Those who hold ‘You’ or ‘I’ as the witness are still in the elementary stages of spirituality.+

You are not the witness because you are not the Self. Remember: The Self is not you but the Soul, which witnesses the world in which you exist(waking) as a whole. Those who hold ‘you’ or ‘I’ as the witness are still in the elementary stages of spirituality.

Inborn conditioning is the cause of ignorance. Ignorance is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion as a reality.

The inborn conditioning is present in the form of the ‘I’. 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 dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

Thus, it is necessary to get rid of the inborn conditioning to get rid of ignorance. Only through Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Athma Gnana is possible to get rid of the ignorance

Until this inborn conditioning is present one is in the grip of dualistic illusion and he experiences the birth, life, death, and the world as reality. This inborn conditioning makes one experience the dualistic illusion (world) as a reality.

It is impossible to get rid of any conditioning without getting rid of the inborn samskara or conditioning. ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is the inborn samskara or conditioning.

The ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ is the mother of all conditioning. Because of this inborn conditioning, one thinks he is an individual separate from the world and the world that existed prior to him and he is born in it afterward.

The Self is not you, but the Self is the one which witnesses you and the world together. Therefore, it is erroneous to say ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I AM THAT’ because the ‘I’ itself is an illusion. Thus, it is necessary to know ‘What is ‘I’? - in order to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.

Until this inborn conditioning is present one is in the grip of dualistic illusion and he experiences the birth, life, death, and the world as reality. This inborn conditioning makes one experience the illusory duality as reality.

There is no second thing other than the spirit (Soul or consciousness) because everything is made of the same stuff. Whatever splits and multiplies are part of the illusion.

From the non-dualistic perspective, the illusion has no value. Whatever prevails without the illusion is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God.

The Soul which is present in the form of consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman. The universe is not real. 

There is no difference between Brahman and the universe because the universe is a mere illusion created out of consciousness, which is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God. : ~Santthosh Kumaar