Good morning friends,
Today I want to leave you with a short, hopefully meaningful reflection from our week studying nondualism.
While this concept is evident in thinkers ranging from ancient Greece to modern Buddhism, there are a few through lines which emerge from the collective discussion.
I believe they are:
Early in life, we make judgements and comparisons to make sense of the world. Later in life, these judgements hinder us from accepting life’s tougher truths as they are.
Nondual thinking is less about understanding how “we are all one,” and more about accepting people the way they are, abandoning our ideas of how we want or need them to be.
Nondual consciousness is ultimately an acceptance of yourself. When one sees their true self and understands its beauty, they are capable of integrating life as it is, instead of the way they think they want it to be.
So here’s to the hero’s journey—making our way through the dark underworld of insecurity, judgements, and fear—landing on th…
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