The Liberation is from YOU.
And since YOU are an illusion, liberation is not an event; it is a shift of consciousness.
That’s when you realize that there never was a bondage; I was ever free.
We never boast about coming out of the overnight dreams, do we?
So, awakening is simply a realization, as Shaileshbhai describes.
But transcending YOU is a preeminent event.
What does it mean to transcend YOU?
YOU manifest in everything-everything you do, everything you say, everything you think of, everything you perceive, and everything you even imagine.
The consciousness is ONE, and every time YOU raises its head, it divides it ( tries to ).
Theoretically, we all know that consciousness cannot be divided, and yet the mind (you) blatantly does it 24/7 for us, keeping us illusioned. ( except in the deep sleep state, when the mind is dysfunctional and consciousness is ONE, but we are deep asleep.)
Dividing something indivisible is the trick of MAYA, in which the mind is trapped.
To rise above this will require constant awareness.
Meditation only prepares you,
Every thought divides.
As soon as I say, “I like something or someone, “ I divide the world.
As soon as “I don’t like something or someone, ” I divide the world.
As soon as I feel superior, I feel inferior, I feel rich, I feel poor, I feel beautiful, I feel ugly, I am dividing my mental space.
But mental space is mental space; it is indivisible.
But we divide it all the time, and that is the cause of our suffering.
Peace is priceless; the one who steals it away from you is YOU.
When you make peace a priority, your “Likes” and “Dislikes” start “withdrawing” slowly, and eventually peace becomes perpetual.