Until
a man thinks of himself as the ‘Self' he will remain in ignorance. Until he is
ignorant he will not be able to believe his individual experience of birth,
life, death, and the world as an illusion. Therefore it is very much necessary
for the seeker to realize he is not the 'Self but the 'Self' is the Soul, which
is hidden by the 'I'.
Until
the seeker realizes what is this 'I' suppose to be in actuality it is very
difficult to unfold the 'Self' hidden by the dualistic illusion(Maya). the
dualistic illusion appears as 'I'.
The
‘I’ is present only when the form, time, and space are present. Without the form,
time and space the ‘I’ cease to exist.
The
‘I’ appears and disappears is not permanent. The ‘I’ appears as waking or dream
(duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality). The ‘I’ itself is
ignorance.
Remember:~
Self –knowledge is not the knowledge of the ‘I’, but it is the knowledge hidden by the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present only in the domain of form, time, and space.
Mentally cross the ‘I’ to realize the 'Self' is without the form, time, and space.
The Self is without the form, time, and space because the Self is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.
Realize the Soul is the real Self. The Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness is one without the second, therefore, the Soul is Advaita.
Remember:~
The ‘Self’ is not the ‘I’ but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is without the form, time, and space.
The ‘Self is not the ‘I’ because ‘I’ is present only within the domain of the form, time, and space.
If the ‘Self is not the ‘I’ then what is the use of saying ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I AM’ THAT there is no individual to say ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I AM’ THAT.
The Soul is without the 'I' because it is without the form, time, and space.
Do not stick to the ‘I’. Stick to the Soul, which is the cause of the ‘I’ and it itself is uncaused. The Soul is the ‘Self’.
The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman. The ‘I’ is merely an illusion.
If you stick to the ‘I’ then you are sticking to the illusion. If you stick to the Soul then you are sticking to the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.
The Soul is permanent and the ‘I’ is impermanent.
That is why Bhagavad Gita: ~ “The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)
The ‘I’ hides the Self, which is the Soul.
People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.
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.
People are stuck with the reality of the ‘I’, which they take as real because some Gurus have propagated the Self is the ‘I’. is no need to convince such mindsets. The seeker of truth accepts only the truth nothing but the truth. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar
