But most of this effort arose from the very illusion of bondage to the self that I was seeking to overcome. The model of this practice is that one must climb the mountain so that freedom can be found at the top. But the self is already an illusion, and that truth can be glimpsed directly, at the mountain’s base or anywhere else along the path. One can
This mountain is illusion of self- it does not exist in the first place. You want to climb the mountain to see the truth that lies on the other side. If you accept the notion that the mountain is an illusion, and does not exist in the first place, the you should see the truth even from the base of that mountain.
