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'''Unity and interconnectedness''' can be defined as the experience of one's sense of self becoming temporarily expanded to feel as if it includes a wider array of different concepts which were previously perceived as separate to one's identity or being. For example, while a person may usually feel that they are exclusively their “ego” or a combination of their “ego” and physical body, during this state their sense of identity can change to also include the external environment or an object they are interacting with. This results in intense and inextricable feelings of unity or interconnectedness between oneself and varying arrays of previously "external" systems.

Many people who undergo this experience consistently interpret it as the removal of a deeply embedded illusion, the destruction of which is often described as some sort of profound “awakening” or “enlightenment.” ~~Depending on the degree to which this supposed illusion has been lifted, it can lead to five possible levels of differing intensity and degrees of interconnectedness.~~

Many people who undergo this experience consistently interpret it as the removal of a deeply embedded illusion, the destruction of which is often described as some sort of profound “awakening” or “enlightenment.”

These are ~~listed~~ and ~~described~~ below:

There are a total of 5 distinct levels of identity which a person can experience during this state. These various altered states of identity have been arranged into a leveling system that orders its different states from least to the most number of concepts one's identity is currently attributed to. These levels are described and documented below:

====1. Unity between specific external systems====

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 '''Unity and interconnectedness''' can be defined as the experience of one's sense of self becoming temporarily expanded to feel as if it includes a wider array of different concepts which were previously perceived as separate to one's identity or being. For example, while a person may usually feel that they are exclusively their “ego” or a combination of their “ego” and physical body, during this state their sense of identity can change to also include the external environment or an object they are interacting with. This results in intense and inextricable feelings of unity or interconnectedness between oneself and varying arrays of previously "external" systems.
-Many people who undergo this experience consistently interpret it as the removal of a deeply embedded illusion, the destruction of which is often described as some sort of profound “awakening” or “enlightenment.” Depending on the degree to which this supposed illusion has been lifted, it can lead to five possible levels of differing intensity and degrees of interconnectedness.
+Many people who undergo this experience consistently interpret it as the removal of a deeply embedded illusion, the destruction of which is often described as some sort of profound “awakening” or “enlightenment.”
-These are listed and described below:
+There are a total of 5 distinct levels of identity which a person can experience during this state. These various altered states of identity have been arranged into a leveling system that orders its different states from least to the most number of concepts one's identity is currently attributed to. These levels are described and documented below:
 ====1. Unity between specific external systems====