The seeker of truth should not become attached to words as being in perfect conformity with meaning because Truth is not in the letters.
The words and their discrimination bind one to the duality; meaning stands alone and is a guide to non-dual awareness. Meaning is attained by much learning, and much learning is attained by becoming conversant with meaning and not with words; therefore, seekers of truth have to avoid the sticklers for particular words.
The path of wisdom is divided into three parts:~
First:~ hearing the truth--that the consciousness is the only reality and that the universe along with you merely an illusion or Maya.
Second:~ reasoning upon these words of wisdom of Sage Sankara from all points of view.
Third:~ giving up all further argumentation and realizing the truth. This realization comes from being certain that consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.
Remember:~
Read repeatedly of Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara, think and reason deeply and reflect constantly only of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
Nothing is real but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Nothing exists other than consciousness. The consciousness is everywhere and it is everything. The consciousness alone is and the world in which you exist is an illusion. Let these words be inscribed in your subconscious. As the conviction about the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness, becomes firm in the subconscious, the Soul becomes free from the cage of the dualistic illusion.
Only your intense urge to know the truth will take you to the ultimate end, but your accumulated knowledge will block you from realizing the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
The truth is very simple, but it is very difficult to grasp because of ignorance. You have to only realize the world in which you exist is created out of single clay. And that single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.
