Non Duality Fun

Hi,

I recently discovered this YouTube channel: Non-Duality Fun

I find it somewhat compelling, but I'm by no means a Buddhist scholar or someone who has had any sort of profound experiences when meditating, especially in regards to non-dualistic experiences. I meditate because it helps make my relationship with the present moment slightly more harmonious than if I didn't... which is enough of a reason for me at the moment.

I'm interested, however, in how the content of this channel fits with Buddhist thought.

I've always thought that a non-dualistic experience might involve a sense of self dropping away, revealing some sort of "oneness" with existence, bringing about a sense of relief. But the "radical non-dualism" discussed on the channel suggests that even this is still dualistic. And indeed, this perspective makes sense to me upon further reflection.

But then, I'm trying to understand the point of the videos. If I'm grasping their message correctly, it seems there's no point in meditating, no point in trying to escape suffering, no point in reducing suffering or experiencing non-self, etc., because there is no self to drop away. Rather, the self is an illusion or a mistaken assumption resulting from how our brains work. Since there is no "I," there's nothing to "rectify." Initially, this struck me as nihilistic, until I thought, "It only seems nihilistic because I believe there's a 'me' to whom this message is directed... so it doesn't matter if it seems nihilistic."

These questions are extremely difficult to articulate, but can someone suggest whether what this video series is proposing aligns with Buddhist thought? And if so, how is one supposed to "practice" when every act of practicing seems to represent a self that doesn't actually exist?

The only potential answer I've come up with is that perhaps we should temporarily make use of the mistaken concept of self, since it's all we have to work with. By doing so, we can use it as a tool to discover that the self doesn't actually exist, (kind of cancelling itself out). This would then bring meditation back as a relevant tool again and not a waste of time.

Thanks for your insights.