There is oneness in manynessand there is unity in diversity. I am in complete alignment with this apparently opposite statements.There is oneness or unity in the background of the manyness or diversity in the foreground. i see that and experience that truth both in the natural world and the human world.The diversity enriches the unity. It is like the formless is manifested in variety of forms-sights, shapes, sounds and colors. How and when do I see it and experience it?
I see it and experience it when I am aware of it without thinking about it, analyzing it, comparing it and contrasting it. In other words when I do not engage my mind dividing and fragmenting the wholeness of it. When I
am mentally still and silent, I become aware of the melody of sounds, the seven colors of the rainbow, different but merging and melting. Everyday I encounter people of different races, different shapes, different ideas and different opinions. When I keep my mind and heart open to empathically understan...
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There is oneness in manynessand there is unity in diversity. I am in complete alignment with this apparently opposite statements.There is oneness or unity in the background of the manyness or diversity in the foreground. i see that and experience that truth both in the natural world and the human world.The diversity enriches the unity. It is like the formless is manifested in variety of forms-sights, shapes, sounds and colors. How and when do I see it and experience it?
I see it and experience it when I am aware of it without thinking about it, analyzing it, comparing it and contrasting it. In other words when I do not engage my mind dividing and fragmenting the wholeness of it. When I
am mentally still and silent, I become aware of the melody of sounds, the seven colors of the rainbow, different but merging and melting. Everyday I encounter people of different races, different shapes, different ideas and different opinions. When I keep my mind and heart open to empathically understand them, I see the same human face with no dividing differences.I wish we become free from preconceived and judgmentally based notions and ideas of people looking different from us and having different ways of thinking and living.
Uniformityis very different from unity. Uniformity deprives us from being ourselves. It takes away the beauty, enrichment and delightof the diversity. It takes away our individuality, freedom and multiformity.
Namaste!
Jagdish P Dave
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