The Self refers to Athma, not you. There is no proper English word to refer to Athma. Athma means existence.+

The Self refers to Athma, not you. There is no proper English word to refer to Athma. Athma means existence.

Athma is ever nondual in its nature. Athma is the cause of the illusory universe in which you exist.

English word 'Self' translated by the translators of the scriptures of the east and west mislead the seeking world.

It is high time to correct the past error to move forward in the right direction to reach the ultimate end of understanding and realization. 

Remember:~

The ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the Soul. Therefore, you are not the all-pervading consciousness.  

You are the false self within the illusory universe or Maya. Your existence is limited to an illusory universe or Maya.  

Without form, time, and space the illusory universe ceases to exist. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the cause of the illusory universe or Maya. Consciousness pervades everything and everywhere in the illusory universe or Maya. 

Remember:~ 

The dualistic illusion is present in the form of the ‘I’  

The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind.  

The mind is in the form of the universe. 

The universe appears as a waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). 

The dream is the parallel waking and waking is a parallel dream. 

If you hold the Self as 'you' then you are holding the ‘I’ as reality. If you hold ‘I’ as reality then you are holding the illusory universe or Maya as a reality. 

What is the use of holding the ‘I’ (falsehood) as truth and saying I AM THIS’ or I AM THAT. 

Perfect understanding of what is what leads to unfolding the truth, which is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion. 

Without realizing the ‘I’ is an illusion to vanish and without knowing the truth of the ‘Self’, how is one to achieve freedom from the illusion by the mere utterance of the word ‘I am that? ~it would result merely in an effort of speech. 

Without realizing the ‘I’ is an illusion, you will never be able to unfold the truth hidden by the ‘I’. 

Ignorance is the cause of the sense of separation of form, time, and space from one another. The Self is neither you nor the 'I'. The Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.:~Santthosh Kumaar