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?

Wonderfull, i was afraid i was being a bit to harsh.

My point is that it is impossible to overcome dualistic thinking.
One can be aware that dualistic thinking is personal, and the rules differ from person to person. But unless you are a god you cannot embrace both dualities. becouse that would mean enlightenment. Perhaps an enlghtened one is free from dualities. Then we must try it too.

One, should be aware that dualism in itself is an illusion. the mind does not define good and evil itself, the mind draws a line wich divides good and evil. And trough this line we may experience good and evil. This line exists truly, but only in the mind.

as mortals we are unable to view our experiences any other way, than measured from this line.

That is were wu wei, living in the moment, comes to play.
If you live in the moment, then you mostly do not do dualistic thinking. becouse you do not think about past and future. Essentially you do each action as it comes by. you could say that you make choises based on logic, and therefor there is only one possible result for each action to take.

However, this is not completely possible. Logic, i believe, is not always correct, the logical mind is part of the mortal body, i believe.

So, you will have some dualisms. In your life you must make choices:
keep the job, ditch the job.
eat a hamburger, not eat a hamburger.
study, do not study..

All these things are choices, and choices cannot be anything else than dualistic. a choice is by nature at least dualistic.

however, they are clearly of personal choice. not universal.

So while it is true, that dualism is fake, in true reality it does not exist, in our own mind, our microcosm it cannot be escaped completely.

what is the point then? If you are aware of this, then trough logic and reasoning you may push the boundaries of dualistic thinking.

Remember, dualism is a line, a divider. If you are aware of the nature of this line can constantly shape and push the divider according to your will, then it seems as if you have no dualistic mind. You will have a dualistic mind none the less, but it changes constantly.

that is why this is not mental mastrubation. these conversations give one a firmer grasp and understanding of this line. So you may aquire complete control over it.

Also, you pleasantly surprise me. Most people on forums cling to a point once they made it, not necesarily becouse it is true, but becouse their ego sees it as losing if they admit their error. Thats why they madly defend their posts and opinion, it becomes a battle of winning and losing arguments instead of a quest for knowledge.

You did not do that, and i must say i think that is a great form of wisdom you have. You are already in control of the ego. We must pursue knowledge in the end, not ego. Wonderful!!