Let us quickly review the principles of nonduality that we have learned. Consciousness is all there is. This cannot be stated too often. The only value of this concept lies in the reality of Awareness-Presence to which it points. The manifestation is only a reflection or shadow of this Reality, which transcends both existence and nonexistence.
All objects including the entire world of people and things are nothing but concepts.
To see this is to be liberated from all suffering. Now we come to the practical application of this course. Everything that has come before has formed a groundwork of concepts that we shall now use in ending our suffering and uncovering our true nature. The purpose of spiritual teachings is to help make us aware of the experiences that validate the concepts that we have learned. Most teachings incorporate some kind of spiritual practice.