Duality and Non-Duality
Non duality and Duality The subject of non-duality and duality has been intriguing my mind constantly. I had posed a question not too long before in a social media group dedicated to Non Duality. The question was “ what purpose does Non Duality serve?” Today the question that arose in my mind was slightly different. “What is the purpose of learning about non duality?” Why do philosophers and saints keep talking about non duality or absolute reality or Brahman or God? While we live in this world we cannot be in denial about duality. We cannot deny the differences between ourselves and others. My thoughts at any given time are not identical with three people in the room. My actions are not identical with those of others. My style is different too. There could be similarities but differences exist in the midst of any similarities. So why not simply acknowledge duality? What purpose does it serve to learn about non duality? Does non duality erase duality? Is it...