One has to get rid of the ignorance first

One has to get rid of the ignorance first, then only  he will  realize the fact that,  the thoughts, words and the  three states becomes are mere illusion, because man and his experience of the world are mere mirage created out of the formless soul. the soul is present in the form of consciousness.  

  Man is  doer within the mirage. The birth, life and death takes place within this mirage. And this  mirage has   appeared  spontaneously and it also disappears spontaneously.  Mirage  has appeared and it  has no permanence. The  formless source from  where the this mirage has appeared and subsides  is real and eternal.   Until one thinks he is the doer, he is in the grip of the ego. Ego is the cause of the ignorance.  When one overcomes the ignorance one becomes free from experiencing  the mirage/  duality as reality. Only deeper thinking and reasoning on the base of the formless soul  will make one realize 'what is truth' and 'what is illusion'.  

Whatever have appeared (birth, life, death and world) has appeared on its own and it disappears on its own.  Whether a person takes it as reality or illusion it all depends on his mental and intellectual conditions will determine the phenomenal world observed and experienced. 

The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. A Gnani viewing the universe (practical life within the practical world) different from the ignorant is viewing the same universe (practical life within the practical world). Each one of them interprets the universe he sees in term of his existing knowledge.   The Gnani sees his body, his ego and his experience of the world as mere mirage created out of consciousness whereas the ignorant sees his body as body, his ego as ego and his experience of the world as world.  

Thus experiencing the pain and pleasure within the illusion with the illusory self, within the illusory experience, has to be illusion. The illusion is created, and sustained, and finally dissolves as consciousness, which is the innermost Self.  Since, there is no second thing other than the consciousness (soul); the consciousness itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.    

The one who has realized this truth for him this illusion is mere  passing show because he is fully aware of the fact that his body, his ego and his experience of the world to be consciousness. Practical peoples approach is more practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the practical life within the practical world, they take it as real whereas for Gnani has the firm conviction that:- 

Formless soul or Consciousness is the witness that experiences the action, the actor, and the world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a theatre, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests, and the dancers with complete impartiality. Even when they all depart, the light shines to reveal their absence.

What is not consciousness (formless) in the experience of diversity (universe or waking)?  The waking and the dream cease to exist without consciousness.  The seeker, seeking and his destination   all are one in essence.