Nonduality in Buddhism (pointer)

The nonduality you describe is a property of how you think and not a property of what you are thinking about.

>The actual perception is non dual.

A problem that seems to arise frequently in these types of discussions is that there are many types of "duality" that are conflated. One of the most basic (and I suspect the one most often referred to) is subject-object duality. A careful epistemic inquiry of this reveals that there is no inherent separation between the cognizing consciousness and that which is cognized. The supposed “duality” is a contingent artifact, a mere epiphenomenona of the –way- in which we cognize perception not something inherent to it.

As useful as such analysis can be, it is a poor substitute for actually obtaining a glimpse of nondual gnosis (advaya-jnana). As ephemeral and tainted by subtle vasana as this "experience" may be, it can create a level of conviction that knowledge based on mere pramana lacks.

Another, interesting "experience" which (if reflected upon) is likely to cause a reorientation in the way one conceives of “mind” and duality is that of basic cognizance in the absence of specific content. An example of this would be the apprehension of the prabhasvaracitta while in deep dreamless sleep or during specialized yogic methodologies like candali-yoga. Once one has recognized basic-cognizance apart from cognized epiphenomenona, one can establish a different mode of relating to mental events that is far less dualistic.

Or so it would seem to me,
Ryan