I AM THAT and WhO AM 'I'?- teachings limit the 'Self' to an individual whereas the Soul, the Self is not an individual.+

Advaita or nonduality means one without the second. This oneness is a fundamental quality of the Soul, the Self.

The universe is an illusion created out of the Soul, the Self, which is present in the form of consciousness.

I AM THAT and WhO AM 'I'?- teachings limit the 'Self' to an individual whereas the Soul, the Self is not an individual because of the Soul, which is present in the form of the consciousness pervades in everything and everywhere in the universe.

Limiting the 'Self' to an individual is a great error. The 'I' is the dualistic illusion or Maya. The dualistic illusion or Maya appears as the universe (I).

Only Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana the Soul, the Self frees itself from the cage the dualistic illusion or Maya.

Remember:~

You are not ‘THAT’ because you are not the Self. ‘THAT ‘is not an individual to say that ‘I AM THAT’.

By simply saying ‘I AM THAT’ the wisdom will dawn. You are bound by the form, time, and space. You are bound by birth, life, death, and the world.

Just by saying ‘I AM THAT’ one will not realize the truth hidden by the form, time, and space.

Some Guru says: Right here, right now realize ‘you are that’ such statements are merely playing with words.

Perfect understanding of ‘what is what leads to Self-awareness.

Until one thinks ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ as the Self, his understanding is egocentric. The egocentric understanding of Advaita is not the realization of the ultimate truth or Brahman.

That is why Ashtavakra Gita 16:10:~ If you desire liberation, but you still say "I," If you feel the ‘Self’ is the ‘I’, You are not a wise man or a seeker. You are simply a man who suffers.

Even after knowing the ‘Self’ is not ‘I’ people are stuck with ‘I-centric' teaching and Gurus. Those who are stuck with ‘I’ or ‘I AM’ will never be able to get rid of ignorance. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar