on consciousness & Oneness … (07/29/09)
“We are made up of consciousness, so we are one. Not that we are THE One, but we exist completely within The One.” ~ Shoshanna Feist
I don’t really write or speak too much with folks about the “Big Mystery Themes” (e.g. God, Heaven and consciousness) if for no other reason than 1) I don’t have any objective Truths, 2) no one else knows them either & 3) focusing our energies on knowing that unknowable stuff siphons energies away that we could be using to get out there and Love somebody!
Still, a thought or two:
It seems that we are not only made of the same stuff as the All (condensed Light), but also that we don’t have any real separation from anything that we falsely perceive to be “out there” (see quantum physics) …
At the same time, we have been “placed” into fleshly “machines” of highly condensed Light (called “matter”) and imbued with a consciousness that is aware of this containment. This consciousness then perceives us as each being independently separate from the external All.
Whether or not this is accurate, it is very important for the following reason: the Universe constantly seeks the highest state of Harmony within itself and this highest state is most profoundly furthered via active Love exchanged between two sub-facets of that Whole. For this Love to be viable, it is critical that the sub-facets believe themselves to be separate from each other. When you tack on the fact that all biological organisms are equipped with a very powerful survival mechanism that constantly encourages each of them to avoid powerful Love (i.e. take care of itself first), then you have a system whereby any such Loving act that is chosen is immeasurably powerful — because it is so difficult. And it is the conscious “awareness” of every sentient being — especially the belief that we are separate from others — that makes this all possible …
To make all this practical: choose mentally each day to pause and re-mind yourself that you are an innate part of one Whole, then choose to look around for others around you who do not realize this fact and are suffering as a consequence, and finally choose to extend Love to those people/things — preferably in a manner that prevents you from receiving any tangible benefit in return …
This is The Way to not only comprehend Oneness mentally, but to live it physically as well. And in all the moments when this is done, you are allowed to experience the pure Bliss of that Oneness (a.k.a. “The Kingdom of Heaven”).
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