Mentally reduce the universe into consciousness by realizing the universe is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.+

All your questions are based on the dualistic perspective. From a non-dualistic perspective, there are no doubts and confusion because there is no second thing that exists other than the invisible and unborn Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

The seeker has to learn to view the worldview from a non-dualistic perspective to have a glimpse of the invisible Soul, the Self as it is, which is hidden by the dualistic illusion( universe).

Our communication is limited to the domain of the dualistic illusion or Maya. The invisible Soul, the  Self, is hidden by the dualistic illusion. It is the invisible Soul, the Self, which is in the bondage of ignorance. It is the invisible Soul, the Self, which has to wake up from its sleep of ignorance.

When the individual reaches the ultimate end of understanding, ignorance vanishes, and the invisible  Soul, the Self, will remain in its awareness of its nondual true nature in the midst of the dualistic illusion (universe).

When the invisible Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness of its nondual true nature in the midst of dualistic illusion, then the reality of the dualistic illusion (universe) fades away. In the same way as the reality of the dream fades away when the waking takes place.

Our discussion is a reality within the dualistic illusion. There was no cause for the universe even at the very start. So nothing ever is really born. The entire universe is only an illusion. The universe in which you exist is merely a dualistic illusion created out of consciousness.

What exists is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness only. Consciousness cannot be expressed in words because it is the existence itself. It is eternal, self-effulgent, and unblemished.

The illusion has no value. The universe is the illusory nature of the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness. 

Mentally reduce the universe into consciousness by realizing the universe is nothing but an illusion created out of consciousness.

There is no reason behind the illusion! From the ultimate standpoint, there is no illusion at all! Everything is nothing but consciousness.

You are still going by an attempt to establish a sequence of cause-and-effect relationships. There has to be a touchstone that can establish the correctness or otherwise of the sequence of causes and effects. If we examine based on that yardstick, the causes will evaporate.

For example, doubt is a cause for a question. The cause for the doubt is ignorance. If we can get rid of ignorance, there is no scope for doubt and the later questions.

Remember:~

Ashtavakra Gita: ~ “The universe rises from the Soul, the Self, like bubbles from the sea. Thus, know the Self to be One and in this way enter into the state of dissolution."

Sage  Sankara says the transparent Truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman (Gnani).

First, know ‘what is the truth’ and ‘what is untruth’ for sure. Without realizing what untruth truth is, it is difficult to know what truth is.

When the sky, clouds, and the world in which you exist are made of a single clay, then there is no second thing that exists, other than that clay. That clay is the invisible Soul, which is a formless, timeless, and spaceless existence.

Reality is hidden by unreality. The illusory universe in which we exist hides the truth. Whatever belongs to you is unreal. The words and thoughts belong to you, not to the Soul, which is the Self.

Whatever has name and form and attributes and whatever belongs to form, time, and space is an illusion. The illusion hides the Spirit, which is God in truth. 

The illusion and Spirit are one in essence. Spirit, the God alone, is real and eternal. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar