You are the Master, the mind is your servant. That is the correct relationship.
If the 'I am the doer' idea goes, then only I Am remains and that 'I Am' has no religion.
Sometimes consciousness devises an obstacle in order to have the experience of transcending it.
The place you are looking for is the place from which you are looking.
When you can bear your own silence, you are free.
All experiences come and go. What witnesses experiencing itself?