The invisible Soul, the Self, is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the cause of the 'I'.+

Without realizing what this ‘I’ is supposed to be in actuality, it becomes an obstacle in the path of wisdom. To remove that obstacle, the seeker must realize ‘what is this 'I’ is supposed to be in actuality.

Deeper self-search reveals that the Self is not ‘I’ but the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The invisible Soul, the Self, is hidden by the ‘I’, which is the cause of the 'I'.

The ‘I’ is present only when the mind is present. The mind is present only when the world is present. The world is present only when there is a waking experience.

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the waking experience is not considered different from the world. The world is not considered different from the mind. The mind is not considered different from the’ I’. This truth has to be assimilated.

The ‘I’ is merely an illusion created out of the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. ‘I’ is not the subject. The ‘I’ is an object to the Soul, which is the formless, timeless, and spaceless subject.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion, then the world in which you exist is bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion, then three states are bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion, then the form, time, and space are bound to be an illusion.

If the I’ is an illusion, then the individual experience of birth, life, and death is bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion, then the words and thoughts are bound to be an illusion.

If the ‘I’ is an illusion, then the duality is bound to be an illusion.

When the ‘I ' is present, then the world in which you exist is present.

When the ‘I is absent, then the world in which you exist is absent.

The one who is aware of the coming and going of the ‘I’ is not you but the invisible Soul, the Self.

The seeker has to make sure what this ‘I’ is supposed to be? The seeker has to make sure of the unreal nature of the ‘I’, which appears and disappears, to realize the truth, which is beyond form, time, and space.

That is why the Bhagavad Gita: ~ “The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

The ‘I’ hides the invisible Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

People think the ‘I’ without the body is the Self. The seeker has to realize that the ‘I’ is not the Self, but the witness of the ‘I’ is the true Self, which is eternal.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10: ~ If you desire liberation, but you still say 'I', If you feel the Self is the ‘I’, you are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

People are stuck with the reality of the ‘I’, which they take as real because some Gurus have propagated that the Self is the ‘I’. There is no need to convince such a mindset. The seeker of truth accepts only the truth, nothing but the truth.

If you are a seeker, then you must think, you must reason, you must learn to think in the Soulcentric way; by thinking and reasoning in a Soulcentric way, you can learn to view and judge the worldview on non-dualistic perspective, and then only is it possible to unfold the truth, which is hidden by the ‘I’. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar