[MD] dualism

[Kevin Perez]

Hello,
 
I posted and participated in discussions here from mid 2005 through
early 2006.  Since then my curiosity with things philosophical, mystical
and scientific has lead me to Eckart Tolle, JR Searle and countless bits
and bites on the Internet.  I traveled to Fordham University recently to
listen to Richard Rohr speak on "Jesus as the First Non-Dual Teacher in
the West."  And references to Ken Wilber keep cropping up.  I hope to
read something of his one of these days.  I have also maintained a
connection to you all, albeit one way, through http://lists.moqtalk.org/.
 
Lately (maybe longer than I care to admit) my curiosity has been
focused on dualism.  Dualism, or rather its resolution, is clearly, to me
anyway, the impetus for the MOQ.  And it seems to me that dualism is
at the root of most if not all of the big questions.  Are spirituality (or
mysticism) and religion, wisdom and education, mind and matter,
subject and object and being and knowing each a pair of polar opposites
or is there a oneness to be found?  And if oneness is not an illusion then
how is it realized?
 
I believe that true life is realized when things that seem to be separate
and dualistic are held together, not balanced.  And that this is difficult.
Is this what Buddhist's mean when they say "life is suffering?"  And I
believe this is what Richard Rohr means when he says "The path of
prayer and the path of suffering are the only paths that can break down
dualistic thinking."
 
Thoughts?
 

Kevin

 	 
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