Reading this “spirituality” perspective, I wonder if those who accept the more Eastern “all is one” philosophy expect to be “themselves” in a meaningful sense after death, or absorbed into the absolute, like a drop in an ocean?
Is being
AT ONE with our Creator and the rest of His Creation really an "Eastern philosophy"? Or is that what organized religions need to teach to continue dividing, conquering and keeping people
AWAY from our Creator,
WHO IS ALSO A SPIRIT-BEING (
John 4:24)?
John 17:17-21
17:17
Sanctify them through Thy Truth: Thy Word is Truth.
17:18
As Thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.
17:19
And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the Truth.
17:20
Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe me through their word;
17:21
THAT THEY MAY ALL BE ONE; as Thou, Father, [art] in me, and I in Thee, THAT THEY ALSO MAY BE ONE IN US: that the world may believe that Thou hast sent me.
We are all unique, individual, spiritual-Beings, temporarily incarnated/incarcerated inside these loathsome human, animal bodies, so that we can be taught to be good.
Learning to be good means learning
NOT to serve the "self" and its
evil, selfish interests, but instead learning to serve the greater, common good and thus one another,
and to delight (joy) in doing so.
THAT is "God's Will"; that we learn to love one another as much or more than we love ourselves so that we would
NEVER steal from, injure or harm another spirit-Being.
IF we are truly at
ONE, how could any of us steal from another? Can you steal from yourself? Would you want to injure or harm yourself?
Learning to become
ONE does
NOT require losing one's individuality. You will still be you; only you will be a better, less selfish you. The spirit-Being that our Creator always knew you were capable of becoming.
And if we can learn to overcome the "self", we have an eternity to improve by getting to know the Eternal Mind of our Creator.
