Mind Always Dualises Reality
The mind operates within two primary states: doubt and belief. In truth, these are two sides of the same coin, rooted in the fact that the mind can only base its understanding on thoughts—thoughts that are merely metaphors for the direct experience of being. Though the mind believes it knows everything, though it is, in reality, devoid of true understanding. It merely records information and then pretends this knowledge equates to comprehension.
The experience of our aware being, however, is always an experience of completion, regardless of doubt or belief. This is true understanding, and it exists beyond the mental processes of thought. Thought cannot define or truly know it, though it may claim to do so. This is why all religions eventually reduce the direct experience of aware being to a matter of faith or doubt, constructing narratives and doctrines of good and evil around these two elements. This is the mind’s imposition of the truth.
When we operate solely at the level of the mind, everything inevitably becomes a struggle between faith and doubt. This is why neither faith nor doubt feels entirely safe or fulfilling: they are based on the force of the mind rather than the power of the direct experience of aware being, which transcends the dualising nature of thought.
The direct experience of aware being is beyond the mind’s dualities. It is a state of completeness, free from the oscillations of doubt and belief. To truly understand this, we must move beyond the mind’s limitations and rest in the direct experience of being itself.
With love,
Freyja