If you realize the universe is an illusion, then you must include yourself as part of the illusory universe.+

 

If you realize the universe is an illusion, then you must include yourself as part of the illusory universe.

The real Self is the invisible Soul hidden by the illusory universe because the Soul or consciousness is the cause of the illusory universe.

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ The universe rises from the Self like bubbles from the sea.

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. In fact, our mental and intellectual conditions determine the object (three states), observed, and experienced. The commoner viewing the world will see it differently from a Gnani viewing the same world. Each one interprets the world that they see in terms of their existing knowledge. The commoner sees everything based on the ego; therefore, he sees the world in which he exists as a reality, whereas a Gnani sees everything as consciousness, and he is fully aware of the fact that there is no second thing exists other than the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness (subject). 

Thus, all the objective observation has to be bifurcated to realize the ultimate truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

Consciousness permeates everything and everywhere in all three states.   Consciousness illuminates the whole universe, which includes the Sun, Moon, and the whole galaxy.

Consciousness pervades the entire universe outwardly and shines of itself, as the fire that permeates a red-hot iron ball both inwardly and outwardly shines of itself. There exists nothing that is not consciousness.:~ Santthosh Kumaar