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The Masks of Duality
The Masks of Duality
by Jenny Griffin
We hear a lot about the idea of duality and its apparent opposite, unity or Oneness. It seems the role or goal of consciousness is to transcend the former and move into a state of awareness that we are the latter.
What’s been made incredibly clear over this past couple of months is the connection between the masks we wear and the concept of duality. We are so entrained by existing structures and beliefs that sometimes it’s impossible to determine where/who we truly are.
Recently, we lost a bright and shiny light in our world, the American comedian Robin Williams. His own world of duality consisted of a persona the world adored, masking the truth of his bi-polar mind and a person who perhaps couldn’t accept the beauty of his own light.
It’s time to remove our masks.
It’s time we give ourselves some slack.
There is no one way to be ‘spiritual,’ to be ‘conscious,’ or to be human. There are as many ways as there are people on the planet, and each is as valid as the others.
There appear to be underlying programs in the realm of the New Age or Spiritual community that hold ‘conscious’ people to higher standard than their fellow humans: it’s wrong to judge; it’s un-loving to act this way; we shouldn’t use certain language for fear of triggering another’s wounds or donning a mantle of saviour, martyr or victim.
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