The creation story in the Bible intrigues me. The following is the first chapter of Genesis (KJV):
What was the state of the world before it was created as we know it at present? The creation story talks about God having to divide, or separate, things from one another in order to create the world we know!!! It stands to reason if you create by separating, everything began as ONE thing!!!
Pretend everything that exists can be contained in a single piece of clay. The artist, some force or energy, removes a piece of the clay and shapes it into an object. The artist continues to remove pieces from the clay and mold them into various forms until the entire piece of clay has been used. Even though the clay has been separated into an endless supply of tiny pieces, each piece is still a part of that infinite piece of clay. Every piece contains exactly the same physical composition of elements, yet each one is an expression of its own unique self.
Our experiences in this dimension, timeline and place are adventures in this state of separation. Many know this state as duality. Duality is a gift we are given that allows us to experience ourselves and each other in new and profound ways.
The lessons of duality are not easy. We experience pain and suffering on a regular basis. There are times we hurt so much we long for escape. The other side of that coin is we also experience very different aspects of Oneness--things like love, joy and peace. Ironically, all these things and more have been separated out from the same piece of clay!!!
We are here to experience all aspects of Oneness in their own unique and varied forms. Most days we forget this and attempt to stay away from parts and pieces of ourselves we judge as "bad" or "evil". Many times, we don't even recognize these dark aspects of ourselves are really us.
Living in flow requires living in a state of balance. It has never been about separation but rather about understanding the uniqueness of each thing and appreciating the contrast. It is important to not let one thing dominate or control others. Extremism in any form creates unnecessary problems.
We live in a world of separation in order to experience a new way of being, a new form of expression. When we learn to balance the elements contained therein, we once again fall into a state of peaceful coexistence. We understand how to live as One. This is the lesson of duality.
~CSE
Notice the use of the word divide. This is important!!!1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
What was the state of the world before it was created as we know it at present? The creation story talks about God having to divide, or separate, things from one another in order to create the world we know!!! It stands to reason if you create by separating, everything began as ONE thing!!!
Pretend everything that exists can be contained in a single piece of clay. The artist, some force or energy, removes a piece of the clay and shapes it into an object. The artist continues to remove pieces from the clay and mold them into various forms until the entire piece of clay has been used. Even though the clay has been separated into an endless supply of tiny pieces, each piece is still a part of that infinite piece of clay. Every piece contains exactly the same physical composition of elements, yet each one is an expression of its own unique self.
Our experiences in this dimension, timeline and place are adventures in this state of separation. Many know this state as duality. Duality is a gift we are given that allows us to experience ourselves and each other in new and profound ways.
The lessons of duality are not easy. We experience pain and suffering on a regular basis. There are times we hurt so much we long for escape. The other side of that coin is we also experience very different aspects of Oneness--things like love, joy and peace. Ironically, all these things and more have been separated out from the same piece of clay!!!
We are here to experience all aspects of Oneness in their own unique and varied forms. Most days we forget this and attempt to stay away from parts and pieces of ourselves we judge as "bad" or "evil". Many times, we don't even recognize these dark aspects of ourselves are really us.
Living in flow requires living in a state of balance. It has never been about separation but rather about understanding the uniqueness of each thing and appreciating the contrast. It is important to not let one thing dominate or control others. Extremism in any form creates unnecessary problems.
We live in a world of separation in order to experience a new way of being, a new form of expression. When we learn to balance the elements contained therein, we once again fall into a state of peaceful coexistence. We understand how to live as One. This is the lesson of duality.
~CSE
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