Are we separate individuals moving through life — or expressions of one underlying consciousness experiencing itself in different forms?
The Source of Experience
Since the intelligence or knowing of separation and togetherness is found within, i.e. since our experiences of ourselves and the world are created from within, that same intelligence is also within everything I think I Am without. And it is That creating Intelligence or sustaining Cosmic Mind or transcending Consciousness which is indeed found to pervade all and which is called God.
The Nature of Inclusiveness
When the sense of inclusiveness, if it comes into you, you suddenly realize that to be loving is not somebody's teaching, to be compassionate is not an idea, to be empathetic is not some esoteric principle; this is the way a human being is made, if only he does not constipate his consciousness with limited identifications with things that he is not.
Beyond Identification
Do not identify with anything that you have accumulated over a period of time, including your body and mind – every human being is capable of this. When it comes to external situations each one of us is differently capable, but when it comes to inner situations, every one of us is equally capable, no human being is better endowed than the other when it comes to the inner realm.
Inclusivity and the World
If this inclusiveness is experienced by humanity, particularly by the leadership, people who wail power over governing responsibility in the world, we would definitely find practical solutions for every problem. Today we are capable of addressing every aspect of life on this planet- of nourishment, health, education, ecology, etc., you name it, we can address it all. We have the necessary resources, capability and technology to do it all. But whether we are going to do it depends upon how inclusive is our experience of life.
The Cost of Separation
Without the good vision of inclusivity, we succumb to greed, exploitation and vanity. When we don't have this inclusiveness, what we could do, we will not not do. But with inclusivity, we rise to the lofty heights of spiritual wisdom, right action and peace on Earth.
Science and Connection
A scientist will confirm that entangled and separated electrons or parts of an atom act alike even when separated by infinite space. Some even anticipate the disturbance 14 mile apart before the other is actually disturbed. Argon is an inert element and cannot be changed. Every breath we take contains argon and that is the very same argon that Rama, Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed and the Dinosaurs all breathed.
The Shared Fabric of Life
Humans share over 99% of our genes with our closest relative, the primate. And we also share thousands of genes with birds, fish, and even trees! So we should celebrate these ancestors on whom we depend. We should celebrate the earth, water, air and sun. We must embrace the whole. Science is finally catching up to religion and spirituality. We are connected creatures of cooperation in an ever-expanding network of connectivity. Your own reality is reflected in the world. So be the change you wish to see. We are not separate. We are all one. And it starts with my consciousness, your consciousness, our consciousness. Collective consciousness built up over time is what makes a real change.
The Power of Small Acts
Every word you utter to another human being has an effect. If we all were to understand that change comes about because of millions of tiny acts that seem totally insignificant, well then we wouldn't hesitate to take those tiny acts. Love is a force. It has power. Use it for the goodwill of all, for all is truly the Self!
Sri Sudarshan Jyotirmayananda is the founder and preceptor of SKYLIGHT YOGA University in Miami Beach, Florida — a direct disciple of H.H. Pujyatman Sri Swami Jyotirmayananda and an initiated disciple of H.H. Sri Swami Rajarshi Muni. His teachings on Bhakti Yoga and Vedanta are available through the SKYLIGHT YOGA University membership library.
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