The invisible Soul, the Self, is present in the form of consciousness and is permanent and eternal.+

All your questions are based on the dualistic perspective. From a non-dualistic perspective, there are no doubts and confusion because there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The Seeker has to learn to view the worldview from a non-dualistic perspective to have a glimpse of the Soul, the Self as it is which is hidden by the dualistic illusion( universe).

Our communication is limited to the domain of the dualistic illusion. The Self is hidden by the dualistic illusion. it is the Self, which is in the bondage of ignorance. it is the Self, which has to wake up from its sleep of ignorance.

When the individual reaches the ultimate end of understanding the ignorance vanishes and the Soul, the Self will remain in its own awareness in the midst of the dualistic illusion (universe).

When the Soul, the 'Self' remains in its own awareness in the midst of dualistic illusion, then the reality of the dualistic illusion (universe) fades away. In the same way, the reality of the dream fades away when waking takes place.

Our discussion is a reality within the dualistic illusion. There was no cause for the universe even at the very start. So nothing ever is really born. The entire universe is only an illusion. The universe in which you exist is merely a dualistic illusion created out of consciousness.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is present in the form of consciousness and is permanent and eternal. Consciousness cannot be expressed in words because it is the existence itself. It is eternal, self-effulgent, and unblemished.

The illusion has no value. The universe is the illusory nature of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Mentally reduce the universe into consciousness by realizing the universe is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.

There is no reason behind the illusion! From the ultimate standpoint, there is no illusion at all! Everything is nothing but consciousness.

You are still going by an attempt to establish a sequence of cause-effect relationships. There has to be a touchstone that can establish the correctness or otherwise of the sequence of causes and effects. If we examine based on that yardstick, the causes will evaporate.

For example, doubt is a cause for a question. The cause for the doubt is ignorance. If we can get rid of ignorance, there is no scope for doubt and the later questions.

Remember:~

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ “The universe raises from the Soul, the innermost Self like bubbles from the sea. Thus, know the Self to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution."

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).

First, know ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ for sure. Without realizing what untruth truth is, it is difficult to know what truth is.

When the sky, clouds, and the world in which you exist are made of single clay then there is no second thing that exists, other than that clay. That clay is the Soul, which is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Reality is hidden by unreality. The world in which we exist hides the truth. Whatever belongs to you is unreal. The words and thoughts belong to you, not to the Soul, which is the ‘self.

Whatever has a name and form and attributes and whatever belongs to form, time and space is an illusion. The illusion hides the Spirit, which is God in truth. The illusion and Spirit are one in essence. Spirit, the God alone is real and eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar