“Life is led by reinforcing both positive and negative themes, because they lend structure to a person’s story. Without themes, the story would turn shapeless. Yet positive and negative themes share the same flaw. They bind you inside your story. It’s better to win than to lose, for example, but if we heed the world’s wisdom traditions, winning and losing are opposites that depend on each other. Therefore, winners will always eventually face loss. Optimism will eventually fail. Loving will eventually lead to disappointment. Evolution occurs when you stop identifying with these themes—known as the state of duality—and begin to measure your life in ways that are not dual, not dependent on opposites. What we’re talking about are the fundamental qualities of consciousness that lie deeper in our awareness.” (page 600)

Excerpt From: Deepak Chopra & Rudolph E. Tanzi. “The Healing Self.” Apple Books. ...