As change requires more than one, there are no changes in non-duality. And since it’s formless, thus endless, there’s no duality. Therefore, the apparent changes in a world of duality are just a replacement of one illusion with another.
This occurs naturally if we don’t try to reshape the present into a version that suggests we have made ourselves better. [Photo: Alexius]
Newsletter on 6 October 2025
If we think we’ve made a mistake and later correct it, we often assume we’ve become better. However, ultimately, it’s impossible to become better because reality is non-dual, so there is no more than that which is One. Even if we believe in a world of duality, improvement is also an illusion.
The world of duality is the brain’s fantasy. We’ve all been assigned a role in the illusion that we’re bound to play as scripted by the brain. Yet, we’re free to perceive the brain’s duality adventures as we prefer. But if we perceive them as generated by us to improve ourselves, we’re out of sync with the brain’s script. Therefore, when we insist on having improved ourselves, we do not feel better but incomplete.
Acknowledging our belief in duality, we can undo it
The good news is that if we acknowledge our disappointment, we can perceive it as ‘it is what it is’. And since that reveals disappointment is not a singular but a dual feeling complemented by satisfaction, we’re aligned with the brain’s duality fantasy. As this makes us feel complete, we have no need to strive for improvement, hence no need to maintain the belief in a world of duality.
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