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You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.
As human beings, there’s a natural disposition to process life in a dualistic way. We look at things as black and white, this or that.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
Ancient wisdom and traditions of the world often point to oneness as the way of transcendence. But how do you find the unity within and build on that unity to create oneness in your life and with the world around you? We can begin by looking at some of the dualisms in life.
The Self vs. Everything Else:
One of the fundamental misunderstandings that we learn from society is the idea that we are somehow separate from the universe.
In many traditions of the East, the ability to see past this inner-outer dualism leads to enlightenment. It is an important building block toward the union that brings health.
To start on the path to understanding yourself as a whole being, you must expand your awareness of how you perceive thoughts, sensations, images, and feelings. Begin with some simple exercises:
1. Pay more attention to your inner world and how it interacts with your outer experiences:
When you hear certain noises, what thoughts arise?
When you see certain sights or people, what thoughts accompany those visuals?
When coming into contact with others, what thoughts come to mind—about yourself or about the other person or people?
2. Notice coincidences in your life:
Synchronicity involves the coming together of seemingly unrelated occurrences in life in beneficial or enlightening ways. The importance of this, as it relates to oneness, is the ability to watch the invisible hand guiding your life. When you pay attention to these occurrences, especially with an attitude of thankfulness, they not only increase in your life, but also begin to reveal a purpose or plan. When you learn to recognize these moments of synchronicity, life will feel more like a fluid process and less like random events linked together by time. Eventually, your role and purpose in the grand scheme of things starts to take shape.
Consider your own place in the universal oneness of which we are all a part, from which we all arise, and to which we all return.
