Single Heart, Single Soul
Ending Loneliness Forever
We are in truth, a single heart and a single soul. The fact of our singleness turns out to be our salvation as we learn to forgive, truly. When forgiveness dissolves the boundaries that keep us distant and apathetic, we will find that loneliness, disenchantment with life, sorrow and boredom are forgotten. Instead of a stream of special relationships that end in frustration and letdown, we find a deep satisfaction with the delightful beings we find surrounding us. Depression, restlessness and the need for endless distractions are replaced with a constant fascination with life and its joyful unending surprises.
“So intensely hath the glory of Divine Unity penetrated souls and hearts that all are now bound one to another with heavenly ties, and all are even as a single heart, a single soul. Wherefore reflections of the spirit and impressions of the Divine are now mirrored clear and sharp in the deep heart’s core. I beg of God to strengthen these spiritual bonds as day followeth day, and make this mystic oneness to shine ever more brightly, until at last all shall be as troops marshalled together beneath the banner of the Covenant within the sheltering shade of the Word of God; that they may strive with all their might until universal fellowship, close and warm, and unalloyed love, and spiritual relationships, will connect all the hearts in the world. Then will all humankind, because of this fresh and dazzling bounty, be gathered in a single homeland. Then will conflict and dissension vanish from the face of the earth, then will mankind be cradled in love for the beauty of the All-Glorious. Discord will change to accord, dissension to unison. The roots of malevolence will be torn out, the basis of aggression destroyed.” (Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 19)
What a world this can be! Why wait? This can happen now…in fact, it must be now. The shortening of the time that it will take to realize the end of dissension and strife, loneliness and estrangement, can occur every time you choose love.
Forgiveness is an exquisite Art. We must pay exquisite attention to our relationships because it is there that we will find the gemstones, the precious metal that are treasured in the mine of the heart…our heart, my heart, all hearts. Once you get the hang of this art form, loneliness will seem impossible, absurd even. You will learn to give love, real love. This Love emanates from the Source of all Hearts and Souls: the Source of Love itself. As you love, you will be loved. And when you heal one heart through the miracle of your love, you will heal all hearts.
The root of banishing loneliness forever is in our inherent Singleness. There is not one among us who is not a whole, integral part of this Oneness and thus a part of Our Very Self. At the core of exquisite forgiveness is that we can give but to ourselves, because we are a Single Heart, a Single Soul.
“The bright rays of union will obliterate the darkness of limitations, and the splendours of heaven will make the human heart to be even as a mine veined richly with the love of God.” (ibid)
When the inner light of the individual is released through forgiveness, it will join the greater light and the “Bright rays of Union” will produce undreamed of results. The human heart can then become “richly veined with the Love of God” as the light of our union opens us to the “Splendors of Heaven”.
Let us focus our attentions on training the mind in the exquisite Art of Forgiveness. This will catalyze the release of the inner light of the soul. Then the Splendors of Heaven, the Light itself, will do the rest.
Your heart is part of the Single Heart, your soul part of the Single Soul. As such it is part of my heart and soul. Here is my blessing for you: May the mine of your heart yield up the gems and precious ore that are treasured therein and become more manifest as day follows day. May you find yourself discovering that you have so much love to give that it will be impossible for you to be lonely ever again.
~ D. Oraea Varis
Note: The ideas expressed herein are based solely upon the author’s experiences and do not seek to represent any official Baha’i viewpoint.
Dearest Oraea,
Through your music I feel these truths. We are so very fortunate to have your insights through the Writings. They are precious beyond compare. May you continue to be blessed and protected. And please keep chanting!!!
Thanks Stephanie…your comments are greatly valued. May you always be blessed as well, dear sister.