They are all one, manifested in different forms.

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These ideas are very helpful to men; they are for meditation. For instance, meditate on the earth; think of the earth and at the same time know that we have That which is in the earth, that both are the same. Identify the body with the earth, and identify the soul with the Soul behind. Identify the air with the soul that is in the air and that is in me. They are all one, manifested in different forms. To realise this unity is the end and aim of all meditation, and this is what Yajnavalkya was trying to explain to Maitreyi.

Source Vivekananda, Practical Vedanta and other lectures, Yajnavalkya and Maitreyi, §5 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, Yajnavalkya taught his wife Maitreyi that the earth, the air and our own body are inhabited by one and the same Soul, and that realising this unity is the aim of all meditation. Today, for a few steps, feel the earth under your feet and say to yourself: “What is in the earth is also in me.”

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