If the ‘I’ is true, let it then be perceived in the state of deep sleep also. As it is not at all perceived, it must be unreal and false.+

People who think the 'I' in everyone and everything is the Self, without realizing the Self is not ‘I’, but the Self is the invisible and unborn Soul hidden by the "I".

If the ‘I’ is true, let it then be perceived in the state of deep sleep also. As it is not at all perceived, it must be unreal and false.

Bhagavad Gita:~ You must first see the ‘I’ as illusory before you see others as illusory. ~ CH.2 v.16

The ‘I’ is not within you, but you exist within the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the world in which you exist.

The ‘I’ disappears as deep sleep, so what is the use of being attached to it? It is impermanent and illusory because ‘I’ is physical awareness.

Physical awareness is not Self-awareness. ‘I-less awareness is Self-awareness.

It is erroneous to identify the invisible Soul, the Self, as 'I' or 'I AM' because the invisible and genderless Soul, the Self, is not 'I' or I AM’. The invisible Soul, the Self, is the witness of the 'I'.

To understand the false nature of the ‘I’, the Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana, is necessary.

The Self is not ‘I’, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is the cause of the ‘I’. Holding the ‘I as the Self leads to hallucination based on the imagination.

What is the use of saying ‘I AM THAT’- without knowing what the Self is in actuality?

Without knowing the truth of the Self, without realizing the truth of the world in which you exist, it is impossible to realize the truth, which is hidden ignorance. By a mere utterance of the word ‘I AM THAT', the truth will not be revealed.

Deeper self-search reveals the fact that the Self is not you, but the Self is the invisible Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

If the ‘Self’ is not you, then what is the use of you saying ‘I AM THIS ‘or 'I AM THAT' because you are the false self within the dualistic illusion.

When the Soul wakes up from its sleep of ignorance, the world in which you exist is merely an illusion.

When the invisible Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness, the world in which you exist becomes one with the Soul, which is present in the form of consciousness.

If the ‘I’ is present, then only the mind is present. If the mind is present, then only the universe is present. And the universe is present only when the waking or the dream is present.

One sees differences between things because of ignorance; all these differences would vanish when one gets wisdom and the various thoughts arise because one considers the Self as ‘I’.:~ Santthosh Kumaar