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Separateness is an illusion.
That's what we learn through the spiritual practice of connections.
Everything is interrelated — in time, space, and our very
being. Both religion and science reveal this truth — Hinduism's
image of Indra's net, Buddhism's understanding of interbeing,
the experiences of the mystics, the teachings of ecology and
physics, even the Internet. One definition of spirituality is "the
art of making connections." There are certain givens: The
one is made up of many. One thing always leads to another. Everything
is related to everything else. You practice connections, then,
by consciously tracing the links connecting you with other beings.
Any point is a good starting place — your family line,
your work, your back yard. Watch for the moments when the separations
disappear. And don't be shy about naming mystical experiences
as such when you experience them.
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