Oneness Paradox: What If Much of What You Believe About Yourself Is a Lie?
What if much of what you believe about yourself is holding you back?
The words "I and My Father are one" were never meant to comfort. They were meant to disrupt. To tear at the very fabric of the small, safe identities we’ve wrapped ourselves in. Jesus wasn’t just speaking to reassure; he was flipping the script on how we see ourselves and our place in this world.
What if we’ve misunderstood the entire premise of separation, of individuality itself? What if the divine is not just out there—somewhere, but inseparably here, within us? It all begins with a paradox: "I and my Father are one," but then, it goes on to say, "But my Father is greater than I." Now, wait a minute. If you and the Father are one, yet the Father is greater than you, how can this be if you are ‘one’? How can there be a ‘greater’? It’s a paradox.
The Disruption of "I and My Father Are One"
These words hold a tension that most of us avoid because it asks us to unravel deeply ingrained ideas of who we are. These words push us to reconsider whether the stories we’ve been told—of being separate, of striving to connect with a distant divine—over there somewhere, these stories, these narratives we’ve been told, are entirely false.
The Tension Between Oneness and Greatness
Imagine the ocean. Before the waves, there is only the ocean’s expanse. When a wave rises, does it stop being the ocean? No. It is the ocean expressing itself, a temporary form born from the infinite. You and I are no different. Before you become aware of being someone or something, you were just simply aware. That awareness is your core essence. It is the "Father" part of you—that ‘Father and I are one.’ The infinite source—that’s given form to all that we know and all that we don’t know. It's where life comes from.
“You don’t need to become one with the divine—you already are. The wave never stops being the ocean, and you never stop being the source.”
Unraveling the Stories of Separation
This paradox doesn’t ask for resolution; it asks for surrender. It says: "Stop clinging to your smallness, to your tightly held identity." See yourself as both the wave and the ocean. And in doing so, realize that life is not about building your outer identity—it’s about dissolving it and understanding who you really are at your core.
Consciousness as the Great Artist
Consciousness is not passive. The word consciousness comes from two words together, ‘con,’ meaning together, and ‘wisdom,’ the divine. It’s the great artist shaping the world through your awareness, through your expression of the divine. Each thought that you nurture, each belief you choose to hold becomes the brushstroke of your reality.
Your Thoughts Are the Brushstrokes of Reality
I’ll say that again: each thought that you hold, not the ones that fly by, the one that you nurture, the ones that you feed, that you repeat, those self-looping stories, the ones that you embrace, the ones that you say, "I am this…" and "I am that…." Those are the brushstrokes that form your real-life experience as a ‘wave’ in this outer world.
Reclaiming Awareness from the Noise
And yet, here’s the catch: most of us let others hold the brush. This is where we are called to disrupt. This is what the disruption is all about. To reclaim our awareness from the noise of the world—from the expectations that you allow from others to get all up in your head, from the judgments of the world around you, and the endless striving to try to re-connect with the divine presence who is really already on-board.
Stop playing small. Just as the wave doesn’t strive to be part of the ocean, you don’t need to force your connection to consciousness, to the divine; you just are. It’s inherent in who you are. But until you lean into it, you’ll continue to live as though it’s missing.
Living the Oneness in the Outer World
The mystery of ‘I and my Father are one’ isn’t something to solve; it’s a truth to embody. It calls us to see the external world not as a distraction but as the very canvas where consciousness reveals itself in the outer world. The world in its outer form is to be embraced from an understanding of who you are.
Turning Challenges Into the Stage for the Infinite
What if you stopped seeing life’s challenges as barriers and began to see them as the stage upon which the infinite within you comes alive? The outer world isn’t separate from the divine; it’s where the divine takes form. In your work, in your relationships, and yes, even the mundane moments—they are all opportunities to live this truth.
Your Choice: Smallness or Source?
So, the question isn’t “Who am I?” but “What am I choosing to express?” Will you let your life reflect this or will you cling to the smallness of a self-built identity? The choice is always yours.
And here’s the real challenge: this isn’t about striving or achieving. It’s about surrendering to what already is. Stop waiting for permission to be divine. You already are. The wave is never separate from the ocean, and you are never separate from the source.
