The five senses (body) are nothing to do with the Soul, the Self.+

The universe is the product of ignorance. The five senses (body) are nothing to do with the Soul, the 'Self' because the Soul, the  Self is ever formless. From this standpoint, the Soul, the Self, and the universe in which the body (you) exist are merely an illusion.

The dream universe and the five senses (dream body) become unreal when the waking takes place. Similarly, the waking experience in which you and the waking world exist becomes unreal when wisdom dawns. The wisdom dawns when the Soul remains in its own awareness in the midst of the duality. 

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.  Consciousness is the witness consciousness that experiences the action, the actor, and the world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a theater, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests, and the dancers with complete impartiality. Even when they all depart, the light shines to reveal their absence.

The  Soul is the  Self. The Soul, the Self is present in the form of consciousness. The whole universe is illumined by consciousness. So how can the body which is inert (insentient) and illumined by an external agent by consciousness, which is present only within the waking or dream?

The  Soul or the consciousness is apart from the three states and permanent, as it endures even after the death of the body and the world within the waking or dream.

Even the subtle body consists of many parts and is unstable. It is also an object of perception, is changeable, limited and non-existent by nature. So how can this be the true self, when the body exists only within the duality (universe)?

The immutable Soul, the substratum of the ego, is thus different from these two bodies and is the true Self, consciousness, the formless witness of the three states; and it is present in everything and everywhere in all the three states and yet transcends them all.

Thus, the enunciation of the difference between the soul and the body has (indirectly) asserted, indeed, after the manner of the inquiry, analysis, and reasoning, the reality of the three states. The birth, life, death, and the world are part of the duality (universe). Consciousness is the true 'Self', and it is the formless witness of birth, life, death, and the world.

Thus, the view that the body is the true 'Self' has been denounced by the enunciation of the difference between the soul and the body. The seeker has to grasp the truth, between the three states, and the formless witness (the Soul).

Remember:~

It is the  Soul, the Self that is in illusion, and it is the Soul, the Self that gets free from the bondage of the illusion. The illusion is present in the form of the mind. The mind is in the form of the universe. The universe appears as a waking or dream and disappears as deep sleep.  The individual experiences of birth, life, death and the world are within the waking experience.  The dream is a parallel waking experience and waking is a parallel dream.

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the  Self is neither the waking entity nor the self is the dream entity, but the self is a formless Soul, which witnesses the coming and going of the three states in succession.   This has to be mentally grasped and assimilated to realize the Soul, the 'Self' is nothing to do with the three states. From the standpoint of the three states, the three states are merely an illusion.

The practical life within the practical world, which is present as the waking experience, is merely an illusion. 

If waking experience is merely an illusion then the individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world is merely an illusion.   

If the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is merely an illusion, it means the form; time, and space are merely an illusion.  

If the experience of form, time, and space are merely an illusion, it means the past, present, and future are merely an illusion. 

Thus, it is necessary for the Seeker to realize the fact that form, time, and space are one in essence, in order to realize the three states are one in essence. That essence is consciousness. Thus, all the diversity is created out of formless consciousness. Thus, no second thing exists other than Soul, the Self. 

The seeker of truth has to constantly reflect on the subject in order to get a firm conviction of the truth.  The seeker has to reflect on the same truth again and again until it becomes reality. One needs to constantly, reflect on the subject until he gets a firm conviction of 'what is what'.:~Santthosh Kumaar