by Steven M. Greer, M.D.
Copyright 1991
One
of the greatest tasks humanity has faced throughout history is the
establishment of peace and unity among differing and diverse peoples.
Superficial, external and cultural distinctions such as gender, race,
ethnic origin, nationality, religion and so forth have long divided
humanity and been the cause of much warfare and social turmoil. It is
only in the last 100 or so years that humans have seriously begun to
explore worldwide our points of unity and begun to overcome the barriers
which have separated humanity. Central to this evolutionary process has
been the dynamic of at once accepting and celebrating diversity while
simultaneously seeing the fundamental oneness which all humans share.
This dynamic of unity - seeing with the eye of oneness - is the
essential foundation for lasting world peace and prosperity, and will be
the motivating principle of the next millennium. The long and painful
process of overcoming prejudice and embracing humanity's essential
oneness, while by no means yet complete, has brought us to the dawn of a
true world-encircling community of one people. The recognition that
mankind is one, that race, nationality, gender, religion and so on are
secondary to our shared humanness, may well be the crowning achievement
of the 20th century.
But
what does it mean to be human, essentially human, apart from a purely
biological definition? Our deepest point of unity transcends race,
culture, gender, profession, life roles, even level of intelligence or
emotional make- up, since all these attributes vary widely among people.
Rather, the foundation of human oneness is consciousness itself, the
ability to be conscious, self-aware, intelligent sentient beings. All
other human qualities arise from this mother of all attributes.
Conscious intelligence is the root essence from which all other human
qualities emanate. It is the universal and fundamentally pure canvas on
which the dazzling array of human life manifests. The firmest, most
enduring and transcendent foundation on which human unity is based then,
is consciousness itself, for we are all sentient beings, conscious,
self-aware, and intelligent. No matter how diverse two people or two
cultures may be, this foundation of consciousness will enable unity to
prevail, as it is the simplest yet most profound common ground which all
humans share.
As
great as the challenges to unity have been and continue to be for
humans, how much greater might this be for the emerging and embryonic
relationship between humans and extraterrestrial civilizations. The
superficial and cultural differences between, say, an American and a
Kenyan tribesman may pale before it! If disunity and conflict arise when
we look only to the differences between humans, how much greater will
the potential disunity and conflict be if we are able only to focus on
the points of difference between humans and extraterrestrial beings. The
failed and disastrous ways of the past - of seeing only differences and
foreign qualities - must give way to a new way of seeing, of seeing
with the eye of oneness. This eye of oneness must be directed not only
towards our fellow humans, but towards extraterrestrial people as well,
for the same fundamental basis for unity which exists among humans also
exists for the relationship between humans and extraterrestrials.
The
term extraterrestrial Intelligence (ETI), so curiously nondescript,
wonderfully lends itself to these concepts of unity. Regardless of
planet, star system or galaxy of origin, and no matter how diverse, ETIs
are, essentially, intelligent, conscious, sentient beings. Humans are
essentially intelligent, conscious, sentient beings. We are,
essentially, one. On this basis, we may speak of one people inhabiting
one universe, just as we now envision one people as children of one
planet. Differences are always a matter of degree, but true unity
established in consciousness is absolute. The beings currently visiting
earth from other planets, while no doubt different from humans in both
superficial and more profound ways, are nevertheless conscious
intelligent beings. Consciousness is the basis for both human and
extraterrestrial existence and is therefore the foundation for unity and
communication between the various people of the universe. Beliefs may
vary, biological processes may vary, assorted capacities may vary,
social systems and technology may vary - but the simple thread of
conscious intelligence which runs through all peoples elegantly weaves
our unity. This essential unity is not subject to the trials of
diversity, for it is pure, immutable and fundamental to the existence of
intelligent life itself.
The
challenges of establishing unity among the peoples of the universe is a
grand extension of the challenge of establishing unity and peace among
the people of the earth. Diversity, distinction and differences must be
met with mutual respect, acceptance and even celebration, while the
deeper foundations of unity are held steadily in view. The eye of
oneness does not exclude or reject the diversity among peoples, but
relates this diversity to a paradigm of universality based in
consciousness. The development of this capacity, of this kind of
awareness, is the most important prerequisite for not only peace and
unity among humans, but also for the peace and unity between humans and
other intelligent life in the universe. We must hope and pray that the
errors and shortcomings humanity has manifested in its long and, as yet,
incomplete march to world unity will serve as well-remembered lessons
as we face the task of peacefully interacting with extraterrestrial
peoples. The endless diversity which so outstanding a universe can
present will only be endured by minds established in the calmness of
universal consciousness. In the coming decades, centuries and millennia,
it will be increasingly realized that the success of humanity's
existence will be dependent on the development of consciousness more
than on any outward progress.
As
there is one God which manifests one creation, so there is one God
which is the source of all conscious beings, whether on earth or
elsewhere. The great Universal Intelligence has sent a ray of this light
of consciousness throughout all conscious beings, and we are united to
God and to one another through its subtle and all-pervading effect. It
is for these reasons that I state that the reality of man and the
reality of other extraterrestrial peoples are one. Viewed with the eye
of differences, we are diverse and unrelated, but viewed with the eye of
oneness, we are more alike than dissimilar, more kindred than alien.
And so it is that we must look to our inner reality to find not only our
oneness with our fellow humans, but our oneness with other intelligent
life in the universe as well. While ephemeral differences may confound
us, our essential oneness in consciousness will never fail us. For there
is one universe inhabited by one people, and we are they.
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