Realize the ‘Self’ is not you, but the Self is the Soul. The Soul, the ‘Self’ is hidden by the 'I', which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.+

Realize the ‘Self’ is not you, but the Self is the Soul. The Soul, the ‘Self’ is hidden by the 'I', which is the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Sage  Sankara: ~ VC-294 But the real ‘Self’ witnesses the ego etc. and is always there, even in deep sleep. "It is Unborn, Eternal," as the Shruti itself says. It is the inmost Self, different from the (relative) truth and untruth.

Sage  Sankara explains that darkness and light are distinct from each other in their nature and in their functions. Darkness has no existence of its own; it is merely the absence of light, whereas, light is positive and helps vision. Darkness and light can neither coexist nor share their functions or nature. Darkness is an error that can be removed.

The main purpose of Sage Sankara’s Advaitic wisdom is to provide the knowledge that will eliminate ignorance, which hides the reality of the true existence, which is without form, time, and space.

Ignorance is the cause of the superimposition of the dualistic illusion on the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The world in which we exist is not an intellectual construct but a superimposition of the dualistic illusion on the Soul, the  Self.

Only through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana, or Atma Gnana, the unreal nature of the world in which we exist is exposed.

It is only a matter of realization of truth, which is hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

Within the dualistic illusion, we mistake one thing and its attributes for another; superimposing one level of reality over others. This we do every day because we see the world from a dualistic perspective.

Individual experiences in the world are based on the dualistic perspective. The individual experience of the world is the product of ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of experiencing the world in which we exist as a reality. The world in which we exist is a dualistic illusion. The dualistic illusion is superimposed on the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Read, reason, and reflect again and again on the world of wisdom until the Advaitic truth becomes firm in your subconscious.

A perfect understanding of ‘what is what' helps to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar