unity, union, universe

"Begin from any object, no matter how simple—whether a piece of paper, a cup of coffee, your own fingernail, or a discarded piece of trash on the side of the road—and follow the connections of interbeing outward. Before you know it, you'll realize that, in that seemingly mundane thing, you are looking at a reflection of the entire cosmos. All objects are inseparable from each other, and everything is constantly arising and existing together in one interconnected whole."

Buddhish — C Pierce Salguero

"... A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ..."

Einstein on Self – Albert Einstein

"... the most important reason for forgiveness is our belief in interconnectedness. Because we are all one, what we cannot forgive in others we cannot forgive in ourselves; what we withhold from others we withhold from ourselves. The judgments we pronounce upon others are ultimately being pronounced upon ourselves, because there is no you and no me, there is only we. ..."

Forgiveness and Oneness – Day 53 of Rolf Gates and Katrina Kenison's book Meditations from the Mat

"... if you really learn how to pay attention, then you will know there are other options. It will actually be within your power to experience a crowded, hot, slow, consumer-hell type situation as not only meaningful, but sacred, on fire with the same force that made the stars: love, fellowship, the mystical oneness of all things deep down. ..."

This Is Water — 2005 David Foster Wallace commencement address to the graduating class at Kenyon College

"... At the end of each of our activities together, we chant the Four Great Vows, beginning with the vow to save all sentient beings. This vow is based on the fact that we are one with all beings."

We Are One — From Chapter 22 ("Time Unfolds") of Subtle Sound: The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart