What is truth

The sayings of Vedanta can appear to be mystical to be illogical and opposed to common sense.

They appear as such is because there is a fundamental difference in the core between what Vedanta teaches and what science and common sense says is true.

The common sense and scientific view is that reality is the sum total of things in space (i.e. physical objects).

What does Vedanta have to say about this? It says that reality is the sum total of experiences and nothing more.

In the scientific view perception emotions etc do not appear at all.

In the vedantic  view they are first class citizens of reality.

In the scientific view dreams are just illusory and unreal.

In vedantic view they are as real as anything else since they are valid experiences.

Now we come to the very core of Vedanta i.e.: I am Brahm.

If you take experience to be the fundamental nature of reality, then what lies at the root of each experience.

At the root of each experience is the experiencer of the experience.

The experiencer having no attributes is indistinguishable from one experience to another.

It is the enveloper of all experiences, just as space is the enveloper of all physical objects.

Moksha: The flow state

Moksha is the aim of all spiritual pursuits including Vedanta. As with other things there is much confusion about it.

In uncomplicated language it is simply a state of flow. Even people who does not know anything about Vedanta experience it from time to time. Vedanta is simply making use of knowledge and intellect to make it more stable and more lasting.

What is the flow state, it is a state of effortless movement i.e. flow of consciousness. When you (i.e. consciousness) flow in this state you just be and do not have a care in the world. Things come things go and you simply be and take them as they are.

Think of the state that you would have in a free all paid vacation.

How is flow state impeded? It is through various thoughts to which consciousness attaches.

Once there is a thought/feeling to which consciousness attaches then the flow stops, consciousness then starts to whirl around it.

How does Vedanta come into the picture? If intellect is steeped into the knowledge of Vedanta with each perception/thought a sister thought is always produced that is the knowledge of the ever-present consciousness and the recognition of the mechanism of attachment, this then removes the tendency of consciousness to whirl around the attaching thoughts and perceptions. With constant practice the tendency of attachment becomes weaker than the tendency to retain flow. 

In a normal person thoughts and feelings create strong attraction points which causes them to stop flowing and start whirling.

Since consciousness is changeless attachment or flow does not improve it or damage it. What is described here is simply the nature of how things are.