Page 238 - Total War on PTSD

Is it possible that all illnesses and suffering arise from a single, COMMON root and, therefore, healing this root cause could heal them all? Consider the words of two sages:
“Dualistic thinking is a sickness.”
– Lao Tzu, author of the non-dualistic spiritual writing, the “Tao Te Ching” and
“The mind is everything, what you think you become.”
– Buddha
Historically, humanity has tried to figure out which master was more correct than the other, by applying divisive, dualistic thinking to teachings meant to teach non-dualism. Yet, these teachings are like pearls that strung together in a necklace are worth more than the sum of each pearl alone. Taken together, the words of the masters quoted above indicate that DUALISTIC consciousness is the root cause of all sickness and suffering.
To understand why dualism is the root cause of all diseases, it is essential to deprogram the subtle misguidance society has instilled into us. We’ve been taught that consciousness is something we have. However,
CONSCIOUSNESS IS NOT SOMETHING “WE HAVE”, BUT SOMETHING “WE ARE”.
The implications of this fact are key to healing. Consciousness, in a general sense — is me, just as Consciousness, also, in a general sense — is you. It follows that, humanity taken together, is a part of a general, greater, Consciousness-at-Large embodied into many individual forms.
238 of 1085