Every once in a while, when I have been diligent in my meditation, mindfulness and prayer practices, I get a glimpse of what it feels like to be one with all that is. Most recently, it has resulted from repeating, in a mantra-like manner, a request for lovingkindness. ‘May lovingkindess manifest throughout my life.’
Focusing on how that would look and feel if present, I expand with corollaries, feeling the reality of each. May I be free from fear. May I experience the fullness of divine love and light. May I be relieved of the burden of self-will. May I feel at one with all creation. May I recognize all as my fellow travelers. May I know all as God’s children.
Concentrating on the expression of lovingkindness, practicing the mindset I would maintain as a being of love, I sometimes relax into oneness with all.
When the feeling of separateness leaves, there is nothing to fear, nothing to fight, nothing to judge or tolerate. In those moments, I remember that I am not separate from the rest of creation. It is a state of joy and peace, our natural state when at one with all that is.