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is home. 'I am this Chandubhai', is what you say. You have not even seen 'home' yet. When you see 'home', there would not be any worry, frustration and amidst all the externally induced problems that cause suffering (upadhi), you will experience oneness with your Self (samadhi)! Dualism – Non-Dualism; Both Are Dualities
One man came to me and told me, 'I have become nondualistic (adwaita)'. And I said to him, “Where did you come up with that word? What are you calling non-dualistic?' So he says, 'I do not live in the dualism (dwaita)'. “Then what do you stay in?' I asked. Then he says, “I only stay in the Atma'. Goodness! How did he become like that? You cannot just stay non-dualistic (adwaita). Non-dualism (adwaita) is supported (aadhari). What is it supported by? It is supported by dualism (dwaita); otherwise it would fall. It is because it is supported by dualism (dwaita), that non-dualism (adwaita) has persisted. When you say that you have become non-dualistic (adwaita), you are essentially casting abhorrence (dwesh) on dualism (dwaita). So what will happen? You will both end up fighting. Then he says, “That is correct. But according to our belief nondualism (adwaita) was independent (nirpeksha)'. Hey! How can you call something that which requires support (aadharik), independent (nirpeksha)? Non-dualism is dependent (sapeksha).
There are so many words that transcend dualities. Certain words like compassion (karuna) transcend duality. Whereas the word adwaita (non-dualism), is adwaita, because dwaita (dualism) is there, which is why, it is thought to possess duality (dwandva). Just like profit and loss, and all the two words that contradict one another (antonyms), are all considered dualities (dwandva). So because we have dualism (dwaita), we have non-dualism (adwaita). Therefore, he has not gone beyond duality (dwandva) yet, he is still in duality. Even non-dualism is considered duality (dwandva), do you understand that? Just like profit-loss is considered a duality; good-bad, happiness
