 One Life Tutorial for September 2021 What if you knew for certain that everything in the world, or universe, within and without, arises interdependently, as One Life, and that there is nothing controlling any of it? What beliefs and notions would you need to modify or eliminate in order to accommodate this knowing? Perhaps you would need to look at your perception of an all-knowing, all-powerful God in whatever form God has been conceived by you. Most perceptions of “God” depict a being or energy that is in control, in charge of All That Is, granting free will here and there in order to allow humans to believe they have some control. Alongside this perception of “God” lies the drive to emulate or become “God” hence becoming a human version of “God” and achieving a high state of being, one where actions have profound consequences and influence. Perhaps you would need to look at your notion of free will, the ability to act at your own discretion. Free will allows you to make choices unimpeded. But is it really possible to act in whatever way you might fancy independently in a moment? Can you ever truly disregard the limits that are personally and culturally placed upon your actions? This is something to consider. Perhaps you would need to look at your idea of sovereignty. Who or what has supreme power, jurisdiction or dominion over All That Is? It may appear to you that humans have dominion or sovereignty over the animals, plants and minerals—all aspects of the world. After all, humans are the dominant species of life on the planet as it is alleged by most humans. Coming to One Life Awareness, the realization of One Life unfolding, or the Tao as the way that everything flows naturally on its course, must necessarily incorporate the understanding that everything arises interdependently. The natural world is completely egalitarian, everything is wholly dependent upon everything else, and that is a kind of order in itself. There are no preferences, no partialities, just the freedom to arise in concert with everything arising. The more the organization of interdependency functions, the more liberation emerges and the more peaceful the world. Mutual arising, in a spontaneous universe, is a unified field of interconnectedness that promotes thrival. Many humans attempt to become “God” by trying to control everything, trying to make all outcomes turn out to be whatever they want or believe the outcome should become. They think they can plan, demand and control aspects of their world, or even the whole world. They see themselves as “creators” and believe they are in charge. They have lost their trust in the natural world. And as the natural world seems to be changing so dramatically, a sense that nothing can be trusted is arising among these humans trying to be “God”. This notion, that nothing can be trusted, is a result of rejecting the idea of mutual arising or interdependency. If you have invested yourself in becoming an individual, you will have most likely lost the broader perspective of One Life Awareness. If you have no confidence in the course of nature, in the web of existence, then you will only trust what you believe you can control. When you come to know you cannot control anything, that no one can control anything, that you cannot even control what you believe yourself to be, you will have run out of options, and there will be nothing left to do. The time when you run out of options can become a time of transformation. It can become the time when you “let it be” and begin to live in equanimity. This is the deeper understanding of the world, the universe, the All That Is. There is no one planning anything, no one demanding anything, no one controlling anything. It all just is. There is nothing in life greater or more profound than anything else. There is no advantage that can be gained, and no disadvantage either. You might initially think that this understanding brings about a world that is boring or less passionate, but that is erroneous thinking. The more interdependency is grokked, the more all beings are liberated, the greater the compassion for everything and all becomes the ground of being. We invite you to let go of your fascination with individuation, with self, with control, and creatorship. We invite you to stop trying to be “God” and become alive in One Life Awareness where all arisings are interdependent.
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