The whole social structure—which is to be competitive, aggressive, comparing oneself with another, accepting an ideology, a belief, and so on—is based on conflict, not only within oneself but also outwardly…
Poetic Outlaws
The bold emphasis above is mine. Reading the original article this phrase leapt out at me.
I find it difficult to articulate just how profound and transformative the shift from inner and outer conflict to inner and outer wholeness can be.
I’m no expert in these matters but, as a lay reader, I have long sensed a commonality between spiritual non-duality and Jung’s individuation.
I have a meditative/ contemplative practice and also had periods of psychotherapy. In spite of coming from different directions, for me at least, they converge on the same point – the recognition of and freedom from one’s own mind.
As my therapist once said as I was trying in vain for something to say to him: ‘If there’s no problem, there’s no problem.’
When the duality of subject and object dissolves conflict of any kind is impossible. As has been articulated for thousands of years in myriad different ways – whatever this is, is impossible to say, but it isn’t two.
https://whatisherenow.art.blog/2024/10/30/295/
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