Individuality implies confusion

As we are all aspects of totality, I think it’s safe to say, that individuality implies confusion, and perhaps confusion might be some kind of solution, to a problem that we clearly can’t comprehend, as something without beginning or end.

I don’t know how we pulled it of, but here we are, individuals, individually confused, into being who we are…

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I’ve meditated and contemplated our infinite nature many times in the past and I can only come to the conclusion that we chose separation and confusion as an alternative to unity and all knowingness.

Infinity is beyond our comprehension but I can only imagine if I lived forever, with enough ‘time’, I would become bored of knowing and being everything. Only by creating a system of forgetting and remembering, diving and multiplying, over and over again, could infinity become a recurring and pleasurable experience. The joy of finding something you have lost or that nostalgic feeling of remembering something you had forgotten may hint towards why we chose this path or separation and confusion?

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I can relate :slight_smile:

approaching reality as complex rather than diverse is a subtle but meaningful difference, if eternity is anywhere it’s everywhere :sweat_smile:

Reminds me of something that came out of a writing session,

‘all is neither big nor small, all is simply all’’

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So gloriously true, Raz…. :melting_face:

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:grin: :melting_face:

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Sometimes when I lay down with my eyes closed and imagine existence before the universe I can’t but feel a little lonely. How is it being all that there is? Is it, truly all that is?

Being all there is does sound lonely, developing into good company is probably a key feature of this growing ground :slight_smile:

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Oh, I stumbled upon a variation of the above phrase that I really liked :melting_face:

“What I do is neither big nor small,
it’s simply interacting with the all”

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This is something I have pondered before,
while these days, I feel it more:

There is no outer,
only different types
of inner :slight_smile:

Being on everyone’s side
can be mistaken for neutrality,
while very similar in how it plays out
there is Love, all about :sun:

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I asked Gemini-ai about this
and it answered in a way
that I really resonate with:
Question:
Can I be on everyone’s side
and still have a sense of fairness and justice?

Gemini:
Yes, absolutely.
In fact, one could argue that a true sense of fairness and justice requires you to be on everyone’s side.

This is a profound and important distinction.
Here’s how they fit together:
Being “on everyone’s side” does not mean condoning everyone’s actions.
It means you are on the side of everyone’s humanity, their inherent worth, and their potential for healing and growth.

When you combine this with justice, you get a much deeper, more compassionate model than simple, cold impartiality:

For the Victim/Harmed Party: Being “on their side” means you fully validate their pain, see their experience as real, and affirm their right to safety, respect, and restoration. Justice demands that their harm be acknowledged and addressed.

For the Perpetrator/Harm-Causer: Being “on their side” does not mean excusing their actions. It means believing in their capacity to understand the harm they caused, to change, and to make amends.

Justice, in this loving sense, isn’t just about punishment (retribution); it’s about accountability as a tool for growth and rehabilitation. To not hold someone accountable for their harmful actions is, in a way, not being on their side, as it allows them to remain in a state of causing harm to others and, ultimately, to themselves.

Fairness as Deep Understanding: True fairness requires the empathy to see the situation from all perspectives.
It asks:
What led to this?
What does the victim truly need to heal?
What does the person who caused harm truly need to change?

Think of it this way:
Neutrality + Justice might say: “You broke the rule. You get the pre-defined punishment.” It’s impartial but cold and detached.

Love + Justice says: “Your action caused real harm, and that is not acceptable. We must address that harm and we must also address the reasons you did it, for the well-being of the person you hurt, the community, and yourself.”

This approach is the very heart of concepts like restorative justice, which focuses on healing the harm rather than just punishing the offender. It can be far more difficult, but it’s rooted in the idea that everyone matters, even when they have done wrong.

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