The one which is born, lives, and dies is ‘you’. You are the birth entity. The one, which is born, lives dies in this world is not the ‘Self’.+

The one which is born, lives, and dies is ‘you’. You are the birth entity.  The one, which is born, lives dies in the world is not the ‘Self’, because the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is unborn eternal because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

If you are not the ‘Self’ then all the argument and understanding of the truth is based on intellectualism. 

If you want to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space then you have to learn to view and judge the truth on the base of the ‘Soul, which is the Self to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed. Only an intense urge to know the truth, humility sincerity, and patience are the only qualifications to realize God in this very life and in this very world. 

Till you make sure intellectually the ‘Self’ is not within you but the ‘Self’ is hidden within the world, in which you exist and the world, in which you exist is nothing but an illusion created out of the consciousness, it is difficult to become soul centric.  

Remember:~

You are not separate from the ego because you are the ego. Without the ego you and the world in which you exist cease to exist.  In the awareness of the ego, the world in which you exist is a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, your individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, form, time, and space prevail as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the dualistic illusion or Maya prevails as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the three states prevail as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the ‘I’ prevails as a reality.

If ‘I’ prevails as reality the ignorance prevails as reality.

Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom is necessary to get rid of ignorance.        

Without Self-awareness, the universe prevails as reality. Self-awareness means the conscious awareness of the Soul hidden by the ‘I’.  In Self-awareness, the reality of the universe fades away. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar