It has been asserted that the central question in Aztec philosophy was how people can find stability and balance in an ephemeral world.
The belief in a unity with dualistic expressions compares with similar dialectical monist ideas in both Western and Eastern philosophies.
Morality focused on finding the path to living a balanced life, which would provide stability in the shifting world.
[2][3] Below is an example of such a poem, translated from the original Nahuatl: No one comes on this earth to stay Our bodies are like rose trees - They grow petals then wither and die.
James Maffie has explained that the Aztec concept of time (like that of the Mayas) was not one of 'uniform forward flow' whose passage could be accurately measured by a clock or some similar device.