Definition: Duality

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Revision: 28 Mar 2025

Duality

Oneness appearing as twoness.
The appearance of opposites.
The appearance of twoness.
The apparent separation between Divinity/God/Source and oneself.
The appearance of two (or more) distinct forms that are actually one (e.g., the particle-wave duality in physics).
The experience of a realm in which the idea of dividing the One is made manifest.
The experience of separation from Divinity/God/Source.
The indivisible One appearing as two or more.
In unawakeness, dualistic appearances are believed to be separate.
Duality is a label for the experience of unreality that results from believing in separation from Divinity/God/Source.
Duality is a label for the experience of unreality that results from believing in separation from THE SUPREME.
Duality is a label for the experience of unreality that results from believing in any form of separation or denying/forgetting oneness.
Duality is fundamentally nondual.
Unalloyed bliss is attained when the tension between duality and nonduality is completely resolved into the play of the Indivisible.

Sayings:

“Duality is nonproblematic. The appearance of two is nonproblematic. The belief that one can be separate from another, or from anything, is problematic in that it leads to grave difficulties.”