1. All including the world seen
by you and yourself, the seer of the world, is one only.
2. All that you consider as I,
you, he, she and it, is one only.
3. What you consider to be
sentient beings and what you consider to be insentient, such as earth, air,
fire and water is all one.
4. The good which is derived by
your considering all as one cannot be had by considering each as separate from
the other. Therefore all is one.
5. The knowledge of the unity of
all, is good for you and good for others as well. Therefore all is one.
6. He who sees "I am
separate," "you are separate," "he is separate" and so
on, acts one way to himself and another way to others. He cannot help doing so.
The thought "I am separate, others are separate" is the seed from
which grows the tree of differing actions in relation to different persons. How
can there be any lapse from righteousness for a person who knows the unity of
himself with others? As long as
the germ of differentiation is
there, the tree of differing actions will flourish, even unawares. Therefore
give up differentiation. All is one only.
7. Ask: "If in the world all
things appear different, how can I consider all as one? Is there any way of
gaining this knowledge?" The reply is: "In the same tree we see leaves,
flowers, berries and branches, different from one another, yet they are all one
because they are all included in the word 'tree'. Their root is the same; their
sap is the same. Similarly, all things, all bodies, all organisms are from the
same source and activated by a single life principle." Therefore all is
one.
8. Oh good man! Is the statement
that "All is one," good or evil? Think for yourself. Just as the
person will always be righteous who regards himself like others and others like
himself, how can any evil attach itself to him who knows himself to be others
and the others to be himself? Tell me if there is any better way for obtaining good
than the knowledge of unity? Certainly other methods cannot be as good as
this one. How can anyone love
others more than when knowing them to be himself, to know them in unity-love as
unity, for they are truly one.
9. Who can share the mental peace
and freshness of the knower of unity? He has no cares. The Good of all is his
own good. A mother considers her children's well-being to be her own
well-being. Still, her love is not perfect because she thinks she is separate
and her children are separate. The love of a Sage, who has realized the unity
of all, far excels even the love of a mother. There is no other means of
gaining such love than the knowledge of unity. Therefore all is one.
10. Know that the world as a
whole is your undecaying body and that you are the everlasting life of the
whole world. Tell me if there is any harm in doing so? Who fears to go the
harmless way? Be courageous. The Vedas teach this very truth. There is nothing
but yourself. All good will be yours. Yea, you become the good itself. All that
others gain from you will be good only. Who will work evil to his own body and
soul? A remedy is applied if there is an abscess in the body. Even if the
remedy is painful, it is meant to do good only. Such will be some of your
actions; they will also be for the good of the world. For that reason, you will
not be involved in differentiation. I put it briefly: The knower of unity will
act as one should. In fact, the knowledge of unity makes him act. He cannot
err. In the world, he is God made visible.
All is one.
~ Ellam-Ondre ~
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