All the Gurus of the east and west misdirected your quest of truth by glorifying the Self as ‘I’ or ‘you’.+

First, realize the ‘Self is not within you. You are bound by the experience of birth, life, death, and the world whereas the ‘Self is birthless and deathless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the cause of the world in which you exist and it itself is uncaused. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self the world in which you exist is merely an illusion. Thus, the world in which you exist hides the Soul, which is God in truth.

Till you think the ‘Soul, the Self’ is within you, you will never be able to realize God in truth. God in truth is not limited to you but it pervades everything and everywhere in the world in which you exist.

You are the body. You are born in this world. You are living in this world and you are going to die in this world. The world itself is an illusion.

When the ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness then what is the use of discussing birth, life, death, and the world because the one which is born, lives and dies is not the ‘Self. The Soul is birthless and deathless because it is an ever-formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

You are the birth entity. Your existence is limited to form, time, and space. Your religion, your religious Gods your beliefs, your religious rituals and prayers, your race, and your nationality have nothing to do with the Soul, the ‘Self’ because the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness itself is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

It is not you have to establish consciousness but by realizing you and your experience of the world is nothing but an illusion created out of the consciousness Self-awareness is raised in the midst of the dualistic illusion.

Mentally reduce the world in which you exist into consciousness by realizing the world in which you exist is nothing but consciousness. If everything is consciousness then how can anything exist which is not consciousness?

When the conviction about consciousness becomes firm then everything falls into the right slot

Self-realization is very much necessary to realize the world is an illusion. Until and unless you realize the Self is not you but the Self is the Soul Self-realization is an impossibility.

All the Gurus of the East and West misdirected your quest for truth by glorifying the Self as ‘I’ or ‘you’.

Remember: ~

Those Gurus who speak of the ‘Self is within you are propagating half-baked knowledge made their own cocktail propagated it as nonduality or Advaita.

The Self is the Soul is the cause of you and the world in which you exist. Your individual experience of birth, life, and the world has nothing to do with the Soul, the Self because you and your individual experience of birth, life, and the world is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

You are not you but consciousness; your body is not the body but consciousness, the world in which you exist is not the world but consciousness. Everything is known, seen, believed, and experienced by you is nothing but consciousness then what else remains, which is not consciousness. There is nothing else to realize other than to realize that consciousness alone is, everything else is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

By realizing everything is consciousness, the Advaitic wisdom dawns. A perfect understanding and assimilation of ‘what is what’ leads to Advaitic awareness.

Without the world, in which you exist God alone exists. When God disappears the world, in which you exist appears. The world, in which you exist disappears God appears. Thus, realize the God to be the Soul.

The Soul is the Self. Thus, the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

If you stick to the ultimate truth then the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. If you realize this truth you will live in this world but not of this world. Thus,, consciousness alone is real and eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Know what is this ‘I’ is suppose to be in actuality +

People study Vedanta and they are under the delusion and conclude that they declare:~ "I-Am-Brahman", but they fail to realize the fact that Brahman is everywhere and in everything! The existence of Brahman is not limited to his physical identity, because, it is the very essence of form, time, and space.

Yoga Vasistha:~ "Teachers, interpretations of sacred texts, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of that Ultimate Truth which is revealed in the clear reflection of the heart, engendered from contact with the good."

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)

Sage Sankara said:~ Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many Gods as you please, o, observe ceremonies, and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

The ‘I’ is the ignorance. Till one holds the ‘I’ as the ‘Self’, it is impossible to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Thus, the seeker has to get rid of ignorance, which is present in the form of ‘I’, to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.

What is this ‘I’ is supposed to be in actuality?

The ‘I’ is not a thought. The ‘I’ is the mind. The mind is the whole universe. The universe appears as waking or dream (duality and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). The one that appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality), is the Soul, the t ‘Self’. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness pervades everything and everywhere in all three states.

Without knowing what the mind is, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space. People think the mind is within the body but deeper Self-search reveals the fact that the world in which you exist itself is the mind.

When the ‘I’ is there then only the mind is there. If the mind is there then only the universe is there. If the universe is there then only the waking is there. Thus, it is very much necessary to realize the ‘what ‘I’ is in actuality. Without knowing ‘what is ‘I’ it is impossible to realize the ‘I-less’ truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Until you hold the ‘‘Self’ ‘as the ‘I’ you will never be able to get ‘Self’-realization. ‘I’ hides the Soul, which is the ‘Self’. ‘

'I’ is ignorance.

‘I’ is the duality.

‘I’ is the form, time, and space.

‘I’ is the universe.

‘I’ is the waking.

‘I’ is the dream.

‘I’ is the illusion.

‘I’ is the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

But remember this:~

Without the ‘I’ there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’ there is no duality.

Without the ‘I’ there is no form, time and space

Without the ‘I’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I’ there is no waking.

Without the ‘I’ there is no dream.

Without the ‘I’ there is no illusion.

Without the ‘I’ there is no experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole. The ‘I’ hides the truth.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say ‘I,’ if you feel the ‘‘Self’’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ “The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes”. (2.18)

It is time to discard the ‘I’. Never use world the ‘I’ or I AM for the ‘Self’. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Your existence is a reality within the dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion appears the waking experience.+

Your existence is a reality within the dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion appears as the waking experience. All the happenings, happening to you are happening within the dualistic illusion.

All the good fortunes appear on their own, and also the sufferings appear on their own. You can prevent neither good fortune nor suffering.

Whatever is not going to happen in your life will not happen, try how hard you may. Whatever is going to happen in your life will happen, do what you may to stop it. This is certain. Remember this ~ your life is a reality within the dualistic illusion.

The best course, therefore, is to know the witness of the dualistic illusion is not you but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The ‘Self’ is not you because you are the false self within the dualistic illusion. The ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is the witness of the coming and going of the dualistic illusion.

The dualistic illusion appears as ‘I’. The Self is not ‘I’ but the Soul, which witnesses of the coming and going of the ‘I’.

You are the sufferer and enjoyer within the dualistic illusion. Your sufferings and enjoyment have nothing to do with the Soul, the Self.

You are unaware of the fact that you are not the ‘Self’. You think the Self is within your body but it is an error. The ‘Self ‘is the Soul, which pervades everything everywhere in the world in which you exist.

You are the birth entity; you are bound by death whereas the Soul is birthless and deathless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

When the ‘Self is not you then without realizing what the ‘Self’ is supposed to be in actuality it is foolish to say ‘I AM THAT’.

The relationship and love, hate, happiness, and misery of the practical life within the practical world are connected to you they are not connected to the Soul, the Self. The Soul, the Self is beyond the form, time, and space and beyond the birth, life, death, and the world.

Thus, rest in consciousness by recognizing it as the innermost “Self”, which is God. And realize that practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth and the ultimate truth is God in truth.

Getting rid of the physical shackle (ignorance) is necessary to overcome the burden and bondage of the illusory samsara. Love and the relationship seem like reality in practical life within the practical world but they are merely an illusion from the ultimate standpoint. Thus, the game of life is merely a passing show.

If one realizes the truth hidden by the world in which he exists in this very life, and if here one knows it not, there is a great loss. Hence, seeing the reality hidden by ignorance Gnani realizes the immortal Self, which is formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Existence and non-existence are only from the dualistic perspective. +

Existence and non-existence are only from the dualistic perspective. The form, time, and space are non-existent as reality from the nondualistic perspective. Reality is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. Our mental and intellectual conditions determine the world, observed and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego and, therefore, experiences birth, life, death, and the world as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness and he is fully aware of the fact that, there is no second thing exists other than the Soul or consciousness.

Thus, all the egocentric (religious) adulteration has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is hidden by illusory form, time, and space.

If you search for the ‘Self’ you will find only the Soul. If you search for truth, you will find only the Soul. If you search for God you will find only the Soul.

Thus, the Soul is the Goal. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

What exists with or without the world, in which you exist, is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

When the Soul remains in its awareness in the midst of the world, in which you exist, it is in its swa swaroopa or Self-awareness.

The unreal is created out of the real. The Soul is the fullness of consciousness without any division. A Gnani is fully aware the division of form, time, and space is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. Thus, consciousness is one without the second.

A Gnani has a firm conviction that, the Self is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity because the waking and dream both are illusory. The Self is the formless Soul is the existence and knowledge.

Illusion’s "concealing power" merely means that when one looks at an ice block he thinks only of the ice block, but a Gnani will think of the substance of the ice block too. That is a Gnani knows the substance plus of the ice block. Similarly, a Gnani has the knowledge of the universe and its formless substance. Consciousness is concealed because of ignorance.

As a man, one is not aware of the fact that his body, his ego, and his experience of the world are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

When one becomes aware of the fact that, the universe is merely an illusion, then he realizes the fact that his body is part of the illusory world. The dualistic illusion or Maya is created out of consciousness. Thus, consciousness alone is real and eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

The 'I' itself is Maya. The Maya is a dualistic illusion.+

 The 'I' itself is Maya. The Maya is a dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion or Maya itself is the mind. The mind itself is the universe. the universe itself is waking.

Know what this mind is in actuality. People mistake the ego for the mind. The illusion is not the projection of the mind.

It is high time to realize the mind is not within the body, but the body and the world are within the mind. The mind itself is an illusion.

Without knowing what is this mind, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is hidden by ignorance.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as the waking or the dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality). The one that becomes dual and nondual is consciousness.

Thus, all three states are nothing but consciousness. consciousness alone is real and all the three states are merely an illusion. When conviction about consciousness becomes firm, then it leads to Advaitic awareness in the midst of the duality.

Thus, it is necessary to have a perfect understanding of ‘what is ‘what’ to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Illusion’s "concealing power" merely means that when one looks at an ice block he thinks only of the ice block. But a Gnani will think of the substance of the ice block too. That is a wise man has the knowledge of the substance plus of the ice block.

Similarly, a Gnani has the knowledge of the universe and its formless substance. consciousness is concealed because of ignorance. As a man, one is not aware of the fact that his body, ego, and his experience of the world are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

When one becomes aware of the fact that, the universe is an illusion then there is no physical body no ego, and no world then there is only the formless, timeless, and spaceless Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

All is consciousness. The whole universe is consciousness. From consciousness, the universe comes. When the universe disappears, consciousness still remains without the illusory form, time, and space.

Remember:~

First, know ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality’ then only what is hidden by the ‘I’ will be revealed.

If you realize the ‘Self ‘ not the ‘I’ but the Soul then there is nothing hidden that will not be revealed.

Realizing the Soul is not the ‘I’ but the Soul is the Self is Self –realization.

There is no such thing as an individual Soul. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness pervades everything and everywhere in all three states. The three states are the product of ignorance.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the ‘Self’, there is no ignorance; therefore, the three states are non-existent.

Only from the dualistic perspective, one can speak about the individual Soul and the universe. From the non-dualistic perspective, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul or consciousness.

What is it that becomes the waking? What is it that becomes a deep sleep? What is it that becomes the dream?

It is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness appears as a waking or dream (duality), and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality).

Thus, there is no second thing that exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

‘I’ is the cause of ignorance. The ‘I’ hides the truth of the Self.+

The Knowledge of the Soul itself is the Self-knowledge. The ‘Self’ is not the ‘I’. This ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance. The ‘I’ hides the truth of the Self.

Ignorant people are based on the ‘I’ because they are unaware of ‘what is this ‘I’ in actuality. They stuck to the reality of the ‘I’, which they take it as real.

The witness is not you but the witness is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul, witness, witnesses you the world in which you exist together.

Until you hold the ‘I’ as the witness, you will not know the witness, which is hidden by the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is not the witness but the ‘I’ is witnessed.

I AMNESS is not the reality. Whenever the ‘I AMNESS is there the dualistic illusion or Maya is present. Whenever dualistic illusion is present the world in which you exist is present. The world in which you exist appears and disappears. Thus, The ‘I AMNESS appears and disappears.

The ‘I AMNESS’ is not permanent. The Soul, the Self is the witness of the coming and going, of the ‘I Am. It is erroneous to identify the Soul, the Self as the ‘I AMNESS'. The ‘I am’ represents ignorance. How can you watch the ‘I AMNESS’ the truth which is hidden by the ‘I AM- by you keeping quiet and keeping silent the truth will not emerge.

The ‘I’ hides the Soul. Therefore, the seeker has to realize ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality.

If the Self is not ‘I’ but the Self is the Soul then from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self:~

Where is the ‘I’?

Where is the ego?

Where is the body?

Where is the mind?

Where is the world in which you exist?

Where is the form, time, and space?

Where is the waking experience?

Where is the duality?

Where is void?

They are or have become one with the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present only when the world is present. The world is present only when there is a waking experience.

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the waking experience is not considered different from the world. The world is not considered different from the mind. The mind is not considered different from the I’. This truth has to be assimilated.

The ‘I’ is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. ‘I’ is not the subject. The ‘I’ is an object to the Soul, which is the formless, timeless, and spaceless subject.

The subject (Soul) is the witness and the object is the witnessed (I).

That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.

If you hold ‘I-centric Gurus and their teaching as final you will remain hallucinating in the world of imagination.

Do not waste your time effort and life sticking to such half-baked dualistic Advaita teaching. Remember your goal is to reach the ultimate end of understating.

People refuse to accept anything other than their Gurus' words. For them, their Gurus' words are the ultimate truth. They do not accept anything other than their accepted truth. There is no need to convince such a mindset.

Such a mindset is not fit to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. The seekers of truth accept only the truth nothing but the uncontradictable truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

Freedom comes only when you unfold the mystery of the ‘I’. The Soul, the Self, is in the illusory cage of the ‘I’.+

Freedom comes only when you unfold the mystery of the ‘I’. The Soul, the Self is in the illusory cage of the ‘I’.

The ‘I’ is the dualistic illusion or Maya. Only the Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara unfolds the mystery of the ‘I’.

Remember, the ‘I’ is not an individual because the ‘I’ is the whole universe. Limiting the ‘I’ to individuality is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion as reality.

The nature of the ‘I’ is the nature of the mind.

The nature of the mind is the nature of the universe.

The nature of the universe is the nature of the waking.

The nature of waking is the nature of the illusion.

Thus, it is necessary to study the nature of the ‘I’ to unfold the mystery of the universe.

All the teachings limit the ‘I’ to an individual and glorify the ‘I’ without knowing what this ‘I’ is supposed to be in actuality. All ‘I’ based teachings are inadequate and useless for the serious seeker of truth.

If you are seeking truth nothing but the truth must discard without mercy such teaching to progress in your spiritual quest.

The seeker must know the ‘I’ is not limited to individuality. The seeker has to see the ‘I’ as the universe, in order to overcome ignorance. When the Advaitic wisdom dawns, then the ignorance vanishes.

When ignorance vanishes and the dualistic illusion (world) you used to think as reality becomes unreal.

Remember:~

The Soul, the ‘Self’ is permanent and the ‘I’, is impermanent. The ‘I’, which appears and disappears is not the Soul, the Self. The Soul, the Self is hidden by the ‘I’. the ‘I’ is perishable whereas the Soul, the Self is imperishable.

That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ “The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

Why are you struggling to find out who you are? You will never find the answer if you get stuck to the ‘I’. Find out ‘what is this ‘I’, which appears and disappears. What is that is aware of the coming and going of the ‘I’?

Without realizing ‘What is this ‘I’?- you will never be able to realize the mystery of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is the most intoxicating stuff. Those who use the word ‘I’ for the ‘Self ‘will never be able to cross the threshold of the dualistic illusion.

The ‘I-centric teachings will not transport the seeker to the ultimate end of understanding.

The ‘I’ is the cage for the Soul. ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance. Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is the only weapon to get rid of ignorance.

The ‘I’ based teachings will not transport the seeker to the ultimate end of understanding. Perfect understanding of ‘what is this ‘I’ leads to the realization of the truth beyond the form, time, and space.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say 'I'," If you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, you are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar