Realize right here and right now ~ The ‘Self is not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is birthless and deathless.+

Sage Sankara says the transparent Truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, (Gnani)

Realize right here and right now ~ The ‘Self is not you, but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is birthless and deathless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.  

If the ‘Self', not you but the ‘Self is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness then the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Whatever is real in the world in which we exist is consciousness. All that is real in the world in which we exist is the Soul, the Self.

Thus, by realizing the Self, which is the Soul, we discover the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness itself is God which is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the dualistic illusion.

 Bhagavad Gita says: ~ 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).

When Bhagavad Gita says, God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted other than consciousness as the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

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

The world in which you exist is a dualistic illusion created out of the ‘Self’ which is not you but the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.   

Whatever you have seen, known, believed and experienced as a person in this world the dualistic illusion.   Thus, your existence is bound to an illusion created out of consciousness, which is real and eternal.

Like an ornament made from gold is Gold, that which is born out of consciousness is consciousness. Like gold is the permanent thing, in ornaments made of gold, similarly, the mind, which is in the form of the universe is born out of consciousness, is consciousness in its essence.

Sage Sankara:~VC~ " This universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman which is absolutely free from all the limitations of human thought.

The world in which you exist is nothing but an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The experience of the birth, life, and death that takes place within the illusory world in which you exist is bound to be an illusion.

You and your worries and the world in which you exist are nothing to do with the ‘Soul, the  Self’.  All your restlessness, misery unhappiness is because of the ignorance.  The world in which you exist is the product of ignorance. Till ignorance is present you and your experience of the world prevail as a reality.  In reality, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion.   

Till ignorance is there, the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as a reality. If the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is experienced as a reality the pleasure and suffering of life are bound to be a reality.

To realize the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is an illusion,  one has to realize the truth beyond the form, time, and space.  Till ignorance is there, the experience of birth, life, death, and the world will prevail as a reality.  Thus, Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is necessary to get rid of ignorance.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana free the Soul from experiencing the illusory birth, life, death, and the world as a reality.

It is not you who has to get Mukthi. It is the Soul, the 'Self' has to get Mukthi from you and your experience of the world.   You and your world are the product of ignorance. It is the Soul, which is in ignorance of its own true nature. It is the Soul, which seeks to be free from the illusory prison of the dualistic illusion. 

There are no steps to Self-realisation only an intense urge to realize the truth leads to the ultimate end. 

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is irreversible.  Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana rotate into a Soulcentric dimension, the Soul remains in its own awareness without any division of form, time, and space in the midst of the dualistic illusion of the form, time, and space. 

On Self-realisation the Soul, the 'Self' sees everything as it is...  The dualistic illusion of form, time and space is left behind. :~Santthosh Kumaar