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Your analogy is well-constructed, but I find that it cannot be used as a metaphor for our true existence.

We are reflections, or extensions, of God. Thus recognizing a mirror for our soul is better suited for this particular allegory. Due to our interactions with the material energy, this mirror is ever being clouded by dust and other obstructions which cover up our true identity as eternal spirit-souls who are part and parcel of God. So in order to see the Truth, we must somehow get the dust to lift up from the mirror.

But how to do this? Meditation (Windex) may work somewhat, but as we take up the meditative process with material goals (attaining enlightenment, reaching higher states of consciousness, et cetera) the surface of our mirror will remain obscured by smudges which blur and distort the image (as we will always leave streaks and residual oils on the mirror while using windex).

So what will work? Some may try a more powerful, direct approach and consume phychedelics. This is of no avail because rather than only noticing the obstructions on our mirror we are now being bombarded with material energy from all sides: even from sides we were not even aware of! We are made cognizant of distractions and obstructions to which we formerly paid no heed. The bewildering strength of these psychedelics is overwhelming and can leave us more ignorant as to what image our mirror ought to be reflecting than we originally were. Using such methods to clean our mirror is akin to wiping the dust away with thick oils and sand, leaving scratches and attracting yet more dust.

So in the end, any material means we utilize to cleanse our mirror (spirit-soul) of dust (material obstruction; identification with the material as absolute truth) will only be able to at best leave us with an equally dirty mirror, and at worst further reinforce our false association with the material energy as the absolute.

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