Soul is the true self. The soul is in the form of consciousness. Limiting the soul to individual entity is erroneous, because the consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in the universe, which is in the form of the mind.
The mind appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (non-duality). The knower or witness of the three states which comes and goes is neither the waking entity nor the dream entity but the formless consciousness. Thus mentally tracing and realizing the existence of the formless witness is essential in order assimilate and realizes the ultimate truth.
Soul or consciousness, the innermost Self is not an object; self is the formless subject, which is in the form of consciousness. The mind, which is in the form of universe, is an object to the formless self. The subject and object exit in duality. In reality there is neither the subject nor the object because subject and object are one in essence.
The very study of the universe, which is in the form of mind led to the conclusion that the formless substance and witness of the mind is consciousness and no second thing exist other than consciousness. Hence consciousness is an ultimate reality.
The universe is reality on the base of the waking entity, which is limited to the waking experience. The waking experience is unreal on the base of the formless witness of the three states. Thus the waking entity is not the self.
Death doesn't exist in a formless, timeless, spaceless existence. The past, present and future are only reality within the illusion." In truth, the mind, which is in the form of universe, transcends form, time and space.
The "Me'' feeling is present only in waking or dream. Thus limiting the “Me” feeling only to waking entity or dream entity is erroneous. The death is not the death of the “Self” but it is the death of the mind, which is in the form of the universe. The witness of the form, time and space, which is consciousness, will prevail without the duality. Thus Man and the universe are reality within the waking or dream. The dream is parallel waking experience and waking experience is parallel dream. Until one traces the formless witness of these states one will not be aware of the reality.
Everyone is immersed in intoxication of form, time and space and creates their own sphere of reality. People judge the reality on the base form, time and space without being aware of the fact that the reality is beyond form, time and space. Thus it is necessary to make sure of the fact that, the sense of “Me” or “I” is not the self, before indulging in pursuit of truth.
Birth, life, death are reality within the universe but the man and his experience of the universe are within the mind, which appear as waking or dream(duality) and disappear as deep sleep(non-duality)
The individual experiences happenings are part of the waking or dream birth, life, death and universe doesn’t exist in reality. Thus, the universe is reality within the waling experience but waking experience is mere illusion on the standpoint of the formless witness, which is within but it is apart from the waking or dream. It is within the three states, as their formless substance and it is apart from the three states, as their formless witness. It is apart because it is not and entity, or identity or thing within the waking or dream.
The individual experiences happenings are part of the waking or dream birth, life, death and universe doesn’t exist in reality. Thus, the universe is reality within the waling experience but waking experience is mere illusion on the standpoint of the formless witness, which is within but it is apart from the waking or dream. It is within the three states, as their formless substance and it is apart from the three states, as their formless witness. It is apart because it is not and entity, or identity or thing within the waking or dream.
