People are ignorant of the truth of their true existence. They think that the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, without knowing the ‘I’ itself is an illusion.+*****

People are ignorant of the truth of their true existence. They think that the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, without knowing the ‘I’ itself is an illusion. People judge the truth on the false self (ego) within the false experience (waking). Therefore, they never are able to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space. 

Until one makes sure of the Self is not the ‘I’, it is erroneous to judge and conclude the ultimate truth on the base of the ‘I’ by realizing the ‘I’ is not the Self but the ‘Self’ is the ‘Soul’.

The Soul is the witness of the ‘I’, which comes and goes. 

Without knowing what is this ‘I’, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as the waking or the dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality). 

The one that becomes dual in waking or dream (I) and nondual in deep sleep(I-LESS) is the consciousness. Thus, all three states are nothing but consciousness. The consciousness alone is real and all the three states are merely an illusion. When the conviction about the consciousness becomes firm, then it leads to Advaitic awareness in the midst of the duality.

Thus, it is necessary to have a perfect understanding of ‘what is ‘what’ to realize the truth, which is beyond the form, time and space. 

There is no need for a Guru, to know you and your Guru and the world in which you exist are created out of single stuff and that single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness. Knowledge of that single stuff is the self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. Gnana is given neither from outside nor from another person.:~Santthosh Kumaar