Advaitic Gnana of Sage Sankara imparted only to those of higher intellect.+

The seeker of truth has to know somewhere he is going wrong, and it is for the seeker to go on his own and remove the obstacle.  The greatest hindrance is mixing religion, god, scriptures, and yogic theories. Moreover, attachment to scriptures, personal god, and religious code of conduct keep one permanently in the grip of duality.

I am highlighting the obstacles in pursuit of truth that help the fellow seeker reach their non-dual destination, in lesser time and effort.

Mundaka Upanishad:- The rituals and the sacrifices described in the Vedas deal with lower knowledge. The sages ignored these rituals and went in search of higher knowledge. ... Such rituals are unsafe rafts for crossing the sea of samsara, of birth and death. Doomed to shipwreck are those who try to cross the sea of samsara on these poor rafts. Ignorant of their own ignorance, yet wise In their own esteem, these deluded men Proud of their vain learning go round and round Like the blind led by the blind.

To do good to the world is to enlighten mankind and bring them out of pain and misery, rather than leaving them to the grace of God. It is only through the wisdom of God, that man can understand his mistakes. It is imperative to disseminate the Vedic knowledge and assist in liberating souls and at the same time elevate your own soul.

Undoubtedly, India can boast or pride itself on being the most secular nation in the whole world. Refugees of religious persecution in all religions including Charvaka Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Muslims, and Buddhists all took refuge in India. Throughout the ages, religious tolerance has become a universal message. There are thousands or perhaps millions of temples, churches, and mosques, exploitation no other nation in the world can surpass.

Almost a billion people engage in some form of spiritual worship. This takes place in temples, mosques, synagogues and churches, homes, factories, along riverbanks, in forests or mountains, on streets, on trains, buses, and wherever they may be. One can easily relate to such profound symbolism as truly a divine paradise for the seekers of spirituality. But strangely and unfortunately, it was not meant to be so.

The prevailing conditions of India have cleared the oppugnancies that all religious dogmas do lead ultimately to Salvation. The practices of these doctrines have definitely proved that destitution is a languishing pain for the poor, and happiness, is a distant dream for the privileged. The diminished glorious ages of India, once the cradle of civilization, where only one person worshiped one God, are long gone. (Source:-SATYARATH PRAKASH)

Looking at all these facts there is a need to bifurcate whatever is not Vedic to know the pure Vedic essence which is mixed in the sea of mythology, Superstitions, and dogmas.  

The idea of God is adopted by Indian sages after the 2nd century from Abrahamic religion and introduced with a mythological base.  There is no use in arguing with anyone about all these facts because all these things make one believe the illusion (universe)  as reality.  The main goal of the truth-seeker is to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.   

Swami Vivekananda aptly described Sage Sankara’s Advaita as the fairest flower of philosophy that any country in any age has produced.

The Advaitic truth is a rational or scientific truth declared by Bhagwan Buddha and Sage Sankara centuries back, but unfortunately, the original essence of the rational Advaita is lost mainly, because of orthodox adulteration and add-ons, which are based on the ego (waking entity), which is the false self within the false experience (waking).

The seeker has to first indulge in deeper self-search without scriptures and understand and assimilate the Advaitic truth, which leads to Self-awareness. Thus, soulcentric thinking, reasoning, and judgment are very much necessary for the pursuit of truth.

Sage Sri, Sankara ’says:~ "Kuruthe Ganga sahar gamanam Vratha paripal mathva dhanam. Gyana Vihine.Sarva Mathene.”

Gnana is common to all religions. There is nothing like One Gnana for a Hindu and another for a Christian.

The entire philosophy of Sage Sankara can be summed up in the following statement:-

Brahma Satyam, jaganmithya, jivobrahmaivanaparah: - Brahman alone is real; the world is non-real and the individual Self is essentially not different from Brahman.

This is the quintessence of Sage Sankara’s metaphysics.

The consciousness is the one single reality or Brahman. The individual self is a reality within the duality. There is no individual in the realm of the nondual reality.

Advaita says:~ One alone exists, and the rest is all superimposition on that One, due to ignorance.

Through a systematic inquiry into the nature of the mind, which is present in the form of the universe, one arrives at the position that the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

The Soul, the Self is constant and, therefore, real, while the phenomena constituting the universe is constantly changing and, therefore, unreal. The final conclusion is that the form, time, and space or the universe are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus, no second thing exists other than consciousness.

The seeker of truth has to take into account all three states of our existence, which are waking, dream, and deep sleep ~ in waking or dream one experiences duality, and in deep sleep, there is only non-duality. To obtain a complete picture of our existential reality, we need to include evidence from all three states. This is the phenomenology of consciousness.

Consciousness is one only, without a second. One experiences the manifold universe ignorance ~ led illusion “covers" the One and "projects" the Many. The illusion is the veil on consciousness. In truth, only One, non-dual Reality is all there is. Consciousness is all-pervasive. It is intrinsically Real, self-effulgent, infinite, undifferentiated Pure.

When the soul, the innermost self, wakes up to its own formless nondual true nature, ignorance ceases, and the illusion, which is present in the form of duality never again experienced as reality.

The show of the illusory duality, however, continues, as before. Only our identification with a particular actor's role is gone forever because the Self is in its own awareness.

Self-awareness is Brahmic Bliss! This state is already ours always in deep sleep in a "general" way. When Self-Knowledge dawns then one is awake to it in a "special" way in the midst of duality.

Atman=Brahman captures the essence of the immanent (Self) and the transcendent (Brahman) Reality. Humanity has not yet conceived a more lofty conception of its position in the universe.

Advaita only means the negation of duality. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. 

Consciousness is the cause of the origin, maintenance, and withdrawal of the universe is Advaita (i.e. non-dual), which means that consciousness transcends all conceptions, positive and negative. Nothing positive can ever be imagined or said about it.

Consciousness is existence absolute, awareness absolute. Existence absolute means that consciousness is not unreal or non-existent. And it is not the unconsciousness. Nothing positive can be stated about consciousness.

Sage  Gaudapada:~ The non-dual Atman is realized when the individual self (jiva) is awakened from its ignorance. Atman is unborn, dreamless, sleepless, and motionless and is beyond duality. It is cognition at its purest. It is Brahman- Ayam Atma Brahma, this Atma is Brahman;  epitomizing the core of Upanishad teachings.

Sage Sankara declared Advaitic truth centuries back but one has to reach the destination with scientific (rational) investigation, not through punditry and intellectuality. One has to mentally reach the final conclusion, then only the conviction comes firm. Without firm conviction, wisdom will not dawn. Therefore, there is a need to realize consciousness is real all else is a myth, which Sage Sankara declared as the world is a myth Brahman alone is real.

Sage Sankara says Atman is Brahman and everything is Brahman is a scientific declaration not religious or yogic. Sri, Sankara, and Goudpada are more scientific than anyone else in the world. Since the real Advaitic essence is hidden it cannot be got without the inner (mental) journey.

Sage Goudpada says that: - The merciful Veda teaches karma and Upasana to people of lower and middling intellect, while Jnana is taught to those of higher intellect.

Gnana is knowledge of un-contradictable truth or scientific truth. Gnanic or scientific truth of the whole, not the part is declared by Sri, Sankara 1400 years back and thought only to those of higher intellect. Thus karma and Upasana, yoga, and orthodoxy have to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman or Brahman.  

Advaitic Wisdom is for those who are capable of inquiring into their own existence to know and realize the ultimate truth or Brahman. 

Remember:

Advaita is nothing but God in truth.

God in Vedas is not the God people believe in and worship.

God in the Bible is not the God people believe in and worship.

Bible says: ~ “God is a Spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24)”,

Yajurveda – chapter- 32:~God  is  Supreme Spirit.

Vedas and Upanishad confirm the Soul, the Self, is present in the form of the Spirit or the consciousness.

If God is the formless Spirit, then how does man know God created the world? There is no proof. If man had seen God creating the world, he could admit it, but how could he have seen God before he came into existence? (i.e. were created).

The Spirit is the root element of the universe. The Spirit is present in the form of the Soul, the innermost Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. From the Spirit, the universe comes into existence. In the Spirit, the universe resides. And into the Spirit, the universe is dissolved. The Spirit is the parent of all that is there is.

Remember:~

The Spirit is present in the form of consciousness. Everything is consciousness. All the moments are within the dualistic illusion.

Whatever happens within the dualistic illusion is bound to be an illusion created out of consciousness. Consciousness alone is real and all else is merely an illusion.

“Spirit is my father and I and my father are one.”

If the Spirit is the father the son is bound to be the Spirit. The Spirit, the beloved alone is real and all else is merely an illusion.

There is no God in the dualistic illusion because the dualistic illusion is created out of God, which is present in the form of the Spirit or the consciousness. Thus, God alone is real.

Spirit is prior to Love. Love implies duality. The love hides God. When love disappears God appears. Find the Self, and Love the Self and rest in God, which is the Spirit.

Search for God. God is not within your body but it is hidden within the world in which you exist.

God is not in any mosque, temple, or church. The religious Gods are not God in truth.

The dualistic worship of "God” only for the ignorant populace and Advaitic wisdom, unfolds the mystery of the real God.

Lord Krishna himself says Ch~ V:~ “Those who know the Self in truth.". The last two words (tattvataha) are usually ignored by pundits, but they make all the difference between the ordinary concept of God and the truth about God.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27. )

It proves that the all-pervading Atman, which is present in the form of consciousness, is God. Thus, worshipping the form-based Gods is meant for the ignorant populace who are incapable of realizing the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Rig-Veda 1-164-46 and Y.V 32-1 clearly mention that God is “One”.

Rig Veda: ~ The Atman is the cause; Atman is the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from the Atman the innermost self. May ye never accept another God in place of the Atman nor worship other than the Atman?" (10:48, 5)

Yajurveda – chapter- 32:~   God is Supreme Spirit has no ‘Pratima’ (idol) or material shape. God cannot be seen directly by anyone. God pervades all beings and all directions. Thus, Idolatry does not find any support from the Vedas.

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad: ~ Brahman (God om truth) is in the form of the Athma, and it is indeed Athma itself.

People who are saying ‘I AN GOD’ are hallucinating that they become God. First, you must know what is God.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say "mine," If you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, You are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

If one thinks the Advaitic truth is the ultimate truth, then he has to drop all theories based on the ‘I’. All the theories based on the ‘I’ are based on the dualistic perspective. How can one realize the non-dualistic truth based on dualistic theories?

The ‘I’ hides the Advaita, which is the ultimate truth. Thus, why glorify the ‘I’ which is the cause of ignorance. The seeker has to make sure and accept only the uncontradictable truth.

That is why Bhagavad 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.

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the ‘Self’. The seeker has to understand the fact that ‘I’ is not the ‘Self’, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true ‘Self’, which is eternal.

People are stuck with the reality of the ‘I’, which they take 'I' as real because some Gurus have propagated the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’. is no need to convince such a mindset. The seeker of truth accepts only the truth nothing but the truth.

Advaita is not a theory.

Advaita is the nature of the truth.

Advaita is the nature of the Soul, the ‘Self’.

Advaita is the Soul itself.

Advaita is the nature of God because Rigveda says the Soul itself is God.

Advaita is nothing but God in truth.

Thus, it is time to realize the world in which we exist is created out of the Soul, which is the innermost ‘Self’. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the cause of the world in which we exist and it, itself is uncaused. 

The Soul alone is real and eternal. The eternal Soul itself is God. There is no other God other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Realize the Soul, the is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness itself is God in truth. 

Consciousness is the cause of the world in which you exist. And consciousness itself’ is uncaused.

Thus, the truth realization itself is God-realization because the ultimate truth is Brahman or God.  Self-realization is God-realization and God-realization is real worship.

Nothing has to be accepted as God other than the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Atman is Brahman means the Soul alone is God. Atman is the Advaitic God. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar

It is not possible to get rid of the ignorance through religious or yogic path.+

If one does not find a reflection of himself when he is standing inform of the mirror but finds his body and the background world in the mirror.  The one which is conscious of the body and the experience of the world is not the body but consciousness.

The relationship and love, hate happiness, and misery of the practical life within the practical world are not connected to the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul, the Self is beyond form, time, and space and beyond birth, life, death, and world.  

Thus rest in consciousness by recognizing it as our innermost Self, which is god.  and realize the practical life within the practical world is merely an illusion created out of consciousness. Consciousness is the ultimate truth and the ultimate truth is God in truth.

Getting rid of the physical shackle is necessary to overcome the burden and bondage of the illusory samsara. Love and relationship seem reality in practical life within the practical world but they are merely an illusion from the ultimate standpoint.   Thus the game of life is merely a passing show.

It is not possible to get rid of ignorance through the religious or yogic path.

Upanishads:~

Katha Upanishad 1:2:23:-  The Soul cannot be realized through hearing the scholarly explanation of the discourses, not even by the intellect.

Katha Upanishad 1:3:6:-  “Through the knowledge of the Soul, God, one is pure and clean constantly.” Neither by reading the book nor by taking a bath at a holy place has one become pure. Inner purity is possible when one remains in constant touch with the Soul. Constant Soul-Consciousness is real purity.

Kena Upanishad 2:4:~When it is known through every state of cognition, it is rightly known, for (by such knowledge) one attains life eternal. Through one's own self one gains power and through wisdom, one gains immortality.

Kena Upanishad 2:5:~ If here one knows it, then there is truth, and if there one knows it not, there is a great loss. Hence, seeing the Real in all beings, wise men become immortal on departing from this world.

Mundaka Upanishad 1:2:8:~“Remaining in the fold of ignorance and thinking “we are extremely wise and learned,” the fools with boastful nature ramble about like the blind led by the blind alone.”

Mundaka Upanishad 3:2:3:~ “The weak and timid cannot realize the Self. Self-Realization is not possible through intellect or hearing spiritual discourse. One who welcomes God in every activity, through a thorough controlled and disciplined life, to him also the Soul is revealed."

Mundaka Upanishad 3:2:3:~ The Soul cannot be realized by the weak and timid.

That is why Sage  Sri, Sankara says:~VC-56~Neither by Yoga, nor by Sankhya, nor by work, nor by learning, but by the realization of one's identity with Brahman is Liberation possible and by no other means.

58. Loud speech consisting of a shower of words, the skill in expounding the Scriptures, and likewise erudition - these merely bring on a little personal enjoyment to the scholar but are no good for Liberation.

59. The study of the Scriptures is useless so long as the highest Truth is unknown, and it is equally useless when the highest Truth has already been known.

60. The Scriptures consisting of many words are a dense forest that merely causes the mind to ramble. Hence men of wisdom should earnestly set about knowing the true nature of the Self.

61. For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

62. A disease does not leave off if one simply utters the name of the medicine, without taking it; (similarly) without direct realization, one cannot be liberated by the mere utterance of the word Brahman.

63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

64. Without killing one’s enemies, and possessing oneself of the splendor of the entire surrounding region, one cannot claim to be an emperor by merely saying, ‘I am an emperor’.

Where people cannot and do not think, they follow others. A Gnani will see the world and get to know it is only an illusory appearance. He is not blind; he sees three states or objects as it is, but he knows it is only falsehood.

 Just as you see a mirage, the Gnani sees the mirage of this universe too; but he is not deceived by it. So long as one is ignorant, he will have the idea that God has created this world because the causal notion will be there. Nobody wants to suffer, and while the notion that suffering can be got rid of by appealing to God, these wishes will sway the mind to believe in God. For them, religion will arise, but for the man who wants truth, religion offers no consolation.

Anybody can write a commentary on the Upanishads' other scriptures and other scriptures, all they need to do is to pour it out with or mental words. It is quite easy to do this even for those who have never understood the Upanishads and but think they have. Thus the dualists and their disciples have written commentaries on scriptures: But all these have been written to satisfy themselves, not to get the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Religion is regarded as sacred and real by the common people, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

The ego alone cannot be discarde because the ego and the world appeared together and they disappear together.+

Sage Sankara says in the commentary in Vedanta sutra that what is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil,  something which is detrimental to our spiritual progress.   

The seeker of truth should not believe blindly in traditional orthodox non-duality without verifying all the facts from every angle. One has to reflect through reasoning over and over again without getting tired of the process. 

Yoga Vasishtha:~"Teachers, interpretations of sacred texts, the force of religious merit--none of these lead to the realization of that Ultimate Truth which is revealed in the clear reflection of the heart, engendered from contact with the good." 

Without the ego, the world ceases to exist. Without the world, the ego ceases to exist. You are the ego. Without the ego, you cease to exist.   You cannot be your own servant. Without realizing 'what is what' one will not be able to understand. Assimilate and realize the non-dualistic truth. 

The ego, body, and the experience of the world appear together and disappear together. The ego + body= waking entity (person).  From the Nondualistic perspective, the ego, body, and the experience of the world are one in essence.  That essence is consciousness. Thus there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.  

There is only oneness.  There is no division in consciousness in non-dualistic reality. Till one is egocentric all sorts of doubts and confusion arise. If one is soul-centric then there are no doubts and confusion because everything is consciousness. 

In a dream, there are the dream ego, the dream body, and the dream world. The whole dream disappears when waking takes place. Similarly, the whole waking disappears in deep sleep and also when Advaitic wisdom dawns. 

The Advaitic wisdom dawns when the waking entity realizes it itself is not the Self.   The dream is a parallel waking experience and the waking experience is a parallel dream.   

The one that witnesses the coming and going of the three states is not the waking entity (ego) but the Soul, the Self.  Till one holds the ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as the Self, all the confusion will go on. The ‘I’ is not the self. The ‘I’ is the whole universe in which your body and ego exist. 

The ego cannot be killed because the ego and the world appeared together and they disappear together. Who has to kill the ego? How can the ego kill itself when it is the very basis of the physical existence (universe)?

You are present in the form of ego. You have an inborn conviction that: - you are an individual apart from the world. And the world existed prior to you and you are born in this world and you are living in this world.

Even In the dream, one has the same inborn conviction that: - he is an individual apart from the world. And the world existed prior to you and he is born in this world and you are living in this world.

Until this conviction is there the duality prevails.  The illusory nature of the dream is exposed when waking takes place. Similarly, the illusory nature of the waking will be exposed when  Advaitic wisdom dawns.  

The Advaitic wisdom dawns when the waking entity (you or ego) realizes it itself is not the Self but the Self is the formless Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the three states, in the midst of duality.

The ego cannot be killed instead one has to get rid of the ignorance. It is a foolish venture to kill or destroy the ego. There is no need to kill the ego to get Self-realization. A perfect understanding of ‘what is this Self ‘and ‘what is nonself is very much necessary.  The discrimination between the self and non-self leads to Non-dualistic Self-awareness.  

Holding some Gurus and their teachings as a yardstick leads to all types of doubts and confusion and unnecessary argument. An argument fuels the ego. The argument is possible only when one tries to grasp the Non-dualistic truth from the dualistic perspective.  One has to unlearn what he has learned. Without mentally burning the accumulated dross it is impossible to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The Seeker of truth should not become attached to words as being in perfect conformity with meaning, because Truth is not in the letters. When a man with his fingertip points to something, the fingertip may be mistaken for the thing pointed at; in like manner the ignorant, are unable even to the day of their death to abandon the idea that in the fingertip of words there is the meaning itself. They cannot realize ultimate reality because of their intent clinging to words that were intended to be no more than a pointing finger. 

Words and their discrimination bind one to the duality or birth, life, and death; meaning stands alone and is a guide to non-dual awareness. Meaning is attained by much learning, and much learning is attained by becoming conversant with meaning and not with words; therefore, seekers of truth have to avoid the sticklers for particular words. 

The search for ultimate truth is a very difficult path to tread for it will expose the unreal nature of the world in which you exist. But if your motive is the love of truth and life, you need not be scared because you will realize you and the world are part of the illusion. 

The substance and the witness of the illusion are the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.    The Self is not you because you are bound by form, time, and space. 

If you are bound by form, time and space means you are bound by birth, life, death, and world. 

 If you are bound by birth, life, death, and the world means you are bound by duality.

 If you are bound by duality means you are bound by falsehood because From the non-dualistic perspective duality is not a reality. 

The ego and the world are part of the duality, which is not reality.  Thus all the imagination based on the dualistic perspective is bound to be falsehood because the ego (waking entity or you) is the false self within the false experience (waking) .:~Santthosh Kumaar 

One that appears as ‘I’ and disappears as ‘I-LESS’ is the consciousness.+

Even though the 'Self' is something other than this waking entity (ego), the majority of people still identify themselves with it.  The main reason people identify their 'Self' with the waking entity (ego) is their ignorance of the Real Self.

Whosoever identifies the 'Self' with this bundle of bones and flesh is caught up in the grip of the dualistic illusion. Now the question arises: If the 'Self'  is not this waking entity, then what is that 'Self? The real 'Self'  is not the waking entity but the Soul, which witnesses, the waking entity and waking world together.

The scriptures declare that the 'Self'  is the Soul. the Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of the consciousness or Spirit  ~ the three states are merely an illusion created out of the consciousness.  That's all.

The three states are temporary, while the Soul, the innermost Self is immortal. Therefore, this waking entity and waking experience are false (impermanent), and the Soul, the Self is True and permanent.

The ultimate goal of human existence is to become re-established in the reality of his true existence through Self-realization.  Self-knowledge of Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana makes one realize that form, time and space are one in essence. That essence is the Soul or consciousness.  Realizing the essence, which the Soul, which is present in the form of the leads one to nondual Self- Awareness.  In Self-awareness, there is only oneness in the midst of duality. 

As the seeker( ego)  becomes more and more inward-turned,  the Soul, the 'Self'  becomes gradually free from experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality.  When the Soul, the 'Self' becomes freed from all the obstruction by fully eliminating the ignorance then it remains in its own awareness. 

When the Soul, remains in its own awareness in the midst of dualistic illusion then the duality is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness.

So long the Soul, the  'Self' identifies itself with the waking entity remains in ignorance of its formless nondual true nature. Therefore,  it is necessary to realize the fact that, the ‘Self’ is neither the waking entity nor the ‘Self’ a dream entity but the 'Self' is the formless soul, that witnesses the coming and going of the three states.

Just as the sun is the direct cause of the daylight, so without Self-knowledge no emancipation can be had. Compared to all other forms of discipline Self-knowledge is the only direct means of freedom from experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality.

Only when wisdom dawns, the Soul, the Self can remain in its own awareness in the midst of the dualistic illusion.

  

The egocentric reason is useful only in practical life within the practical world but it is not useful in discovering the reality of our true existence.  Since man is conditioned to use egocentric reason he fails to understand, assimilate and realize the truth beyond form, time and space. 

To discover reality beyond form, time, and space, the reason should be based on the Soul. If the 'Self' is not the ego, which is present as you within the waking experience is bound by form, time, and space.

If you are bound by form, time, and space then you are bound by birth, life death, and the world. If you are bound by birth, life and death, and the world then you are not the Self because the Self is birthless and deathless because it is formless.  Without realizing this truth it is impossible to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time,  and space.  

People are stuck with some teaching and teacher without realizing a teacher and teachings are not necessary the seeker has to search for the truth which is hidden within the universe in, which he exists. He has to indulge in a deeper investigation to unfold the mystery of the universe. 

The Self can be known through soulcentric reason. The 'Self' is not an 'object' that can be known by thought because the Self is prior to the world, the thinker, and the thought. The 'Self 'is known only through wisdom.

The 'Self' is the only one and that is the soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. When one investigates what is ‘I’ through deeper self-search he becomes aware of the fact that the ‘I’ is not limited to form but the ‘I’ includes time and space. 

The ‘I’ appears along with the form, time, and space and it disappears along with the form, time, and space.  Thus, form, time, and space are present only when the ‘I’ is present. And ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present and the mind is present only when the universe is present. The universe is present only when the waking experience is present. 

Thus,  you are not limited to the form but you are form, time, and space together.  If you are (I) form, time and space together then the question of inquiring “Who AM I?  does not arise. The seeker of truth has to investigate the nature of the ‘I’, in order to unfold the mystery of for, time and space.      

The Soul, the Self is one and only one and it is indivisible because it is formless,   therefore, the ‘I’ that divides into form, time, and space cannot be the 'Self'. 

The man identifies himself as ‘I’ that is he has accepted the ‘I’ as self.  The man himself is a false self within the false experience (waking). His existence is limited to waking experience. If ‘I’ is not the 'Self' then what is the Self without ‘I’. 

The ‘I’ is not the self because it is not permanent in the sense it appears as waking or dream and diapers as deep sleep.  Thus, one that appears as ‘I’ and disappears as ‘I-LESS’ is consciousness. In reality ‘I’ and ‘I-LESS’ are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus, there is no second thing that exists other than consciousness, which is ever formless.  Thus, the ‘I’ (form+time+space)   is created out of ‘I’-less (formless)  stuff. 

The Soul, the innermost Self is without attributes, actionless, eternal, ever free, and indestructible because it is ever formless. Soul, the Self, not form, time, and space which is ever changing and unreal.

The form, time, and space appear together and dissolve together from and into the source, which is the Soul. The Soul is the one and only one, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus,  consciousness appears as many within the realm of form, time, and space but it remains as one when it is aware of its own formless non-dual true nature.:~Santthosh Kumaar