User blog:Chasewhitney7/On holding opposites together

'''Imagine for a moment holding two completely contradictory ideas together as if they were both one seamlessly cohesive creation. Think of anything, try it for a moment.'''

'''There are an infinite number of contradictions out there, for every ‘thing” has its opposite. At the same time though, when perceived in a certain way, all differences are rectified and all opposition mesh together as part of a polar unity. (see Alex Grey’s artwork and poetry)'''

'''Lets take, for example, the idea of solid matter that is manifest largely by empty space. Physicist have, without the temptation of falling into absolutes, predominantly confirmed that matter, comprised of atoms, molecules, neutrons and electrons are pretty close to 99.9999% empty space. Our dense world is somehow held solid by incredibly tiny floaty things that hover and whirl and vibrate. When one looks outside its a challenge to imagine that possibility. Everything looks so goddamn together! '''

'''This physics brain fuckery that the scientists’ gift to us exists in all things everywhere, including ourselves. What I begin to question when I arrive at this jumping off point are the limitations of physical density and the general notion of contradiction. How really, do both exist at the same time?'''

'''What I believe to be a beneficial practice for all confusions of the mind or apparent contradictions is to make the best attempt to hold them together as a pair, even if they do not mesh immediately. Take for instance, the concept I brought up and went nowhere with. Both ideas can be held in the mind together. I can be at the same time solid, heavy, dense and extensively empty, hollow, full of nothingness. At this place, old belief systems start the process of decay. Let’s consider Einstein’s quote here, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” In other words, to find new possibilities of potentialities, we need to first deconstruct dense paradigm cages. There are so many ways to do this, and this philosophical exploration is just one. '''

'''So, we are at the place where we have made the effort of holding two forign objects together and labelled them as the same. While this is necessary in practice, it does not accomplish much. Further action is required. This effort is made less so with the mind and more so with the soul, or the heart. The act of believing they are the same, that they are inextricably connected in no way different from one another yields more understanding than the why of the belief itself. It is justified, although justification is really unnecessary most of the time. When one begins to see these effects, the more the boundaries of separation dilute. Of course, it is dependent on your definition of either opposite, however, if all things are the same, all things are also slightly unique from all other things, because it is all the same. It then, is not so hard to begin to see how love is so closely associated with hate and apathy. They are inherent opposites yes, yet they are still all just different expressive emotions.'''