Trust me; it is possible to see through the illusion of selfhood completely. "You" won't gain a thing in doing so because who you think you are is imaginary. Who you REALLY are is alive, conscious, unfathomably intelligent, and seamlessly whole. Simply shift attention away from self-referential thoughts and bear in mind what you want to know. The living truth might best be defined as "response to request," and it is why Jesus said, "Seek and ye shall find." He taught two parables about the importance of persistence, and persistence cannot be over-estimated.
Currently it feels as if there is a personal "you" seeking understanding. That's an illusion, but it can't be helped. It is a result of conditioning, indoctrination, and ceaseless self-referential thoughts. The truth is that oneness is seeking the truth through the body/mind called "you," and it will do whatever it will do. Ignore the naysayers; become a person of action; stop reflecting; contemplate whatever existential questions seem most important; and spend as much time as possible attending what you can see or hear non-conceptually.
Total mental silence is not necessary, but the more silent the mind becomes the easier it will be to see what's going on and to realize what is using "your" body's eyes to see itself. Hang in there.
Currently it feels as if there is a personal "you" seeking understanding. That's an illusion, but it can't be helped. It is a result of conditioning, indoctrination, and ceaseless self-referential thoughts. The truth is that oneness is seeking the truth through the body/mind called "you," and it will do whatever it will do. Ignore the naysayers; become a person of action; stop reflecting; contemplate whatever existential questions seem most important; and spend as much time as possible attending what you can see or hear non-conceptually.
Total mental silence is not necessary, but the more silent the mind becomes the easier it will be to see what's going on and to realize what is using "your" body's eyes to see itself. Hang in there.
