Holding the ‘Self’ as ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance.+

It is not you who has to get freedom because the Self is not you. It is the Soul, which is the prisoner within the dualistic illusion, has to get freedom from ignorance.

It is not you who has to wake up from ignorance. It is the Soul that has to wake up from its sleep of ignorance.

Experience is possible in the domain of dualistic illusion. In the realm of the Soul, where there is no second thing exists other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

How can you get enlightened when you are part of the illusion? The world in which you exist is the product of ignorance.

When ignorance vanishes, the unreal nature of the world in which you exist is exposed.

You are not the Self. The Self is the Soul. It is not you, who has ignorance, but it is the Soul, the Self, is in the sleep of ignorance of its own true nature. It is the Soul; the Self has to wake up from the sleep of ignorance.

The world, in which you exist, prevails as reality until the Soul, the Self, remains in ignorance of its true nature.

When the Soul wakes up consciously in the midst of the waking experience, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion.

Remember:~

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.

To achieve the Self- Realization, the seeker has to overcome ignorance.

The ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance. The ‘I’ hides the ‘Self’, the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Holding the ‘Self’ as ‘I’ is the cause of ignorance.

The seeker has to realize the ‘Self is not the ‘I’, but the ‘Self is the Soul hidden by the ‘I’.

The ‘I’ is present in the form of the universe, which is dualistic illusion or Maya.

The ‘I’ is not limited to an individual. The ‘I’ is the whole universe. Without the ‘I’ the universe ceases to exist.

Until you limit the ‘I’ to you, you will never be able to realize the ‘Self’ hidden by the ‘I’.

The ‘I’ appears along with the universe and disappears along with the universe, therefore, the ‘I’ itself is the universe.

You appear along with the universe and disappear along with the universe. Without the universe, you cease to exist.

Ignorance is present in the form of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the dualistic illusion (Maya).

The dualistic illusion is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as waking or dream, and waking or dream (duality) disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

‘I’ itself is ignorance.

‘I’ itself is the dualistic illusion.

‘I’ itself is mind.

‘I’ itself is the universe.

‘I’ itself is waking or dream.

‘I’ itself is form, time and space together.

But remember:~

Without the ‘’I’ there is no ignorance.

Without the ‘I’ there is no the dualistic illusion.

Without the ‘I’ there is no mind.

Without the ‘I’ there is not the universe.

Without the ‘I’ there is waking or dream.

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

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

The ‘I’ hides the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Bhagvad Gita: ~ “You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

First, you must make sure the ‘I’ itself is illusory because the ‘I’ is not permanent.

The seeker has to find for himself the truth of the true existence and to come to a fuller and deeper understanding and realization of the truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time and space. :~Santthosh Kumaar