Why do I still believe that the body is real?

Dare to let go of separation

Nothing you can measure, touch, or lose has the power to define you. True identity is outside that game.

If you've ever felt that, no matter how hard you try, your peace still depends on what's going on outside, this is where another path begins.

It is the blind spot of the ego, where its defense of bodies, stories and things becomes prison and justification, always revolving around the same thing: the insistently repeated belief that there is a special, vulnerable self.

When you look honestly at this mirage, the only thing the ego really fears is that you will see your innocence—and with it, the illusory world it makes.

The mirage that is never named: to believe in what you see is to cling to fear

You are in a room, on a street, anywhere; you look around and, almost without realizing it, you make distinctions. Your body, your hands, that object you consider important, a beloved corner, a relationship... Everything seems to have a different meaning, a personal weight.

What if you dared to look differently today, not to find another meaning, but to see that all meaning is borrowed, fabricated, a narrative of the mind to justify the central idea of separation?

It is not a matter of convincing you using new arguments or of embellishing spirituality. It is about looking, without dodging, at how your feelings, your invisible hierarchies, your suffering or your pride, are always signaling: this yes, this no, I need this, this can disappear and hurt me.

The mind (one mind, the same in you and me), seeks to distract itself with differences. Thus, body and world remain as a refuge and threat at the same time. But in reality You are prior to any difference, beyond even the experience of the body. The fear of accepting this is also the fear of your own freedom.

Ask yourself, without fear or guilt:
Today, would you be able to let go of the value of a single object, of a single relationship, just for an instant, to see yourself able to remember who you really are?

The game of hidden values: what do you refuse to lose?

The illusion of the hierarchy of things is the foundation of the world you see. Don't think of it just as a concept: live the next moment and see how your mind reacts when there is loss, threat, change, mistake, body. I invite you to pause and, in the face of any impulse to defend or need something—your health, the future, someone's appreciation, your own story—ask yourself:

Why does this object, situation, body, or memory seem more valuable than another?
Do I suffer more from losing this than anything else?
What would become of me if I let go of the importance of this even though I was afraid?

The ego's intuitive response will be: of course there is a difference, of course this is more important. But that same response is at the core of the separation. As long as you believe in the hierarchy of illusions, you will continue to defend—and fear losing—the separate identity.

Ego errors in applying teaching:

Give more value to your body than to a common object.
Defend a personal story as if your meaning were there.
Believing that your peace depends on specific circumstances or people.

Correct answers from non-duality:

Every value attributed to it is fabricated—it reflects my fear of recognizing unity.
Nothing external can make me gain or lose the reality of Being.
When I let go of the hierarchy, I feel relief deep down, however brief.

Comparing everything and feeling special: the last barrier against memory

Do not judge yourself if when trying to apply these ideas discomfort, annoyance, even outright rejection emerge. Attachment to the specialty—to your body, to your stories, to your triumphs and dramas—is the last thing the ego is willing to give up. The fear of equating a hand and a pen, a "big" and a "small" loss, is the fear of losing the special self that the ego's thought system has built to hide the truth.

In practice, when you stop to look at any object, situation or relationship without putting a personal value on it, it can arise:

Anxiety ("If nothing is special, what's the point of my life?")
Resistance ("I don't want to and can't compare my body to an object")
Distraction ("This is too abstract, it doesn't work for my day to day")

Where do you respond from?

Answer from illusion:
"I need to stand up for what's important to me, otherwise I lose meaning or value."

Response from the non-dual truth:
"I recognize my discomfort as a sign that I have been holding my identity over difference and fear. Maybe I'm ready, maybe I'm ready, to stop for a single moment to equalize everything, without hierarchies. And see what happens."

By practicing from here, which is not renouncing the beauty of being in the world, but undoing the prison that makes it threatening, the experience of unity is opened as something natural, not forced or imposed.

The mistake of repeating, without feeling: do you practice an empty ritual?

The ego is cunning and can transform the deepest teaching into a soulless, empty, and ineffectual ritual. Sometimes you repeat phrases or practices, look at objects and say: "This doesn't mean anything", but deep down... you continue to sustain the difference, the protection. It becomes a habit, a way of not feeling, of avoiding looking at the root.

The royal invitation is another:
Can you practice with everything you see, without haste, without trying to convince yourself by force, without attacking your difficulty, without turning this into a mechanical obligation?

Reflect on your day-to-day life:

Do you leave out of your practice certain experiences, emotions or stories of your own?
Do you force yourself into a way of thinking that feels distant or trapped in your mind?
Do you demand perfection from yourself, leaving aside tenderness with yourself, with yourself?

Each time this happens, recognize the automatism and return to honesty. The real step is not to achieve anything, it is to open yourself to observe yourself with kindness.

Emotions as a compass: where you still resist, you still get attached

Every reaction in your mind—attachment, rejection, guilt, sadness, fear, avoidance—is a clue to where you still believe in separation. It's not about eradicating your emotions (that would be another ego attack disguised as spirituality), but about giving them space and asking: What does this show me about my beliefs? Do I still believe that to lose something here is to lose the Self?

Attachment points to the place where you continue to invest value outside of yourself.
Fear indicates the belief that you can be hurt, hurt, from the outside.
Guilt points to your identification with the "me" and the past.
Sadness reflects the (impossible) desire to find permanence in what is born and dies.

Notice what you feel. Bring it before the right Mind. Don't seek to "correct" yourself by force. Be grateful for the emotion, because it is a perfect map to show you what you are no longer and the Being you have never ceased to be.

Living practice: letting go, looking, and stopping looking for meaning outside

You don't need to search in books for what you already know by letting go of all personal concepts. Try it: look at any object, situation, even your own body. Feel and admit your reaction, without trying to change it quickly or silence the inner voice.

What fear protects my resistance?
What ghost threatens to dissolve my identity if I stop prioritizing?
Who would I be without that meaning learned and repeated for years?

Allowing honesty is the door to transformation. Practice is not a goal or an exam, but a letting yourself be cleansed from within, a sweet renunciation of understanding everything—so that you can finally rest in who you really are.

Other Ways to Deceive You: Useless Attempts to Find Meaning

Seek recognition in your relationships, roles, or accomplishments.
Defend the well-being of the body as if your salvation were there.
Fear of loss—as if what's gone could take something real away from you.
Turning the practice into an obligation, into one more burden.

These are all siren songs of the ego. They always invite us to correct the world, to change the form, to perfect the self. But the Spirit's invitation is different: stop looking for value in what can change; dare to see everything the same. That's true kindness.

Questions for the mind to wake up and let go

Stop for a moment and give yourself permission to open yourself to these questions, without looking for a quick answer:

Am I still clinging, clinging, to the belief that my peace depends on something outside?
What am I investigating today: my desire for difference or the possibility of radical equality?
If everything I value has equal weight (or none) in the dream, what is left of what I think I am?

Allow not knowing to be comfortable, for your resistance to relax for an instant. In that space, the mind remembers its origin: outside of time, outside the world, without bodies, one, in God.

What is released when you stop believing in the body

As you let go of the need to make the body and the world real, something intimate and transformative happens. It is not about losing things or being indifferent, but about finding a joy that cannot be taken away by losses, breakups, illnesses or successes.

You are invaded by a slow freedom, without demands, without perfection. You know that who you are cannot be hurt. You know that your mind, no matter how hard it insists, cannot change the truth of your Self.

Serve and love without fear of losing.
Forgive faster, thank you easier.
Feel tenderness toward your inevitable eagerness to seek meaning where there is nothing to fear.
Rest in the equality of all, and in the oneness of your Being.

The Leap That Cares Truth: Surrendering to Oneness

There is no end, neither up nor down, only a shedding, a strange lightness that, even if only for a second, shows you that the only real thing is what can never be lost.

Don't keep chasing meaning where there's only fog. He abandons the struggle of wanting to "achieve" equality. Let go of any rush. Allow your heart—and not your head—to savor the tranquility that comes from not defending a dream.

You don't depend on anything external. You have nothing to protect, nothing to prove, nothing to perfect. You are already the totality and, although it may seem impossible, the mind can remember it.

You dare to look, you dare to let go—the next door is open

There is still a lot of fear, yes. There is separation and searching, yes. But today may be the first day without demanding answers. Stay where the mind does not distinguish, where there is no woman or man, only Being. Stay in the space where the values of the world dissolve and only the awakened awareness of what you always were remains.

And so, with less and less weight, you will be able to continue. With more honesty, more tranquility, less struggle.

Let yourself be cradled in the love that does not need bodies, in the peace that does not depend on the world. Don't stop now. Every time you dare to look at the nothingness of the world, the memory of your Self shines brighter.