Ellam Ondre (All is One)

'If you want moksha, write, read and practise the instructions in Ellaam Ondre.' - Sri Ramana Maharshi

UNITY

Chapter 1

7. Ask: "If in the world all things appear different, how can I consider all as One? Is there any way of gaining this knowledge?" The reply is: "In the same tree we see leaves, flowers, berries and branches  different from one another, yet they are all one because they are all included in the word 'tree'. Their root is the same; their sap is the same. Similarly, all things, all bodies, all organisms are from the same source and activated by a single life principle." Therefore all is One.

8. Oh good man! Is the statement that 'all is One', good or evil? Think for yourself. Just as the person will always be righteous who regards himself like others and others like himself, how can evil attach itself to him who knows himself to be others and the others to be himself? Tell me if there is any better way for obtaining good than the knowledge of unity? Certainly other methods cannot be as good as this one. How can anyone love others more than himself when he knows them to be himself. Regard all as unity, love all as unity. In truth, all is One.

9. Who can share the mental peace and freshness of the knower of unity? He has no cares. The good of all is his own good. A mother considers her children's well-being to be her own well-being. Still, her love is not perfect because she things she is separate and her children are separate. The love of a Sage, who has realized the unity of all, far excels even the love of a mother. There is no other means of gaining such love than the knowledge of unity. Therefore all is One.