The words and thoughts are part of the illusion. The formless witness(FW), which is in the form of consciousness is real, and it is also the formless substance the illusion,which is present in the form of universe. It is the will of the formless witness to reveal itself, not the effort of physical entity or ego within the waking experience.
When the focus of attention of the soul (FW) turns on itself , the illusion ceases. When the focus of attention stabilizes on its formless non-dual true nature, than the soul, the innermost self is in its own awareness. in self-awareness the three states are one in essence. when the one is spiritually matured he will have firm conviction that the soul is the self and the three states are mere illusion from the standpoint of the soul,the innermost self.
There is a need to clear all the confusion and move ahead in pursuit of truth. None of the teachings will take one to finality without removing the obstacles.
Since, all the scholars and gurus does not accepted anything other than their accepted truth , which are based on the waking entity or ego , therefore, they will never be able to assimilate the Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.
The rebirth and reincarnation theory is based on the physical self. The soul has no birth; therefore, it has no death. When the birth, life and death are reality within the false experience then the rebirth and reincarnation is reality within the falsehood. Since, man is immersed himself in believing the duality as reality, he is unaware of the ultimate truth.
When the seeking mind discovers the fact that, the waking entity is not the true self, then identifies the soul as true self, and learns to view and judge the three states on the base of the soul, then the ignorance drops. Moreover, it becomes aware of the fact that, the three states are mere mirage created sustained and finally dissolves as soul, which is in the form of the spirit.
Names and forms are part of the false experience. Origin of the false experience is the soul. The soul is the formless substance and witness of the three states. Without the formless witness, the false experience ceases to exist. Therefore, the false self or ego has to trace the true self in order to overcome the duality and merge in its formless non-dual true nature.
Sri, Ramana Maharishi Says: The self is fullness of consciousness. Therefore, there is nothing apart from it. Ramana would humorously say that if god were to be separate he would be self-less. As for Sadguru his individuality is dead. It is merged in the self like waves in the sea. so, he is the Self. The guru and god are not different for their essential nature as unlimited consciousness is the same. [Page-8 – Practical Guide To Know Yourself].
It means the soul or consciousness(FW) itself is the self. Therefore, the three states are not apart from it. We are aware of god, the world and ourselves only in the waking experience. Thus, whatever seen, known, believed and experienced in waking or dream is witnessed by the FW(soul). The waking or dream rises from FW (consciousness) and subsides as FW (consciousness). Therefore there is no second thing exists other then FW in the whole experience of diversity. (Waking or dream). The waking experience is non-existent without the FW(soul) . The FW(soul) is the true self and it is in the form spirit or consciousness. The FW(soul) can stay with or without the waking or dream. Illustration is deep sleep. In deep sleep, it is without the waking or dream. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the fact that, the three states are unreal on the standpoint of FW(soul) , and mentally focus the attention on the FW(soul) to get the non-dual self-awareness. Only when the focus of attention of the seeking mind then it gets established in the FW(soul) the wisdom dawns and ignorance (duality) drops.
The individuality and individual experiences are happening within the false experience (waking or dream). They are reality only on the base of ignorance. When the ignorance drops, the individual and the individual experiences are mere mirage created out of FW (soul or consciousness).
To assimilate the “Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana” it takes steady, unceasing zeal. Nobody can teach that zeal. One has to develop that himself. "One can take a horse to water but he cannot make him drink." Yet when the horse is thirsty, it seeks out water with zeal. So, when one has an immense thirst for knowing the truth, when he will not give undue importance to the experience of duality --then it will starts revealing on it own.
