Without examining it, i naturally think, behave and speak as if i am this bundle. After a twaiter, after examination, after astava, we must say, no, nono. Consciousness is not part of what i am. I am consciousness. And consciousness is i, the real i. The rest, body, thoughts, emotions, personality, desires, ideas, these are all appearances objects in consciousness.
Inspired by the 15th chapter of the Ashtavakra Gita, Swami Sarvapriyananda gives a discourse on the nature of the Self.