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Mixed Up
Mixed Up
The greatest error one can make in attempting to understand nonduality is to expect to “have it both ways”; i.e., to posit both the dualistic perspective and the nondualistic perspective in the same proposition. For instance, if you ask: As the Absolute, how am I to relate to others?
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As the Absolute, or from the perception of Oneness, there are no “others.”
One can only ponder one’s relationship, to others, where there is “me” and the not-me; or “me” and the “other” (or others) than me. From the standpoint of the Absolute, there are no “relationships,” such as my relationship to others. There are no “two (or more) things” in nonduality. So the proposition, mentioned above, is a non-sequitur. One can only legitimately ask: How do I (1) relate to others (2)? (Duality.) Or: Do others—or even I—exist, apart from the Absolute? (If not, there can be no relationship.)
