Guest guest Posted February 9, 2000 Report Share Posted February 9, 2000 >Victor: >Notice that every word that we utter, write, or think has it's opposite or dual which may be chosen. What are we doing when we think up such sentences? We are minding or using our mind. We are completely within duality. While we are doing this there is no way we can be in the non-dual condition. Dear Victor, There is no such thing as a nondual condition. You conceptualize duality and nonduality as separate states, thus making nonduality dualistic. Where nonduality " intersects " duality, this is " Nonduality " . Any word I say arises from and is never separated from " Nonduality " . Because " Nonduality " has nothing opposite itself, duality cannot be considered a separated condition from " Its " being. How can mind be used to grasp mind? How can duality be used to grasp that which totally encompasses and transcends duality? It's literally our effort to grasp it that leads us to miss it. We attempt to grasp it because we assume separation. It is this assumption of separation (along with related assumptions of lack, limitation, etc.) that lead us to try to grasp something. It's not oneness opposed to differentiation. It's not more on one side of a boundary than on the other side. You say, " Let it happen " . This is similar to " Thy will be done " . What can we say here? It's really beyond letting or not letting, beyond mine or thine, not a matter of will, happening, or doing... Thank you for raising these questions. I find it very useful to look at the dualities inherent in language and thought, and appreciate your expression about this. -- Love -- Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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