Everything relates to everything
else. Things interrelate. We just need to pay attention to the
interconnections.
The effects of causes propagate
out like ripples on a pond, intersecting other ripples, forming crests and
troughs. A particular crest or trough
may seem random, but tracing back the chain of events leads to defined
causes. We are not isolated individuals,
but all interrelated in the oneness of the human experience.
There are times when I notice
what at first seem like coincidences, but these events start tying
together. Something one person says connects with something I’m reading, connects with an event in life, connects
with something I see on a walk. Thoughts
start swirling around and a pattern emerges.
I read about a concept such as “flow”
and then see examples of it all around me.
I experience being in the moment in sports, while writing, with my
family. It all seems to “click.”
So we can be oblivious to what’s
going on around us or we can become aware of the subtle interconnections.
We are one. The basic teachings of major religions point
to the same universal themes. It’s just
that the presentation has been altered through time and across the different
traditions.
Do unto others.
The golden mean.
Resist not evil.
Focus on giving not receiving.
Share.
Love.
These are the basis of the human
condition and apply to all people in all cultures throughout all time.
One saying expands upon
this: The wise man can do whatever his
heart desires, because his heart knows what is right.
We are all capable of
enlightenment, nirvana, heaven, whatever the term you chose. It basically means we are capable of becoming
the best we can.
The universe is neutral. It’s neither good nor bad. It just is.
And within this universe, we can choose the path we take as we interact
with the oneness of existence.
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