Landmark: Observe Duality and Connectedness

Landmark: Observe Duality and Connectedness
Beacons	Association
Realms	Enrollment
Lenses	Nonduality
Guides	Eating
Trails	Learn About Association

The Landmark of Observe Duality and Connectedness gives you a chance to see Duality and then try to use the Lens of Nonduality to see things in a different way. This Landmark is within the Realm of Enrollment, and is part of the Beacon of Association, more specifically the Lens of Nonduality.

Landmark Lookouts:

Noticing Duality: Can you make a point see things from the perspective of Duality, and that "that thing" is not "you"?
Trying Nonduality: Given things you are connected with, such as food and drink, can you sense one clear moment where there isn't a meaningful distinction between those things and yourself?

The next time you're sipping your morning coffee, tea, or even a glass of water...

Sit your drink down in front of you just for a few moments.
Consider the drink and yourself. You are yourself. The drink is the drink, the cup is the cup. You are not the drink, and the drink is not you.
Now for a moment, consider what makes up "you" - is it just your body and mind? If so, what about your hair and fingernails. What about the glasses you need, or the sweat coming out of your pores?
At the moment when you can really sense that the question makes sense, reach out and put your hand around the drink.
Reflect on how you, the drinker, and your drink are interconnected in this moment, just through that touch.
As you pick up the drink and begin to enjoy the taste and feel of it going into your mouth, think again on how you are connected.
Explore the sensation of the liquid passing down your throat, becoming a part of you. Feel the unity in that moment.
Remind yourself that you're not separate from the world around you, just as the drink isn't separate from you.
As you put down your cup, remember that experience - it's a small glimpse into the Nonduality that's inherent in all experiences.