Dissolve Duality

Duality of thought and action, of mental and physical, of spiritual and material... Let's all try just for one day, to dissolve the duality.

Look at how differently we think and act: Which is more in line with what we believe is the soul? The soul would not berate and belittle us, ever. So the voices in the head, the chatter of the mind, the shaming, guilt-inflicting voice we hear when we know we deserve to lounge around the house for a change, cannot be the soul. The soul comes across in a much more subtle way. It is the voice that you can hear when the mind-chatter stops to inhale for the next tirade of "should-dos."

The mental and physical duality can be as simple as knowing we should take better care of ourselves, teaching it even, but then not doing it ourselves. I won't bring in religion here but you could take it there as well. It's the duality of our conviction that eating healthy and moderate exercise is important yet we pig out on Oreos then decide we are too tired to take a walk. Let us recognize that because we ate the Oreos we are tired!

Spiritual and material duality is a bit more difficult for most of us to dissolve. We can see the material. It surrounds us always; all the things we can touch, taste, see, smell and feel, right? But what would happen if we soften our gazes? What would happen if we allowed ourselves to sense and feel those things we cannot truly lay our hands on? Would that really disrupt our lives? 

Today, I simply ask that you make an attempt to dissolve your individual lines and allow yourself to meld in with those around you. Feel your connections with those you come in contact with both physically and through computer interactions. Today, attempt to dissolve duality in your life.