The Universe Within and Without: Rediscovering the Synergy of Being-life and Being-self
Most of us go through life thinking of ourselves only as an individual being-self—our body, mind, roles, and identity. We say: “I am this person, with this name, this job, this family, and these experiences.”
But what if I told you that there is far more to you than just the individual self? 🤔
What if you are not only a person in the world but also the world within a person? 🌍💫
This is the forgotten truth: an entire universe exists within you and around you. And that universe is not separate—it is the Being-life, the cosmic consciousness that holds everything. 🌌
When you recognize this, you can begin to see the synergy between your individual existence (Being-self) and the vast cosmic flow (Being-life). And in that synergy lies a wholeness that can transform the way you live, feel, and experience your everyday life. 🌿✨
Let’s explore this together in simple terms.
1. 🌱 Being-self: The Individual Lens
- Think of yourself as a camera lens. A lens captures, focuses, and frames things in a particular way.
- Your Being-self is like that lens.
- It is shaped by your body, mind, thoughts, emotions, habits, culture, and personal story.
- It sees life through a narrow, individualized perspective: “This is who I am. This is what I like. This is what I fear. This is what I want.”
- This is natural. The Being-self gives us a sense of identity, personality, and uniqueness. Without it, we wouldn’t know how to function in daily life.
- But here’s the catch—when we think only through this lens, we forget that the lens itself is sitting in front of an infinite sky of consciousness. 🌌
2. 🌌 Being-life: The Cosmic Consciousness
- Now, imagine the sky above the camera. The sky is vast, endless, and open.
- That’s what Being-life is—cosmic consciousness.
- It is the Is—the infinite source of existence that is formless, boundless, and eternal.
- It is the life force that flows through everything—trees 🌳, rivers 🌊, stars ⭐, and yes, through you.
- It is beyond personal likes and dislikes, beyond achievements and failures, beyond birth and death.
- Most people ignore or forget this sky, because they are too busy looking only through the narrow lens of the Being-self. 📸
3. 🔄 The Disconnect: When Self Forgets Life
Here’s an analogy:
- Imagine a fish living in the ocean 🌊. The ocean nourishes, surrounds, and sustains the fish at all times. But what if the fish forgot that it was in the ocean and thought: “I am only this little body swimming alone”?
- That’s what happens when we forget Being-life.
- We feel isolated, anxious, and cut off.
- We cling to our limited identity.
- We fear change, loss, and uncertainty.
In other words, we suffer because we forget the ocean of life that holds us. 🐠
4. 🌿 The Synergy: When Being-self Meets Being-life
Now, imagine that the fish suddenly becomes aware: “Wait, I am not separate! I live in the ocean, and the ocean lives in me!” 🌊💙
This is the synergy between Being-self and Being-life.
Being-self (the individual) realizes it is not alone but part of a vast, interconnected field of existence.
Being-life (the cosmic consciousness) expresses itself through the uniqueness of each Being-self.
It’s like a wave in the ocean 🌊. The wave has its own form, height, and movement (Being-self), but it is also inseparable from the ocean (Being-life).
When you recognize this synergy, you don’t lose your individuality—you simply stop being trapped by it. Instead, you live as both the wave and the ocean. 🌊🌟
5. 👓 Dropping the Mindset Filters
So why don’t we see this synergy more often? Because our mindset acts like a filter or pair of tinted glasses. 👓
A person wearing red glasses sees the world as red.
Another with blue glasses sees it as blue.
Neither is seeing reality as it is. Similarly, when we cling to our fixed perceptions, beliefs, or judgments, we filter life.
👉 But if we take off the glasses—if we look without mindset—we begin to see things as they are.
👉 And in that openness, the natural synergy between Being-life and Being-self shines through. 🌞
6. 🧘 Everyday Analogies for Synergy
Let’s make this more relatable with some everyday analogies:
1. Smartphone & Internet 📱🌐
- Being-self is like the smartphone—unique, with its apps and settings.
- Being-life is like the internet—vast, boundless, connecting all.
Without internet, the phone feels limited. With internet, it becomes limitless.
2. Tree & Soil 🌳🌍
- Being-self is like a tree, with its branches, fruits, and identity.
- Being-life is like the soil and ecosystem that nourishes it.
Without soil, the tree cannot survive.
3. Musician & Music 🎶
- Being-self is like the musician playing an instrument.
- Being-life is like the music flowing through them.
When the musician forgets the flow, the notes feel mechanical. When they connect, it becomes soulful.
7. 🌺 The Gifts of Synergy
When you live in awareness of the synergy between Being-life and Being-self, everything changes.
✨ Inner Peace – You stop fighting with yourself, because you realize you are part of something larger.
✨ Resilience – Like a tree rooted in deep soil, you can withstand storms without breaking.
✨ Compassion – You see others not as separate strangers but as expressions of the same life.
✨ Joy – You find happiness not only in achievements but in the very flow of existence.
✨ Freedom – You no longer feel trapped by labels, roles, or fears.
8. 🌟 How to Begin Noticing the Synergy
You don’t need rituals, dogmas, or complicated philosophies. You simply need awareness without mindset.
Here are a few simple ways:
1. Pause and Observe 👀
Take a deep breath. Notice your body, thoughts, and feelings.
Then notice the space around you. Feel how both exist together.
2. Look at Nature 🍃
Watch a river, tree, or bird. See how effortlessly it flows with life.
Recognize that you, too, are part of that flow.
3. Drop the Label 🏷️
Instead of saying, “I am anxious,” notice, “Anxiety is arising in me.”
This small shift reminds you that you are more than your passing states.
4. Silent Presence 🤫
Spend a few minutes daily just sitting without distraction.
Let thoughts come and go. Be open to the vastness behind them.
9. 🌌 Living as Whole Oneself
When Being-self and Being-life are in synergy, you begin to live as a Whole Oneself. 🌺
- You are no longer just the lens—you are the lens and the sky.
- You are no longer just the fish—you are the fish and the ocean.
- You are no longer just the wave—you are the wave and the ocean. 🌊
This is not an idea to believe in, but a reality to experience.
And once you taste it, even for a moment, life never feels the same again.
🌞 Closing Reflection
Most humans think only of their individual self, forgetting the vast universe within and beyond. But when you drop your mindset and simply look, you begin to notice the natural synergy between Being-self and Being-life.
And in that synergy lies the secret to peace, joy, and wholeness. 🌿💫 So the next time you feel small or lost, remember: you are not just a drop in the ocean. You are the ocean expressing itself as a drop. 🌊✨