Advaita means nondual or not two. This oneness is a fundamental quality of everything. Everything is a part of and made of one substance. Often the question arises, If it is all one thing why dont I experience it that way? This is confusing oneness for the appearance of sameness. Things can appear different without being separate. Just look at your hand for a moment. Your fingers are all different from each other, but are they separate? They all arise from the same hand.
Two Possibilities: Happiness Or Suffering
In every moment, there are two possibilities. One possibility is to have all of our curiosity, attention, and passion focused on what is happening. The other, is to have that same curiosity, attention, and passion focused on what is not happening, what is not present, or what we think should or shouldnt be happening. In every moment, the question is: What are you giving your attention to? Are you allowing what is, or going to battle with ittrying to change it in some way?
Desiring What Is
The Buddha said that desire is the cause of all sufferingthe root of all suffering. Desire is a very powerful force. Its got to be if its going to have that much power that it can cause all of the suffering in the world. He didnt say most of the suffering or a lot of the suffering, but all of it-every single contraction of being is caused simply by desire. So, its a very powerful force. So, its worth looking into this thing that can cause all of the suffering you have …