When the Soul, the Self stabilizes in its own awareness, then it will transcend the illusory ‘I’+

Some Gurus say the ‘I’ without the body as the Self.  Deeper self-search reveals the fact that ‘I’ is not the Self, but the Soul, the Self hidden by the  ‘I’.  The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is real and eternal.

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

Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient 'I' comes and goes. (2.18)

The word ‘One’ is not understood anywhere except in the Advaitic path. ‘One’ always means two when analyzed. Hence, the Upanishads are careful to show they do not mean this monism, but "One without a Second” is the Advaita. No philosophers of the world have seen this point. Monism is really pseudo-monism that is the duality. 

In Self-awareness, ignorance vanishes, and the unreal nature of the form, time, and space are exposed. In Self-awareness (in the midst of duality),  the body is not considered as the body, the ego is not considered as the ego the world is not considered as the world, because everything is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness.  

A Gnani is one who has realized everything is consciousness (Brahman). There is no second thing that exists other than consciousness.  

The Soul or Atman

As a lighted lamp does not need another lamp to manifest its light, so, the Atman, being the consciousness itself, does not need another instrument to illumine itself. The Soul regains fearlessness by realizing that It is not a Jiva (human body) but the Supreme Soul. The tangible Universe is verily the Soul.

He is the knower of the Self to whom the ideas 'me' and 'mine' have become quite meaningless. The Self is always the same in all beings and free from old age, death, and fear. The Self is pure which is the soul and speech does not reach.

The pervading Self is the same in waking, dream, and deep sleep. One's actions come to an end when the Self is seen. There is no ignorance in Self, as it is the nature of eternal Knowledge. The Self should be regarded as Brahman. The intense desire for the realization of the Atman after renouncing all others is alone the means for the attainment of the Atman. 

The nature of the mind is impermanent because it appears and disappears.   The mind is present in the form of the universe.  The universe appears as a waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). 

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.  Consciousness is the root element of the universe. From consciousness, the universe comes into existence. In consciousness, the universe resides. And into consciousness, the universe is dissolved.    Consciousness is the parent of all that is there.  Consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. 

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All reality has its source in Brahman. All reality has its grounding sustenance in Brahman. It is in Brahman that all reality has its ultimate repose. Vedas specifically, is consciously and exclusively aiming toward this reality termed Brahman. 

When the Soul, the 'Self'  stabilizes in its own awareness,  then it will transcend the illusory ‘I’ and reveals its formless, timeless, and spaceless true nature.

The seeker's aim is the search for the Ultimate Truth or Brahman, the search to find the non-dualistic truth that in actuality never was lost, only hidden.

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 Soul, the Self, which is hidden by illusion and its effects, is to be attained through Self-knowledge followed by reflection, and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

Therefore, the seekers of truth have to personally strive by all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of the illusory experience of birth, life, death, and the world (duality).

Thus,  one has to know what is real by realizing our body and our experience of the world is merely an illusion created out of the Soul or consciousness. 

The Soul is the Self.  The nature of the Soul, the  Self is emptiness. And it is identified by different masters with different names, such as God or Brahman or Self or God in truth.

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The Soul, the Self is beyond form, time, and space.  The Soul is present in the form of the spirit (consciousness). Form, time, and space are created out of single stuff.  And that single stuff is the Soul or the Spirit.  The knowledge of the single stuff is the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. The  Formless Path is a path to realizing the fact that, the Self is not the form (mind) but the formless Soul.

Thus, Self-knowledge makes one realize the Soul or the Spirit alone is real and the form, time and space are merely an illusion.

The Soul (Spirit)   is self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proof. It is not possible to deny the Soul, because it is the very essence of the one who denies it. The Soul is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. 

The Soul is the Self.  The Soul is within, the Soul is without; the Soul is before, the Soul is behind; the Soul is on the right, the Soul is on the left; the Soul is above and the Soul is below.  

Until one thinks of his body as the body, ego as the ego the universe as the universe,  he remains in ignorance, because he is still in ignorance and he is unaware of the fact that,  they too are the Soul, which is present in the form of the Spirit. :~Santthosh Kumaar