The enlightenment has two stages to it or two steps, two aspects to it. First is realizing your self-esturium. Nobody thinks I am the chair of the table. But I am not the body also. Why not? Because it's an object. And these objects are not separate from me. They appear in me, the consciousness. If literally that way true, what are you? I am happy. The moment you are not happy, then you will be gone. It must be consciousness only.
Swami Sarvapriynanda conducts a Q&A session following the discourse on "The Essence of All Vedanta" at the Vedanta Society of New York - Apr 8, 2018 | Vedanta NY