The great mystic who claims to have experienced non-dualistic ecstasy must still come back to normal state and see the external world, after his ecstasy. And then he will find that the world separates from him because he has ignored it and not tried to understand it. Only the Gnani can say of the external world, "This whole universe is Brahman." and prove his statement, and that it is none other than the Soul, the innermost self.
The yogis are largely self-deluded. Otherwise, they would not set themselves up as different from others. They seek influence over others, or money, by thus differentiating themselves. The Gnani never does this. The yogis promise blessings etc. to those who surrender their wealth or person to them.
The easiest thing is the physical action. Who is better off--the man that digs the well or the man who calculates? Sitting still is a bodily act. Hence, the true yoga is Gnana yoga has been lost through it being in the hands of the mentally weak.
When a yogi says "I feel Bliss" who is having the experience? His ego. Hence, that is not the highest Gnana.
That is why Lord Krishna confesses that the oldest wisdom of India (Advaita wisdom) has been lost: people misinterpret and falsify it today as they did then.
Bhagavad Gita:~It is not yoga but the philosophic truth. But nobody knows it. The teachers of philosophy and leaders of mysticism or religion do not want to inquire into truth and have no time for it. (Gita –Chap- IV-v.2)
In Gita Chap.IV where Lord Krishna says:~ "This yoga has been lost for ages" the word yoga refers to Gnana yoga, not other yogas: the force of the word this is to point this out.
Lord Krishna describes some of the other yogas but devotes this chapter separately to Gnana yoga. So one sees even in those ancient days people did not care for Advaita; they wanted religion; hence, Gnana got lost. That is why Krishna calls it "the supreme secret." Krishna points out that the yoga must see "Brahman in action." : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
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