Okay, I’m standing on a spot. Directly in front of me is a vast sea of duality. On the other side of that duality is oneness, ‘enlightenment’ and nirvana or whatever you want to call it. I can’t reach that oneness by going around duality. There are no shortcuts or secret passageways. The only way to transcend duality is by walking directly through it. The more we fight and resist that duality, the more difficult and seemingly impossible it becomes to get through it. In journeying through that duality gratitude is a much more effective tool than a sword.