Among the various Indian Philosophical systems, the system of Adwaitha philosophy has a unique place. According to that school of thought, 'Adwaitha' otherwise known as 'Non-dual' is the ultimate truth.
The first expression of the ultimate truth is termed as 'Consciousness'. 'Consciousness' is also non-dual and it has the status of 'day-light' in comparison to 'Light' - the ultimate truth. Light expresses itself as 'day-light'. Consciousness is known by different names such as God, Bhodam, Chaitanyam, Atma, whereas the Ultimate Truth is known by the terms Awareness, Brahman, Bhodadeetha etc.
Certain philosophers term the Consciousness with the letter "I". This 'I" is the first expression of Awareness - the ultimate truth. From 'I' the first thought "I AM" arises. "I AM" brings in all subsequent concepts such as Spirit-Matter, Para-Apara, birth-death, Vidya-Avidya, Sukha-dukka, silence-noise, heat-cold, beaty-ugly, sweeet-bitter, good smell-bad smell etc etc, all of which can be termed as 'conceptual dualities.
Foilowing the terms "Awareness" "I" and "I AM', there arises "I am so&so i.e. the individual feeling with a name and form. Apart from the conceptual dualities, the individual entertains emotional dualities such as attraction-repulsion, and consequent pleasure-pain, calmness-anger, contentment-greediness, loving -nature-fighting nature, sacrifice-possessiveness. All these emotional dualities are felt by the individual with the ego sense of 'individuality' caused by the feeling of 'doership and enjoyership'.
One should outlive the emotional dualities caused by the feeling of ;individuality'. To that extent, the individual free from individuality starts feeling peace and happiness within. The conceptual dualities would however continue to remain in the individual 'Iam so&so'. The conceptual dualities should also get out of mind to experience not only peace and happiness but also harmony in one's relationship with outside world. At that stage - i.e. in the absence of concepts and emotions one lives a rhythemic living expressing the pure "I". In that state the 'individuality' is lost and the 'individual' - 'Iam so&so' is also no more there. Both are immersed in "I" the origin. Peace and harmony exist within and with the environment one lives in. The intellect wont indulge in concepts and the mind would be free from emotions. Thus the dualities in both the fronts dissolve. In that state "I" raise to the status of "Witness" witnessing the dualities as mere appearance and reflections like fast moving clouds in the pure sky. The conceptual and emotional dualities dissolve in "I" ultimately.
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