Bhagvad Gita: ~ The permanent is always there, only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes.+

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.

The Self is not the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of the mind. Limiting the mind or the ‘I’ to the waking entity (you) is the main hurdle in the pursuit of truth.

The seeker of truth must investigate ‘what is the mind?’ to realize the mind ('I') is not limited to the ego or waking entity, but ‘I’ is the mind.

The mind is present in the form of the universe. And universe appears as waking or dream (duality) and disappears as deep sleep (nonduality).

When the Self is neither the waking entity (ego) nor the ‘I’, then the 'WHO AM ‘I’ inquiry will not yield the truth.

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

The ‘I’ is not permanent. The ‘I’ only the transient ‘I’ comes and goes. Whatever comes and goes is an illusion.

Thus, it is necessary to hold the ‘I’ as an illusion to realize, we exist in the domain of the ‘I’. The ‘I’ is present in the form of form, time, and space.

‘I’ is not within the body because the ‘I’ is the whole universe. Thus, all teachings based on ‘I’ as Self will not help to unfold the mystery of the truth beyond the ‘I’.

People who are stuck with ‘I’ based teaching will never be able to realize the truth beyond form, time, and space.

Self-knowledge or Brahm Gnana or Atma Gnana is required to get rid of the ‘I’, which is the ignorance.

The Self is not the ‘I’, but the Self is the invisible Soul. The invisible Soul is present in the form of consciousness. Consciousness is the substance and the witness of the ‘I’.

When one realizes the invisible Soul is the Self, then he is freed from experiencing the duality as a reality.

When he recognizes that consciousness is everywhere and in everything, in all three states, then that very recognition leads to a total dissolution of ignorance and leads to nondual Self-awareness.

The seeker's aim is to find and realize the Self. Self-realization is necessary to attain liberation from the illusory bondage of form, time, and space.

When the Self is realized, then this ‘I’, which you think as a reality, becomes unreal.

Sages of truth have always insisted on soulcentric Reason rather than egocentric logic. This applies particularly to those who want to know and realize the Self, which is not the ‘I’. : ~ Santthosh Kumaar