The Guardian for this meeting was Paradise Tennant. The comments are by Paradise Tennant.

Paradise Tennant: hiya steve :)
stevenaia Michinaga: hello
stevenaia Michinaga: and thoughts arising?
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: hmm
Paradise Tennant: well .. we could talk about duality
stevenaia Michinaga: if you can make me understand the concept :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: whether or not observation diminishes the illusion
Paradise Tennant: lol
stevenaia Michinaga: that second one sounds yummy
Paradise Tennant: well thinking there is more than a one .. a two .. a right a wrong .. a me a you ..
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: :) illusion
stevenaia Michinaga: ok
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: * is
stevenaia Michinaga: lets start with duality, sounds more basic
Paradise Tennant: maybe come up with examples of dualistic thinking
stevenaia Michinaga: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duality
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: nonduality implies that things appear distinct when they are not really separate
Paradise Tennant: sums it up nicely
Paradise Tennant: thanks steve !
stevenaia Michinaga: it seems it's just a start
Paradise Tennant: you and I think of ourselves as separate beings when on a big picture basis we are part of just one thing
Paradise Tennant: nonduality kind of banishes the concept of loneliness :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: not possible
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
Paradise Tennant: really
stevenaia Michinaga: wonders about that
Paradise Tennant: duality and dichotomy are illusory phenomena
stevenaia Michinaga: on one hand I have never been alone, on the other I have always been in a relationship
stevenaia Michinaga: (lonely)
Paradise Tennant: so dualisms such as self/other good/evil passive/active are illusory
Paradise Tennant: hmm
stevenaia Michinaga: but can you have one without the other?
stevenaia Michinaga: seems dualism creates balance
Paradise Tennant: contrast ..it creates contrast like the shadows in one big painting
--BELL--
stevenaia Michinaga: a painting w/o shadow (plenty of modern art I have seen has mono-colour canvases attempts to eliminate dualism, pretty boring, huh
stevenaia Michinaga: so why is dualism illusionary, seems that is a very rich illusion
Paradise Tennant: yes
Paradise Tennant: makes it interesting engages our emotions ..captures us
Paradise Tennant: creativity .. would be difficult without dualism
stevenaia Michinaga: nods
Paradise Tennant: on one level only though
stevenaia Michinaga: listens..,
Paradise Tennant: I think if you were going to try to understand totality it is all that ever was and all that will ever be all at once really so a kind of cosmic creativity that is much richer than dualistic creativity
Paradise Tennant: an infinite faceted prism .. whereby dualistic thought is only one reflection of
Paradise Tennant: sorry a prism with an infinite number of facets :) is what I meant
stevenaia Michinaga: did you mean dualism is one facet of "Totality"
Paradise Tennant: hmm what do you think
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: Just checking meanings
stevenaia Michinaga: it makes sense
stevenaia Michinaga: in that context
Paradise Tennant: nonduality is already part of us .....
Paradise Tennant: in every moment
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Paradise Tennant: realization of it .. is the point of becoming aware...
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: shall we talk about your building now ..
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: lol
Paradise Tennant: how is coming along
stevenaia Michinaga: mind is swimming in non-duality
stevenaia Michinaga: I have a tutor mentor
Paradise Tennant: very spacious non duality .. lots of room to swim
Paradise Tennant: :)
stevenaia Michinaga: I assisted her in RL with building, seems only fair she return the favor in SL
stevenaia Michinaga: of course I assisted her virtually in RL :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: :)) cool
Paradise Tennant: nice to have help
Paradise Tennant: wonderfully creative .. sl
stevenaia Michinaga: one of the reason we all her here, assistance
Paradise Tennant: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: here
Paradise Tennant: sometimes view it as escapism
stevenaia Michinaga: others call it creativity
Paradise Tennant: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: speaking of creativity, now comes the best part... naming the evenings log :)
stevenaia Michinaga: Best
Paradise Tennant: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: hmm
Paradise Tennant: what would you call it
stevenaia Michinaga: I usually try to take something from the log
stevenaia Michinaga: them rethink it and adjust it in the morning :)
stevenaia Michinaga: then
Paradise Tennant: mind is swimming in nonduality
stevenaia Michinaga: swimming in nonduality
Paradise Tennant: you post the log immediately ?
stevenaia Michinaga: mind seems redundant
Paradise Tennant: next day ok ?
stevenaia Michinaga: next day ok what?
stevenaia Michinaga: for posting
Paradise Tennant: yes
stevenaia Michinaga: grinds, some take weeks
Paradise Tennant: lol
stevenaia Michinaga: *grin
Paradise Tennant: ok
stevenaia Michinaga: you can stop the log anything my selecting it too
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stevenaia Michinaga: I also do a light spell check
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: kk
stevenaia Michinaga: enjoy your evening
Paradise Tennant: well thanks Steve...
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: appreciate your help :)
stevenaia Michinaga: let me know if things act up, them can always be adjusted later
stevenaia Michinaga: :)
<place w:st="on">Paradise</place> Tennant: kk have a good nite :)
stevenaia Michinaga: night
Paradise Tennant: nite nite