Revered practitioners in the advaita tradition say there is nothing to realise.
We are already self-realised.
A logical paradox since we don't normally feel self-realised or always peaceful and happy.
Some logical reasons from advaita for that statement:
- a state in which self-realisation is not and then occurs is not eternal
- nor is it stable, i.e, unchanging
- a state subject to change or loss is, by definition, not absolute
- self-realisation is absolute, by definition again
- hence it must be ever-present
(Practically, this means we don't have to struggle to achieve anything. We have to simply let go of whatever blocks the simple awareness of our natural state. Of course, easier said than done!)
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