Holiness versus Wholeness

[Rose]

It is indeed ironic that the religions of the world that call others "unholy", are themselves - set apart - separate - not part of the whole, therefore they are by their very nature "un-wholly" (not part of the whole).

Judaism and Christianity promote the idea of holiness as being "set apart" from the world (the whole), thus the foundation set for unity is separateness, instead of wholeness.

Rose

[kathryn]

[Richard Amiel McGough]

It is indeed ironic that the religions of the world that call others "unholy", are themselves - set apart - separate - not part of the whole, therefore they are by their very nature "un-wholly" (not part of the whole).

Judaism and Christianity promote the idea of holiness as being "set apart" from the world (the whole), thus the foundation set for unity is separateness, instead of wholeness.

Rose

I think that is a profound insight, my dear!

The entire western spiritual tradition has been formed around the concept of "us and them" - and if to be "holy" means to be "separate from the world" how then can we see God in the world he made? How then can we be one with the All In All?