Through Advaitic wisdom the Soul, the Self which does not admit of any multiplicity truly reveals itself by itself: like the Sun when the clouds pass away.+

Just as the fire is the direct cause for cooking, so without  Advaitic wisdom, no emancipation of ignorance can be Gained. Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom is the direct means for liberation.

One should become aware of the Soul, the Self, indivisible, and perfect; free from identification with the dualistic illusion or Maya, which is the product of ignorance.

The Soul appears to be the universe because of ignorance. When ignorance vanishes through Advaitic wisdom then the Soul, the Self does not admit of any multiplicity truly reveals itself by itself: like the Sun when the clouds pass away.

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People who think, the “I” in everyone and everything is the Self, without realizing the ‘I’ is not the Self.

The Self is neither inside the physical body nor within the world, in which you exist but it is hidden by the illusory world in which you exist.

The world in which you exist is created out of the Soul, which is the fullness of consciousness without the illusory division of form, time, and space. The Soul is the existence hidden by the illusory form, time, and space.

People who think the ‘Soul’, which is present in the form of consciousness is within their body are never investigated the truth which is hidden by form, time, and space. They are just propagating accumulated knowledge they have read or heard from different sources and making their own cocktail pretending they are enlightened.

Such a cocktail of knowledge blocks one from realizing the truth. When the whole universe, movable and immovable, is known to be consciousness, and thus the existence of everything else is negated then where is any room to say the Soul is within the body.

Without transcending the world in which you exist as consciousness and without knowing the ‘Self is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness how can you achieve the Atmic-awareness. Without Self-realization God- realization is an impossibility.

If the ‘I’ be true, let it then be perceived in the state of deep sleep also. As it is not at all perceived, it must be unreal and false.

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

The ‘I’ is not within you, but you exist within the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the world in which you exist.

The ‘I’ disappears as deep sleep, so what is the use of being attached to it? It is impermanent and illusory because ‘I’ is physical awareness. Physical awareness is not Self-awareness. ‘I-less awareness is Self-awareness.

It is erroneous to identify the Soul the Self as 'I' or 'I AM' because the Soul the  Self is not 'I' or I AM’. The Soul the Self, is the witness of the 'I'.

To understand the false nature of the ‘I’, Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is necessary.

The Self is not ‘I’, but the Self is the Soul which is the witness of the ‘I’. Holding the ‘I as the 'Self' leads to hallucination based on the imagination.

What is the use of saying ‘I AM THAT’ without knowing what the ‘Self’ is in actuality? 

Without knowing the truth of the Self, without realizing the truth of the world in which you exist it is impossible to realize the truth beyond the form, time, and space. By a mere utterance of the word ‘I AM THAT', the truth will not be revealed.

Deeper self-search reveals that the Self is not you, but the ‘Self’ is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

If the ‘Self’ is not you then what is the use of you saying ‘I AM THIS ‘or 'I AM THAT' because you are the false self within the dualistic illusion. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar