The magic of
life lies not in duality, but in the space in between which is
permitted by the existence of the duality.
The Power
of Three
by jonpeeoh
It is widely
understood that we live in a reality of duality. That without up,
there can be no down. Without left, no right. And so on. And of
course that is true. But there is an elephant in the room, and
nobody's talking about it.
Oh sure, there
are tons of instances of reference to this - the Christian trilogy
(symbolically), The Buddhist concept of the "Middle Path" (implying
higher and lower paths), and many others in many other religions,
philosophies, what have you.
The thing I'm
talking about is the third factor. The black and white's grey, the
space between left and right, up and down, forward and backward. The
third portion is inevitable given the first two. The third is that
scale which lies between the opposites.
Anything you
notice is a gift. Evil is a gift because it allows for good.
Darkness is a gift because it allows for light. You can not have one
without the other, for without contrast, there is no concept. No
concept, no experience.
And so the
magic of life lies not in duality, but in the space in between which
is permitted by the existence of the duality. It is best, in my
mind, not to grasp onto one of the two end posts, but to walk the
fence in the middle. You must learn to find a balance in all things
in order to find the most peaceful, productive and joyful way to
experience.
This process
is different for every individual. Some get their kicks from war,
some from peace. Some get their kicks from the in-between rallies
against or for war. In doing so, they fight a war of their own, but
on their own terms.
So I would
challenge you, first of all, to look at those things in your life
which you despise. Do not give them much energy, for by the act of
despising them you give them power in your life. But take note just
enough to realize that your despising in itself gives you an
indicator to something you have issue with. Now find the polar
opposite of that thing and contemplate it. Contemplate yourself
within it. Does that work for you?
Maybe it does,
in which case you are found. But perhaps the opposite of that which
you despise is not justly flavored for you, and you now have the
challenge of finding your middle ground.
Learning to
enjoy life is a process of finding your middle grounds in a world of
choices, in learning to navigate the third portion of duality - the
in-between.
Secondly, I
must admit I've been pulling your leg a little. The primary purpose
of this exercise is not just to identify your middle ground within
duality, although that is a beneficial exercise. Primarily, the
purpose of this exercise is to expand your mind a little, and get
you thinking outside of your normal bounds. When you expand above
duality and consider the third portion, you begin to find a folding
point for your meditation. You may be able to fold away your notions
of duality, triality, whatever you want to call it, and begin to see
outside of the culturally taught boxes that we divide reality into.
When you begin
to think entirely outside of "good" and "bad", "right" and "wrong",
"pretty" and "ugly", "love" and "hate", you begin to cultivate a
more natural impulse toward life, and you will find that, yes, many
of your natural feelings towards things can be reclassified down
into words that said what you were already saying. However, you will
feel the meaning of that much more deeply, and is an experience of
the clarity of being which is impossible to describe.
The funny
thing is, many people scoff at the notion of setting aside such
concepts as "right" and "wrong". They worry that this would inspire
anarchy and evil. What I have found is that humanity, in and of
itself, happens to be a pretty decent lot, all-in-all. When you set
aside "good" and "bad", you lose the need for "guilt", which frees
you from torturing yourself for mistakes long past. Instead,
everything becomes a learning experience. And to the shock of those
critics, you find that you actually become a much finer, better
person who treats people far more lovingly than others who may treat
others nicely because it's the "right" thing to do, and then do not
appreciate the joy and depth of that interaction. That is the very
definition of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
This physical
universe (or multiverse as it were) is a giant playground, where
someone took the One (god, energy, whatever) and pulled it into two,
then four, then six, then eight, pulling in every direction,
multidimensionally, until there was a full-blown world to play in.
Drop your silly notions of what is "right" and "wrong", "good" and
"bad", and you will find that you become a better, happier, more
loving and giving spirit, far more virtuous and prosperous than you
were when you attempted to become these things by defining them.
True morals comes from true morality, not from the
taught-learned-accepted reflex we call morality. With true morality
comes joy and holiness (the inability to err). And with that,
ultimate freedom.
jonpeeoh (www.jonpeeoh.com) is a new web community devoted to
raising consciousness, magick, and teaching others to take control
of their powers as creators of their own reality.
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