A comic about the peace of oneness versus the unrest of more than one.
Duality Hack #3.8 in Alexius’ Duality Hacks.
In reality, it is impossible to be excited about something because it requires more than one, and there is no more than that which is One. For the same reason, there is nowhere to go and no one to meet in oneness. Therefore, if you want the excitement of more than One, you must extend oneness. But since it is formless, it is impossible.
However, imagining oneness extended into more than One seems possible, thus meeting another one.
But you want more. So, you imagine an extension of neighbouring spaces. Hence, the one-dimensional extension seems to become two-dimensional.
Still, you think there must be more, so you extend the two-dimensional extension with neighbouring extensions and call it a world.
But the new world, with more than one, is based on the idea that something is missing. So, nothing feels good enough. Therefore, you turn to transcendental meditation, drugs, and virtual computer worlds made by AI (artificial intelligence) to simulate a better world within the simulation of a world with more than one.
Eventually, you realise that you never feel fulfilled, no matter how much you get. Hence, you conclude that more than one is fake.
No worries. There is no illusion without reality. So if you perceive more than one as a symbol of that which is One, no matter how many you see, it does not make a difference.
Consequently, more than one turns into that which is One, which is so peaceful.
Randall Munroe made the graphics. The captions are by Alexius, independently of Randall Munroe.
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