Welcome to Day 18. Living only in the physical realm, we perceive the world through our senses.

Yet, if you depend only on our senses, we believe the physical world is our sole reality,

in which all beings are separate from one another and have access to limited resources.

From this perspective of lack, we begin to believe, for instance,

that if someone else enjoys success or finds love, we may be left out.

We become steeped in a competition that pits us against one another

and prevents us from experiencing true bliss.

In truth, at both the molecular and spiritual levels, UNR1, sharing the unity of an all-pervasive spirit.

And once we realize that we are completely connected, the notion of competition disappears, giving way to cooperation and unity consciousness. In this state, we know that when one person succeeds, we all succeed.

Furthermore, since I am you, I do not exist without you. Buddha illustrated this point by using two bundles of reeds.

Leaning against each other for support, both bundles thrive.

Because one exists, the other does as well.

Remove one bundle and the other bundle falls.

In our own lives, we can come to understand this when we think about family.

Families support each other in times of come to understand this when we think about family.

Families support each other in times of need.

And when a brother or sister achieve success, the whole family celebrates.

On the deepest spiritual level, we are not only related to our parents, brothers and sisters, but to the entire world.

When we grow in this awareness, we live in unity, celebrating everyone's success.

As we move toward the idea of living unity, our personal self is replaced by the universal self.

We develop sincere feelings of relatedness to everyone

and greater empathy with others

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