Zen

Q. I am afraid of oneness because it sounds like nothing as opposed to everything. I don’t understand. Please help me understand.

A. Oneness doesn’t mean nothing but means that everything that seems to be separate and different from other things, including ourselves, is connected with them as one, just as all waves in the sea are connected as one as part of the sea, even though each of them has a different form and a different life span.

You can have more compassion, love for everyone and everything when you feel oneness than when you don’t. Then, you can love your neighbours as yourself, just as Jesus said.

©Boo Ahm

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