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Here are 3 key points from the response:

1. Consciousness is described as fundamental “no-thing,” not an object inside the universe

The author argues that consciousness is not a thing within reality, but the ground of appearance itself:

• The universe is compared to a projection (like a movie)

• What we call “reality” is seen as an appearance within consciousness

• Therefore, consciousness is not inside the universe—it is what makes the universe appear

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2. The sense of being a small “self” is considered a mental illusion

The feeling of being an individual point of awareness is explained as:

• A product of mind-based subject–object thinking

• A limitation of ordinary perception (duality: “me vs world”)

• In deep dreamless sleep analogy, the sense of individuality disappears, suggesting the self is not fundamental

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3. Consciousness cannot be expanded because it is already infinite

The response rejects the idea of “expanding consciousness”:

• Expansion implies boundaries, but consciousness is said to have none

• There is no separate “me” possessing consciousness

• Instead, consciousness is described as already boundless and complete, not something that grows

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Overall takeaway:
The view presented is a non-dual philosophy: consciousness is not a personal faculty inside the body, but the single, limitless reality in which individuality appears.

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Is consciousness something that is inside the universe or does consciousness contain the universe?

Consciousness is not ‘something.’ Consciousness is Nothing; Nothing appearing as Everything. The Universe is simply that appearance, that illusory ‘projection’ of ‘something’ arising out of Nothing. Think of a movie - there really isn’t a universe of worlds, people, buildings and cars on the screen. It’s just a projection, and you can put your hand right through it.

‘Mind’ (or ‘intellect’ or ‘deductive reasoning’ - the obvious origin point of your question) thinks it is a ‘real’ something surrounded by a ‘real’ universe, so there is no satisfactory answer for ‘mind’ - it cannot possibly comprehend Nothing being Everything.

How can consciousness be vast/universal when my experience tells me I am a small limited point of awareness?

Once again you are trying to explain this through your intellect. Currently, your experience is limited to the mind’s highly-limited subject-object perception…the dream of separateness. So naturally the mind thinks it is separate from everyone and everything else, one limited point of awareness.

How do you perceive “yourself” when you are in deep, dreamless sleep? During that period, do you experience yourself as a small limited point of awareness? Do you experience yourself at all? Or anything - your body, the bed in which you lay, the world around you?

No. There is only the Vastness, the Whole, What Is. There’s no limited “you” experiencing it this way or that.

Is it possible to expand my consciousness?

There is only Consciousness (Being.) There is no actual “me” or “my consciousness.” It is already boundless, and, as above, it is not a thing. It is No-thing. Can Nothing expand its boundaries?