Oneness is Not Found in Thoughts: Adyashanti

Written on April 30, 2008 by Tom Stine


Get 20 “enlightened beings,” 20 of the greatest avatars that ever walked the earth and put them together. The most enlightened avatars from the whole of humanity, get 20 of them in the same room, and start asking them about the thoughts in their heads. And they’re not going to agree. Because that’s not where the Oneness is. That’s not what’s unifying. It’s only if you get down to the fundamental nature of being. Then there could be agreement.

—Adyashanti



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DavidyaNo Gravatar  said
on April 30th, 2008 at 11:36 pm

Nice one, Tom. I remember some old quote to the effect that the only thing a group of wise men had in common on their path was that they all sweated a little each day (laughs)

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Davidya’s last blog post..Happiness Everlasting

Mark KrusenNo Gravatar  said
on April 30th, 2008 at 11:54 pm

I like this picture you used in this post. Just look at all the different possibilities as you walk down the path.

So many different places for your mind to go.

Mark Krusen’s last blog post..Justa reflecting on some things.

Tom StineNo Gravatar  said
on May 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 pm

@Davidya perfect. They all do sweat a little each day. That’s about. It busts through the common belief amongst new agey folk that they would all agree.

@Mark Thanks. I love the photos. It is cool to go to flickr and look around.


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Those who awaken never rest in one place.
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