The best key to connecting with the non-dual consciousness is LOVE, which is in our hands.
We are recommended to have unconditional love for all, but we never practice it on us.
We never give enough importance to our goodness and continually repent for our badness ( which nobody is devoid of ).
Stuti already mentioned this in her write-up ( as acceptance ), and that’s why I said she was close; it just needed a specific word to describe it.
Acceptance may have a negative tone, but Unconditional LOVE has a positive tone.
If you think about it, loving oneself cannot be too difficult, Vs. Loving others.
Learning to love the self, which means letting go and forgiving past mistakes, opens up a new dimension in life.
Love is what makes us complete.
In our own eyes, our acceptance leads to contentment, and with this contentment, our criticisms of others start dropping, because we have become complete and have no need to do anything to make us more complete.
After stopping criticisms, gradually love for all starts, all happening in the positivity of life.
You have to learn to love, and why not start from the self?