Non - Duality
Ajata Vada (No Creation school) of Advaita
There is no ending, or beginning creation, no one in Illusion, nor anyone pursuing spiritual practice. There is no one aspiring for Liberation, nor anyone liberated. This is the Absolute Truth. - Gaudapada's Mandhyuka Upanishad Karika
Ego-"I", the source of Thoughts will vanish & the ever-existing Self will shine clearly
under the tree, shade is pleasant
With practice the Mind will develop the strenght to stay in its source.
Out in the open, the Sun is scorching. One who has been in the Sun feels cool when he reaches the shade. If he keeps going from the shade into the Sun he is foolish. One who is wise stays permanently in the shade.
The Mind of one who knows the Truth does not stray from the Brahman.
What is called the World is only Thought. When the World disappears, there is no Thought & the Mind experiences Happiness. When the World appears, the Mind goes throught suffering.
Make no mistake, Intellect cannot attain Liberation, experiential realization of Existence suffices.
Study can lead to Meditation&seeking enlightened guidance up to a point. Spiritual texts can be inspiring but are optional whereas the Guru is essential for all but a rare few (like the Maharshi). Even science & nature can inspire but never substitute for inwardly turned Self-Inquiry. In the words of the Maharshi (great Seer): "One who wants to discard trash need not analyze it. So too, one who seeks to know the Self need not enumerate mental categories. Instead he must reject mental constructs that distract vision of the Self. The World should be considered to be like a Dream.
{"like" a Dream, but not even one, rather Nothing at all}