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The Illusion of Separation

All illusions are psychological and therefore inhibit expansion of consciousness. Illusions always involve distorted perceptions of who we are, and consciousness development proceeds through increasing awareness of who we are.

Illusions block us from experiencing the essence or soul of things and people. They block us from knowing something as it is or knowing someone as they are. When we perceive another through an illusion we perceive them as we are in our personality with all our limitations and weaknesses. In short, when we relate to others from our personality identification we colour our perceptions by our limitations. When we relate to them from our soul identification we colour our perceptions with understanding, compassion and support.

An illusion is a misinterpretation which we project when we perceive something. We draw conclusions or react emotionally on the basis of the projected illusion. Illusion is created when we make false assumptions about the nature of life and about our own nature. These false assumptions are basic illusions behind all other illusions.

The illusion of separation is the most basic of all human illusions, and is shared by everyone who uses the physical senses and the mind to know things. This illusion is the basis of fear. This illusion is the fundamental cause of war, hatred, racism, conflicts, and manipulation, as well as disregard for nature and the environment. It is also responsible for the alienation we have from our soul.

On a form level, where our senses function in order to be able to perceive and experience particulars, we experience how things are separate from one another. This includes experiencing ourselves as separate from others and from the whole. We need to honour the separateness of reality, including our own, in order to come to appreciate and understand uniqueness. It is the uniqueness of each being, and our own uniqueness, that is the reason for being; it is the purpose of our existence.

When we are conscious of both our personal uniqueness and our universal nature – which is essentially the oneness that connects us all – we then express ourselves creatively. In this way we fulfill our dreams and our life purpose. To attempt to be creative by only seeing our personal uniqueness, and not connected to our universality or oneness, results in a sham, a false creativity, and most often a self-serving expression.

The universal side of every reality is the wholeness that it is part of. This wholeness then gives a context for our uniqueness and purpose, because it is the wholeness that our purpose is to serve. We need to cultivate an awareness of both our uniqueness and wholeness if we are to relate truthfully to ourselves and to life, and avoid the illusion that separation is all that exists.

Feelings of separation are caused by some kind of fear. To overcome such feelings, the fears must be faced. Fear is inevitable in a dualistic reality. It is necessary in the human condition so that we can experience the opposites and gain consciousness through them. This is the Law of Attraction and Repulsion working within our bodies and our relationships to bring us into mastery. Mastery is gained through reconciliation and unity of opposites. This is love – the pathway to experiencing the oneness of life we are all part of.

 

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