The ‘I-centric' Gurus and their teachings are not a yardstick in the path of wisdom.+

The ‘I’-centric' Gurus and their teachings are not a yardstick in the path of wisdom. ‘I-centric teaching will not lead the seeker to the ultimate end of his inner journey.

It is not that one should pore over the ancient scriptures.  There is no need to study first, then realize. One has to realize first, then only he will know ‘what is truth’ and ‘what is untruth’. One has to make discoveries through the process of rational thinking.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~V-C-65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it, and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

People say I AM THAT ~ I am God, I am Brahman. But when Brahman is, how can "I" remain? Only Brahman remains, not I.  The Self cannot be expressed with words because it is a formless, timeless, spaceless, and wordless existence.

When the Soul, the innermost Self is genderless then the Self is not he or she, therefore using the word ‘I AM’ for the Self is erroneous because it is ever formless. The formless, timeless, and spaceless nature of the Soul has to be grasped mentally.  

The ‘I’ is not within you. But the ‘I’ is within the soul, the innermost self.  The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. The mind is present in the form of the universe. The universe appears as waking or the dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality).  Till one thinks the ‘I’ is within the body he will never be able to get the Advaitic truth. 

‘I’ –awareness is not self-awareness. ‘I’- awareness is an illusion. Self-awareness is ‘I’-less awareness.   ‘I’-less awareness alone will overcome the illusion. Ignorance is the cause of experiencing,  the dualistic illusion as a reality.

The Self is not the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind.  The mind (I) is present in the form of the universe. And the universe (I) appears as the waking (I) or the dream (I) and disappears as deep sleep(I-LESS-Soul).  

The duality (I) is present only in waking or dream. The duality (I) is absent in deep sleep. That is the duality (I) is present and the Nonduality is absent. 

Nonduality is the nature of the Soul. Therefore, the Soul becomes the mind. And the mind becomes the Soul. The soul and mind (I) are one, in essence. That essence is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. The consciousness is the ultimate Truth or Brahman.

The seeker has to realize: ~

The Self is not the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. By limiting the mind or the ‘I’   to the waking entity (you),  is the main hurdle in the pursuit of truth.  

It is necessary for the seeker of truth to investigate ‘what is the mind?’ to realize the mind ('I')  is not limited to ego or waking entity but ‘I’ is the mind. 

The mind is present in the form of the universe. And the universe appears as a waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (Nonduality).   

The Self is not the ‘I’, but the Self is the formless soul. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the substance and the witness of the ‘I’. When one realizes the Soul is the Self, then he is freed from experiencing the dualistic illusion as a  reality.

When he recognizes that, consciousness is everywhere and in everything, in all the three states than that,  the very recognition leads to a total dissolution of ignorance and leads to nondual Self-awareness.:~Santthosh Kumaar