Till one views, judges the three states on the base of ego he will not be able to assimilate the Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

 

 

Something   it is difficult to acquire Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana  because they have not acquired necessary competence for it. Without rectifying the reasoning base from ego (form) base to soul (formless base) base, it is not possible to acquire self-knowledge. Therefore, it is necessary to rectify the reasoning base mentally by realizing the fact that that ‘I’ is not the self.
 

By reflecting constantly on the formless witness of the three states, seeker can become aware of the fact that,  the three states are unreal and  the formless substance, and the witness of the three states, which is the soul or consciousness or spirit, is real.

When waking and dream disappears then   the self  is without the waking  or dream, the witness(soul)  will remain in its formless non-dual true nature.   when the witness remains without the witnessed(waking or dream)  it is identified as deep sleep,  on the base of  physical self  or ego. Thus, the ego is the cause of the ignorance. Till one views, judges  the  three states  on the base of ego he will not be able to assimilate the  Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana.

The Self-Knowledgeor Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana is –Self-Release. Due to ignorance caused by the ego, one imagines self is bound, and makes various and strenuous attempt to become free, whereas the formless soul or consciousness , the innermost self is ever free.

The non-dual true nature of the self can be regained only through Self-Knowledge. The Self-Knowledge or Brahma Gnana or Atma Gnana can be gained, only when one realizes the fact that, the three states, which appear and disappear, are unreal and the formless substance and witness of the three states, which is the soul or consciousness, is real and eternal. In reality the witness and witnessed are one in essence.  That essence is consciousness. Thus consciousness is ultimate reality or Brahman.