sage Sankara: ~ “VC~ All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (Consciousness) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of the dualistic illusion or Maya.

The universe is the product of ignorance. The ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Sage Sankara says:~ VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the non-Self.

Until you think you are an individual separate from the world and the world that existed prior to you and you are born in it afterward the ignorance will prevail as a reality. Till ignorance is there the universe prevails as reality.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “The exercise in discrimination between real and unreal and renunciation of the false is real meditation, then why you are indulging in other types of meditation.

Perfect understanding and realization of ‘what is what’ leads to Self-awareness. By holding onto theories one remains in the realm of duality. You have to mentally go on dropping what is not the truth through deeper Self-search. Finally when you become aware of the fact that, your ego, your body, and the world are one in essence then there is Self-awareness in the midst of duality. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar