Perhaps there is but one soul ...

[A Spirit Runs Through It]

Perhaps there is but one soul in the universe, and each person is but a facet of that soul. Perhaps there will come a time when every good facet will be remembered and every evil facet will be forgotten, and the soul will be remade, embodied anew. Perhaps you are me, and I am you, and God is verily that soul.

“While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside trying to speak with him. Someone said to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers are outside wanting to speak with you.’ Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ He stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, ‘Look, here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother, sister, and mother.’ (Matthew 12:46-50)

“I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.” (John 17:21)

 

[Phantasman]

Perhaps there is but one soul in the universe, and each person is but a facet of that soul. Perhaps there will come a time when every good facet will be remembered and every evil facet will be forgotten, and the soul will be remade, embodied anew. Perhaps you are me, and I am you, and God is verily that soul.

“While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside trying to speak with him. Someone said to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers are outside wanting to speak with you.’ Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ He stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, ‘Look, here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother, sister, and mother.’ (Matthew 12:46-50)

“I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.” (John 17:21)

I see Jesus speaking of the mother (Holy Spirit) that was within him and that his brethren accepted. Though they never received it till Jesus was glorified.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)- John 7

Many souls. One Spirit (capital S).

 

[sun rise]

Perhaps there is but one soul in the universe, and each person is but a facet of that soul. Perhaps there will come a time when every good facet will be remembered and every evil facet will be forgotten, and the soul will be remade, embodied anew. Perhaps you are me, and I am you, and God is verily that soul.

That is a beautiful sentiment

I believe the Hour of God when the world is turned rightside up is now just barely started - in the first fraction of a second of the first minute.

 

[A Spirit Runs Through It]

I see Jesus speaking of the mother (Holy Spirit) that was within him and that his brethren accepted. Though they never received it till Jesus was glorified.

(But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)- John 7

Many souls. One Spirit (capital S).

That makes total sense. And I like that particular notion, the Holy Spirit as a mother. Never thought of it that way before.

But it might be that we are indeed one soul, and it is merely that some facets of the soul are spirited, and others are not. Like, some ground is wet, and some ground is dry; but it is all, simply, ground. I wish I was better informed, that I could say for certain.

That is a beautiful sentiment

I believe the Hour of God when the world is turned rightside up is now just barely started - in the first fraction of a second of the first minute.

I think that I know what you mean: Like, it is the beginning of the end. Or, it is the start of a new beginning.

I agree.

It seems the scriptures are being fulfilled before our very eyes, becoming very apparent in the span of a few generations. I do not think our modern societies could have progressed to the point where it is at if there had not been the Christ.

It is interesting that our societies are forgetting what it was really like, long ago. Isaiah comes to mind, here.

 

[sayak83]

Perhaps there is but one soul in the universe, and each person is but a facet of that soul. Perhaps there will come a time when every good facet will be remembered and every evil facet will be forgotten, and the soul will be remade, embodied anew. Perhaps you are me, and I am you, and God is verily that soul.

“While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers stood outside trying to speak with him. Someone said to him, ‘Look, your mother and brothers are outside wanting to speak with you.’ Jesus replied, ‘Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?’ He stretched out his hand toward his disciples and said, ‘Look, here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother, sister, and mother.’ (Matthew 12:46-50)

“I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.” (John 17:21)

Your first paragraph is consistent with Vedantic understanding of Brahman.

 

[A Spirit Runs Through It]

Your first paragraph is consistent with Vedantic understanding of Brahman.

Now that you mention it, the series of talks on Hinduism by Alan Watts is coming to mind.

Would it be advaita vedanta?

 

[sayak83]

Now that you mention it, the series of talks on Hinduism by Alan Watts is coming to mind.

Would it be advaita vedanta?

Not necessarily. Any Vedanta will do. This post that I made sometime ago encapsulates the idea well.
Atman and Brahman in the Upanisads

 

[Truthseeker]

I don't think that we are literally one soul but Baha'u'llah said this:

He Who is your Lord, the All-Merciful, cherisheth in His heart the desire of beholding the entire human race as one soul and one body. Haste ye to win your share of God's good grace and mercy in this Day that eclipseth all other created Days. How great the felicity that awaiteth the man that forsaketh all he hath in a desire to obtain the things of God! Such a man, We testify, is among God's blessed ones.
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 213)

 

[syo]

Perhaps there is but one soul in the universe, and each person is but a facet of that soul. Perhaps there will come a time when every good facet will be remembered and every evil facet will be forgotten, and the soul will be remade, embodied anew. Perhaps you are me, and I am you, and God is verily that soul.

this is exactly what christian orthodox believe. the one soul is the Holy Spirit. when we are born the Holy Spirit blesses us with life, and we have our own soul from the Holy Spirit. our soul then is part of God. because the Holy Spirit is part of God. on the second coming of christ all the good souls will unite with god sparkling anew.