What is Oneness
Dec 30th 2008Phil LawstoneBrain Education & Dahn Yoga & Ilchi Lee
On a physical plane by Ilchi Lee, we are separate units. On a physical plane, the truth that “We are all One” can be understood only on an abstract and hypothetical level. We realize that this tomato that we are eating in New York City could contain chemical compounds recycled from garbage dumps in China, whose exports of fertilizer could have been used by farmers in Mexico who then export their crops to the U.S. We know that everything on Earth is eventually recycled and reused. However, this form of “Oneness” is outside the immediate realm of physical experience.
On a physical plane, we do not have enough time or space to track down each and every chemical compound to prove to ourselves that we are indeed “One.” Therefore, we feel ourselves separate from one another if we experience our lives only on a physical plane.
When sages say “We are all One,” they are speaking about oneness in the realm of energy and information. As an energy body, you can communicate with an inanimate rock and receive a response. Your spiritual/information body is fast and free. What is the speed of a thought? The size of thought? It will be faster than the fastest and larger than the largest. It is not subject to time or space. In fact, the information that makes you who you are contains the history of existence itself, and you are doing your part, adding more to it.