Non-dualism + manifestation for dummies (and that includes me,because sometimes I still forget who I am and act like a dumb dumb,which is totally fine anyway)
There’s only one thing : Awareness
Think of reality like one big ocean.
Every person, object, and event is just a wave in that ocean.
You’re not a wave inside it , you’re the whole ocean, just pretending to be one little wave for fun (got figure 🤷🏽♀️)
The “human you” is a costume
Your name, body, memories, habits, morals , all of that is just the costume Awareness is wearing right now.
It’s not bad or fake, it’s just how the game looks from this point of view.
Manifestation = choosing what movie to watch
Because you’re the ocean (Awareness), whatever you decide is true becomes the next scene in your movie.
You don’t “attract” things from outside , there is no outside.
You just decide what story you’re in, and reality rearranges to match that choice.
Old story: “I’m unlucky.” ➡️ world plays out that script.
New story: “Everything works out for me.” ➡️ world shifts to that one.
That’s all the “law of assumption” is , you assume the new movie is already playing.
Why it doesn’t change instantly...?
Imagine you’re steering a big ship.
When you turn the wheel, the ship starts to turn right away, but it takes a bit for the body of the ship (your mind, body, surroundings) to catch up.
The ocean (Awareness) is instant; the ship (your human story) has momentum.
That’s the little “lag” you notice when you permashift or change identities.
So,how to live it day to day?
1. Remember: you’re the ocean, not just the wave.
2. Pick your new story,like,for example, "I have always been wealthy"
3. "Feel" it as real for a few seconds (and if you don't feel anything is ok. I mean,if you always had money why would you feel anything special anyway,they money was always there 🤷🏽♀️)
4. Let the world catch up instead of checking whether it worked.
Keep doing that, and the old story naturally fades not because you fought it, but because you stopped giving it attention.
So,in plain words,you are the Awareness imagining being a person.Whatever story you choose to imagine and decide is real becomes the movie you appear to live in.
BUT,BUT,BUT the circumstances,3d,my thoughts,my feelings... 😭
So,you realized you’re Source, you started to feel free… and then the old story pops up like, “Hey bestie, remember me?” 💀
First, you’re not doing it wrong. That’s exactly how the illusion works.
Let's talk some examples of how you can "deal" with it ⬇️
🌊 The Ocean & the Wave example:
Imagine you’re the entire ocean, calm, infinite, peaceful.
Then one day, you decide to pretend you’re a single wave.
As that wave, you start having experiences , ups, downs, old memories, annoying thoughts, whatever.
They’re just movements of the water.
When you say, “I want that old story gone!”, that’s still the ocean talking, just forgetting it’s already free.
You don’t need to fight the old waves. They fade naturally once you stop pushing them.
Because when you push, you’re still saying “this wave is real and powerful,” and the ocean keeps reflecting that belief. What you resist persists(I used to hate this phrase,but it's ironically true)
So here’s what to "do" with old stories:
1. Notice them “Oh, there’s that annoying thought again.”
2. Don’t argue. Don’t fix.
Just remember: that’s an echo of the old movie.
3. Refocus on the new scene.
Feel the new identity (in whatever way you like best,affirmations,visualizations,scripting,or even just saying it once and then going on about your day,that's what I do) . Choose to know that one’s playing now.
4. If it annoys,upsets or triggers you, that’s fine.
Let yourself feel it for a sec, but know it’s just momentum.
Say to yourself,if you want to:
“This annoyance doesn’t mean it’s real. It’s just noise in awareness.”
Over time, when you stop reacting to the old story it starves.It loses fuel because it only runs on your attention.
Ok,one more example I guess.
You’re watching a movie in a theater, “My Life Sucks: The Struggle Saga.”
Halfway through, you decide you’re done and want to switch to “Only Rich People's Problems: Nepo Baby Energy.”
But… the old movie keeps playing on the screen for a bit because you haven’t walked out of the theater yet.
You don’t yell at the screen,you just get up and walk into the next room where the new movie’s playing.
At first, you can still faintly hear the sound from the other room, but eventually it fades out completely.
So,in short,the old story only hangs around because it’s used to being the main character,you don’t fight it. You just stop being it's audience. You can focus on the new story if you want to,or you can just let it all be as it is since you already know a new movie is about to start anyway,the old one is already ending.
And that's it. It's so simple that our brains want to complicate it,ask thousands of questions,etc,but that is just noise in awareness too,passing thoughts and doubts. The less you entertain them the less they'll come up with their annoying endless quizzes.
I hope this cheat sheet helps you as it helped me. It took forever to organize everything I understand about these topics in the most simple,straight to the point way I could think but here it is.