What is NonDual? -- part I

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I assume we agree that what is nondual is necessarily in

the Now, in the present, in the moment.

 

Further, if there is time involved then it is not in the

moment. This is clear because the moment does not allow

for duration.

 

Are you still with me?

 

So here we are " in the moment " .

Now, we can say that in the moment what presents is a

Field of Sensation. Let me be clear by what I mean by

that. I do not mean (necessarily) any *particular*

sensations (plural). I just mean that visual, auditory,

kinesthetic sense data are impinging upon consciousness.

 

Now for those of you who are still with me, I expect

for the most part there will be agreement on this last

point as well. When it gets to what the Field of

Sensation *constitutes* we may begin to diverge.

 

So now for those of you who are still with me:

 

The critical question is whether the Field of Sensation

has *parts*. Is it divided, or is it undivided?

 

Another way to put this question is: are there any

*distinctions* within the Field of Sensation?

 

Since we are looking at these questions from the standpoint

of the moment, of Now, perhaps there could be different

answers to those questions, that is different answers

at different moments. But notice that the answers to

those questions *cannot be theoretical* and be valid.

It is similar to an introspection question in that in any

given moment one can say yes, no, neither to whether the

Field of Sensation is divided or undivided.

 

 

 

Bill