Duality; to duel or not to duel - The Daily Buddha

Dualism and non-dualism (or non-duality) are words that come up frequently in Buddhism. Today I offer a very basic explanation of what these terms mean.

Dualism is a perception that everything, including reality itself can be sorted into two fundamental and irreducible categories. In western philosophy dualism most often refers to the view that phenomena are either mental or physical. However, dualism can also refer to perceiving many other things as a contrasting pair -- male and female, good and evil, light and dark.

According to many scholars Buddhism was never presented as dualistic nor non-dualistic. In contrast, the Buddha's approach does not aim at the discovery of a unifying principle behind or beneath our experience of the world, The Buddha's teaching is pragmatic, and not based on some grand, speculative philosophical theory.

So it is important that we dig in and come to understand duality in the roles of our life and mindset. Its important that we understand this because it is very difficult to live this life without understanding its many facets.

Peace and Love, Jim

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Excellent summary. You are a good teacher. 🪷☸️🙏🏼