09/12/2024
Human beings are part of the whole, what most call the universe. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings and bodies, as something separated from the rest - a kind of optical/sensory delusion in consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison, restricting us to our personal desires and limiting our affection to a few people who we are closest to. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace everyone, all living creatures, and all of nature. This is wholeness. This is love unfiltered.