Sage Sankara also asserts that the Self is realized when all the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of Self- knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the real and the unreal.
From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, all three states are unreal. Therefore, waking or dream is the dualistic illusion or Maya. illusion.
From the standpoint of the Soul, the Self, the three states are non-existent. The Soul is present in the form of consciousness.
Whatever is seen, known, believed, and experienced as a reality within the waking experience as a person is merely an illusion created out of consciousness.
Man and his experience of the world and his God based on blind belief is merely an illusion from the standpoint of the Soul, the Self.
Thus it is necessary to learn to view and judge the three states on the base of the Soul in order to realize the fact that, all three states are merely an illusion.
Only after realizing the three states are illusory, one can say the world is an illusion, not until then.
Religion dogmatically assumes God's existence which is based on individual perception. One has to realize the fact that whatever is based on individuality is bound to be an illusion. Thus the physical body and the experience of the world and belief in god are part of the illusion.
In reality, no second thing exists other than the Atman (soul). Thus, Atman(soul) alone is a reality that is a formless substance and the witness of the illusion(three states).
The Atman is the ultimate reality or Brahman. Brahman is a real God. No second thing exists other than the Atman (consciousness) because the whole universe is created out of Atman, which is present in the form of consciousness.:~Santthosh Kumaar
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