TurquoiseBwrote: > This does not imply that *I* believe in duality > as reality, merely that they did... > But, you did say you believed that the 'self' was *exactly* the same as the 'Self', so that implies a dualistic belief - that there is an individual 'soul-monad' and a 'Soul'.
There must be billions and billions of 'souls' out there, according to your belief system. So, a belief in a 'Self' or a 'Soul' would imply a dualism, since you're saying they are both real. One of the chief beliefs of the Cathars was 'reincarnation', right? And, you said you believed in 'reincarnation' of the souls into new souls upon death, after a sojourn in the 'Bardo'. So, apparently you do believe that reality is composed of many souls - a dualistic belief.
