Duality: The Essence of Everyday Consciousness

Spiritual teachings are sometimes interpreted as advising us to let go of material things and lighten our load by reducing attachments, but this is a fundamental misunderstanding. To advance consciousness we need to be weaned, not from the body or material things, but from our allegiance to duality. The very idea that the material world is separate from some other higher existence is itself an error of duality. Reality is not dual, though our current level of awareness perceives it that way.