First, realize what the Self is in actuality. Amazingly an honest introspection will reveal that all fault lies with “you” and " your "own perceptions and attitudes.+

Self-realization is made so complicated because of religion and yoga, and diverse theories propagated by the Gurudom make it even more complicated.

No amount of reading diverse theories propagated by Gurudom can lead to God-realization. You must realize what God is supposed to be in actuality.

When you get a firm conviction of God in truth, then the universe that you used to think it as reality will become unreal.

The ‘Self’ is not you. You are the ego. The ego is the waking entity. Thus, whatever is based on the waking entity is bound to be a falsehood because the waking experience itself is a falsehood.

All the Gurus and their teachings limit the Self to individuality. Thus, they yield only half-truths.

There is a need to realize that the three states, which come and go, are merely an illusion.

All three states are made of single stuff. That single stuff is consciousness. Knowledge of the single stuff is Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

First, realize what the Self is in actuality. Amazingly, an honest introspection will reveal that all fault lies with “you” and " your "own perceptions and attitudes. If there is an error in understanding what the Self is in actuality, it is in “you".

Correcting this and changing to a Soulcentric attitude will change your perception, and then the invisible Soul, the Self, will reveal its formless, timeless, and spaceless true nature.

The mind becomes still only when ignorance vanishes. The ignorance vanishes when wisdom dawns. When wisdom dawns, then the invisible Soul, the Self, remains in its own awareness in the midst of the duality.

Start your mental (inner) journey, even if you may find it difficult at first, as you go on reading the posts, your subconscious will start dropping the dualistic egocentric knowledge and start accepting the Soul-centric Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

As you cross the ‘I’ and get to the other side, and once you are on the other side of the ‘I’, is the reality, which is beyond form, time, and space. You will realize that the ‘I’ is an illusion.

Self-knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana has nothing to do with the ‘I-centric' teaching.

Remember, the ‘I’ is not an individual because the ‘I’ is the whole universe. Limiting the ‘I’ to individuality is the cause of experiencing the dualistic illusion or reality?

The nature of the ‘I’ is the nature of the mind.

The nature of the mind is the nature of the universe.

The nature of the universe is the nature of the waking.

The nature of waking is the nature of the illusion.

Thus, it is necessary to study the nature of the ‘I’ to unfold the mystery of the universe.

All the teachings that limit the ‘I’ to an individual and glorify the ‘I’ without knowing what this ‘I’ is supposed to be in actuality. All ‘I’ based teachings are inadequate and useless for the serious seeker of truth.

If you are seeking truth, nothing but the truth must be discarded without mercy; such teaching to progress in your spiritual quest.

The seeker must know the ‘I’ is not limited to individuality. The seeker has to see the ‘I’ as the universe in order to overcome ignorance. When the Advaitic wisdom dawns, then the ignorance vanishes.

When ignorance vanishes and the dualistic illusion (world) you used to think it as reality becomes unreal. :  : ~ Santthosh Kumaar