Some good questions there, and also some complicated answer called for... let me use an example of the duality of meaning challenges.
When I write about ''I am'' there are two ''I am''s that I could refer to. Never to both at the same time as then are mutually exclusive. Sometimes a teacher, like Nis, will differentiate between the two, but often he doesn't because the one referred to is presumed within the context of the conversation, however such is not always the case.
If I speak of the I am from what might be called the personal perspective, I speak of the personal sense you have of existing, the THOUGHT that you are... and when I speak of I am from the non-personal sense, what you are in Truth, I speak from a completely different perspective or realm. If you here the personal perspective without any idea of the ultimate perspective, quite understandably it will sound like gibberish.
In Truth, nothing is... so try talking about that. It's been a challenge for 5,000 years and never adequately been met. It can't be met because there is nothing to meet. From the personal you, everything can be talked about till the cows come home, but all words will have their origins in the dream of a personal you and therefore are as substantial and meaningful as smoke rings in a hurricane.
There is no ''God'' and as you cannot embrace or encompass God, how can you know anything to speak of about him, her or it?
I am perfectly aware that I seem to be speaking circles and sometimes outright b.s. but what is an appearance (I am not even real) suppose to do when pointing a finger at the infinite. Yes, I am God, and of course, in the normal sense of those words, that is delusional. BUT, you are equally God and appear, to me, to be equally illusion because you don't realize it.
If I have confused you, I have done my job. If you think you understand, then we have both failed and failed miserably.
Any more questions???
Love ya, Jed.
P.S. My advice, never give up and never to anything but give up.