The seeker, seeking and his destination all are one in essence

The individual god, religion is based on the false self (‘ego or waking entity’) within the false experience. On the base of  the formless soul, the innermost self,  neither man nor the world, nor the individual god exists. Only the formless  soul, which is present  in the form of consciousness prevail as ultimate truth or Brahman.  Therefore, religion, god, and scriptures are not helpful in realizing the truth. They are the greatest obstacle in the pursuit of truth.    


The one which witness is the three states is not the waking entity but the formless  soul.

The seeker  has to reject  mentally  reject  the three states  by holding  the formless witness and the three states.   One finds it hard in the beginning. However, with patience and perseverance, the subconscious becomes receptive and it starts accepting the truth naturally and spontaneously.

The religion, the concept of God and scriptures are part of the illusion. The mind has to merge in the soul. This is possible when one becomes aware of the fact that,  mind and soul are one in essence. Thus, one has to make sure the mind is created out of soul and mind is mere mirage. Once one becomes aware of the fact that,  the mind is a myth then the birth, life and death which takes place within the mirage bound to be a myth.  By assimilating this truth, the one comes out of the inherited conviction of the cycle of birth, life and death and frees from inherited physical conditionings.  

Sri, Sankara says in VivekaChudamani   

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.


65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and other such things lying above it and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the self, which is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but not through perverted arguments.

Whatever have appeared (birth, life, death and world) has appeared on its own and it disappears on its own.  Whether a person takes it as reality or illusion it all depends on his mental and intellectual conditions will determine the phenomenal world observed and experienced. The look of an object will depend upon the medium through which the observer views it. A Gnani viewing the universe (practical life within the practical world) different from the ignorant is viewing the same universe (practical life within the practical world). Each one of them interprets the universe he sees in term of his existing knowledge.   The Gnani sees his body, his ego and his experience of the world as a mere mirage created out of consciousness whereas the ignorant sees his body as body, his ego as ego and his experience of the world as world. 


Thus experiencing the pain and pleasure within the illusion with the illusory self, within the illusory experience, has to be an illusion. The illusion is created, and sustained, and finally dissolves as consciousness, which is the innermost Self.  Since, there is no second thing other than the consciousness (soul); the consciousness itself is ultimate truth or Brahman.   The one who has realized this truth for him this illusion is passing show because he is fully aware of the fact that his body, his ego and his experience of the world to be consciousness. Practical peoples approach is more practical, and they are stuck with the reality of the practical life within the practical world, they take it as real whereas for Gnani has the firm conviction that:-

Formless soul or Consciousness is the witness that experiences the action, the actor, and the world of separate things. It is like a light that illuminates everything in a theatre, revealing the master of ceremonies, the guests, and the dancers with complete impartiality. Even when they all depart, the light shines to reveal their absence.

What is not consciousness (formless) in the experience of diversity (universe or waking)?  The waking and the dream ceases to exist without consciousness.  The seeker, seeking and his destination   all are one in essence.