Who am I? - inquiry is not Self-inquiry, because the Self is not 'I'. +

Who am I? - inquiry is not Self-inquiry, because the Self is not 'I'. Self-inquiry is finding out the ‘Self’ which is hidden by the ‘I’.

Who am 'I' ?- inquiry based on the individual. The individual is part and parcel of the illusory universe. If the inquiry does not include the universe then it is incomplete.

The ‘I’ itself is ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of the dualistic illusion or Maya or the universe.

By inquiring ‘Who am I?’- ignorance will not vanish. Without getting rid of ignorance, the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn.

Without inquiring into the nature of the universe the Self hidden by the universe will not be unfolded.

Only by an inquiry into the nature of the universe, the truth of the Self will be revealed.

Without the Advaitic wisdom, it is not possible to realize the Self, which is the Soul. The Soul, the Self is hidden by the universe, which is a dualistic illusion or Maya.

If the inquiry does not include the universe then it is incomplete. The universe itself is what God is all about.

The totality of the universe is what God is all about. You just study the nature of the universe with all the seriousness and sincerity to unfold the mystery of the universe. That is all you have to do. The universe is the seeker's school.

Sage Sankara: ~ VC~.63- "Without knowing and examining the universe, one can’t know the Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

Sage Sankara ~ VC~ "All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (Soul) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

All the religious scriptures and Holy books are irrelevant -- God's greatest book is just in front of you.

That is why Sage Sankara says you must first know what is before you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.

You must study the book of the universe carefully and find and realize God in truth hidden in it.

Sage Sankara says: ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil, something which is detrimental to our spiritual progress.

You are also part of the divine book of the universe! And whatever you have seen, known, believed, and experienced as an individual is part of it.

Manduka Upanishad has no assumptions whatsoever. It is an honest and bold inquiry into truth. It rises above scripture.

Manduka Upanishad:~ Reality and illusion together make Brahman: nothing can be left out.

Manduka Upanishad:~ Reality and illusion together make Brahman: nothing can be left out.

Manduka Upanishad:~Only a few will be able to understand and assimilate it

Manduka Upanishad is not meant for all, as it is based entirely on reasoning.

Look into the nature of the universe. And you will be able to see that the universe by its very nature is illusory. 

The moment you understand that the universe is illusory, ignorance disappears and Self-awareness arises.

Self-awareness is the state of non-dual reality. That is the state of Advaita.:~Santthosh Kumaar