An Introduction to Nonduality

This website, nonduality.net, is a very basic introduction to nonduality and an advertisement for my book, One: Essential Writings on Nonduality.

Nonduality means "not two" or "nonseparation." It is the sense that all things are interconnected and not separate, while at the same time all things retain their individuality. An awareness of nonduality gives you a bigger perspective on life, a greater sense of freedom, and brings you a more stable happiness.

The word nonduality is commonly seen in the spiritual press and blogs. Sometimes it is hyphenated -- non-duality -- and sometimes the term nondualism (non-dualism) is used. Also you'll see 'Advaita' as another alternative. Nonduality bears on quantum physics, movies, education, psychology, ecology, sexuality, art, music, dance, organizational theory, and many other fields. A knowledge of nonduality can change the way we look at ourselves and the world. That change is in the direction of a unified perspective. This perspective, if pursued, is found to go far and deep.

If you have ever had a sense or experience of "something" deeper and more meaningful that lies beyond the everyday you, yet that is you in some way, you have had a taste of nonduality.

The taste of nonduality is the sense or experience of unity, peace, "something" vaster than the everyday you. The taste may be known through an experience in nature, from music or art, from being deeply involved in a hobby or work, from being in the "zone" during an athletic event, from sex, a walk in the park, dance, surfing, having a few beers, or other social interaction.

It may be known in meditation, Yoga, any other spiritual practice, a near death experience, while driving your car, or in the midst of any activity, or for no apparent reason at all. [continued below]

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A fascinating read from beginning to end and every step along the way. -A.Walker

Best reference guide to nonduality on the market today -Paul Cohen, Monkfish Book Publishing Company

When Katz said that the need for knowing nonduality is grace, and that grace is a profound gift arising from truth, my heart nearly exploded. -Alice A. Chestnut

An "I can't put it down" book that is the best single collection dealing with Nonduality that I have ever found. -Bob Rose, Meditation Society of America

If you are curious about what non-duality has to offer, look no further. -Dennis Waite

I would recommend it highly to anyone interested in finding out who they really are, beyond name and form, beyond religion, beyond belief. -Jeff Foster

Guides us toward recognition of the essential oneness of reality, the truth of our Self. The Institute of Noetic Sciences.

Before reading your book, I was not as aware or awake as I am now. I'm running into knowledge at an ever increasing rate and this is a very unusual state of being for me. -JT

The book is dedicated "to everyone I ever met on the Internet", and as one of those people, I reply with a bow and a Namaste...for you have enriched my life. -David Hodges

Because of selfless advocates like Jerry, something that was once thought exotic, arcane, esoteric, & foreign, is becoming ever more accepted and "understood" by the teeming masses of spiritually starving souls. [like me]. I believe consciousness itself is the basis of all existence and reality, and nonduality is the key to seeing and being a part of this universe bursting into bloom. Those who tirelessly make it available to us common folk in all its myriad wondrous healing forms are indeed friends of the earth and humanity. Count Jerry as a friend. -Orva Schrock

ONE is a clear and concise guide to the most universal truth of all: that the world between our ears that we call "me, myself, and my story" does not actually exist. When we see this, when we actually realize our true, nondual nature, conflict and suffering leaves us, and peace and joy prevail. -Jim Dreaver

"Highly recommended for religious and spiritual philosophy shelves." -Midwest Book Review

Katz has brilliantly drawn on lively passages from major traditions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This unique selection of writings paints a vivid picture of nonduality for the reader; bringing an ancient philosophy into the modern world with striking relevance. A fascinating read from beginning to end and every step along the way. -A.Walker

What can I say .. love the book. It explains everything I "feel" in regards to nonduality but can't quite articulate to family and friends. In my business, (I have sixty staff) I’ve introduced some of the principle and triggered a thirst for more ….. I think your book and especially some audio will lay a solid foundation for my friends. A big thanxx from Australia. -WMT

"Shows beautifully how ... ancient traditions have pointed RIGHT HERE." -Greg Goode

Clearly written, highly accessible, and extraordinarily insightful. -James Braha

Jerry Katz had me from the first sentence. -Alice A. Chestnut

I am grateful for words which help me remember what we all are. -Jemille Hardy, M.D.

Beautifully written, well crafted, literary experience. -Dr. Stewart Bitkoff

A major step in increasing our understanding of Nonduality. -Gary Crowley

I especially like how the questions most readers might already be asking are used to provide continuity and bring the focus back to just how all this matters to us. -Gloria Lee

Goes straight to the heart of the matter. -Dhyan Dewyea

I love the title and the simplicity of the book's design. The simplicity extends itself throughout the text. -Vicki Woodyard

You will find a ‘language of the spirit’ which points beyond language itself, which points to the deep heart of all understanding - deep in the realisation of ‘ONE’. -Roy Whenary

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If you have ever felt deeply dissatisfied, intensely unhappy, psychically imprisoned, it might be said that you can only feel this dissatisfaction because part of you knows there is a place of freedom. That freedom is the experience of nonduality. Your unhappiness may be viewed as the hunger for the taste of nonduality, nonseparateness.

After experiencing or sensing the taste of nonduality, you may begin to pursue nonduality. Your pursuit may take you to books, teachers, ashrams, India, Internet groups. You may engage spiritual practices, attend meetings with nondual teachers, go on retreats.

Since you are not separate from the "something" that is deeper, vaster, more meaningful than the everyday you, it follows that this pursuit is the discovery of who you really are.

For whatever reason you are here, congratulations on discovering nonduality and looking beyond the everyday you.