"Oneness," as used in this book, is the dissolution of the sense of a fixed, separate self. "Once we realize that our concept of the self is an illusion, we become capable of experiencing ourselves as a flow of consciousness that is no longer subject to the conditioning of the mind." This is what is being taught at Oneness University in India, Fiji, and Italy and at events in various places around the world. Thousands of seekers have been given the deeksha or Oneness Blessing which is said to bring personal peace and joy. The hope is that when enough people realize there is no difference between me and not-me, problems in relationships of all kinds will melt away.
"Awakening into Oneness" is essentially an advertisement for the Oneness movement which can be easily written off as a cult. However, I believe that the basic idea of oneness is gaining credibility, at least among people who are grounded in spirituality. Although the book is weak in science, it is another example of the coming together of ancient philosophy with the cosmologies of contemporary science.
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