The Mistake Made by the Mind —The Right Path Shown by the Scriptures#Brahma Sutras
**Part 1 Nirguṇa Is the Only Reality – Saguṇa Is Its Appearance (The Fundamental Lesson on Reality, Appearance, and the Mind)** Om Namo Gurubhyaḥ This lesson establishes a crucial Advaitic truth: 👉 Nirguṇa alone is Reality. 👉 Saguṇa is not Reality; it is only an appearance (ābhāsa). At first glance, people assume that both Nirguṇa and Saguṇa are real. But Advaita is uncompromising here: > Only the attributeless (Nirguṇa) is real. That which appears with attributes is not reality but appearance. What Is Nirguṇa? Nirguṇa means: That which has no name No form No activity That Ātman / Brahman which is completely free from name, form, and action is the substance, the fact, the absolute reality. It does not become real by our belief. It is real independently. Then What Is Saguṇa? The moment you superimpose anything on that Nirguṇa reality— a name, a form, or an action, 👉 it becomes Saguṇa. And what are these attributes? They are nothing but: Nāma (name) Rūpa (form) Kriyā (action) These...