What if meditation isn’t about escaping the self… but refining the tool the universe uses to observe itself? Consider this: instead of consciousness being something you have, what if “you” are something consciousness is doing? Not metaphorically. Functionally. A single field of awareness, fragmenting into perspectives so it can generate contrast, memory, sensation, identity. Experience doesn’t happen to consciousness, it’s how consciousness studies itself. And individuality? Not a mistake. Not something to dissolve as fast as possible. It might be the optimization layer. A way to increase resolution. To multiply angles. To push experience further than a formless, undifferentiated state ever could. Like running the same engine through millions of different characters to explore every possible playthrough. From that angle, “ego” isn’t just an obstacle. It’s also an instrument. Limited, yes. Distorting, often. But also what makes experience specific instead of abstract.…