When the ‘I’ disappears you and the world in which you exist disappear along with ‘I’.+

The one which is born, lives, and dies, is not the ‘Self’. The ‘Self’ is not you but the ‘Self’ is the unborn Soul.

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

The experience of birth, life, death, and the world appears because of ignorance. The experience of birth, life, death, and the world is created out of a single clay. That single clay is the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

You belong to the universe, which is a dualistic illusion or Maya. The universe is present in the form of the ‘I’.

Till ‘I’ is present you and the world in which you exist will prevail. When the ‘I’ disappears you and the world in which you exist disappear along with ‘I’.

The ‘I’ is not limited to you because the ‘I’ is the whole universe. When ‘I’ appears the whole universe appears and when ‘I’ disappears the whole universe disappears.

The ‘I’ hides the Soul. Therefore, the seeker has to realize ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality.

By just thinking, you are not this, ignorance will not vanish. When the 'Self' is not you because you are the birth entity what is the use of saying, I AM THIS or ‘I AM THAT’.

If you get stuck to the idea of saying ‘I AM THIS’ or ‘I AM THAT’ without realizing what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality then you will never be able to get rid of the ignorance.

The seeker has to come out of his mental junkyard of accumulated knowledge by realizing the ‘I’ based teaching will not help him to unfold the mystery of the ‘I’.

There is nothing that exists prior to consciousness. The ‘I’ ceases to exist without consciousness. The Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness, is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.

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

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole.

Bhagavad Gita says: ~ Brahmano hi pratisthaham ~ Brahman (God) is considered the all-pervading consciousness, which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material. (14.27).

When Bhagavad Gita says, God is considered the all-pervading consciousness which is the basis of all the animate and inanimate entities and material then nothing has to be accepted as God other than consciousness.

Consciousness is ever-present. Without consciousness, the world, in which you exist ceases to exist.

Consciousness is Self-evident. It is not established by extraneous proofs. It is not possible to deny consciousness because it is the very essence of the one who denies it.

Consciousness is the basis of all kinds of knowledge, presuppositions, and proofs. Consciousness is everything. Thus, consciousness is the ultimate truth or Brahman or God in truth.: ~Santthosh Kumaar