Love and hate propel one to action and I am
the doer-notion also arises when one propel himself to do the action to gain or
to get rid of those objects of likes and dislikes. The notion of doer-ship
arises in the resulting actions - the binds one further since it leaves with
him with some more ingrained impressions which propel him into further actions,
etc - thus becoming a vicious circle. The one who has all the above notions is
- is bound himself to his notions.
These transactions are possible when one has the notion that what he sees as a person of the world is real - - That is worldly truth is taken as real due to lack of the knowledge of the non-dual truth or lack of knowledge of the true self.
The formless witness is beyond any bondage or liberation. One can also understand as the formless witness appears to be bound since bondage is notional and not real due to false identification with the false; but which is taken as real.
When the false- hood of the false is understood when one realize that `I' is not the true self but the formless soul or consciousness is the true self, then false remain as false only, but a notion that false is real is gone for good.
The one who thinks `I' is the self is bound by
illusory duality. The sense of `I' - 'I am' the notion - that is I am the Self
- it is a notion since it is not true, but one who feels it is true is bound by
that feeling, since all his actions are colored by that notion that I am is the
self – `I' is the false entity within the false experience.
The mind includes body and the whole universe. Limiting the mind to the physical entity is the cause of the ego. Because of the identification with false self, the ego becomes dominant. When ego is dominant the illusory duality becomes reality. The only way is through realizing the soul or consciousness as true self.
