“It is a spiritual state of awareness where you experience all things in the universe as one single, connected whole.”
There is no separation, which means the ego or any sense of an isolated, self-centered identity, fades away and you feel a deep oneness: You stop seeing a hard boundary between yourself and others or the outside world. When you start to experience this more you have what can be referred to as universal empathy - you view people, animals, plants and ecosystems as equal parts of a living web.
How to feel into it
It can’t be forced, it is not a task you accomplish through willpower. It arrives naturally when the mind gets quiet.
Inner silence: Tuning out of the external noise you can detect a peaceful presence underlying daily life. The unitive experience acts as an invitation rather than a personal goal.
A mystical state: it can also be described this way, a spiritual or mystical state or transcendent experience or even a ‘higher’ state of being. You have the ability to recognise all that is as you move out of your sense of self.
The Cosmic Web & Non-Duality
Let’s explore some origins of where unity consciousness crosses over into many spiritual beliefs, customs, religions and practices:
In Mahayana Buddhism, there is something called Indra’s Net : This is perhaps the most visually stunning ancient metaphor for a fractal universe. Imagine a vast, infinite web stretching in all directions. At every node of the web sits a glittering jewel. Because the surface of each jewel is perfectly polished, it reflects every other jewel in the net, an infinitum. Each jewel represents an individual consciousness, containing the reflection of the entire universe within itself.
In Hinduism: This school of philosophy centers entirely on non-duality. It teaches that Atman (the individual soul) and Brahman (the ultimate, unchanging reality/source) are not separate. The perception of separation (Maya) is considered an illusion. The ultimate realisation is Aham Brahmasmi—"I am the Absolute."
Then there is The Upanishads: A Sanskrit phrase translating to "That thou art." It is a direct statement of recognition: the ultimate reality that source energy is identical to your deepest self.
So, are each of us a fractal of source?
Is it possible to recognise this within each other? It struck me that when we use the phrase “Namaste" even though the direct translation is "I bow to you," it can signify that the divine spark within one person recognises and honors the same divine spark in another. Likewise with our planet, we are an embodiment of an ecosystem deeply integrated into the oneness and the whole of creation. Through ascension and an expansion of consciousness there becomes a realisation of a greater visible self and it’s eternal ground beyond space and time. It’s the realisation that we are not the emotion, the compulsion, the moods that come through us. We are the space that they move through.
The importance of Resonance and Remembrance in Unity Consciousness
When people experience a profound sense of love or resonance with another, it often feels less like learning something new and more like remembering a fundamental truth that was temporarily forgotten. This shift moves relationships away from division and toward the realisation that, at the highest level of consciousness, we are looking at different versions of ourselves.