Dualistic thinking assumes a universe where there are only two contrasting, mutually exclusive choices or realities. This thinking is either/or, bad/good, negative/positive and has a powerful effect on our belief system and actions.

What does a dualist way of thinking mean?

The term 'dualism' has a variety of uses in the history of thought. ... In the philosophy of mind, dualism is the theory that the mental and the physical – or mind and body or mind and brain – are, in some sense, radically different kinds of thing.

What is the difference between dualistic and non dualistic thinking?

In the schools of Yogic Non-Dualism, we primarily have Advaita Vedanta and Tantra. They believe that the inherent nature of all things is Consciousness, or the True Self, and that there is only One Consciousness or Self. Dualism is the concept that our mind is more than just our brain.