The symmetry of existence
Jun 11, 2024 12:56:28 GMT
Post by Stella on Jun 11, 2024 12:56:28 GMT
Symmetry of existence essentially means that for anything that comes into being and created, it's polar opposite always comes into being as well. From this we get the basic notion of duality and polarity. One very clear example of this is that dawn as the transition from night into day is happening, somewhere else day is transitioning into night through dusk somewhere else.
Symmetry of existence in the Kaballah is roughly the same as dependent arising in eastern cosmology or mutual arising in Taoism. With any duality or polarity you have a paradox. Take for example existence and non-existence. You cannot have existence without non-existence just as you cannot have physical existence without space. Similarly when it comes to who we are and who other people are, you cannot have Ego without having an alter Ego.
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Symmetry of existence in the Kaballah is roughly the same as dependent arising in eastern cosmology or mutual arising in Taoism. With any duality or polarity you have a paradox. Take for example existence and non-existence. You cannot have existence without non-existence just as you cannot have physical existence without space. Similarly when it comes to who we are and who other people are, you cannot have Ego without having an alter Ego.
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