nonduality
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- noun
- /nɒnˈduːəlɪti/
- Formal
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no dualidad
- Nonduality is represented in the paradigm's goal: undivided oneness.
- the nonduality of the Buddha
- the nonduality of the self
Examples
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Philosophers often explore nonduality as a way to understand the relationship between the individual self and the universe.
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Mainstream Eastern systems stress the nonduality of the self and its ground in being by holding that the self is identical to, or at least not different from, reality.
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Even in early texts, we find evidence of the nonduality of the Buddha and the dharma.
Academic text (2015) -
This is the human ego hard at work, frightened to death, literally, at the very idea that the root state of existence may very well be nonduality.
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To the extent that the self can be said to exist at all at this point, it exists only as a perspective or consciousness-ray of reality itself: nonduality.
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Most of Eastern thought stresses nonduality and self-transcendence through enlightenment, and most of Western thought stresses duality and self-transcendence through restored or redeemed relationships.
Academic text (1990) -
And my point is that Eastern thought, in stressing nonduality and enlightenment, can be understood best in terms of the ladder paradigm, and Western thought, in stressing duality and relationship, can be understood best in terms of the spiral paradigm.
Academic text (1990) -
In many spiritual traditions, the concept of nonduality suggests that all beings are interconnected and not separate from one another.
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Practicing meditation can help individuals realize the principles of nonduality, leading to a sense of oneness with all existence.
Synonyms
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A feeling of being one with others or the world
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The belief that all things are made of one basic thing
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A situation where you cannot split people or things apart, like close friends
A belief that everything is one and separations are not real
A belief that everything is connected as one reality
Being one whole with no separate parts
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonduality = nondual (semi-transparent) = non + dual + ity
The form 'nondual' is transparently non- + dual, but the resulting noun 'nonduality' denotes a specialized philosophical concept that may not be fully inferable by general learners.
Etymology
The word nonduality comes from non- meaning 'not' and duality from a root for 'two'. A helpful image is two things becoming one, so nonduality means things are 'not separate' but part of a single whole.