What does Oneness really mean? It doesn't come up in dinner conversation very often. I have had conversations about the concept of oneness in social situations. It seems to be a nice philosophical concept, but I don't get the feeling of reality. Perhaps, it is difficult, in our illusion of separateness, to really appreciate it.
Let us examine the concept. If we are, in actuality, totally connected and just pretending to be separate, what does that mean? At the most basic level, it means, that anything we do to another we do to ourselves. When we poke pins in our neighbor, we poke pins in ourselves. The pins can be judgements, scorn, bad mouthing, neglect, anger, jealousy, attacks of any kind; pretty obvious, isn't it?
The admonitions "love your neighbor as yourself" and "do unto others, as you would want others to do unto you" make perfect sense don't they. So, we must have been thinking, these were just nice admonitions and not something, our very survival depended on.
And, of course, our very survival does depend on it. We can't destroy each other with the idea we are helping ourselves, can we? We can't protect ourselves by going around the world killing people with drones, can we? We can't let disease and starvation ravage peoples around the world while believing we are safe, can we? We can't keep imprisoning those, who have difficulty fitting in, and believing we are free, can we? There is no end to these speculations, is there?
Hey! This is not a philosophical concept, this is a reality; we are One.
Let's look at our own lives. How do your feelings affect others? Can you be happy when your wife, husband, child or best friend is miserable? You can try, and you should, because you want to bring them up, not join them in their pit; but, it does affect you, one way or another.
Everything we feel, think and do affects everyone else. ALWAYS! No exception; it can be subtle or great, positive or negative. It always happens.
This is a powerful concept. It may seem overwhelming to us, at first glance, but it is actually freeing. It is as simple as loving ourselves. Love is not special. Love cannot be confined. Love has to be extended.
One cannot love themselves without loving everyone. The exclusive focus on self, is not love. It never really satisfies and becomes an addiction of self-indulgence. One cannot stuff enough into self to be satisfied. The ego has no saturation point. Loving ourselves, always means, we love everyone else, and visa versa.
If we are conscious of our oneness, we want to be of service. We don't have to be overly concerned about this. Loving service is actually automatic. If you embrace love, whether you are an artist, scientist, teacher, architect, athlete, window washer, farmer, road builder, whatever, your contribution will be to the greater good, as well as yourself.
By understanding Oneness we, change the world. We know if we are kind and gentle with ourselves, we will be kind and gentle with our neighbor. We know that if we just have good thoughts about ourselves we will be blessing the world. We know, that when we bring love and peace to our own hearts, we raise the consciousness of everyone.
When we know we are One, there can be no more war. There can be no more famine. There can be no more poverty or neglect. No more prejudice or disregard for any part of humanity. Peace and joy will reign on the Earth. We will begin to appreciate the loving beings we are.
Let's go for it!
Love and Peace, Gregg
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