5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles

5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles
Holy Moly
5 Grappling with duality: The hidden source of all our struggles

Jan 09 2023 | 00:11:15

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Episode 5 January 09, 2023 00:11:15

Hosted By

Jill Loree

Show Notes

The Pathwork Guide dives into the core human struggle: living in a world of opposites. Pleasure and pain, good and bad, life and death—these dualities shape our experience and create much of our inner conflict.

At the heart of this struggle is our instinct to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Yet this very impulse keeps us trapped. Duality, the chapter explains, is not ultimate reality—it is a temporary state. Beneath it lies Oneness, where opposites are reconciled in harmony.

The path forward requires a radical shift: instead of avoiding pain, we must learn to face it. Growth comes not from escaping discomfort, but from allowing ourselves to experience life fully—both sides of every polarity. This includes learning to “die” in small ways: letting go of control, surrendering demands, and releasing the need to always be right.

As we begin to hold opposites—rather than fight them—we move toward integration. We discover that pain does not destroy us, and that healing becomes possible only when we stop resisting it.

Ultimately, all longing points back to one thing: reconnection with the divine. The journey through duality is the path back to that Oneness.

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