non-dualism in shifting, with a sprinkle of descartes âą ahem. i am no expert. i did some research into each concept & interpreted a mash-up like those 2016 youtube nightcore remixes. this is my stream of consciousness, my two cents, explained to the best of my ability. i am always open to questions !!
non-dualism means ânot twoâ, which means âoneâ. it is the belief that we are everything, everything comes from us. there is no separation or gap between âusâ & âothersâ. following this line of thinking, there is no separation between âusâ & âwhat we wantâ. it is only our perception that dictates reality.
still with me? okay, good!
descartes. he doubted his senses. he doubted his memories & perception. he doubted the âexternal worldâ. which left him with: âi think therefore i am.â he believed in his own existence being real. (this is only part of his philosophy, which is why i specified only âa sprinkleâ.)
so, if descartes believed in his own existence, and we apply non-dualism: we exist, everything comes from within us, and everything exists thanks to us.
now, shifting. if everything comes from within us, and our senses lie to us, who is to say that we are not in our desired reality already? right now, at this very moment? the answer is: nobody! exactly. congrats, youâre everywhere rn.
if it is only our perception that dictates the reality we perceive, thenâhow do we do that? this is where awareness comes in. this is where we shift (ha) our inner thinking. this is where we assume. it is not necessarily drowning out doubts by repeatedly affirming âi am in my desired realityâ and whatnot until you drive yourself insane. you are not convincing yourself. it is the inner knowing, holding the assumption that, âyes, i am already where i want to be.â you are changing your camera lens to see what you want to see.
so, thea, what the fuck is âholding the assumptionâ?
imagine this: you are in a blizzard. you are holding onto the rope as you walk, so you donât get blown away or lost. the rope is your assumption (that you are in your desired reality). the blizzard is everything elseâdoubts, deceiving senses, etc etc. (in joel miller voice:) now you hold onto that goddamn rope !!!!!! i donât mean constantly remind yourself youâre holding it as you walk. itâs just part of getting to your destination through the blizzard. also donât fight/hate the blizzard, it is just Thereâ˘, we ignore and we hold the rope line.
(also i say âgetting to your destinationâ but in shifting, you are already there. letâs just put it as the blizzard obscuring your vision & you think youâre far from your destination but actually you already arrived. yup!)
bottom line is: be nonchalant (optional), hold the line of assumption, disregard everything else. disregard, not pretend it doesnât exist. the blizzard is there but also fuck it we ball. are you letting a blizzard stop you ??? NO! what is a blizzard against the indomitable human will (aka persistence)? NOTHING !!!!!
& please note: this is not written with the intention of being a momentary burst of motivation, or of being a bright inspiration. i want you to put the phone down & think. my explanation is malleable. mold it & re-word it to how you yourself would understand it best, until it clicks into place. or ask !! and we will brainstorm !!
ok thanks bye. i started writing this at 6 am because i couldnât sleep. hope this helps or at least entertained you & got you thinking, if nothing else!