In self-awareness, the three states are non-existent because they are one in essence.

In the scientific field knowledge one can bank on discoveries of different scientists.  Newton discovered the law of gravity and Einstein formulated the principle of relativity. And scientists take it for granted that these principles are valid. It is not so in pursuit of truth. If one sage discovers the ultimate truth, it cannot be accepted blindly by the seeker without verification.  Seeker has to discover a fresh on his own to realize’ what is truth’ and ‘what is not truth’ and accept only the truth and mentally  drop the untruth .   Thus constant reflection on the subject is very much necessary in pursuit of truth.

The realists or dualist say: - the consciousness and mind are co-eternal. Each is independent  of other; each represent one complimentary aspect of reality. While the mind is present the consciousness is absent. It is through collaboration between these two aspects of reality the evolution takes place. Apart from these two aspects of reality the realists or dualist do not recognize the ultimate reality transcending these, serving as the base of these.

Creator and creation is theory is based on the false self within the false experience.   There is neither creation is the realm of ultimate truth or Brahman, because there is no scope for duality of any sort.  Ultimate conclusion is this there is no second thing exist other than consciousness. Everything is consciousness thus diversity has no value in light of wisdom.  Thus recognizing the mind or the illusion or universe or duality or three states as consciousness in the midst of diversity brings unity in diversity.

The formless consciousness is the innermost self, is the only reality and universe to be but an illusory manifestation, an appearance which is not real. Mind (universe) and soul (the innermost self) do not represent two complimentary aspect of reality because they are one in essence. Thus the essence has to be taken as reality and the illusory manifestation cannot be considered as reality because it is created out of single stuff, which is consciousness.  Thus the experience of birth, life, death and the world and form, time and space are happening within the illusory manifestation has to considered as illusion.  

Nothing can be independent of consciousness because no second thing exist other than consciousness. The whole universe without the form, time and space is consciousness.  Without the form, time and space there is no universe but it is only the formless non-dual consciousness. But this truth has to be grasped to assimilate and realize the true essence of non-duality.  

When one puts aside the imagination and has the thinker-- what does he get with thinking—he can get only a thought. Meditation is only an effort of the ego within the illusion; it is imagination based on the false self; the consciousness remaining the same with or without ideas.

The soul is the formless substance and witness of the three states. If the formless witness witnesses the waking experience and its attention is fixed to the waking experience than the waking experience is experienced as reality. If the formless witness witnesses the dream and its attention is fixed to the dream than   the dream is experienced as reality.If the attention of the soul is on itself than it is called deep sleep in waking experience,which is the states of ignorance. If  the soul consciously  remains in its formless non-dual  true nature in the midst of waking experience through wisdom it is called self-awareness. 

The three states are an object to the formless soul, is the subject.  the three states are state of ignorance. in all the three states the soul, the innermost self  is in ignorance of its own formless non-dual true nature.   This forgetfulness is cause of the ignorance. Ignorance is cause of experiencing the three states as reality. The three states are cause of experiencing the individuality as reality.  Individuality is cause of experiencing the birth, life, death and the world as reality.  The three states are one in essence. In the realm of truth the three states are non-existent.  In self-awareness, the three states are non-existent because they are one in essence.