If 'I' is an illusion then the I AMNESS also an illusion.*****

Realize Soul, the Self is not you. So you are not that to say I AM THAT. You are a reality within the universe but the universe is merely an illusion. Only the Soul is real not you. 

If you realize what this ‘I’ is not, then you will realize Self is not you, but the Self is Soul hidden by the ‘I’. If 'I' is an illusion then the I AMNESS also an illusion. 

What is the use of knowing who you are when you are part and parcel of the dualistic illusion or Maya?

 What is hidden by the universe will be revealed when you inquire into the nature of the universe.  

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

‘I’ is an illusion and the Soul is without the 'I'  is real and eternal. The ‘Soul ‘appears as ‘I’ and ‘I ’‘disappears as Soul.

Bhagvad Gita: ~ “The permanent 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. 

Remember:~

‘I AM’ is not a reality. Without the dualistic illusion or Maya, the I AMNESS ceases to exist. Whenever the dualistic illusion or Maya is present you and the world in which you exist is present. 

The world in which you exist appears and disappears. Thus, the ‘I AM’ appears and disappears. The ‘I AM’ 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 innermost Self as the ‘I AM'. The ‘I am’ represents ignorance.

How can you watch the ‘I AM’ 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 on 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 the consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

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 the 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.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion then the world in which you exist is bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion then three states, are bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion then the form, time and space are bound to be an illusion.

If the I’ is an illusion then the individual experience of the birth, life, death is bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion then the words and thoughts are bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion then the duality is bound to be an illusion.

The seeker has to make sure what is this ‘I’ supposed to be? The seeker has to make sure the unreal nature of the ‘I’ which comes and goes in order to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space.:~Santthosh Kumaar