Truth always seeks unity. Truth does not tolerate
contradiction. Understanding the truth is a dynamic operation of thought that
requires the "tension of opposites" to unfold. Hegel's thesis -
antithesis = synthesis describes this, as does Gurdjieff's affirmation - negation
= reconciliation. The nature of duality is paradox. Truth is the acceptance of
both extremes of paradox. It is an insight gained from the reconciliation of
point + counterpoint.
We live in a tension of opposites, spirit and flesh, energy
and matter. We "think" in a tension of opposites, objective rationale
and subjective intuiting/feeling. Even our objectified opinions create a
tension of opposites. (also called coincidence of opposites - Heraclitus (5th c
BC), Nicholas of Cusa, De Docta Ignorantia (15th c CE) and also Kabbalistic
sources)
Ultimately, truth is nondual (Advaita). It never picks one
side over the other. It always reconciles both. Nondual awareness is
enlightenment. All mystics are aware that they think this way, both objectively
and subjectively, rationally and with intuition/feeling. God of the mystical
heart and mind is the absolute nondual reality of Ultimate Awareness.
"Ultimate awareness, the vast and unlimited consciousness of the divine,
is also the nature of mature enlightenment."
~Wayne Teasdale, generously adapted.
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Be Still.
_/\_Peggy @ ecumenicus
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