Some spiritual teachings would tell us that the full state of enlightenment is to be beyond duality completely. That there is only the experience of oneness or 'unity consciousness'. But in my opinion this is not enlightenment. To me, enlightenment is being able hold the duality of being the one life and a finite expression of the one-life SIMULTANEOUSLY in every moment.

In other words unity consciousness is expressed uniquely through each of us. We experience the eternal unchanging nature of existence which cannot be effected by the illusionary phenominal world and yet we can be deeply engrossed in all the feelings of being human without attachment:

"Less pain without more wisdom defeats your purpose;
does not allow you to experience infinite joy - which is what I am.
Be patient. You are gaining wisdom.
And your joys are now increasingly available without pain.
That too is a very good sign. You are learning to love without pain;
to let go without pain; to create without pain; even cry without pain.
Yes you're even able to have your pain without pain."
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True enlightenment (as far as Openhand is concerned) is to be able to experience the all of it, pain, pleasure, joy, love, fear etc. etc. and yet be attached or identified with none of it.

Many enlightened gurus speak of none duality between that which is experiencing and that which is experienced. However there is still a sense of duality (even if illusionary) because the unity consciousness is expressed in a unique way through us. So for example we still feel pain even though the pain is an illusion:

Student: master, I have reached the state of oneness, all is perfect
Zen Master: tell me more...
Student: I am at one with the divine, there is no duality
Zen Master: what else?
Student: I am....
Zen Master: what else?
Student: I........
Zen Master: what else?
Student: (no reply...dissolving into state of oneness)
Zen Master (strikes the student across the face drawing blood)
Student: OOOUUUCCCHHHH!!!!!!!
Zen Master: well who felt that then!

In continually seeking the empty clarity of oneness, it may cause us to think we have not reached it when there is still thought and feeling of the separated self happening. In truth the two exist side by side.

In my truth, unity consciousness is not possible without the separated self experiencing it for if relativity ceases - in other words if there is no experience of one form of the One Life relative to another - there can be no experience at all.

Therefore long life the experience of apparent duality!