Hi Erika, what a super article, profound without being preachy. I’ve spent my time in India too, and came away with no clear answer to the questions you posed. Both dualism and unity lead to some contradiction - if we are separate, how can the yearning for wholeness be satisfied? If we are unitary, what explains the “illusion” of diversity? So, probably we have a limited view that keeps us from a better framing of the question (the answer is 42).