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Originally Posted by MikeS80
Brahman uses atman as a tool to be conscious of itself (Brahman), while atman uses “ego-mind” and body to describe and express atman.
Since brahman uses atman as a tool and atman uses “ego-mind” and body as tools, atman, “ego-mind” and body are all brahman, thus all is one/brahman and brahman/one is all.
Relating/identifying the body to mental “ego mind” is a grave error, because relating/identifying the body to “ego mind” is separating “Self”/atman from itself, and is placing limitations on “self”/ego-mind”, body and “Self”/atman, thus is placing limitations on brahman! The foundation of relating/identifying the body with the mental “ego mind” is what is having you running around in an infinite mental loop/circle bud!
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1 - There is only Brahman. Atman and Self (not to be confused with ego-self) are descriptors that are interchangeable with Brahman.
2 - If Brahman uses Atman as a tool and Atman uses the ego-self as a tool that's three, not One.
3 - The ego-self is, by definition, limited by form, space and time and Brahman/Atman/Self is limitless.
It seems to me you keep going back to the ego-self as central to identity. From an Advaita perspective that is the ignorance that is Maya, and Self realization is the knowledge that erases that ignorance. That you are in fact Brahman/Atman/Self and everything of this universe, including body and mind, are but appearances of Brahman and within Brahman.
It works better and is more relatable if one uses Consciousness instead of Brahman. Then it can be worded as everything of this universe, including body and mind, are but appearances of Consciousness and within Consciousness.
It really simplifies the mental gymnastics and what's more it is precisely our experience of reality. The problem seems to be we consider consciousness as rather ordinary when it's quite extraordinary, and that is It is Brahman, Sat-Chit-Ananda, Existence-Consciousness-Bliss.