
Spirit Is One and Many
Spirit is generally seen and understood to be the grand unifying principle behind all apparent difference. In its revelation, there is the undeniable recognition that we have never been separate and there is only One. But the contours of that which is only One, as it becomes manifest, contain countless dimensions and levels that are not all the same. This is very important to understand. Why? Because our capacity to manifest that which is highest here on Earth—wisdom, insight, evolutionarily enlightened awareness, and deep, impersonal, spiritual love—is entirely dependent upon our being able to discern what can at times be subtle differences. Our own evolution at the deepest level of our being depends upon our willingness to strive consistently to make philosophically and morally challenging distinctions.
Andrew Cohen