Nonduality, also called non duality or nondualism is a philosophy, which says that there is just One Eternal Spirit in existence, and that everything in the Universe was created by it and is an inseparable part of it. At the same time, nonduality also says that the world is not real, but is an illusion perceived by the mind.

The mind finds it hard to accept the concept of nonduality, because it does not accept that the world is a creation of the senses and is not real. In order to understand what is nonduality, one has to be in a state beyond words and thinking, and be able to silence the mind. In this silence one realizes the real meaning of nonduality.

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Hi Remez,
I don't think the concept is hard to accept. Rather, I think it's hard to incorporate into our own personal paradigms. I'm an analytical, practical, proof-based kind of person. For anyone who is 'wired' like me, it's easy enough to understand the concept, but when you bang your toe against a table leg, it feels pretty real.

I find this concept very interesting. I always thought non duality was simply lifting up good and evil and not thinking in terms of right and wrong. And what you are explaining looks like something Rene Descartes would write. (Remez)

Even though the world is deemed to be an illusion from the viewpoint of nonduality, it is real to our senses, because our senses exist in this world. It would be difficult to ignore the world, and not really necessary.

Live in the world, act in it, work, and do everything to the best of your ability, but at the same time look at it as some sort of a game or play, sometimes pleasant, and sometimes not.

Through meditation, looking within and calming down the flow of thoughts, one can gradually learn to see the world from a different viewpoint. One can then "experience" and live in the state of nonduality, though living in the material world.

The philosophy of nonduality comes from the East, where it is called Advaita Vedanta. It says that everything is an integral part the One Spirit, and it is only illusion, which makes us think that we are separate from one another and from the spirit.

Nonduality is not just a theory, but one can realize it experimentally and live a life in which nonduality is a practical reality. You do not need to live in Ashram or on the Himalayas in order to taste it.

Read more - Nonduality - The Path to Spiritual Awakening

The philosophy of nonduality says that World is God or God is World and to understand its illusionist nature first we understand what is an illusion? Whatever we are perceiving through our senses doesn't exits i.e forms,shapes. I t needs practice and experience to understand the concept of illusion: you are like infinite space and in this space shapes are being formed, now from where these all shapes are coming? Nowhere, space itself becoming or taking forms/shapes.From where all the thoughts are coming in your mind? Nowhere, your mind becoming all sorts of thoughts and feelings.Non duality says all these separable things you perceive are not separate from the mind or space or self or God but that one spirit it self becoming the world.

I was really amazed with this Philosophy. Believing that the world is an Illusion, wow! that was really something weird but then it was something we must take into consideration.

This might be a nice thing to some but a little bit hard for the belief of other people.

Do you believe you are neither polarized to the Light or the Dark?

Non duality is a fact of reality that becomes apparent when you discard all labels as false. Reality is not a composite of things making it up. it is in fact a unified non dualistic whole and this is something which can be easily exoerienced when you see the illusion language and labels support.

as we perceive ourselves and the world around us we invariably accept the labels language sets up. I just used labels like "ourselves" and the "world around" !!

basically what I am trying to say is language as it has developed is based on flawed premise that reality is a composite of individual identities animate and inanimate. the Illusion we suffer is on account of the separation these labels create.

language and labels are tools used by the physical organism to structure it's survival. But when yo observe your mind closely you notice it fails to accurately represent the true nature of reality.

Anyone who looks inside themself (meditates in profound silence) can return to original mind-no mind or no-thingness and see truth which cannot be divided. Truth is unity, it is self evident and is not divisible or separated. Silence is, stillness is, emptyness is truth, as they cannot be divided and are the tools one may use to return itself (conscious energy) to that original, peaceful (balanced vibrationaly) psychological state. This is described by the word equanimity (equa + animus. see its etymology), as all words are simply abstraction of reality. No word is the "thing" it points to but only a description of it, or a name for it, but never the "thing" itself. An example: one's own name is nothing but a word (sound=air passing across vocal cords=vibration=sound) created within the mind of that person who named it. Let this be the initiates first clue as to the illusory nature of this plane of existence.
As even the concretized language of the Bible states; "we are created in the image of the creator." Let the initiate of truth ask; "what is the etymology of the word image" as this will reveal to those with ears to hear and those with eyes to see the truth of not only the intention behind the creation of duality, but how everything is no-thing but a thought within the UNIversal mind! Why did one put UNI in italics? What is it pointing towards? Ask and it shall be given, seek an ye shall find, knock and it shall be opend unto you!

Inquiry is the flame of intention. J. Krishnamurti
Ignite the smoldering flame within and divine light shall dispel all darkness! WS

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This is not simply "a" philosophy but the sophia perennis as philo sophia is what brings one out of the illusion of duality and into the unity of Truth and this is Gnosis.

Inquiry into theyself and one is put on the path of truth.

Simply, Truth is not divided, silence is not divisable, original mind is silent or as the divine Tao so eloquently states: Those who know do not speak, those who speak do not know!
Listen all with ears to hear, see ALL with eyes to see!


WE don't live in a dualverse WE live in a UNIverse, the "world" belives it is separate cause it knows not that all beliefs are based in ignorance. Gnosis relieves one of its ignorance, simply know you don't know instead of believing you do and one opens the door to truth!

We live on one world which in truth is not divided as all dividing lines are drawn on maps created within the mind of man. Just as the truth that no one in fact owns any part of the earth, for which man created it in that he could claim ownership of it and sell it to another? Man claims ownership of that which he did not create. Ignorant, just as thos who believe the moon shines its own light or that the sun actualy rises or set's. Wake up world, is not the time of slumber over? Awaken to NOW!