The Upanishads declare that I am the whole. I am complete. I am, in essence what I am seeking to become. I am not just the inadequate, limited person that I have taken myself to be. Even the highest accomplishment in this world cannot give me permanent happiness because even that will be limited in time and will pass.In fact I am the limitless and all pervasive consciousness. That is the real Self.

Knowing the real Self involves systematic study done consistently over a length of time. The Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita are the only legitimate primary sources of this knowledge. It is so because the Self is not available for objectification. Also there is nothing more worthwhile than devoting oneself to this pursuit of knowledge of oneself. All material pursuits are temporary and at best give short lived happiness. Once one understands this fact and begins the pursuit of Self knowledge, life becomes meaningful and purposeful. The key requirement for assimilating this knowledge is purification of mind or in other words emotional maturity. This is accomplished by Karma Yoga (understood by studying the Bhagavad Gitā) which is right attitude towards action. Lord Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gitā that if the attitude with which action is performed is modified, it goes a long way in helping us grow and gain emotional maturity. This makes us a better human being and helps look at all our experiences as a blessing from the Almighty. This attitude is only possible by a proper understanding of the Lord, not as someone located somewhere like heaven etc, but as having manifested in the form of Universal Order or intelligence pervading the creation. And I am non-separate from the order. My body, mind, sense organs etc are only incidental and do not have a reality separate from the universal order. That is, my understanding of myself as an individual distinct from the rest of universe may not really have a valid basis. This, in a nutshell, is what the Teaching is all about and over the course of the study one gains a growing clarity.