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ehaviors, violence, and occasional moments of fleeting happiness. Duality is what you never
wanted to be in, and yet you have been - since beginningless time. The Hevajra Tantra observes
simply that the cause of suffering is “because of subject and object.” Saraha adds, “The flaw is in
duality – there is no yogi who meditates upon it.” Duality is an incorrect view of reality, and it
makes you discontent.
Unity
Unity is nirvāṇa. Unity (Eka) is an experience of total Oneness, without any distinctions at all. It
is the complete opposite experience of duality – pure, absolute peace and bliss. Because it is
eternal and unchanging, and no experiences of appearances ever arise and fall away, it is called
“Unborn” (Ajāta). It is the bliss of nirvāṇa. When it is reached in meditation, this state is often
called Niṣprapañca (Non-Conceptuality) or Nirvikalpa Samādhi (Nonconceptual Absorption)
because thoughts are wiped away, but it is far more than merely the silencing of thoughts. The
Hevajra Tantra warmly embraces the view of the Unity of all things as primordial wisdom,
saying: “The Great Consciousness is in fact One,” and remarks that it may properly be called
Brahmā, Viṣṇu or Śiva as in other religions. David Snellgrove adds that the Buddhist Tantras
“display no inhibitions in using the term Self (Ātman) for the Absolute,” and Saraha follows in
the same vein, revealing, “A single God is seen in the many scriptures.” At the same time, the
Tantras reveal, Unity is not the most complete view. The Totality is something even more
wonderful than One.
Nonduality
Nonduality is the blissful union of ultimate reality and appearances. From the highest view,
ultimate reality and appearances are not “One,” a singular, all-embracing Unity without any
distinctions at all, and not “Two,” permanently separated from each other. Instead, they are
“Nondual” (Advaya). Nonduality describes the direct experience of all of reality, which includes
both the eternal presence of formless primordial awareness and its joyful play as appearances. It
is called Nonduality because it never divides experiences between categories of “you” and “not
you,” and at the same time it is not a pure unitary Oneness that is unaware of any distinctions.
Nonduality describes the dynamic, creative play of oneness and manyness, unity-in-diversity.
When your awareness is fully grounded in changeless ultimate awareness, it is peaceful and
blissful. And when your awareness is also present in the play of appearances, it is exhilarating
and delightful. Unblocked by emotional and mental obscurations, your life is eternally blissful
and vitally engaging. The Hevajra Tantra notes, “This is the Great Wisdom located in all bodies
which is nondual, and is the Essence that is both appearance and ultimate reality. It dwells
pervading both fixed and moving things, and manifests as many forms.” It adds, “The Innate is
contained in all as well as free of all.” Nonduality is not nirvāṇa. It is better than nirvāṇa.
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