The idea of the unity of the world as the basis of the ecological worldview. The idea of the unity of the Russian land of struggle against the foreign yoke became one of the leading in culture and a red thread runs through the works of oral folk art, writing, painting, architecture.
HIGHEST REALITY
UNITY
The Supreme Reality is UNITY.Unity implies the absence of separation (a sense of separateness). Separation begins with the feeling of "I" and "not me": I am separate from others, I am separate from God, and so on. When there is separation, an attitude to something “other” arises, a certain position arises, a playing role, and further - fixation in this position or role, which leads to the accumulation of the experience of separation, which prevents further realization of the Unity. Of course, separation is just an illusion, a manifestation of the cunning of the mind, although this illusion is quite realistic and convincing, isn't it?
Erasure of borders and achievement of Unity
Borders are an illusion, an invention of the Consciousness that hides Unity.
Boundaries are created by identifications and distinctions. When consciousness is identified with the body, the idea of “my body” and “other bodies” arises, there is a division into me and not me. There is nothing wrong with this, but it is the identities and beliefs (accumulated in connection with these identities) that ultimately lead to suffering.
The erasing of boundaries is the removal of identifications and other illusions of life, which leads to the achievement of Unity.
Borders is just an appearance that exists in the manifested world. At a "higher" level of consciousness there are no boundaries, since everything is One.
When you see another person, you only see the body. Bodies are different, so of course you think that I am me and he is he. There is identification and distinction in relation to bodies. It is obvious that the bodies are different, and the boundaries exist. But are there any boundaries between his mind and yours? Have you ever "read someone's mind"? Or someone of yours? Maybe you guessed what the other was thinking, or said the same thing together? Thus, the boundaries at the level of the mind are less obvious.
Beyond the mind (ego or false self) there are no boundaries, no sense of separation, everything is One. Therefore, the erasure of boundaries invariably leads to the achievement of Unity.
What is Unity? The absence of identifications and distinctions, the absence of a sense of separation, separateness, the absence of "I" and "not me". Everything is whole, one. There is no worry, no problem, no suffering. There is only eternal and infinite Bliss, which is often called in other words: Happiness, Love, Joy, Serenity, Nirvana, Enlightenment, etc. This state sometimes happens (briefly) in meditations, exercises, when doing disidentification techniques, as well as in ordinary life without (or outside) any practices.
Boundary erasing can be purposefully addressed, although for most people, boundary erasing can be too difficult an exercise due to the sheer amount of identities and beliefs about self, others, and life in general. However, you can try.
Sit comfortably, close your eyes and relax. It is necessary that nothing disturbs or distracts, so that attention is free from problems and worries. I will give an example of erasing the boundaries between oneself and God - the achievement of Unity with God.
You direct your attention to your "I", then to God. Your "I" is a collection of identities and beliefs you have about yourself. God is also a set of beliefs you have about Him. These beliefs create boundaries. Without haste, you look for similarities and differences, find all beliefs about yourself and God. It takes some time. It should be understood that all your ideas about yourself and God are just a set of ideas (identifications, beliefs), nothing more.
Then look carefully and try to feel if there is a boundary between you and God now. In other words, where I end and God begins. If there is a border (for you), you will feel it, and in this case you need to consider (feel) it in all details: what it consists of, where it is located, at what distance, whether it has density and some other characteristics. Explore this frontier in every detail, thoroughly and completely. Consider all your beliefs, feelings, and sensations about this boundary.
Look again for similarities and differences between yourself and God, then again see if there is a boundary, and so on. - until the border disappears completely
The erasing of boundaries occurs when they are carefully considered.. When you carefully examine the boundaries, you feel that they begin to change, slip and disappear. Then you begin to understand that it is just a fabrication of the mind, just a belief. And since beliefs are an illusion, the boundaries that consist of these illusions are erased, disappear. All ideas and beliefs about oneself and about God must be exhausted. When far-fetched boundaries are erased, the Primordial Unity, wholeness remains.
When the boundaries disappear, the thought “I and God are one” may appear. The very phrase "I and God" implies a still remaining separation. Oneness is eventually achieved, without labels like "I" and "God". There are no thoughts about this and a feeling of separateness.
The more identifications and beliefs accumulated, the longer the erasure takes.. If the technique of erasing boundaries is very slow and without bright results, so this is not what you need to do now.
Boundary erasing can be done on anything that (whom) you feel separate from, but again, this will not be an appropriate technique in all cases. It may be necessary to work closely with beliefs about yourself first, so that there is some disidentification. Egoism, any of its manifestations, greatly hinders the work.
Achieving Unity is not quite the right wording, because what you are trying to achieve is already there and has always been. It's not something new, it's rather something forgotten. Unity is already there, you just need to get rid of the illusory boundaries that prevent you from realizing it.
See Levels of Unity.
Unity Recipe.
All religions are One.
The Highest Reality is Harmony.
When there is no division into “I” and “not I”, there is also no tension, enmity, anxiety, struggle of opposites (no dualities), because everything is one, whole. Where will disharmony come from in Unity? There can be disharmony only if there is more than One, that is, if there is an illusion of separation. When there is no personal (separate) "I", who will experience disharmony? Who will say that there is disharmony?
See Harmony and balance.
The Highest Reality is Unconditional Love.
Unconditional - because there is no one who would set conditions, there is no personal separate "I" (everything is One after all). Love - because there is no disharmony, no subject-object relations, no tension, struggle, anxiety.
See Unconditional Love.
The Highest Reality is Happiness.
Because there is no separate "I" that can say, "I'm not happy." There is no "I" and "circumstances that make me unhappy." There is no such division, there is only Unity.
See near or far happiness.
Parable "Be happy."
"The image of yourself - a happy person" - Sinelnikov Valery Vladimirovich.
AT Supreme Reality also there is no negativity, attachments, dependencies, preferences, there is no feeling that something is more important than something else.
Supreme Reality is a state beyond illusion. Thus, the Supreme Reality can be called the Supreme Truth.
Supreme Reality is the absence of selfishness and its negative consequences.
In fact, everything written above refers to the description of enlightenment.
Everything that is not Unity is an illusion
UNITY CONCEPT
There is Consciousness. Consciousness is everything that was, is and will be. Consciousness is the totality of everything, therefore it can be called the Unified Consciousness. You can call it another word, such as Life, God, or Unity.
The Unified Consciousness is divided into manifested (everything that is perceived) and unmanifested (from which the manifested arises).
Everything is initially One and, one might say, consists of the same “material”. This material some physicists and mystics call emptiness. It doesn't matter what word it is called.
An important aspect of Consciousness is a certain Higher Power (or powers) that controls nature, people and events, and often this Higher Power is divided into God and the Devil. Both sides have their own hierarchy (further separation). For practical purposes, you can simplify this model, and not divide the Higher Power into many various forces. So we will be closer to the concept of Unity.
Let's call the Higher Power the word God. God controls everything without exception - people, nature, events, phenomena - completely and completely. So we have an apparent duality: God and what he controls. To eliminate the illusion of duality and return to Oneness, one must understand that God is ALL, but one aspect of him governs other aspects in manifested existence. What is the management through? Through the same people, events, phenomena. It has a place of mutual influence of the manifested aspects of the One God. All aspects of Unity affect each other in one way or another, and this mechanism is completely coordinated, so Nothing is accidental.
There is only one active force - God. But in the manifested world there is an appearance of many acting forces. Why is that? All answers to this question are just concepts. For example, such a concept: "God (Unity) decided to know himself in manifested existence through many aspects of himself."
Multiplicity is fundamentally the Unity from which it arises.
Thus, the One God manifests himself in many forms.
Next concept: God made people immersed in the Illusions of life.
Why did God create illusions? As an answer, this concept is perfect: so that life can be as it is now. Without all these illusions, the performance called Life could not take place.
God is all there is.
Each of us is a part of God. Everything that we see, hear, feel, and generally perceive in any way, is part of the One God. There is nothing that is not part of God.
When the illusion of many is manifested, Unity is not felt, as it is "interrupted" by the feeling of many. It is normal, as well as the fact that in the process of spiritual development the illusion of a multitude loses its strength, like all other illusions of life, which is also the Will of God.
It is God's will that you have the Illusion of personal causality, the Illusion of freedom of choice, and the Illusion of personal responsibility. These illusions make life realistic and interesting. Would you play cards for six alone? Not as interesting as with "real rivals", right?
The will of God is that you have certain thoughts, desires, sensations, emotions, reactions that would lead to certain decisions, conclusions and actions, as well as to their consequences. And so that it seems to you that you are the cause of these thoughts, emotions, decisions and actions.
Everything in life happens exclusively and only according to the Will of God - both in yours and in the lives of other people.
In most cases, it is God's Will that the idea of Oneness and God's Will is not accepted en masse, because it would spoil the play called Life.
Acceptance of the concept of "God's will for everything" can only happen according to the Will of God. And according to the Will of God, this (perhaps the last) concept may disappear in spiritual development.
Someone may have a question: is it necessary to do something, study, practice, try? If there is a desire and impulse to do it, then it is necessary, then it is the Will of God. If there is an understanding that nothing needs to be practiced, then it is not necessary. If at the moment there is doubt, then this is the Will of God.
The full acceptance of the concept of "God's Will for Everything" saves from selfishness, involvement in illusions and the consequences of this - personal suffering. In most cases, spiritual development still requires practice. Getting rid of illusions and suffering occurs as you work on yourself.
Acceptance of the Will of God rarely happens without purposeful work.
Well, if you always remember the concept of Unity and the Will of God for everything, this will accelerate spiritual growth and bring about getting rid of illusions.
Various tensions and conflicts between Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, the difficulties that have arisen in connection with the entry of Greece into the European Union, the Georgian-Abkhazian confrontation, the inability of the former allies to provide Serbia with full assistance in the situation with Kosovo - these are just a few illustrations of the current sad situation in Orthodox ecumene. And this lack of unity has an extremely negative effect on each of the states individually and on their overall image in the world together.
What is the reason for this? Why do spiritually kindred countries and peoples, having centuries-old mutual ties, today often come to open mutual confrontation? Obviously, the reason is the loss of their own roots, which are common to all of them.
In order to understand what the way out of this situation can be, it is necessary to turn to history.
Idea history
The idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples began to take shape in the Byzantine Empire, the first multinational Christian state. It replaced the former Roman pagan idea of external, purely political unity, based on the physical conquest of all neighboring peoples by the Empire. New idea consisted in the spiritual unity of different peoples and countries - a unity based on free will. And the foundation of this unity was to be faith in Christ, i.e. Christocentricity. The political union was seen as an outward expression of internal unity within the bosom of the Orthodox Church. It is natural for brothers in faith to love each other, to help each other, to support each other, regardless of whether we are talking about individual fellow Christians or brotherly Christian peoples. Powerful Byzantium, of course, was the eldest in this family of Orthodox countries and sought to take care of the entire Orthodox ecumene. There were also wars, and tensions between fellow believers also came to a head, but this was rather an exception to the rule.
In XV century, after the fall of the Byzantine Empire, Moscow took over the spiritual baton from Constantinople - the New Rome. The essence of this new status of our Mother See was that henceforth the Russian State was to take care of all fraternal Orthodox countries and peoples. And our Fatherland carried this responsible sacrificial service for many centuries. Spiritual and material assistance to the ancient Eastern Patriarchates under the Turkish yoke, support for Ukraine in the war of liberation against Poland, and much more was a manifestation of Russia's concern for its brothers in Christ.
Over time, due to historical cataclysms and under the influence of Western rationalism, a clear understanding of the true nature of their brotherhood disappeared in the minds of the Orthodox peoples. And in XIX century, as a reaction to this, a new trend of religious-philosophical and cultural-political thought arose in Russia - Slavophilism. It would be more correct to say that this direction was not new, but represented a return to the spiritual roots common to all Orthodox and the desire to restore unity on their basis. liberation Russian-Turkish wars, who granted freedom to the Serbs, Bulgarians, Greeks, were largely inspired by the revived idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples.
Christocentricity
So, if we do not want to allow the Orthodox peoples to lose their spiritual identity, if we understand what threatens us with a departure from our historical and cultural roots, we must, to the best of our ability and ability, contribute to a new revival of the idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples. But for this unity, a truly strong foundation is needed.
And the only Cornerstone suitable for this is Christ Himself. Those. external unity, which implies both economic and military assistance, must be derived from internal unity, from spiritual unity in the bosom of the Holy Church. Thus, we again return to the fact that the idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples Christocentric. Without a new deep churching of the population of our countries, we will not be able to achieve our goal.
And if behind all relations between fraternal peoples their unity in Christ will stand, then there will be no room for clarifying relations on national and linguistic grounds, for dividing the common historical and heritage and natural resources, for attempts to show their imaginary superiority, etc. There will be no room for mutual forceful aggression either. Orthodox rulers historically resorted only to protection and preemption, but not to conquest.
My kingdom is not of this world
The Savior said: My kingdom is not of this world(John 18:30). Therefore, for Christians, nothing earthly is valuable in itself. It is only as valuable as it contributes to our preparation for eternal life in the Kingdom of Christ. This also applies to the idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples.
Therefore, not only the basis, but also the goal of their unity must be spiritual. Mutual economic and military support, cultural exchange and other manifestations of unity should be a means, not an end. The goal should be to create for the people inhabiting the Orthodox ecumene, the most optimal conditions for life in Christ. To this end, legislation and political structure fraternal countries should provide full freedom and a guarantee of life to their Orthodox citizens according to biblical principles. The concern of the leaders of Orthodox states should be not just the material well-being of their citizens, but, first of all, their spiritual enlightenment and spiritual freedom.
Conclusion
What can we, at our level, do to revive the idea of the unity of Orthodox peoples? Probably, for a start, we ourselves realize all its importance. And to understand that we are talking not just about an external political and economic union, but about unity in Christ. Which will be impossible without churching and the spiritual rebirth of our peoples.
Nations are made up of individuals. Therefore, each of us must begin revival with ourselves and with our families. Conscious constant and full-blooded participation in the life of the Church of Christ, in Her Sacraments - this is what should lay the foundation for the restoration of the spiritual unity of both Russia and all Orthodox peoples.
Now the idea of the unity of the people is beginning to come into circulation, - I say. - How do you think it differs from the national idea?
At first glance, this is a variant on the same topic, says the Defender. - But there is a significant difference. It is not so much in verbal expression, but in where the ideas come from, who is behind them, what are the goals of their initiators. The national idea comes from circles of the population concerned about the fate of Russia and eager to save it. And the idea of unity comes... Remember who expressed it?..
That's it. It comes from the authorities, more precisely from the "Kremlin". Remember Hitler and Stalin! Hitler: One People, One Fuhrer. Stalin: the moral and political unity of peoples and all strata of the population (friendly classes of workers and peasants and the working intelligentsia stratum). The idea of the unity of the country's population is the natural idea of any supreme power. But it takes on special significance in exceptional situations.
What is feeding her now?
A whole range of conditions. There is chaos in the country. We need order, which can only be established by a strong government. The social upheaval has come to an end. We need to consolidate its results. To force the population to recognize the new social stratification as a fact beyond doubt. For the life of the monetary mechanism, a stable life is needed. This is necessary for the new ruling classes of proprietors. The opposition interferes with the authorities. Especially - "left". Especially the communists.
Yes, the situation in the country is reminiscent of the situation when Hitlerism came to power.
And do not forget that big business was behind Hitler's back.
Although the masses of the population supported Hitler.
The masses of the Soviet population supported Stalinism, although conditions in the Soviet Union were different from those in Germany. Now the conditions in Russia are difficult. Even confusing and contradictory. The forces involved in Russian active life have not yet figured it out and have not developed a clear position.
But is it getting there?
Yes. I think everything will clear up soon.
How do you imagine it?
I think there will be a break. The “strong” power of the “Kremlin” will be established. A hybrid of Stalinism and Hitlerism, but not in a tragic performance, as it was, but rather as a farce. Imitation caricature form.
What is her role?
To finally approve the new social order. Establish elementary public order. Limit lawlessness in all spheres of society. To drive into the necessary framework and opposition. To drive the opposition into the necessary framework. Kill the communists. Provide conditions for the operation of the global monetary mechanism.
What if the new government gets out of control of this mechanism?
This trend is not excluded. But you have to be realistic. He, of course, will be given some freedom of action and behind-the-scenes support. But within the limits acceptable from the point of view of Western masters. It is necessary to understand the following as an axiom: the main strategic orientation of the West regarding Soviet Union and Russia was and remains the destruction of their internal unity, disintegration, atomization, loosening. The democratization of power, the privatization of the economy and the de-ideologization of the mental sphere are the means for this. Plus - national strife. Territory division. Think about what ensured the unity of the country? In the system of power - the party apparatus, the one-party system of the CPSU. In the mental sphere - a single ideological system. In the system of economy - a single economic system. All parts of the country were tied to the whole in all major aspects. And now? Whatever ideological servants may say about unity at the heights of power, there will be no unity without an internal attraction of parts to the whole and without internal interpenetration of various aspects of society - power, economy, ideology. All aspects are atomized, there is no correspondence and interpenetration between them.
The idea of the unity of the Russian land of struggle against the foreign yoke became one of the leading in culture and a red thread runs through the works of oral folk art, writing, painting, architecture.
From the second half of the XIV century. the rise of Russian culture begins, due to the success of economic development and the first major victory over the conquerors in the Battle of Kulikovo, which was an important milestone on the path to liberating the country from foreign yoke. The leading role of Moscow in the unification of Russian lands is determined, its importance as one of the main cultural centers is growing. The Kulikovo victory caused an upsurge of national consciousness, which was reflected in all areas of culture. While maintaining significant local features in culture, the idea of the unity of the Russian land becomes the leading one.
The struggle against the Mongol - Tatar invasion and the Golden Horde yoke became the main theme of oral folk art. Many oral folk poetic works on this topic have entered the written literature in a revised form. Among them are legends about the battle on the Kalka, about the devastation of Ryazan by Batu and the Ryazan hero Yevpaty Kolovrat, about the exploits of Mercury of Smolensk, about the Battle of Neva and Battle on the Ice, about the Battle of Kulikovo.
The heroic epic epic reached its highest rise. Ancient epics received new life. The compilers of the epics about the Tatar invasion turned to the samples of the Kyiv heroes, grouped around the old prince Vladimir "Red Sun". They tell how the Tatars approached Kyiv and how the Kyiv heroes drove out the invaders. Kyiv in epics is presented as the embodiment of Russian statehood, as an ideal epic center of the entire Russian land. During this period, the creation of the epic epic cycle associated with Kyiv and Prince Vladimir was completed. It fully manifested the interest in the heroic past of the Russian people, characteristic of the entire Russian culture of that time.
In the 14th century, a new genre of oral folk art took shape - the genre of historical song. In contrast to the epic epic, in the historical song, the heroes and events are depicted much closer to reality, the time of action is not conventionally epic, but specifically historical, although the plot and heroes may be fictional. This is a live, immediate response to specific events. A historical song is not a work about the past, but about the present; it becomes historical only for the next generations.
A variation of this genre are songs about the Tatar population, and above all songs about the girls - polonyanka. In the center of them is not the fate of the state, but private human destinies, through which one of the tragic moments of the fate of the people is revealed. The image of a pure and steadfast spirit of a girl who is captured embodies the image of the Russian land suffering under the heavy yoke.
Although the disastrous consequences of foreign invasions had a negative impact on the preservation of book wealth and on the level of literacy, nevertheless, the traditions of writing and literacy, laid down in the 11th - 12th centuries, managed to be preserved.
The rise of culture from the second half of the XIV century. accompanied by the development of the book business. The largest centers of literacy were monasteries, in which there were book-writing workshops and libraries, numbering hundreds of volumes. The most significant were the book collections of the Trinity - Sergius, Kirillo - Belozersky and Solovetsky monasteries that have survived to our time.
The development of writing and book business was accompanied by changes in the technique of writing. In the XIV century. expensive parchment was replaced by paper, which was delivered from other countries, mainly from Italy and France. Changed the graphics of the letter; instead of a strictly "statutory" letter, the so-called semi-statutes appeared, and from the 15th century. and "cursive", which speeded up the process of making a book. All this made the book more accessible and contributed to meeting the growing demand.
Russian book XIV - XV centuries. played an outstanding role in the revival of literary monuments, and in the dissemination of contemporary works of deep ideological and political sounding.
Russian literature of the XIV - XV centuries. inherited from ancient Russian literature its sharp publicism, put forward the most important problems of the political life of Russia. He was especially closely associated with the social political life annals. Being historical works, the chronicles were at the same time political documents that played an important role in the ideological and political struggle.
The central theme of literature was the struggle of the Russian people against foreign invaders. Therefore, one of the most common genres was the military story. The works of this genre were based on specific historical facts and events, and the characters were real historical figures. Military tales are secular works close to oral folk art, although many of them were reworked in the spirit of church ideology.
The victory over the Mongols - Tatars on the Kulikovo field in 1380 caused a rise in national self-consciousness, inspired the Russian people with self-confidence. Under its influence, a cycle of works arose, which are united by one the main idea- about the unity of the Russian land as the basis of victory over the enemy.
In the XIV - XV centuries, hagiographic literature developed greatly, a number of works of which are permeated with topical journalistic ideas. Church preaching in them was combined with the development of the idea of the leading role of Moscow and the close union of the princely power and the church (and the church power was given priority) as the main condition for the strengthening of Russia. In hagiographic literature, specific ecclesiastical interests were also reflected, which by no means always coincided with the interests of the grand duke's power.
In hagiographic literature, the rhetorical-panegyric style (or expressive-emotional style) has become widespread. Lengthy and ornate speeches were introduced into the text - monologues, author's rhetorical digressions, arguments of a moral and theological nature. Much attention was paid to describing the feelings of the hero, his state of mind, psychological motivations for the actions of the characters appeared.
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At all times throughout human history, people have searched for God, and the various religions of the world have been God's answer to these searches - the answer given through people in whose souls He was more revealed than in the soul of ordinary people.
These people were called variously: prophets, rishis, God-men, Sons of God, and we can look at them as One Great Spiritual Brotherhood, consisting of God-inspired people, Guardians and Teachers of mankind. We must treat them with...
There is nothing more dissimilar, as one teacher says, than heaven and earth. The earth felt in the depths of its nature that it was alien to the sky and dissimilar to it. Therefore, she fled from heaven to deep places and lies there motionless and quiet, so as not to approach heaven. And the sky knew in its deepest nature that the earth had moved away from it and occupied deep places. Therefore, it is irresistibly poured out with its fertility in ...