All is one and one is all
‘The One of which I speak is consciousness, and consciousness goes by many different names: God, Higher Power, Tao, Brahman, the zero-point field.’ Ren Koi
I’ve often remarked that everything would change in one’s attitude to living and existence if consciousness was accepted as primary, causal and fundamental, indeed, as the ground of being, as the true take on reality.
The implications would be profound: for how we think about life, death and meaning, about love, beauty, happiness and world peace. Science, technology, medicine, education, politics, the very meaning of what it means to be human: all would have to be rethought.
So I’m glad to have discovered this new book — All Is One: The science and spirituality of consciousness by Ren Koi (O-Books, UK £8.99 / US $13.95, March 2022) — by a writer who appears to be living proof of just such a change of attitude brought about by the recognition of a universal consciousness out of which all arises, including our personal consciousness.
One crucial thing stemming from the revelation is that if one’s consciousness continues in some form after death, returning to and merging with the ground of being, then this would impact dramatically on how we treat the dying, grieve for the departed and live life generally.