The concept of oneness and being One is not a new concept at all. It is in perhaps in fact the single underlying concept in every major world religion that has survived to this day. This concept is something that has in recent times been dubbed The Golden Rule.
The Golden Rule is simply saying that we are to treat others as you would like them to treat you because you are both part of the same Whole and any one thing you do to someone else, you are doing to yourself. This is where global consciousness becomes a relevant topic, which is the idea that each one of the 6.5 billion individual brains that have consciousness are in fact, One collective consciousness.
Here are all the ancient major religions that understood the simple yet profound realization of this reality:
“Hurt not others with that which pains yourself.” (From the Udanavarga 5.18) Buddhism
“In everything, do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.”(Matthew 7:12 – NRSV) Christianity
“Do naught to others which if done to thee would cause thee pain.”(From the Mahabharata 5.1517) Hinduism
“No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself.” (Sunnab) Islam
“In happiness and suffering, in joy and grief, we should regard all creatures as we regard our own self.”Lord Mahavir 24th Tirthankara) Jainism
“What is hateful to you, do not to your fellow human beings. That is the law; all the rest is commentary.”(Talmud, Shabbat 3 l a) Judaism
“Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself. “(Analects XV.24) Confucianism
“Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. (Chief Seattle) Native Spiritual Traditions
“Be Charitable to all beings, love is the representation of god.”(KO-JI-KI Hachiman Kasuga) Shintoism
“Don’t create enmity with anyone as God is within everyone.”(Guru Arjan Devji 259. Guru Granth Sahib) Sikhism
“Regard your neighbor’s gain as your own gain; and regard your neighbor’s loss as your own loss.” (Tai Shang Kan Ying P’ien)
As you see, it’s the same teaching, found in many major belief systems and this implies that there is an underlying truth that resonates in all schools of thought, even if those paths say theirs in the only one and all others are wrong. Clearly that is not the case.
