Consciousness is liberating

Consciousness always breaks through the fog of thinking and feeling. In Vedic thought, this fog is called the veil of Maya, and it is described as the root cause of ignorance.
It is important to know that consciousness lies just beyond the ordinary thinking and feeling. Once this is known, than an effort can be made to access it. Various means and methods have been developed over the years for this purpose.
These means and efforts are called spiritual practices. Some have become enshrined in religious traditions, while others are floating freely in the sphere of human endeavors.