Category Archives: Radical Non-Duality

Manifestly, an Imagined Conversation

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Dave Pollard

More radical non-duality nonsense. Skip it if this isn’t to your taste. The conversation included in this post is a work of fiction. Carlo Rovelli (photo from wikipedia); Tim Cliss (photo from his web site) I have been reading theoretical … Continue reading →

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What Does It Mean to Be Yourself?

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Painting in oil pastels, “Family Portrait”,  by the Polish graphic artist Sławek Gruca.  Almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. Why? Because whenever you think or … Continue reading →

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No Matter

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Pollard

This is another musing about radical non-duality. Skip it if the subject is not of interest. If you don’t know what it’s about and would like to, start here. asphalt 8 car race game, from gameloft When I’m writing about … Continue reading →

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Cognitive Dissonance

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Every day, I shift back and forth between three ‘personas’, completely incompatible systems of belief, worldviews and ways of trying to make sense of the world. One writes: This ‘Dave’ believes there will come a time, probably in about ten … Continue reading →

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No One to See It

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Another attempt to explain that which cannot be explained, and to make sense of that which makes no sense. In other words, more radical non-duality nonsense. You’ve been warned. photo from pxhere, CC0 (and yes I know horses shouldn’t eat … Continue reading →

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It’s About Time

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Dave Pollard

This is another article about radical non-duality. It’s written mostly because I can’t help thinking about it, and hence trying to ‘figure it out’, writing being my primary means of thinking things through. And it’s posted for the very few … Continue reading →

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Insufferable

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Dave Pollard

The usual warning. Yes, even more ludicrous writing about radical non-duality follows. These internal dialogues are how I figure this out. Very few others will find this even vaguely interesting. For more engaging reading, I’d recommend you read this new … Continue reading →

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The Paradox of the Self

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Dave Pollard

The usual warning. Radical non-duality blather ahead. It makes no sense and is really annoying. (Want something more interesting to read? Read Indrajit Samarajiva’s blog. Start here. You might have to enter your email to read everything he’s written, but … Continue reading →

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Chronicling the Illusion

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Dave Pollard

cartoon by the late Charles Barsotti There’s a growing sense, here, that I’m running out of things to say. That it doesn’t get any better than this, that from now on it’s just the gruelling hard work, and occasional excitement of … Continue reading →

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We Are Not Our Selves

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Dave Pollard

Yeah, yeah, OK, move along, nothing to see here. Just some lunatic asserting that nothing is real. image circulating on FB, original source not cited; it’s photoshopped — it didn’t actually happen One of the questions that radical non-duality speakers … Continue reading →

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