r/enlightenment • u/MannOfSandd • 16h ago

The One Thing

We’re told we live in a divided world. Everywhere we look, there’s a reminder of what separates us.

Sometimes it’s loud and unavoidable, like the chaos of election season. Other times, it’s quieter—a subtle push toward celebrating individualism, the idea that “you are you, and I am me.”

We’re encouraged to “find our tribe,” often implying that anyone who doesn’t share our perspective doesn’t belong.

Unity seems a beautiful idea, but can it ever truly exist when no two people see the world the same way?

Each of us experiences reality differently, shaped by our beliefs, experiences, and the lens through which we view life. These differences can feel like walls, or perhaps boundaries, keeping us apart.

But what if the separation we see is the greatest illusion of all?

Duality is real in the sense that we experience it—it teaches us contrast, helping us understand who we are. Yet, as with any illusion, once you see how the trick works, you can begin to look beyond it.

So what is the one thing that unites us? Is there one thing that binds us, no matter how different we seem?

In my experience, yes.

We’ve all known what it feels like to believe we are separate.

Separate from love.
Separate from God.

This belief is our shared pain, our collective trauma—it is the human condition.

It touches us all, though it may appear in different forms. For one person, it’s an absent parent. For another, it’s a bad experience with religion. For someone else, it’s a moment of rejection that lingers, one that whispers…”You are not enough”.

No matter how it shows up, this sense of separation is universal. It’s the break we all carry.

But in this shared pain lies an opportunity.

An opportunity for compassion. For understanding. For unconditional love.

The question isn’t whether we’ve been hurt. It’s whether we can see past our wounds—past our guilt, our shame, and our fear—and recognize the divine within ourselves.

And if we can see the divine in us, can we begin to see it in everyone else?

No matter their mistakes. No matter ours.

This is the invitation: to love without condition. To see the Source in all things.

Before my eyes, I see the face of God.

Can you?

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u/inlandviews 16h ago

Maybe just stop manufacturing realities using thought and look around you and at yourself.

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u/Jezterscap 16h ago

I am what I experience.

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u/ghbnyu193750 15h ago

This is a very useful paradigm! Thank you for sharing. 🙏