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How long does it take to wake up out of the belief in separation (i.e., to see that divisions do not exist except in thought)?  It takes exactly how long it takes, and not a minute shorter or longer.  Seeing this allows you to avoid blindly believing a spiritual teaching that tells you that you are already liberated (when that is not your experience) and the one that tells you that you need four lifetimes to wake up.  Once you put all generalizations aside, you can take a look into your own direct experience and see exactly what it is that is keeping you locked in a belief in separation. 

In meeting with people over the years, I’ve seen a few common issues that pop up over and over in the discussion of why life often feels like a struggle…

A new way of perceiving Your Reality

As humans, we have become fixated with quick fixes and self-help books directed only to specific issues in our lives. We have been reaching for that certain pill, diet, program, regime, or scheme designed to treat the symptoms of our unease, instead of facing the unease itself. We want to feel good or better and we want it now and so we tend to seek out anything that promises that kind of quick fix. But no matter how much we reach for these band-aid fixes and self-help how to’s, we are destined to continue suffering because we are overlooking the core issue of separation.

This sense of separation manifests in a number of ways, but its hallmark is a sense…