You wrote: It is not enough to point out only what we are not; an intelligent person wants to know, “Ok then, what am I”?

This is the problem: The mind of the self must have answers and it asks questions and thinks instead of observing and listening. The self doesn't like a mystery. But the question "What am I?" is not to be answered; it is a prompt to bring the mind back to its source to find that the subject is actually not estranged from the object. Ultimately, this question must also be abandoned when it becomes realized that there is nothing but the totality arising out of emptiness.

The Vedic teachings can be quite useful to set the stage for seekers, but these too must be dropped at some point. It is amazing how generations of sages have compiled their experiences so that they could be of use to future generations. Your last paragraph to me is quite poignant.

You provide a great service to people with your knowledge!