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Question:
Do you think it is possible to live in non-duality without the effort to do so?
Reply:
You already ARE living in non-duality, since duality is only imagined by the mind.
Whatever the mind perceives is not the truth. It is only an appearance, a limited impression, one that is forever flowing and always changing, never the same.
Your hunch is correct in that ego's "effort" IS the sole cause of whatever dissatisfaction and unease you are experiencing. This is why all of the Masters simply say things like: Stay Quiet. Do Nothing. Be empty.
Be the effortless faculty of observation that quietly rests beneath whatever seems to be happening on the surface of things. React to nothing. Simply BE the unbiased presence within which the world of duality plays itself out.
Relax your grip on the mind's quest for answers. There are none. You seek because you continue to ask. What happens when you no longer ask questions but just revel in that which IS, here and now? Does this precise moment need an introduction, an explanation, or a description?
This precise moment is intimately known by you, within you — as nothing but you — without any effort or volition.
Just BE with whatever IS, which is always nothing but your Self. Leave all else alone.
I hope this helps.