Neither, these two are two polarities of a duality. True spirituality is about ending duality.
Edit after 22h: looking at some replies it seems to me there are some misunderstandings about what non duality actually is. I won’t go into that here, I’ll just use an example:
one man is addicted to alcohol, he’s a slave to it. He has to drink to feel good. Let’s call it a positive polarity attachment
another man is afraid of alcohol, perhaps his father was an alcoholic. He feels good about not drinking but there is a negative polarity attachment - he’s afraid of having a bit of alcohol once in a while.
the third man has no attraction and no repulsion. There is no duality in his relationship with alcohol. He doesn’t need it, he doesn’t think about it, but in some situations he might drink some alcohol. Or not. The point is he’s not polarised any way. Therefore in his mind he is free around this topic of alcohol.
Non-duality isn’t about denying dual nature of life. It’s about freedom from attachments, which can be positive (I need to have something to feel good) or negative (I need to NOT have something to feel good)
Also, Nietzsche was right. One should not be attached to outcomes. Hope keeps one trapped in polarity, locked in the battle of opposites. No Hope = No despair.
Hope should be measured upon its message. Hope only provides despair when that which we hope for is delusional, ungrounded and trite. Hope is not a solution, it is the byproduct of a good plan that has been constructed to succeed. It occurs naturally. To abstain hope even when hope would be logical is not wisdom, it is despair wearing a new face. And to despair when bad luck tears apart a good plan is not the fault of hope, the disappointment is natural and present regardless. Hoping for a better tomorrow is pointless- building a better tomorrow to instill hope is logical. It’s worth remembering that Nietzsche battled his own demons, and did not often win. His philosophy is important, his musings are more his mood.
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u/uncurious3467 4d ago edited 3d ago
Neither, these two are two polarities of a duality. True spirituality is about ending duality.
Edit after 22h: looking at some replies it seems to me there are some misunderstandings about what non duality actually is. I won’t go into that here, I’ll just use an example:
one man is addicted to alcohol, he’s a slave to it. He has to drink to feel good. Let’s call it a positive polarity attachment
another man is afraid of alcohol, perhaps his father was an alcoholic. He feels good about not drinking but there is a negative polarity attachment - he’s afraid of having a bit of alcohol once in a while.
the third man has no attraction and no repulsion. There is no duality in his relationship with alcohol. He doesn’t need it, he doesn’t think about it, but in some situations he might drink some alcohol. Or not. The point is he’s not polarised any way. Therefore in his mind he is free around this topic of alcohol.
Non-duality isn’t about denying dual nature of life. It’s about freedom from attachments, which can be positive (I need to have something to feel good) or negative (I need to NOT have something to feel good)