[Advaita-l] Atman and Witness - transcending

[aham brahmaasmi]

Respected Vidwans,

Please may I ask what is meant by the text in bold below? So, is Atman the
unattached witness *OR *does it transcend the unattached witness? I thought
it was the former. What does 'transcending the unattached witness' mean
here?

108  Facets of the Inimitable Guru - page 19

  “In our class at the usual hour in the evening of 3rd January 1976, Sri
Subbaramaiya commenced by asking us about our experiences stemming from the
contemplation on the mahāvākya, ‘prajñānaṁ brahma’ (Consciousness is
Brahman). He subtly led us by progressively and minutely distilling our
contemplation. Thus, from prompting the recollection of being the witness
of thoughts, he facilitated the strengthening of the realisation that *even
while being the witness*, *transcending that unattached witness is the
innermost Ātman* that is Self-luminous, of the very nature of incessant
Bliss and non-different from the Supreme Brahman."

thank you in advance for your replies,
hari: Om !
sakshi