We want to be happy but our sorrows do not let us be so. We
want to love people but our love is constantly clouded by unremitting hatred.
We want to go ahead on our path to achieve greatness but the pulls of our body
and mind do not let us do things in peace. We are constantly tossed and turned
by the pulls of dualities. These twin-troubles come from our body, mind, and
the environment. At their root lies our inherent nature to see things in pairs
of opposites – dual nature.
The only solution to overcome this is to constantly reminding
oneself of the ultimate reality or negating the apparent permanence of the
evanescent experiences of dual nature.
Detachment is the key to negating the illusory events of the
universe. This detachment has to be at the levels of the body, mind, and body-mind
interactions with the environment.
Why is it so important to transcend dualities?
Whatever we may attain in the life of sense-experience, there
would always be something better yet to be attained. This is the root cause of misery.
It is imperative that we transcend dualities if we wish to transcend misery.
For a blissful state to be attained, the bliss should not be dependent on
anything.
Source - Excerpts from the editorial of the March 2016 issue of Prabuddha Bharata.
Source - Excerpts from the editorial of the March 2016 issue of Prabuddha Bharata.