The Self is the ultimate knower. The Self is ever aware. When the Self gets attached and identified with the mind (seer), the underlying oneness of “seer, scene, and seeing” is lost. The Self forgets its real identity by being lost in the details of these three. Due to this entanglement, the Self assumes itself to be an individual mind. The individual mind believes itself to be separate from everything else. The three, which are inherently one, appear fragmented. It assumes a limited existence, instead of being one with totality. This false assumption is called ego. Thus, the mind that lacks wisdom becomes an obstacle in seeing the oneness of the “seer, seen, and seeing”.
