The Polarity of Non-Duality

[rva_jeremy]

I think anagogy comes closest to my read of the matter: the introduction of any state "other" is itself the path of "that which is not".  The illusion thrives upon duality, and to the extent that we make use of it (i.e. polarize), we are bound to its preconditions and characteristics.  One of the things I find so unique about the Law of One philosophy is it's emphasis on the instrumental nature of the illusion.  It need not be "overcome" or "transcended" in some grand fashion (like Bhuddists or Christians believe, for example).  

In some sense, the paradoxical co-existence of duality and non-duality is the real mystery that the Law of One explores.  It is a very Western idea to seek a single, exclusive, universal truth that can put all disputes to rest in a rational manner.  The Eastern tradition has an inherent appreciation for the impermanence of fixed, discrete ideas as ends.  They see words, concepts, and the like as metaphors that make symbols out of the inconceivable--not laws by which existence is captured and mastered, is known forwards and backwards in some final way.

What I mean by this is that, while it's ever so pat to dismiss this tension you point to as "mystery," I think that's what it is. More and more I accept that I have an intellect that is tied to the illusion. It is built to move within it, but not outside of it. This is why exploring what I call the affective terrain is so important to me now.\

I suspect I'm telling you nothing you haven't thought of before, Austin, but I appreciate your invitation to think along these lines.  It's very pleasing to know others ponder these matters--I always figure folks are, but I enjoy those moments when it is not a matter of faith.