Universal love

Life is a play of love. Which means all of it or none of it. I cannot say I love one country or six people. Love does not discriminate. It cannot be divided.

Other people

The more we subscribe to the idea of ‘other people’—that is, of people separate from and unrelated to ourselves—the more suffering we create. Love does not make these distinctions. How can I say that I help others when the others are myself.

Eros

Spanning the iconography of world religions, angels are often depicted as having feminine forms but masculine names. The sage, wrote Lao Tzu, is two-spirited. He knows the male but keeps to the female.

Silent communication

Communication derives from the Latin communicare meaning to hold in common. This is why oneness relationships are so quiet. Where the two are one, what is there to discuss, analyze or argue over?

Cornered

Dude, I can’t say I’m not religious. I might as well say I don’t have blue eyes. Or any connective tissue. Stay with me for a second: the Latin re-ligio means to reconnect.