Differentiate between you who is experiencing and the experience itself. Whether sensory perception (including bodily sensations we dub feelings), conjured mindscapes of (day)dreams, constant meta-cognitive commentary on the perceived (when combined with feelings it translates to emotions), or even transitioning from perception of absence of experience to coherent world-perception -- none of that is obviously the real you who perceives that all.

The rest depends on your perseverance and luck. With perseverance you create suitable conditions for the real you to "shine through," but, since the whole outcome cannot be forced, luck is also necessary. Maybe is not so much luck as it is surprising, in any case, no one can describe the final "aha" in any way -- it just happens.

That's putting it very briefly. You've already read my "more elaborate roadmaps," but anyway:

https://senderspike.medium.com/forty-days-to-freedom-24150f700de1