Q (Mohan): If I am consciousness then why don’t I behave as one?A: Please see the answers below in two situations:

a) Before Enlightenment your mind does not know that you are consciousness and hence your mind keeps on identifying with false Is. This happens because of ignorance – thanks to maya.

b) After enlightenment, while your mind does know that you are consciousness your body still has to live in this world and hence mind has to behave accordingly. So, your mind acts as Mohan and not as consciousness while dealing with people like an actor acting in a movie. It is also possible that the false Is take over sometimes as the understanding that you are consciousness may not yet be sufficiently deep rooted in the mind.

PS: Enlightenment is for the mind. The real you is always consciousness whether the mind knows that or not.