This polarity represents the balance between focusing on the external, physical universe (“Looking Outward”) and focusing on the internal, subjective universe (“Looking Inward”). The tension between these poles is crucial for promoting a comprehensive understanding of reality, encompassing both the objective and subjective aspects of existence.

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• Integrated Polarity: Nondual Embrace of Inner and Outer
  Balancing looking inward and looking outward promotes a nondual perspective where the inner and outer worlds are experienced in union. This allows for a comprehensive understanding of our existence and the universe, fostering personal growth and spiritual awakening while actively engaging with the world around us.

  Disintegrated Polarity: Samsaric Disconnection
  Overemphasis on either inward or outward exploration can lead to a state of ‘Samsaric Disconnection’, where one’s existence becomes fragmented and disconnected, caught in the cycle of suffering and delusion, lacking a holistic and integrated perspective of reality.

This polarity represents the balance between our human experience of time (linear, sequential, bound by past, present, and future) and the concept of eternity (as a moment without time, as described by Wittgenstein). The tension between these poles is crucial for promoting growth and development while also maintaining a sense of coherence and integration.

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• Integrated Polarity: Ever-Present Unfolding
  Ever-Present Unfolding represents the harmonious integration of Time and Eternity. It acknowledges the temporal nature of our existence, the flow of moments, progress, and change, while simultaneously recognizing the eternal, the timeless ground of being that underlies all temporal phenomena. This integration leads to a profound realization: each moment is an unfolding of the eternal in the temporal, a unique expression of the infinite in the finite. This perspective allows us to fully engage with the flow of life (Time) while staying rooted in our deepest, timeless nature (Eternity). It fosters a sense of peace, presence, and wholeness, as we recognize the eternal in the temporal and the temporal in the eternal.

  Disintegrated Polarity: Temporal Dissonance
  Temporal Dissonance represents the disintegration or imbalance between Time and Eternity. It occurs when we become overly attached to the temporal, to the exclusion of the eternal, or vice versa. On one hand, an excessive focus on time can lead to anxiety, regret, and a sense of being trapped in the relentless flow of moments. On the other hand, an excessive focus on eternity can lead to detachment, disengagement, and a denial of the reality and importance of our temporal existence. This dissonance creates a sense of fragmentation and disconnection, as we lose touch with the integral nature of reality, where the temporal and the eternal are inseparably intertwined.