Not One, Not Two

"How does one seek union with God?"

"The harder you seek, the more distance you create between Him and you."

"So what does one do about the distance?"

"Understand that it isn't there."

"Does that mean that God and I are one?”

"Not one.
Not two."

"How is that possible?"

"The sun and its light,
the ocean and the wave,
the singer and his song
— not one.
Not two."

—Anthony DeMello

I just ran across this at the blog Camel Wisdom. I don't know if I understand it, or believe it. But I found it intriguing. It reminds me of the Sufi mystic who said, "You think because you understand 'One' and you understand 'two' that you understand 'one and one are two' but you must first understand 'and.'"

peace,
Frank+
The Rev. Frank Logue, Pastor + King of Peace Episcopal Church