Joseph Goldstein discusses duality in mindfulness, from object-subject split to persona identification. He explores love for all experience, integration of mind-body, and the power of renunciation. Goldstein emphasizes the need to stop identifying with the self and the transformative power of mindfulness.
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Duality and Separation
Dualistic perception, creating a sense of separation, is a key theme in spiritual traditions.
This sense of separateness arises from concepts and perceptions of duality, leading to isolation.
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Levels of Duality
The most fundamental duality is subject and object, self and other, inside and outside.
We further fragment this by identifying with the mind, creating a sense of 'I' separate from the body.
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Persona and Shadow
Jung's concept of persona represents the acceptable aspects of our minds we present to the world.
The shadow encompasses the repressed, unacknowledged parts, creating inner conflict.
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Joseph Goldstein meets us at the constellation of self, the duality of self, and the need for mindfulness.
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This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein gets into:
Duality and how it relates to our meditation practice
The fundamental split of object and subject
Limitations from perceiving ourselves as separate
Persona and the identification we have with the world
The progression from fullness/oneness to constriction
Having compassion for the shadow side
How fear desire, and attachment, make us more attached to our sense of self
Being imprisoned and conditioned by dualistic perception
The integration of mind and body and love for all experience as the connector
From the ego center to the zero center
Being totally honest with what is happening
Mindfulness as the tool to stop identification
The power of renunciation and restraint
This 2005 dharma talk was originally published by Dharmaseed
“As long as we are identified with that sense of self in the mind, that identification creates fear, attachment, separation, comparing. If there’s an “I”, if there’s a self, then we have to defend it, we have to protect it, we have to gratify it, and our whole lives revolve around this particular identification.” – Joseph Goldstein
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