Right, Wrong, and the Dance of Duality – A Reflection on Change and Consciousness

If we observe life factually and objectively, we begin to see that there is no absolute right or wrong. Everything is contextual. What seems appropriate in one moment may feel completely misplaced in another—because life is dynamic.

People change. Situations shift. Awareness deepens. Knowledge expands. No moment is set in stone.

But then a question arises – If nothing is inherently wrong, why must anything change?

If everything is already acceptable in its current form, what drives us to seek more awareness or deeper knowledge? Why not simply remain as we are, unchanged, for the rest of our lives?

And yet, life doesn’t let us stay still. It moves. It evolves. It reveals.

It nudges us forward—toward greater awareness, wider choices, deeper truths. Whether we resist or embrace it, change comes.

When someone grows in wisdom, we call it “evolution.”

When someone declines, we call it “failure.”

But how do we reconcile that with the idea that nothing is truly right or wrong?

This is where a subtle truth begins to unfold: We live in duality. And in duality, we must pick sides.

We speak of dharma (righteousness) and adharma (unrighteousness).

We hold certain values and expect others to uphold them. We reward what we perceive as good, and condemn what we perceive as bad. Yet, at the same time, we claim that everything is relative.

Isn’t that a contradiction?

Often, we choose values not from absolutes, but based on what benefits us in the moment.

This is the hidden hypocrisy — we float between oneness and duality, depending on convenience.

True oneness, the absolute state, knows no praise or criticism, no preference, no friend or enemy. In that space, right and wrong dissolve. There is only what is. If one were truly rooted in oneness, they would meet criticism with the same stillness as praise, and treat enemies with the same regard as friends. There would be no moral dissonance—only equanimity.

But until that stillness permeates every corner of our life, we are still living in duality. And in duality, we must choose.

Right over wrong.

Dharma over adharma.

There is no escape from the responsibility of discernment.

So perhaps the journey isn’t about rejecting duality — nor clinging to the illusion of oneness.

It is about becoming conscious of where we stand – And owning it fully, without pretense.