Self -Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana cannot destroy the universe but it eliminates the ignorance and exposes the unreal nature of the mind or universe.+

Self- Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is only true knowledge, not the absence of duality.  Self -Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana cannot destroy the world but it eliminates ignorance and exposes the unreal nature of the mind or universe.

Sage Sankara: - VC-63. Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

Sage Sankara:~ VC- 61. For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

How does one get knowledge? What is meant for knowledge? What is true knowledge? –all this of which must be dealt with by the seeker of truth in order to realize the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Self-knowledge does not destroy the world but it exposes the unreal nature of the world which appears as waking and is experienced as reality by the person within the waking.  In the same way, the unreality of the dream was exposed when waking took place.

People talk of liberation. They are only forming an idea. The idea is mere imagination; imagination is possible only in ignorance. People, who are so confused as to be unable mentally separate the formless witness from the three states, speak of gaining liberation. But all such ideas are only possible in waking experience, which come and go, the witness or Soul needs no liberation.

The destruction of the world and man within the world does not mean that they should become imperceptible to the senses but there should arise a determination of their unreal nature; for if that were not the case, people may find emancipation without any effort on their part as during dreamless sleep and fainting.

That consciousness remains as the sole real factor, means that there should be a realization of ultimate truth or Brahman as the sole unity and not a mere absence of the cognition of the world; otherwise, there would be no such thing as emancipation in this very life not in next world and next life

Emancipation can occur without yoga. What can be done by yoga can be done by Gnana. Yoga alone leads to Samadhi, but Gnana also liberates the Soul, the  Self from experiencing the illusion as reality.

Man and his experience of the universe appear together and disappear together.  The universe is present in the form of ‘I’. When ‘I’ is there the universe is there.  Without the ‘I’ there is no universe. The universe appears as a waking or dream and it disappears as deep sleep.  

Thus the ‘I’ appears as a waking or dream and disappears and remains ‘I-less in deep sleep. ‘I-lessness is the nature of the soul, the innermost self. ‘I’ is the duality. And ‘I-lessness is non-duality.  Thus it is very much necessary to drop all the ‘I’ and ‘I am’ based teaching in order to acquire self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Man and his practical life and the practical world are a reality within the waking experience, but a waking experience is merely an object to the formless subject.

One cannot get away from waking experience. It has appeared on its own and disappears on its own.  Man is born, lives, and dies within the waking experience.  Therefore the seeker ought to know, understand and grasp its meaning. The yogi or mystic and orthodoxy who refuses to do so is refusing to face the whole of reality.

Those who say they have come into contact with God” merely imagine or assume.   They do not know the ultimate meaning of God. All the idea of God is created by men of the past there is no such religious propagated god that exists in the realm of reality.  The ultimate truth is God or Brahman or Christ or Buddha.

Deeper self-search requires the seeker to be sharp and active in order to examine the world and discriminate. The non-dualistic Nirvikalpa Samadhi means knowing that man, the universe and its contents are not different from consciousness, as the dream mountain is not different from consciousness, knowing which they automatically come to realize everything is consciousness. This is different from Yogic Nirvikalpa Samadhi, which is only deep sleep or thoughtlessness.

If a man gets Moksha after undergoing any discipline, his Moksha is only temporary: it will go again. Consciousness cannot be got because it is already there. The witness has never been in bondage because it is always apart from, untouched by the mind or universe waking or dream which is merely an object because consciousness is the formless subject.

Yogis and religionists regard ignorance as an integral part of the soul to be got rid of by their practices, whereas formless witness is ever pure, ever free from ignorance, being Knowledge itself, and that even all practices are within the realm of object or universe or waking, never formless witness.

The final realization is that consciousness is everything, the All; there is nothing but consciousness, whereas to say "God is in me" is mysticism.

Non-dualistic bliss is non-dual; there is no enjoyer present to enjoy it or to distinguish it from misery. The mystic revels only in 'bliss' that is experienced i.e. that comes and goes, but he is not non-dualist. 

A man of truth never indulges in discussion and arguments with the people who talk of god and yoga and scriptures or atheist ideology and intellectuality since they all are based on the base of the waking entity or ego, which is the false self within the false experience. He just listens to them with all humility and respects their views and wisdom as fellow human beings.  That is how a man of truth behaves in the company of the people who think their accepted truth is the ultimate truth.:~Santthosh Kumaar

Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many gods as you please, observe ceremonies, but liberation will never come, without realizing the Oneness.

Sage Sankara said:~ Talk as much philosophy as you like, worship as many gods as you please, observe ceremonies, and sing devotional hymns, but liberation will never come, even after a hundred aeons, without realizing the Oneness.

When the Self is not the form,  then the question of whom does not arise.  A deeper self-search reveals the fact that the ‘I’ itself is an illusion.  If the ‘I’ is an illusion,  then it is no use of inquiring ‘Who Am I? . Till one holds the ‘I’ as the Self,  is caught up in the prison of duality.  

Sage Sankara:~  VC-63- "Without knowing and examining the external world, one can’t know the Truth, as the idea that the external world exists, won't go. It can go only by an inquiry into the nature of the external world.

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that by Who Am I?- inquiry, wisdom will not dawn. Who Am I?  inquiry is only for beginners and it is inadequate and useless in the later stages.

That is why Sage Sankara:~  VC-61-For one who has been bitten by the serpent of Ignorance, the only remedy is the knowledge of Brahman. Of what avail are the Vedas and (other) Scriptures, Mantras (sacred formulae), and medicines to such a one?

VC- v6~ Let erudite scholars quote all the scripture, let Gods be invoked through sacrifices, let elaborate rituals be performed, let personal gods be propitiated---yet, without the realization of one‘s identity With the Self, there shall be no liberation for the individual, not even in the lifetimes of a hundred Brahmas put together.

Sage Sankara goes on to say:~ A sickness of not cured by saying the word “medicine.” You must take the medicine. Liberation does not come by merely saying the word “Brahman.” Brahman must be realized. Until you allow this apparent universe to dissolve from your consciousness until you have realized Brahman, how can you find liberation just by saying the word Brahman? The result is merely noise. Until a man has destroyed his enemies and taken possession of the splendor and wealth of the kingdom, he cannot become a king by simply saying “I am a king.” 

A buried treasure is not uncovered by merely uttering the words: “Come forth.” You must follow the right directions, dig, remove the stones and earth from above it, and then make it your own. In the same way, the pure truth of the Atman, which is buried under Maya and the effects of Maya, can be reached by meditation, contemplation, and other spiritual disciplines but never by subtle arguments.

Avadhuta Gita:~ ~ The soul, the innermost self, devoid of life and lifelessness - shines forever. Devoid of seed and seedlessness - of liberation and bondage, it shines forever. Soul, the innermost self is the nectar of knowledge, homogeneous existence, like the sky. (3.31.34)

The soul, the innermost self, shines forever, devoid of birth - mundane existence and death. The Soul, the Self is the nectar of knowledge, homogeneous existence, like the sky.

Thou hast no name and form - even to the extent of an illusion, nor any substance - differentiated or undifferentiated. Why dost thou grieve, O Thou shameless mind?  The soul, the innermost self is the nectar of knowledge, homogeneous existence, like the sky.

Why weepest thou, friend? Thou hast no misery of birth. Why weepest thou, friend? There is no change for thee. The Soul, the Self is the nectar of knowledge, homogeneous existence, like the sky.

Isa Upanishads indicate that:`The time one spends in ritualistic practices is wasted; one can spend the same time moving forward towards Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, which is the main goal.

Sage Sankara had tremendous intellectual power, throwing the scorching light of reason upon everything.

The effort is necessary up to the state of realization. Even then the Self should spontaneously become evident. Otherwise, happiness will not be complete. Up to that state of spontaneity there must be an effort in some form or another.

The ever-present Self needs no effort to be realized, Realization is already there. Illusion alone is to be removed. Some say the word from the mouth of the Master removes it instantaneously. Others say that meditation, etc., is necessary for the realization. But all that is religious fable propagated by orthodoxy.

People think yogic Samadhi is liberation.  They believe it because their guru has told them. When the innocent and the honest seekers blindly believe and follow the path of yoga in order to get liberation.  They propagate the same to others. They never suspect the Guru because it is irreligious to disbelieve the guru.

Neither the guru nor the disciple verified the validity of their belief if it is right. People who give lectures and write large books on religion, yoga, and theoretical philosophy are good in their subjects but what they know and master is Gnana or non-dual wisdom is the question.

Some claim that for many years they enjoyed mystic exaltation, trances, meditations, and peace but this state passes away when the waking passes away.  The waking experience itself is an illusion from the witness point of view.  

Thus, the individual experience within the waking or dream is merely an illusion because the waking or dream is merely an object to the formless subject.  

When one thinks as an individual he has experienced Non-duality then it is as good as the dream. Non-duality cannot be experienced as a person because it is prior to any experience.  

The illuminations gained by yoga or by trance states are always temporary ones

Brihad. Upanishad~ “Yoga does not yield truth or liberation."(page~32)

Brihad Upanishad~ points out that even yoga cannot give perfect concentration and that the only way to gain it is through philosophical realization. (page 133-1st para)

Manduka Upanishad: -~ that yoga can no more succeed than the ocean can be emptied with a blade of grass.

Sage  Sankara says:~Yoga is not the means of liberation. (P -132-133 of his commentary on Brihadaranyakopanishad). 

Buddha gave up his austerities of yoga as impossible and useless. (Page.70/71 "Buddhism in Translation” by Warren) . Buddha got enlightenment only after he gave up Yoga. Unless one exercises his reason--there is no chance of getting the truth.

If one experiences Non-duality as a person then this proves he had attained a yogic condition, but not Gnana. It vanished when because it is impermanent because it was not the highest insight. The Gnani, however never loses his Gnana. Dislodging a Gnani from his insight is an impossibility.

Once one has thoroughly seen the truth he simply can't fall away from it. Many are enjoying a similar sort of mystic exaltation and peace, but whether it passes away soon or endures the whole of life, it is not Gnana, because it did not come through striving to investigate the nature of the world, which confronts them, it came only through meditation on the self; that is the yogic reward for such meditation but it is only one half.

The Gnani not only gets such inner peace but also truth because he has turned outwards also and grasped the truth about the matter, which is as much consciousness as his innermost self.

The Yogi and mystics dip into their selves but they do not understand that that is only one half of the truth and that this dipping is also a mental discipline to fit their minds to understand the true nature of the world confronts them, which understanding they must next get if they are to become Gnanis.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

The nonduality is the nature of the Soul, the Self.+

The nonduality is the nature of the Soul, the Self. In ignorance, there is duality. In wisdom, there is only one hence nonduality.

The Soul, the Self is one without the second. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness (spirit). It is the same consciousness (Soul) that manifests as the whole universe. Consciousness itself is the ultimate truth or Brahman.

Consciousness is the ultimate cause of the universe and it itself is uncaused. The seeker of truth must convince himself of this truth by Soulcentric reasoning.

Remember:~

A Gnani never claims himself as a Gnani, he guides the seekers, not posing himself as a Guru, and he does not force his wisdom on others.

Advaita is not a theory or a philosophy. Advaita is the nature of the Soul the Self. There is no need for any Guru to acquire Self-knowledge. Only a perfect understanding of ‘what is what’ is needed.

Why should the seeker depend upon the Guru, the actual realization happens without the Guru. The Guru becomes botheration.

Bhagavan Buddha: ~ Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.

You need not become a Guru or a monk to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. You have not to renounce the world or leave anything ~ your wife, children, job, responsibilities. You do not have to renounce anything!

The only thing you have to realize is the truth, which is beyond the form, time, and space by realizing the form, time and space are the product of ignorance.

When ignorance vanishes, the unreality of form, time, and space is exposed.

Upanishad says:~ "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to know anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e. no Gnana.

Tripura Rahasya: ~ Second-hand knowledge of the Self-gathered from books or Gurus can never emancipate a man until its truth is rightly investigated and applied; only direct realization will do that. Realize yourself, turning the mind inward. (18: 89)

Remember:~

The Soul is the Self. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness. The nature of the Soul is nondual awareness. The nondual awareness is real and eternal. The nature of the mind is dualistic awareness. 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 duality is physical awareness and the nonduality is Soul-awareness.

From the standpoint of the Soul, the innermost Self, the physical awareness (duality or the universe) is merely an illusion. The illusion is created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. Thus, there is no difference between illusion and reality because both are one in essence. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar 

The individual exists within the illusory universe. The Soul is the cause of the illusory universe and it itself is uncaused.+

The Soul is not limited to an individual. The individuals are many but the Soul is one.

The individual exists within the illusory universe. The Soul is the cause of the illusory universe and it itself is uncaused.

The Soul is not within the human body but it is hidden by the illusory universe or Maya. The illusory universe is created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

Thus, whatever the universe contains is bound to be the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

In the dream world, the dream people appeared together and disappeared together. Similarly, the waking world and waking people appeared together and disappeared together.

Thus, the dream is created out of single stuff and that stuff is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. In the same way, the waking experience also created out single stuff. And that single stuff is consciousness.

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the cause of the three states and it itself is uncaused.

Many soul theories are religious and yogic fables based on the false self (ego) and false experience (waking).

Knowledge of the single stuff is the Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom of Sage Sankara.

Remember:~

You are not separate from the ego because you are the ego. Without the ego you and the world in which you exist cease to exist.

In the awareness of the ego, the world in which you exist is a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, your individual experience of the birth, life, death, and the world experienced as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, form, time, and space prevail as a reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the dualistic illusion, or Maya prevails as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the three states prevail as reality.

In the awareness of the ego, the ‘I’ prevails as a reality.

If ‘I’ prevails as reality then ignorance prevails as reality.

Self-knowledge or Advaitic wisdom is necessary to get rid of ignorance.

Without Self-awareness, the universe prevails as reality. Self-awareness means the conscious awareness of the Soul hidden by the ‘I’. In Self-awareness, the reality of the universe fades away.

Sage Sankara says liberation comes, but only through the realization that Atman and Brahman are one in no other way. (1) VivekaChudamani v 56, pg. 25. : ~Santthosh Kumaar

There is nothing more rational, more intelligible and more un-dogmatic insights of Sage Sankara, is to drop all the theistic Advaita.+

It is not you are forgetting the Soul, the Self. It is the Soul, the Self that forgets itself within the dualistic illusion.

 

Ignorance is the cause of the dualistic illusion. You and your world are within the dualistic illusion. 

Thus, you and your individual experience of birth, life, death, and the world is nothing to do with the Soul, the Self. When ignorance vanishes, then the Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness.

You, your body, your ego, and the world in which you exist are nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.

When everything is consciousness then you, your body, your ego, and the world in which you exist are merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Consciousness alone is real all else is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

You are not you; your body is not the body, your ego is not the ego and the world in which you exist is not the world but everything is made out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. The Soul is the Self.

Self-realization is necessary to realize the world in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.

Remember:~

You are bound by birth, life and death, and the world. You are born within the world, which is merely an illusion.  You are living in an illusory world. You are born going to die within the illusory world. Whatever is born, lives, and dies within the illusory world is not the Soul, the Self. 

The whole universe in which we exist is nothing but consciousness.  Consciousness alone is real and the universe in which we exist is merely an illusion. 

Only in illusion, there is form,  time, and space. The form, time, and space within the illusory world is nothing to do with the Soul, the Self. 

The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.  From the standpoint of the Soul, the  Self,  there is no scope form, time and space. The real nature of the Soul, the Self is non-duality.

All the years you have passed are within the illusory world. Billions of past and future years belong to the illusory world.  The things that happened billions of years ago, and the things that are to happen billions of years from now are happenings within the illusion.   The illusion is an illusion is nothing to do with the Soul, the Self. 

The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth. :~Santthosh Kumaar 

Sex is nothing to do with Soul, the Self.+

Sex and the sexual act are not the means to Self-realization, because the Self is genderless and ever formless. Sex implies duality.  The tantric sex is a theory based on the false Self (you) within the false experience (waking).  When the world in which you exist is an illusion, thus having sex within the illusory world is bound to be an illusion.  

Tantric sex is the physical-based theory. When the Self is not the body (you), then the Tantric sex theory based on the body has no value.   The Soul, the innermost Self is bodiless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.   The seeker of truth should not fall into the trap of such theories.  Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is nothing to do with tantric sex. 

Sage Sankara's arrival on the scene was at a most critical juncture when both Buddhism and Vedism were fast disintegrating into various sects and cults. Buddha's original teachings were a reaction to the Vedic sacrificial extremities. But in the later century practices like magic and sexual mysticism crept into Buddhism. Vedic religion was not very different, having given way to superstitious ways, and a large number of rituals. It was Sage Sankara who tried to re-assess and integrate the sound teachings of Buddha in the Vedic following and was successful in the revival and reformation of Hindu thinking and way of life.

Remember:~

Gurus who propagate Samadhi through sexual intercourse are not Gnanis. Sexual intercourse is nothing to do with the Soul, which is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.   Those who indulge in sexual activities in order to get enlightenment will permanently remain in the prison of the dualistic illusion.  They are unfit to acquire Self-knowledge. 

Sex is nothing to do with the Soul, the innermost Self. Sex is important to the false self within the false experience.  Sex is restricted by religion and society to maintain peace, harmony, and moral fabric. Such restriction is necessary in practical life within the practical world.

The Soul, the Self is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. The Soul, the  Self is neither a man nor a woman. Sex implies duality. Without duality, sexual activity is impossible because sex happens between two entities. 

All such ideas, therefore, as a man or woman, are a delusion when spoken with regard to the Soul, the Self, and are only proper when spoken of the body (waking entity). So are the ideas of the age. The Soul is ageless because it is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Ignorance is the cause of the bondage of form, time,  and space. It is through ignorance that the Self has become bound; wisdom will destroy ignorance. Self-knowledge or Brahma Giana or Atma Gnana is necessary to destroy ignorance.

The human goal is to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana. In the past, the sages prescribed restrictions on sex because the seekers should not get immersed in sex and forget their quest for truth. There is no need to renounce worldly life and take sanyasa and practice celibacy. Many sages of truth were the householder and had a healthy sexual relationship and good family life.    

Sex is an action. Action is ignorance. Action belongs to form, time and space.  Tantric sex is a theory based on the false self. 

Sage Sankara:~  Action cannot destroy ignorance, for it is not in conflict with or opposed to ignorance. Knowledge does verily destroy ignorance as light destroys deep darkness.~ Atma Bodha

Remember:~

Sex is nothing to do with the Soul, the  Self.   Sex is a reality on a physical base. When the body is not the experiencer of the body itself, it is not correct to be judgemental on the ’I’ (physical base).

Until one becomes aware of the formless entity, which is witnessing the body and the world together, he will not be able to know and realize man and his experience of the world is an illusion. Therefore, it is necessary to become aware of the formless witness to know the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is merely an illusion.

 If the experience of birth, life, death, and the world is an illusion, then sex also is part of that illusion. The seeker has to learn to view and judge the worldview on the base of the formless witness, which is the Soul, the Self, to understand and assimilate the truth beyond form, time, and space.

The sex-based theories of enlightenment are mere theories based on the false self (ego or the waking entity) and false experience (waking or universe). Sex is not the means for  Self-realization.:~Santthosh Kumaar 

Everything belongs to the Soul, the Self.+

The Atman is the Sanskrit word for Soul the Self.  The Atman or Soul is present in the form of consciousness.   Thus, Atman or Soul or the Self or consciousness is one and the same thing. 

This universe in which you exist is merely an illusion created out of single stuff. That single stuff is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. 

The experience of birth, life, and death that happens within the universe is merely an illusion.

Form, time, and space are within the universe. Without form, time, and space there is no universe.

The universe is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present when ‘I’ is present.  

From the standpoint of the Soul, the  Self, the universe is merely an illusion. If the universe is merely an illusion then the experience of birth, life, and death happening within the universe is merely an illusion. 

If the universe is merely an illusion then the form, time, and space are merely an illusion. If form, time, and space are merely an illusion then the mind is merely an illusion. If the mind is merely an illusion then the ‘I’ is merely an illusion.  If the ‘I’ is merely an illusion then the substance and the witness of the ‘I’ which is the formless Soul alone is real and eternal.

When the Soul the Self, establishes itself in its own awareness, then you and your experience of the world will become one with it.

When the Self is not you then what is the use of saying ‘I AM THIS’ OR ‘I AM THAT’.  The Self is not physical because the Self is the  Soul which is present in the form of consciousness.  The Soul or Spirit is genderless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. 

The Soul is birthless and deathless because it is ever formless, timeless, and spaceless existence. 

The Self cannot be identified as he or she, thus the physical-based inquiry does not hold water. 

To realize the truth beyond form, time, and space the seeker has to drop all the accumulated egocentric knowledge.   Becoming more and more Soulcentric leads the seeker towards Advaitic Self-awareness.

Remember:~

You are not the Self.  You and your experience of the world are part of the illusion. The Self is not you.  If the self is not you, then the question of your body, your ego, your memories and your experience of the world, and your karma is nothing to do with the Soul, the Self.  

The Self is the Soul that is present in the form of consciousness.   The Soul the Self, witnesses you and your experience of the world together.   It is the Soul that has to get rid of the illusion, by realizing, you along with the world and the Self are one in essence. That essence is the Soul which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Thus, you and your experience of the world are made of single stuff, which is the Soul, the Self.   It is necessary to realize the Self is not within our body (you) but it is hidden within the world in which we exist as its formless substance and the witness.  

Thus, our bodies and our experience of the world are made of the same stuff. Realizing this truth will lead one to Advaitic Self-awareness in the midst of duality.    

Everything belongs to the Soul, the Self.  The three states are unreal and impermanent.  The five elements belong to duality. The duality is not reality. 

There is no such thing as cosmic laws. The laws belong to duality and duality is not reality from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.  In reality, matter (universe) and the Spirit (Soul) are the same because the matter is a mere illusion created out of the Spirit or Soul.

The matter is spirit. Those who become aware of this truth can realize Brahman right here (in this very birth)   right now (not in the next world). 

The Soul is unborn and the incarnation of God as a human being is an idea based on the false self within the false experience because the Soul is present in the form of consciousness that pervades everything and everywhere in all three states.  When everything is the Self then the question of birth does not arise. The birth implies duality and duality mere illusion created out of the spirit (consciousness).

From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the experience of birth, life, death, and the world are one in essence. That essence is the Spirit, which is present in the form of consciousness.  This truth cannot be assimilated by those who view and judge from the stad[point of the false self (waking entity or ego) and false experience (waking)     

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

The duality is present only in waking or dream. The duality is absent in deep sleep. That is the duality is present the non-duality is absent. The non-duality is the nature of the soul. Therefore, the Soul becomes the mind. And the mind becomes the Soul. 

The Soul and mind are one in essence. That essence is the Soul that is present in the form of consciousness. The consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman.  Whoever constantly contemplates this truth will realize Brahman or God. 

Anyone who has an intense urge to know the truth and is sharp enough to grasp it with humility and politeness will be able to reach the ultimate end of understanding. :~Santthosh Kumaar