Nonduality means not two. It seems very simple, but we make it so complex, don’t we?
When we talk about nonduality, we always start talking about things. We even talk about things that don’t even exist, like the ego and the self and our sense of separation.
Always come back to not two. It means not two.
It’s trying to unhook us from our habitual addiction to things. It means Oneness. But we take Oneness, turn that into a thing, and then try to become it.
Give it a try. Try to become oneness. Then notice, “Okay, how did I turn that into a thing that’s not me? How did I turn that into a thing that’s not the people around me? How did I turn that into a thing that maybe doesn’t include rocks?”
Try again. Make it more vast. Let’s put the water in it, let’s put the rocks in it, let’s put the stars and the fireflies and everything in it. Then notice, “Okay, now how did I separate myself from that?”
Always come back to not two.
The beauty of nonduality is that it’s a technique. It’s not a philosophy, it’s not something you have to describe. It’s a technique that you can use over and over and over until you see it, know it, be it.
Nonduality is “Not two.” You and me, not two. Use it as a technique, not as a philosophy.
The second we try to explain it, it’s nuts, right? The second you try to explain it, if you haven’t experienced it, you’ve completely divided yourself.
Use the tool when you need the tool, then put it down. When we’re done with a hammer, we put it down, right? When we’re done with a wrench, we put it down (hopefully you put it back in its correct spot.) But we don’t hold on to it. No, we take it and pound in the nail and then we’re done.
Same thing with nonduality, it’s a tool, it’s a technique. Use it to awaken yourself.