Finite Oneness

We live in a world of finite oneness. Each of us has finite minds and bodies that arise from (and fall back into) a single indivisible consciousness. Our true identity, that is, the location of our self at its core, is this single indivisible consciousness. When we identify with anything less than this, we suffer the consequences of psychologically induced separation from something we essentially are, without knowing why we will automatically feel fear if we do this. This will give rise to an entire lifetime of false ideas about ourselves and others that cause us profound anxiety. Though we overcome this by remembering our essential oneness, we must not use this understanding to bypass the genuine challenges of survival our unique finite form faces. We must not use this to bypass toxic situations and people or to avoid dealing with trauma and negative beliefs in our own lives.

On the contrary, we will respect our finite mind, body, and those of all other things more than ever when we truly identity as indivisible consciousness. At this point, we can enjoy the feeling of release from existential fear. We will understand that this finite mind and body is the unfathomable mechanism of how the infinite can experience the beauty of limited, finite form. Our finite mind and body are precious beyond words, as is also indivisible consciousness beyond words. The wholeness of our psychology arising from locating our sense of self in indivisible oneness will lead to wholeness of action. Actions that pro-actively responsibly meet the nutritional needs of own finite minds and bodies and naturally support those same needs of others. Activities that respect the spontaneously playful creative flow inherent in our nature and bring colour to our finite lives using whatever skills and talents we discover we have. So, if honestly applied, understanding our essential oneness will naturally lead us to respect all finite beings and treasure them as we recognise they are, in essence, part of our indivisible self and not separate.

Only when we understand this deep intimacy we share with all other finite beings can we use our intelligence to act wisely to support all life. It will not need to be enforced by moral or legal authority but will be a spontaneous act. Understanding this essential, indivisible self we all share is not complex. Ancient wisdom and now modern psychology have universally shown us how to step back from the division and duality of our minds into the witnessing ability we all have, which is the awareness we all share. Then, recognising this witnessing awareness as the very indivisible awareness from which all our finite bodies and minds arise, we can dissolve any sense of separation we have between us and it and become one with it. This collapse of separation we call love. It is the same love we feel when we feel at one with another living being but extended to the entire universe. It is universal love. From this perspective, we can treasure our finite minds and bodies and all the other finite minds and bodies with passion, courage, and wisdom from the very source of existence.