The One Truth summary

Imagine you’re a minor league ice hockey player on the verge of making your lifelong dream come true: joining the National Hockey League (NHL). But in hyping yourself up for the big leap, you go eight games without scoring a single goal. Not only are you at a literal loss, you’re at a mental loss too. You feel inhibited, insecure, and intimidated. How can you break out of the scoring slump before deciding to hang up your skates altogether? 

In the last section, we defined the low and high states of mind we slide between as humans. We also discovered it’s our mental state, not our external state, that determines our response to life. So what, then, determines our state of mind? 

When something is true, it reverberates across traditions, teachings, and fields. And something psychology, science, and spiritual scriptures all reveal is this: we are meant to live in communion. The ultimate truth – the One Truth – is that we are one. 

Can you remember being part of a united group or team? Can you recall the sense of energy and indestructibility that permeated the atmosphere? On the other hand, have you ever been part of a divided group or team? If so, you likely recollect feeling drained, diminished, and distressed. 

Now that we’re clear on the One Truth – that everything stems from either oneness or separation – it’s time to reveal the underlying essence of this teaching. 

Most faith traditions believe in a supernatural force greater than ourselves, a divine power that created us. But even if you don’t subscribe to any religious school of thought, you’ll appreciate that, scientifically, everything is energy. Behind the physical, concrete facade of the world is a dance of energy and spirit. It’s more accurate to say that we’re spiritual beings having a temporary physical experience than physical beings occasionally encountering spirit. As such, we thrive through connection to our Creator – just like a fish needs water. 

Have you ever been blissfully unaware of holes in your roof – until you’re hit by a torrential downpour? Suddenly, those seemingly insignificant cracks present one heck of a problem. 

Just as rain exposes leaks in a building, adversity exposes wounds and weaknesses within us. And like with a leaky building, there are two potential outcomes for us: to let life’s challenges tear us down, or to use them as opportunities to heal and become stronger.