Until you inquire into the nature of the universe the Self hidden by the universe will not be revealed.+

Until you inquire into the nature of the universe the Self hidden by the universe will not be revealed.

Self-inquiry is finding out the ‘Self’ which is hidden by the illusory universe, in which we exist. 

By inquiring ‘Who am I?’, the ignorance will not vanish. Without getting rid of ignorance, the Advaitic wisdom will not dawn. Without the Advaitic wisdom, it is not possible to realize the truth, which is hidden within the world in which we exist.

That is why Sage Sankara says: ~ VC-63- Without causing the objective universe to vanish and without knowing the truth of the ‘Self’ how is one to achieve Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely in an effort of speech.

Sage Sankara  said: ~A.A~ 88. When the whole universe, movable and immovable is known to be Atman (consciousness), and thus the existence of everything else is negated, where is then any room to say that the body is Atman?

Till you think you are an individual separate from the world and the world that existed prior to you and you are born in it afterward the ignorance will prevail as a reality. Till ignorance is there the universe prevails as a reality.

Sage Sankara says ~ “What is accepted without a proper inquiry will not lead a person to the final goal. On the contrary, such acceptance will result only in evil, in something detrimental to our spiritual progress.

Sage Sankara says the transparent truth of the Self, which is hidden by the illusion, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, (Gnani).

Sage Sankara says: - VC-47- All the effects of ignorance, root, and branch, are burnt down by the fire of knowledge, which arises from discrimination between these two—the Self and the non-Self.

Sage Sankara: ~ “VC~ All this universe which through ignorance appears as of diverse forms, is nothing else but Brahman (Consciousness) which is absolutely free from all the limitations of Maya.

Remember:~

By inquiring Who am I? - the truth hidden by the 'I' will not be unfolded.

The mystery of the 'I' will be unfolded only when you realize what is this 'I' supposed o be in actuality.

‘WHO AM ‘I’?’ – ‘I AM THAT’ - teachings are for the lower stages. Deeper self-search reveals the fact that ‘WHO AM ‘I’?’ – ‘I AM THAT’ - teachings are useless and inadequate to unfold the truth hidden by the ‘I’.

The Self is not ‘I’. The ‘I’ is not limited to you because the ‘I’ is form, time, and space together.

It is very much necessary for the seeker to realize ‘what is this ‘I’ supposed to be in actuality, in order to acquire Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

Until you hold the ‘Self ‘as the ‘I’ you will never be able to get Self-realization. ‘I’ hides the Soul, which is the innermost Self. ‘

'I’ is ignorance.

‘I’ is the duality.

‘I’ is form, time, and space.

‘I’ is the universe.

‘I’ is the waking.

‘I’ is the dream.

‘I’ is the illusion.

‘I’ is the experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

Without the ‘I’ there is no ignorance.

Remember:~

Without the ‘I’ there is no duality.

Without the ‘I’ there is no form, time, and space

Without the ‘I’ there is no universe.

Without the ‘I’ there is no waking.,

Without the ‘I’ there is no dream.

Without the ‘I’ there is no illusion.

Without the ‘I’ there is no experience of birth, life, death, and the world.

The ‘I’ hides the truth of the whole. The ‘I’ hides the truth.

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.

Bhagavad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. (2.18)

It is time to discard the ‘I’. Never use the word ‘I’ or I AM for the Self. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar