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ideas:non-dualism [2023-10-22 20:21] – awfkiideas:non-dualism [2023-10-22 22:59] (current) – awfki
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 Typically means that you are not separate from the universe. You are a drop in the ocean, not separate from the ocean. Thinking that the universe is out there while you're in your head, separate, isolated, is the source of much [[duhkha]]. Typically means that you are not separate from the universe. You are a drop in the ocean, not separate from the ocean. Thinking that the universe is out there while you're in your head, separate, isolated, is the source of much [[duhkha]].
  
-I've also found non-dualism useful in the linguistic sense of not binary. We don't live in a binary world but [[ideas:artifact_of_language|language]] often forces us to talk as if we do. Non-dual thinking means constantly reminding yourself that the answer is may not be yes OR no, it may be yes AND no, or it might be not-yes AND not-no, or some other option that doesn't fit into the neat baskets that language forces on us.+I've also found non-dualism useful in the linguistic sense of not binary. We don't live in a binary world but [[ideas:artifact_of_language|language]] often forces us to talk as if we do. Non-dual thinking means constantly reminding yourself that the answer may not be (yes OR no), it may be (yes AND no), or it might be (not-yes AND not-no), or even some other option that doesn't fit into the neat baskets that language forces on us.