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How do we close the gap? The gap that we believe
exists between you and I. What would it take for
humanity to acknowledge space in a higher sense?
We have all learned from birth that the space
between you and me, the planets and throughout
the universe is just emptiness, nothing. But is
all this space truly empty, or is there a deeper
understanding? What is the space between?
When we see external objects, animals, people,
etc., we just perceive the forms and not the
formless. We will look into the eyes of another
and only recognize the person, but could you
ever look into the eyes of another without the
formless, the space? These ways of thinking
should be fundamental in our educational system,
yet it is foreign to especially the western
mindset. The reason why is because the western
model of education is only interested in
boosting and perpetuating ones ego. If we are
from childhood blindly educated to believe we
are separate from everything else, then we
uphold this false system of thought until the
day we die. This is why we cannot truly
contemplate what the space between is. We are
all raised into a Darwinian mode of
consciousness, where we are made to believe that
this is a dog eat dog world, where only the
strong survive. So the Darwin model which
society is built on today only develops the
false-ego. It enforces a false belief of
separation, so we continue to see ourselves as
isolated human beings. Understanding the gap
between you and I is not even a relevant
question in the Darwinian world, because if we
look into the space between, we will shatter the
world of limitations and separateness which
binds us to our false-ego.
When one looks into the space between, we come
to a phrase which is thrown around a lot these
days. The phrase of “We are one.” When most
people hear this, they do not truly understand
what is meant by “We are one.” Some try to
comprehend this unity in a logical sense and
others begin to go deeper. The mundane view of
being all one is that we are one with each other
on Earth. We see the same sky and we breathe the
same air. Then on a deeper level people begin to
understand that we all came from an energetic
charge that created the universe, which we now
know as “the big bang.” Knowledge of this gives
us the understanding that we are all
energetically connected as one, thus we are
energy. Usually when this is taken onboard it
will reveal the true nature of this phrase, “We
are one.” The true meaning of “We are one” is
that we are actually one. You are me and I am
you, there is no separation between you and I.
The reason we are each other is because what
drives this energetic connection between all
things that create the physical universe is
consciousness. Consciousness is the fundamental
principle of the universe. This foundation of
all life is what truly connects us as one. A lot
of ancient sages, shamans, yogis, philosophers
and psychologists have always known we are one
mind. That is the truth; we are one
consciousness living a dualistic experience. The
evidence of this conscious connection is
everywhere for those with open eyes to see.
Most of the time people discount events in their
everyday life which are synchronistic. People
usually believe such events are just a
coincidence, but there is actually no such thing
as a coincidence because everything is a
synchronicity through our one consciousness.
These are basic understandings for a
clairvoyant, mystic and psychic, and it also
explains telepathy, because for those who are
telepathic never ignore the feelings they get
inside. The majority of us ignore these feelings
and pass them off as erroneous thoughts. But
these feelings are the language which resonates
within all sentient life. This is why when we
see an animal or person being harmed we feel
that pain but it is also the joy we feel from
everything in all life. These feelings cannot be
described by the eyes that see, because it is a
feeling within, not a visual experience. As we
further the understanding of our unity, we see
that it is not the distance between our physical
world where we feel such pain or pleasure, but
it is in the space between.
If we are one then how can we describe the space
between physical matter? When the intellectual
mind/ego minded person hears such a statement,
they begin to over analyze and rationalize the
simplicity that is there before them. This is
because their perception of life is conditioned
with the western model of science. With their
intellect getting in the way, they will say,
“Well the space between you and I is air which
is a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and minute
amounts of other gases that surrounds the Earth
and form its atmosphere.” So once again we over
simplify anything to try and justify our
separate individual ego. Our false separate view
of reality is why the world is in a state of
unrest. Our molded educated mind only sees a
world apart, so it attacks. By not giving any
deeper meaning to the space between, we see it
as air, as nothing, so we blindly believe that
we are a stranger to our environment.
The separate stranger who believes they walk
alone in this world will consciously perpetuate
a world divided. All nations, religions, races
and sexes who believe they are separate will
continue to exist, because the gap between all
things is judged as nothing. Yet how could we
exist without the space between?
The gap you see between people and all life is
an illusion. This space has fooled us into
believing that we are on our own in this world,
so we remain frightened of everything else. In
the west we choose hate and judgment instead of
understanding. But in the eastern traditions,
the space is understood more intuitively. A lot
of eastern thought explains how our world is
like a net which is interconnected with
everything having a cause and effect and not
only on Earth but throughout the entire
universe. This simple explanation shows that
everything in nature is interdependent. One
cannot live without the other, just like a
spider cannot survive without the fly. We also
cannot survive without each other and the nature
the Earth provides. These are very exoteric
understandings of eastern wisdom, yet they are
very simple for anyone to comprehend.
The deeper esoteric understanding of eastern
wisdom is directed at the space between. British
philosopher Alan Watts most eloquently described
space by reversing the age old phrase of, “You
can’t get something from nothing”, when he
stated, “You can’t have something without
nothing.” So everything exists within the world
from nothing, not the other way around. For
those who do not follow, there is a more
profound way to explain this. Just ask yourself
this very simple question, “Where would I be
without the space between?” Think about it,
where would you be? Whose eyes would you see
through? Could you comb your hair in the mirror?
You would be me and I would be you, and we would
be everything. These deep understandings reveal
two revelations, the first being we would all be
one being without the space, and secondly the
space between all things is not nothing at all,
it is actually the powerful essence behind
everything we see, feel and touch. Its power is
what connects all things.
We are connected through this space and we are
also space. The space that we see between all
life exists within us. When we go into
meditation or when we have immense clarity of
mind through self-inquiry and self-reflection, a
profound indescribable space opens up from
within. Our consciousness expands and syncs in
with the space between. This space found within
gives us a feeling so pure that only joy resides
there. So the truth within this space is joy,
pure loving bliss. This is not only the truth
found in the space within, but it is also the
truth of the gap between you and I. Herein lays
the essence of the space between.
As we know consciousness is the foundation of
the universe, so what is within consciousness is
manifested into the physical world we see. The
space then that exists within must be the same
that is viewed without. The joy we feel from the
space within should reflect into the space
between all life. This is truly what the space
between is, it is pure joy, pure love and unity.
If we understand this then the illusion of
separation will cease to exist. We would realign
with the space which will crush all illusions.
If we can all close this gap, then the joy we
experience from the space within us will be
expressed into the external world.
But sometimes the truth can be cruel, because we
need to realize that all of these ideas and
concepts in which we believe who we are, are in
fact not us at all. They are only illusions
learned from a society and system that cannot
comprehend the space between. We are not a solid
being separate from each other through space.
How could we be if the space of joy is found
within? If this joy within is expressed between
all life then we have been fooled into believing
we are these labels and beliefs we attach to
ourselves. Joy is not found in separation like
space is not found in separation. We are joy and
we are space, not separate but as one.
Everything that you do to strengthen this false
separation you are not. You are not your
country, you are not your religion, you are not
your race, you are not your sex and you are not
your status within society. You are infinite
space and you are also the space between.
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