Dualistic thinking Options

Dualistic thinking is very relevant to people following spiritual paths of any kind, since it involves believers who claim to see and experience another existence and others who having not experienced anything they would describe as other-worldy, disregard these claims and it therefore divides people into two camps.

The language used is also a form of dualism as it separates entities into good and bad and places into discrete areas thus: Heaven and Hell.

Is dualistic thinking useful and a good way of hanging ideas on hooks for further exploration or does it lead to extremes of thought that lack balance and settle people into positions that are hard to find their way out of?

We need to come to some understanding of what we view as Dualistic thinking. It appears we are rely on the idea of Western Theistic Dualism where opposites are seen as antagonistic for criticism of Dualistic thinking.

Those that are opposed are merely relying on a Eastern view that the opposites are complimentary and of a greater whole while at the time ignoring Objective reality.

This does not create a reality where Dualistic thinking is eliminated. In the case where Dualism is purported to have been conquered it has not been transcended as the idea of "I" is still fully contained within the equation.

Those opposed to Dualism have repeatedly stated the ways to look at both sides of a situation yet they are choosing not to attempt to UNITE the Objective World with their Subjective world they are SEPERATING them.

Kant teaches us that the Objective world of Object and our Subjective world are two distinct Ontological ideas which are concomitant. As such they cannot be relied on to look at "Objective Reality" in it's truest sense.

The problem with the posts I see talking about not engaging in Dualistic thinking is that they have eliminated any ideas of Objective Truth because they feel it cannot be reconciled so they have taken the stand that therefore they should ignore it or not attempt to reconcile it with their own Subjective views.

This is NOT an escape from Dualistic thinking it is actually Western Dualistic thinking in it's truest sense. "I" is not removed from the equation it becomes the only part of being that is focused on.

If we choose to only focus on the "I" part of the equation we have not left Dualistic thinking we rather chose to descend into the ego-stoking realms of SOLIPSISM.

If we wish to escape dualistic thinking (if this is even necessary) we need to look to unite our Subjective selves with Objective truth, we need not divide them into completely separate ideas we need to use the

Alchemical Secret:---
Solve et Coagula

This post has been edited by chaoscrowley37: Dec 22 2005, 12:14 AM