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Candice O’Denver, the founder of the Great Freedom/Balanced View teachings, is known for her accessible approach to nonduality and self-realization. Her teachings emphasize the recognition of “open intelligence,” a term she uses to describe the fundamental, unchanging awareness that is present in all experiences. The “Twelve Impoundments” are a framework she developed to highlight common mental and emotional patterns that obscure our recognition of open intelligence. These impoundments represent habitual ways of thinking or reacting that reinforce a sense of separation from our true nature.
Below is an overview of the Twelve Impoundments as they relate to nonduality:
1. Self-Identity
The tendency to fixate on a personal identity or self-image, which creates a sense of separation from others and reality. This impoundment involves clinging to ideas about who we are, based on past experiences or societal conditioning.
2. Other-Identity
The habit of projecting fixed identities onto others, seeing them as separate, distinct entities rather than expressions of the same open intelligence.
3. Body-Identity
Identifying with the physical body as the entirety of who we are, rather than recognizing it as an aspect of experience arising within open intelligence.
4. Time-Identity
Becoming trapped in concepts of past, present, and future, rather than experiencing the timeless nature of reality.
5. Space-Identity
Seeing space as something external or separate from oneself instead of recognizing it as inseparable from open intelligence.
6. Relationship-Identity
Defining relationships through expectations, roles, or attachments, which obscures the natural flow and unity of all interactions.
7. Money-Identity
Associating self-worth or security with financial status or material possessions, leading to stress and dissatisfaction.
8. Work-Identity
Defining oneself by one’s job or career, creating a limited sense of purpose and value based on external achievements.
9. Sexuality-Identity
Fixating on sexual identity or preferences as a defining feature of oneself, rather than seeing them as transient aspects of experience.
10. Gender-Identity
Over-identifying with societal constructs around gender, which can limit one’s perception of their true nature beyond form and labels.
11. World-Identity
Viewing the world as something separate that needs to be controlled or fixed, rather than recognizing it as an expression of open intelligence.
12. Spirituality-Identity
Becoming attached to spiritual practices, beliefs, or identities in a way that reinforces separation rather than fostering direct recognition of nonduality.
Application in Nonduality
The Twelve Impoundments serve as reminders to let go of rigid identifications and habitual thought patterns that obscure our natural state of awareness. By recognizing these tendencies and allowing them to resolve into open intelligence (without trying to change or fix them), one can experience greater clarity, freedom, and connection with reality as it is.
Candice O’Denver’s approach emphasizes simplicity: instead of engaging in complex practices or analyses, she encourages individuals to “rest naturally” in open intelligence whenever these impoundments arise. Over time, this practice leads to spontaneous insight and integration into everyday life.
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