Written by Mathew Naismith
Non-duality
Something came to me when I awoke this
morning.
This non-duality state is supposed to be
the or our ultimate true state where in this state existence of duality simply
doesn't exist. This simply means in this state we are totally unaware of
everything pertaining to duality, where is true enlightenment or pure awareness
in this?
The question is now, is what is known as
God's consciousness, oneness, pure awareness or what ever, of non-duality? We
are obviously speaking of one source here which seems to represent non-duality;
this is often perceived as the ultimate state of reality, our truer being,
however, a true state of non-duality is the absence of duality. This basically
means that this state of non-duality isn't of pure awareness and wisdom because
there seems to be no awareness of duality what so ever, there simply can't be.
Because we exist in a chaotic reality that
is often judged as being negative, any feeling or experience of a non-duality
is going to naturally feel like an ultimate state. It's wise to be aware that
it's the ego self that is searching for an ultimate state that simply in my
mind doesn't exist, as such. It's this perception by the ego of an ultimate
state that is the true illusion.
However, I do believe there are states of
pure awareness. Within these states, yin and yang work as one which is unlike
our present state of reality. These are not states of non-duality but of both
duality and non-duality working in balance with each other as one. To us or the ego, these states can seem
like they are of total non-duality but there not.
It's actually the coexistence of duality
and non-duality, yin and yang, that could be perceived as an ultimate reality
from our view, for only within this coexistence are we of this pure awareness
and wisdom. Religiously, you could say only in this state of union are we one
with God, being that the perception of God to me refers to this state of pure
awareness and wisdom.
My advice is, don't be fooled by the ego in
search of an ultimate state, also, go beyond non-duality. Because we think this
non-duality is the ultimate state, the ego doesn't search beyond this state. Simply,
don't allow the ego to control you in this way.
Coexistence
Recently, I have involved myself in a
number of conversations with a number of people, most of the conversations were
sedate, one conversation not so sedate. Actually, the discordant conversation I
was involved with assisted other people as observers just as much as the
accordant conversations did if not more. Not everything that seems negative and
discordant has a negative outcome. I also realised, through my interactions
with the cordial conversations I was having at the same time, that the aware
shouldn't be the ones to ostracise or be the ones to pull away from other
people or situations. On rare occasions I have done this, of course there is a
point where one should back away as well, this of course takes wisdom to know
when to do this.
Wisdom isn't a feeling thing, it's a
knowing thing or gut instinct; you are just aware often without a knowable
cause or reason. If I feel someone's vibration seem discordant to mine, this is
a feeling. If I just know someone's vibration seems discordant to mine, this is
a knowing thing. This just knowing, void of the biases of feelings, gives us
truer or more truthful perspectives, however, at times we can feel what we
become aware of. It's wise to be aware that feelings often give us a perception
of a negative or positive, especially when another person's vibrations seem
discordant with our own. If feelings are giving us negative or positive
perceptions, it is most likely we are just feeling void of being truly aware or
knowing, wise.
Is love and light based on feelings? If we
are honest, we already know the answer to this question.
As what was explained to me, love and light
seems to be a creation of chaos and destruction, a reflection of our own
reality. One extreme creates another and of course as of all extremes, they are
based on feelings/desires. Within this, there is no coexistence, just a
perpetual motion of one against the other. How many of us separate and see that
non-duality and duality as different entities, one of course being negative
(the illusion), the other positive (real)? People like me think that
non-duality relies on non-duality to exist and visa-versa, very much the same
as light and dark, yin and yang, etc. Only in coexistence, void of exclusion of
the other, can we bring a true sense of balance and indeed, a heaven on Earth.
Extremes just simply and naturally create it's opposite, this is how
consciousness seems to work, our present consciousness is a prime example of
this.
There is a very good reason why many of the
ancient texts and teachings inform us of the need for stillness, we seem to be
simply ignoring this once again.......
