onlyOneness

When Universal Consciousness shines through the mind, the spectrum of the world appears. The world is not separate from Universal Consciousness. It appears separate due to the nature of the mind. But Universal Consciousness, the mind and the world are One. You are Universal Consciousness shining through a mind creating the appearance of the world. It’s all One and it’s all You. (Sri Bhagavan?)

Love the free will vs determinism debate. Below are a few thought provoking quotes...enjoy! “Each being is a moment in time with a name, a form and a script to be performed In this play called Life. None chose the name nor the form nor the script, yet each believes himself to be the master of his destiny. Once their sight clears, they, too, will laugh.” – Wu Hsin “If you really believe in the chain of ‘cause and effect’, you can’t possibly believe there’s a separate self, accomplishing anything. Every atom of your being – everything you appear to think, say and do – is an expression of the chain.” – Darryl Bailey “Man plans, and God laughs” – (Sufi proverb) "Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect as well as the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper." (Albert Einstein) “God cannot allow billions of people to exercise free will and continue to run the universe with any sort of precision!” (Ramesh Balsekar) “If you cannot believe that thoughts, feelings, decisions, and actions are arising spontaneously from the welter of life and are convinced that you are a separate individual in charge of your life, try this small experiment. In this moment decide to feel elation and feel it. Think of your least favorite food and really crave it. Consider your opinion on capital punishment and change it. Finally, ask yourself what your next thought will be and see if it can be known in advance. While you’re busy doing this or perhaps hosting a thought stream that rejects all this as nonsense, the Divine Play of Life magically unfolds by Itself.” Leo Hartong