Follow Me IN! Follow Me IN! Mental Body
Even in the physical layer, if we think we are something separate, be very clear, we will be inviting diseases. Another point is that in the mental layer, if we think we are separate individuals, we will be sowing seeds of violence again and again in our system.
Seeds of violence are created whenever we feel we are an individual - unconnected and unrelated to others. We turn selfish, dogmatic, and violent. We turn into virtual terrorists. With individual consciousness, we dissect; we cut things into pieces. Understand that such logic always breaks things apart. However, with collective consciousness, we unify everything around us with us.
At the soul level, if we think we are separate individuals, spiritually, we cannot even take the first step. There is no possibility of any spiritual growth.
First of all, remember that at the physical level, we are not independent individuals. Our body and the body of the sun the moon are pre-connected. Any small change in the body of the sun can make changes in our body. Any small change in our body can change the body of the moon, and vice versa. Some of us may have noticed that the phases of the moon affect the state of our mind. We may not be able to logically relate these changes, but they are true.
In the mental layer also, we are not alone. At any given point in time, any thought rising from anyone's head comes and touches us, and any thought created in our mind goes and touches someone else. This is going on continuously. Be clear that any thought sown by someone else can touch us and affect us.
Thoughts are like ripples created on the water surface of a lake. If we are creating a strong wave, we will be creating an impression with our thought. We will be leading and inspiring others with our thoughts. However, if our thoughts are not solid enough, waves created by others will impress us!
Either we live as leaders or as followers. There is no in-between. The mind might think, 'I will not be a leader, as I cannot do that much. I will not be a follower either, so I shall maintain my own stand.' This is simply impractical. There is no such thing as 'my own stand'. Either we lead or we follow.
At the mental level also, if you continuously think that you are a separate individual, you will be resisted again and again. The moment you understand that you are a part of the collective consciousness, you will not be resisted; instead you will be welcomed and accepted.
The third truth:
Finally, at the spiritual level, the moment we understand that we are deeply, totally, and intensely connected to the whole group, to the whole universe, not only do we start experiencing the bliss, but we also start to actually live. This opening up leads to the opening up of the many different dimensions of our being.
We can't even begin to imagine the many different dimensions and possibilities that will open up to us when we disappear into this collective consciousness. As of now, with one body, it is such a feeling of joy sometimes, is it not? Then imagine what will happen when you have so many bodies!
Imagine that one body is an air conditioner and the other one is a heater; imagine three different bodies in different countries enjoying different cultures. Similarly if the multitudes of bodies