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True Unity
Adapted from Unconditional Life, by Deepak Chopra, M.D. (Bantam, 1991).
There is a state of true unity. The rishis called it Brahmi Chetna, “unity consciousness,” and declared that it was the goal toward which all other states of consciousness are evolving. Anyone who has a speck of self-awareness is heading, however haltingly, toward it.
The difference between me, a man who lives in ordinary waking consciousness, and a man in unity, is that I see the world dominated by differences: Billions of separate fragments cluster together to form my reality. A man in unity sees these fragments, too, but underneath them he perceives wholeness. To him, the world with all its diversity is just one thing.
A world made of only one thing sounds strange, but the rishis found it glorious, because what they beheld in all directions was their own awareness. Creation became a mirror showing them themselves. The objects seen by the eye were no longer made of inert matter. They breathed with life; their being flowed seamlessly into the rishi’s own. Although usually invisible, this living consciousness could shine forth at times making a table or tree seem to glow from within or filling the air with a shower of golden sparkles.
Visible or invisible, a world suffused with awareness becomes indescribably intimate to a person in unity. There are no separations anymore. Without stretching out a hand, one can feel the texture of a distant wall. The heave of the earth as it turns on its axis can be felt under one’s feet. Even touching a star becomes a direct experience. “Since everything is made of consciousness alone,” the Upanishads jubilantly declare, “there is nothing in creation that is not myself.”
The mind’s shift into unity is as radical as the change from walking to sleeping, or sleeping to dreaming. We are speaking of a natural unfoldment of the mind’s deeper layers. The rishis claim that wrapped up inside us is the capacity to command every force of nature, to influence every atom in the universe.
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"--Even touching a star becomes a direct experience--"
It's just that in that state, "watching" becomes "touching", it's an equally active process when realized that it is just as conscious as touching things with your hands, or actually even more "conscious".
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When one becomes aware of our connection to all that is, life becomes more alive. It is only thru our disconnection do we feel isolated. Therefore, it is our choice how we view the world/universe. What will YOU choose Today?
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I am finding that the concept of connectedness has an ever growing significance in my life. I know not where it will lead but I am enjoying the journey.
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The is awesome... so often what you post, Deepak, is what I have been dreaming about, or working to realize, to manifest. The synchronicity is astounding! Blessings in the Light and Sound of God.
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Did my comment about the railway train reach you?
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Sorry this is too much. The earch does not heave as it spins on its axis. It is more like a movement of an high speed train traveling along a perfect track. You don't even know it is happening unless you look out the window.
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So well put ,,WOW
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So well put ,,WOW
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This we must remember, if only to help us to access the field of Infinite Possibilities. Everything is connected because everything is made of the same thing, just arranged differently.
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