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oneness (dict)
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OnenessOneness refers to the 'experience' of the absence of egoic identity boundaries, and, according to some traditions, the realization of the awareness of the absolute interconnectedness of all matter and thought in space-time, or one's ultimate identity with God (see Tat Tvam Asi). Its meaning may be synonomous to that of non-duality, though some claim that non-duality implies 'not one' and 'not two', i.e. non-duality is analogous to the Hindu formula of negation, Neti Neti, used in describing the absolute. Oneness may also be known as Cosmic Consciousness, this term was popularized in a book by the same name by Richard M. Bucke ISBN 0140193375. A functional explanation has also been proposed as follows: the unification of consciousness with the subconsciousness to yield a supraconsciousness. Though some maintain that oneness necessarily transcends all consciousness per se. Some feel that the human experiencing of Oneness expresses itself in the unity of thought and reality. They describe an experience of thought creating reality which feels like Omnipotence. However as the consciousness grows to encompass all, the ego becomes relatively insignificant. In its cumulus the seeker passes through his ego_death. This coincides with several teachings of different cultures: Realization of Oneness is also a concept, with which Pantheism suggests to replace the word God, for increased comprehension. For others, Oneness, the characteristic of being one, is a term used to characterize God in contrast to those that believe that the godhead is a committee comprised of 3 separate identities (see Trinity). Christian believers believe in and worship Jesus as the Lord, not one of three persons in the godhead. They worship Him as "...the everlasting Father...", as stated in Isaiah 9:6 and do not believe He is an everlasting father as some teach. The presence of the definite article in that verse gives the meaning that Jesus is the one and only everlasting Father. Alternatively, Oneness is a metaphysical claim that the multiplicity of beings is only apparent and that at some deeper metaphysical level all beings are really one being. See also monism, Nirvana, Zen, Entheogen, Enlightenment, Brahman, Oneness Pentecostal
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