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ZenFender · 04-07-2007, 07:48 AM

Recently, I've really been looking into buddhism and taoism more closely, and I've been hoping to integrate their teachings into my life.

But the one teaching that I always having trouble grasping is the concept of non-duality. They say don't discriminate between good and bad, beautiful and ugly, pleasure and pain. But how?!?! Is it not natural for us as humans to make distinction between good and bad?

If we truly become non-dualistic, then what are we to do with our lives? If we do not discriminate between the "bad" feelings of hunger with the "good" feelings of satiety, then will we not die very soon?

If we do not have ugliness, then where will be the beauty?

It seems that life would be like a haze if we were truly non-dual. Am I misinterpreting the concept? Or am I missing out or something. Please help! Thanks.

04-07-2007, 07:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
ZenFender Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 33	Non-duality Recently, I've really been looking into buddhism and taoism more closely, and I've been hoping to integrate their teachings into my life. But the one teaching that I always having trouble grasping is the concept of non-duality. They say don't discriminate between good and bad, beautiful and ugly, pleasure and pain. But how?!?! Is it not natural for us as humans to make distinction between good and bad? If we truly become non-dualistic, then what are we to do with our lives? If we do not discriminate between the "bad" feelings of hunger with the "good" feelings of satiety, then will we not die very soon? If we do not have ugliness, then where will be the beauty? It seems that life would be like a haze if we were truly non-dual. Am I misinterpreting the concept? Or am I missing out or something. Please help! Thanks.