Sage Sankara :~ There is no liberation from experiencing the illusory universe or Maya as a reality, without recognizing the oneness with the Soul, which is the Self in truth +

Sage Sankara clearly says:~ Neither studying philosophy nor by mastering scriptures by worship as many gods nor observe ceremonies nor by singing devotional hymns nor by uttering mantra nor by mastering the scriptures liberation comes without realizing the Oneness.

Until there is a separation between you and your Guru and the world in which you exist, ignorance dominates.

In reality, there is no separation of any sort because the reality is non-dual.

For Gnani sees no separation between you and your Guru and the world in which you exist because there is oneness in his understanding.

That is why Sage Sankara says Holy men are not Gnanis because Sage Sankara says Gnani bears no outward mark of a holy man.

Those who recognize themselves as Guru or disciples of some Gurus are ignorant people.

Ignorant people recognize Sage Sankara as Jugadguru whereas for the truth seeker Sage Sankara is Brahma Gnani because Sage Sankara realized the illusory form, time and space are one in essence.

Remember:~

People may quote the scriptures, make sacrifices to the gods, perform actions and pay homage to the deities, but there is no liberation from experiencing the illusory universe or Maya as a reality without recognizing the oneness with the Soul, which is the Self in truth.

The scripture says that there is no hope of immortality by means of wealth, so it is evident that liberation cannot be brought about by physical actions or karma. Therefore, the action is not the means to Self -realization.

The deeper analysis leads to the realization of the reality of the three states, and this is the end of the pain of the fear of ignorance caused by delusion.

The realization of the ultimate truth is possible only through soulcentric reasoning, not by bathing in the Holy River or by giving donations to holy men or by glorifying God or Gurus or by yogic breathing exercises. Achievement of the goal depends primarily on the seriousness of the seeker. 

Remember:~

Religious orthodox people think that through their good karma and performing rituals they get moksha.

There are two kinds of audiences - the ordinary ones who desire the transitory heaven and other pleasures obtained as a result of ritual sacrifices, and the most advanced seeker who seeks to know the truth beyond the form, time, and space. The religious orthodoxy is meant for the first audience, to help lead its followers along the way.

The Atmic path, with emphasis on the Advaitic wisdom, is meant for those who wish to realize the truth, which is hidden by ignorance.

Although Sage Sankara puts the mystic goal highest in his mystical books, he is careful to say that this goal leads to Brahman, not that it is realization.

That is why Sage Sankara: ~ VC- Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal Gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity With the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together (verses-6)

As one goes deeper in annals of the history he becomes aware of the fact that the so-called present Hinduism has adopted many things from Buddhism, the religion of Abraham, Jainism, and Islam. If one goes deeper enough he will become aware everything is mixed up and messed up in time.

No one is taken pains to rectify it because; because people have been inherited them, from their ancestors and they think it is blasphemy even to hear anything against their inherited religion and belief. Once one gets involved with the religious class it is the end of the pursuit of truth.

The theistic (orthodoxy) Advaita and Maharishi Dayananda‘s (AS) Vedic religion are based on a dualistic perspective but Advaita philosophy bifurcated from the theistic (dualistic) perspective is the real Advaita(non-dualistic) propagated by Sage Sankara.

There is no need to study neither Advaita nor Vedas nor Buddhism to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman. It is no use going roundabout way; trace the Brahman or God in truth.

Sage Sankara said: ~ Neither by the practice of yoga nor philosophy, nor by good works nor by learning, does liberation come, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way.(1) Vivekachoodamani v 56, pg 25

Sage Sankara says: ~ There is no need to study the scriptures, in order to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. 

~ then why do you indulge in studying the scriptures.

Sage Sankara says: ~ There is no need to study philosophy, in order to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman

~then why do you indulge in studying philosophy.

Sage Sankara says: ~ There is no need to indulge rituals, in order to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.

~ then why do you indulge in rituals.

Sage Sankara says: ~ There is no need to indulge in yoga, in order to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman

~ then why do you indulge in yoga.

Sage Sankara says the transparent Truth of the ‘Self’, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, (Gnani) then why you are sticking a Guru who is not a Gnani.

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 another type of meditation. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar