Oneness with the Cosmos

An Experience of Oneness with the Cosmos

May 17, 2003

Time seems to freeze. At a mere thought of it, I could travel anywhere I want to go, a million times faster than the speed of light. Space has become traversable. Matter has ceased to become a barrier. All forms have disappeared. Even my mind has ceased to exist. There is only awareness of the self, transcending the dimensions of time, space, and matter.

I just woke up. My watch says it is 5:00 o’clock in the morning. It is still very quiet. The weather has been cold, a bit stormy ever since I arrived here in my residence yesterday afternoon, Friday.

Standing alone outside my house, I could hear the sounds of the trees swinging noisily at the prompting of the easterly wind, made melodious by the chirping of the birds that appear to enjoy every sporadic burst of the gusty winds.

Even at this early dawn, everything around me seems to be alive and full of energy, oblivious to the people who are still sleeping in the comfort of their bedrooms. The streams nearby seem to beckon and invite me in their playful stroll and journey towards their final destiny.

It is still dark, but the trees and plants around me already glow in brightness, their color and shape projecting their radiance and beauty. I could savor and relish their freshness in my nostril. I could literally feel them pulsating within me giving me life and energy as I breathe.

Standing in their midst, I could feel their presence. I gradually sense their vibration, as if trying to communicate to me and inviting me to be with them. How I wish I have the means to understand and converse to them. I want to know what they feel, what they think, and what they know.

I feel frustrated that I could not respond to them in terms that they could understand. I feel frustrated because they could not communicate to me in terms that I could understand. Yet, this frustration has been compensated by the vigor and vitality that I feel in their presence.

The skies above me even project their presence with greater intensity. Clouds being swept away by turbulent winds, only to merge with other clouds to form one imposing structure, then, change rhythmically in favor of new formations. Occasionally, they make their presence known to those below them through the heavy downpours that they intermittently pour. I could feel the coldness of their drops dripping icily into my body.

Like the plants and the trees, I feel they long to communicate and send a message to those below. Their rumbling sounds only made me conscious of their anger and frustration to the insensitivity of man in understanding and interpreting the signs of the times.

I gradually realize that I am no longer alone. I am in communion with Mother Nature. I experience togetherness and oneness with them. I feel their life and energy. I have become more alive in their company. I flow with the pace and rhythm of Mother Nature, flowing with the streams, swaying with the trees, tweeting with the birds, traveling with the clouds, falling down with every drop of rain, laying besides the stones and mountains …

What an exhilarating and liberating experience! I began to feel the power and vitality of the entire universe and the Cosmos.

Time seems to freeze. At a mere thought of it, I could travel anywhere I want to go, a million times faster than the speed of light. Space has become traversable. Matter has ceased to become a barrier. All forms have disappeared. Even my mind has ceased to exist. There is only awareness of the self, transcending the dimensions of time, space, and matter.

Gradually, I began to feel and realize that the whole Cosmos is within me. I envelop the Cosmos. But even more so, the Cosmos, in a quick succession of events, and me have merged together and become one and the same living being. I encompass the Cosmos, yet I feel I am within the Cosmos. I carry the Cosmos within me, yet, I am carried and engulfed by the universe around me.

There is really no more distinction between me and the Cosmos.

But then, even me and the universe have disappeared. There is only eternity, infinity, peace, and total awareness. I am experiencing infinity and eternity. I have become infinity and eternity. I have become peace and awareness.

Who is thinking of time when the thinker and the thought have ceased to exist? Who is thinking of time when time has ceased to exist? Who is thinking of space when there is nothing any more to traverse? Who is thinking of forms and matter when there is only awareness of being?

Interrupted by the sudden burst of heavy rains, I slowly made my way back to my house, feeling light and invigorated, but a little angered by the sudden interruption. As I opened my eyes, I could see the dark and gloomy skies giving way to the radiance and brightness of the rising sun.

The plants, trees, birds, and the streams are now even more playful, as if showing their way of welcoming the dawning of a new day. But I am designed for a different kind of life. I entered the house fully energized and relaxed. The wall clock inside says it is already 6:30 in the morning. It’s time to prepare for my breakfast.