The term permanent or impermanent cannot be applied to the birthless soul, the innermost self.

 The term permanent or impermanent cannot be applied to the birthless soul, the innermost self. What is indescribable in words cannot be discriminated about as permanent or impermanent.

 
As in dream, the soul the innermost self-acts through illusion, presenting the appearance of duality, so also in the waking experience, the soul acts through illusion, presenting the appearance of duality. There is no doubt that the soul, the innermost self, which is in reality non-dual, appears to be dual in dreams; likewise, there is no doubt that what is non-dual i.e. Atman, appears to be dual in the waking experience.