Does a self-realized person need a Self?

In the ultimate reality, there's no Self
and there's no consciousness. 

And some people became perplexed
because just as they were beginning to discover the Self,
I come and tell them there's no Self. 

Now what does this mean, we'll follow through on it.

The Self exists as long as you believe you're not self-realized. 

Does a self-realized person need a Self? 

Does a self-realized person talk about consciousness?
Needs consciousness or Brahman, or parabrahman,
or sat-chit-ananda? 

Those are words, those are concepts.
As long as you are believing in concepts, words,
preconceived ideas, this will halt your progress. 

Reality is beyond words.
Reality is in the Silence. 

Really the only thing you have to do is quiet your mind.
Make your mind quiescent
and reality will shine forth all by itself. 

But if you go around repeating like a parrot,
"I am the Self, I am consciousness, I am ultimate reality."
It will actually keep you back. 

I tell you the truth, it's better to say nothing.
The reason I express these words,
is to make you understand that
there is something else besides your bodily experiences. 

There's something besides your everyday occurrences.
And that is called the Self. 

The Self is merely a self-contained Self,
projecting and manifesting the universe and the world. 

You are that Self.
And the reason the universe and the world exist
is because you exist. It's being emanated through you.
You are the projectionist. 

The entire universe is a projection of your mind.
So, if there's no mind, everything becomes the Self.
Then you can confess, everything is the Self and I am that.
But until that happens the best thing you can do,
is to speak very little. 

The best thing you can do, is to dive deep within yourself,
and discover your true nature.
This can be done at any time.

-Robert Adams - T13 - There is No Self! -
30th September, 1990