THE VEIL OF THE OBVIOUS
:
The Forty-Eight Manys,
which are ONE.
Or Many
Words, One Truth
From the forthcoming book “From Ecstasy To Lunch”
By Samuel Ben-Or Avital
January 1983
We live in a time of rapid change, when evolution of thought
and consciousness is proceeding by leaps and bounds. There are many avenues open to us, so many
voices competing for our attention that we are sometimes
overcome by confusion.
To
meet and transcend this confusion, we
must increase our awareness. To eliminate confusion and to transmit and
radiate the simple, beautiful messages
of the heart’s
flame of truth is what the artist in
us considers as his chief work, not only for his
own benefit, but also for the benefit and well-being
of others.
We
respond with laughter and sometimes tears. The
higher emotions of being one with the Cosmic lifts
us beyond the cares of daily life to an experience
of oneness with ourselves and the eternal life that
is vibrating in us at all times.
Source
of Imagination
When
the artist taps this source of imagination by proper
attunement and mastery of the art of visualization,
he gives us a glimpse of something precious and essential. When
we have a close look at the essence of another, we
experience our own essence, for this same essence
resides in different places. There is no separation, no division. There is only the reflection in the mirror of the One being.
These
special moments lead our attention to the obvious
and natural law of the One in the many, the many
in the One. Once
this law is understood and lived and maintained constantly
in the situations we face, we enter a world of peace;
we become calm in the midst of turbulence. We finally begin to understand the adage
of the sage, which urges us: “To be in the
world but not of it.”
The
obviousness of this law is actually the “veil,” and
we need only increase our attention to see through
to the depths, to unveil and reveal the truth of
the one in the many. This
obviousness comes from the hypnotic spell of the
material world in its extreme. We accept this hypnotic curse because of
our laziness and unwillingness to think deeply with
proper discrimination. It is actually easy to see through this illusion,
which we have accepted at one time of another, either
consciously or unconsciously. But
until we do, this hypnotic reality is one with our
thinking structure, and we sink into a slumbering
attitude toward life.
We
know from observation that the entire ocean cannot
sink a ship unless the waters enter the ship. All
the hypnotic vibrations of negative thinking cannot
affect us unless we welcome them and allow them to
enter our selves, unless we believe in their existence. It seems ridiculous to spend so much energy
dwelling in those negative waters, letting our ship
sink. The inner intelligence rather suggests we
guide our ship in a positive direction, toward the
manifestation of the same beautiful law of oneness
in its perfect working order.
The
Illusion of Separateness
The illusion of separateness and division are actually obstacles
toward the One. We
should divide only in order to unite. Harmonizing
the opposites is the very work that will abolish
this division, but in order to increase the necessary
awareness, we have to recognize the oneness in the
other as well as in ourselves. WE
may theorize, but we must go immediately to the activity
of the theory. Acknowledging, accepting, allowing,
and welcoming this action of penetrating deeply into
the obvious reality in nature leads us to a comprehension
of the one reality, that which we call the state
of harmonium.
The
essential requirements to unveil the obvious are
simplicity and the focalized attention of single-mindedness,
which in turn sharpens our perception, thus opening
wide the door to illumination so that we finally
may see inwardly the invisible ways of the Cosmic
at work. See
the obviousness of it, reflect and see “How
great are Thy works!” as the psalmist says.
Have
you noticed how many words are written here in order to utter one simple
truth?
Many petals, but only one rose.
Many letters, but only one word.
Many hairs, but only one head.
Many Days, but only one Saturday.
Take time and see for yourself how simple this beautiful
law
is and activate it in your daily life.
You will thus, witness the oneness with the God of our Hearts
that is available to all living beings.
But, please see through the OBVIOUS and thy soul will rejoice
in THE CREATOR that makes us be ONE with The ESSENCE of Creation.
The
Forth-Eight (48) Manys, Which Are One
Note: These words were designed as a Mandala
wheel, in which the inner spokes contain the
ONE and the outer spokes contain the Manys,
in the published article. (See the article sample).
THE
FORTY-EIGHT (48) MANYS, WHICH ARE ONE
MANY ONE
1. Words Truth
2. Thoughts Mind
3. Volumes Knowledge
4. Letters Word
5. Hours Day
6. Minutes Hour
7. Chips Computer
8. Light
bulbs Generator
9. Candles Light
10. Sparks Flame
11. Bodies Soul
12. Hairs Head
13. Fingers Hand
14. Breaths Life
15. Cells Organism
16. Movements Stillness
17. Spokes Wheel
18. Ties Track
19. Ways Highway
20. Routes Path
21. Cities Planet
22. Children Father
23. Babies Mother
24. Branches Tree
25. Petals Rose
26. Grains Seed
27. Colors Rainbow
28. Rays Sun
29. Rocks Mountain
30. Waters Ocean
31. Streams River
32. Details Whole
33. Diseases cause
34. Ingredients Recipe
35. Containers Essence
36. Chambers Castle
37. Threads Carpet
38. Brushstrokes Painting
39. Lines Circle
40. Dots Line
41. Melodies Harmony
42. Notes Keyboard
43. Vibrations Sound
44. Sounds Silence
45. Religions God
46. Theories Reality
47. Interpretations Truth
48. Pages Book
