duality in oneness

In my work, I explore duality as the tension within one being—body and consciousness, past and present, defense and openness. Inspired by mirroring, I trace how opposites intersect, showing unity as a movement between boundaries, not a fixed point.

Marie Boková

Is all this done purely from an aesthetic point of view, or do you have meanings attached to the different animals and characters?

KS: Sure. Things hold meaning as ideas. Not as images, but as ideas. A rabbit or a wolf or a mouse – they have tons of meaning that swirls about them. I use them because they hold meaning, but the meaning isn’t fixed.... See more

Kiki Smith – interview: ‘Artists are always trying to reveal themselves and remain hidden at the same time’

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So, this boundary (this “duality” of self and other) is maybe not super solid. Also, “you” are hardly an unchanging thing. You are different from moment to moment. Different when you’re alone, different when you’re with friends, different when you’re dreaming, different tomorrow.

Sasha Chapin • A Non-Definitive Non-Guide to Non-Duality

Okay. So we all know that the hard boundary we place between ourselves and the world is somewhat artificial. Sure, on one level, you are a separate being, different from any other. You can move your own arm, you probably can’t move my arm. On the other hand, your life is a product of an incredibly complex enmeshment of influences that can be traced... See more

Sasha Chapin • A Non-Definitive Non-Guide to Non-Duality

Any kind of meditation can be mentally destabilizing, especially if taken in large doses, especially if you’re currently not doing well mentally.

Sasha Chapin • A Non-Definitive Non-Guide to Non-Duality

Due to the limitation of concepts, deeper understanding comes from holding multiple perspectives simultaneously, recognizing their utility and their limitations, and also being willing to let all of them go. It’s about developing a fluid way of seeing that can shift between unity and multiplicity, between being and non-being, dwelling on neither.

Roy Klein • Basic Introduction to Nondualism

Think of a drop of water in the ocean that has melted into the ocean and is no longer a drop, no longer a local, bounded entity, but diffused throughout the entire ocean. This is the experience that is known as Oneness or Unitive Consciousness.

Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity

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