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DILEMMA OF DUALITY

The dilemma of ego is that you cannot have yin without yang.

The dilemma of ego is that you cannot have knowledge of the good without knowledge of the evil.

The dilemma of ego is that knowledge exists only as a duality.

The dilemma of ego is that knowledge is defined by opposites.


WHY

Why is duality a dilemma and a problem for ego?

Because ego is when you identify with knowledge.


PROBLEM OF IDENTITY

The dilemma of ego is how to identify with only the positive half of knowledge.


INNER CONFLICT/SINNER

The dilemma of ego is played out by fighting over which half of the knowledge you really are identified with.


DENIAL OF CONFLICT

The dilemma of ego is played out by suppressing the negative half of the identity with knowledge through darkness and deception.


RESOLUTION OF CONFLICT/PHARISEE

The dilemma of ego is resolved by reframing the identification of the negative side as just more identification with the positive side.



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