After reading the title of this post (there is only one) I was really hoping it was a discussion of the Highlander television series.

The Immortals from the movie and TV series actually kept saying, "There can be only one!" It's a slightly different message than what wallpaper enthusiastically proclaimed. And yeah, it was usually followed with a swift beheading of the adversarial Immortal (the bad guy), who challenged the hero, be it Conner MacLeod or Duncan MacLeod.

Adrian Paul is a pretty groovy guy and I know he has an interest in Eastern philosophies, and possibly other pantheistic ideologies? There always seemed like there was some element of Zen to the saga. Swordsmanship from China and Japan is steeped in Taoist and Buddhist thought. Ironically, martial arts like Tai Chi Quan and Iaido, emphasize transmutation of violent intent, towards a more peaceful practice, designed to center and calm the mind. It is essentially mediation, in today's world.

The Highlander did seem to delve deep into this tranquil pool... that is, in between decapitating the endless stream of rival Immortals. Still, I think you're pretty much talking apples and oranges, here.

Hahaha, that's true -- "There can be only one!" Man, I used to watch that show all the time as a kid. Just hearing the opening song would get me all pumped up. I kinda feel like searching for it on Netflix right now, but it may be better off remaining a nice memory rather than the reality of poorly aged 90's t.v. show. I had a total crush on the Duncan MacLeod character, but the philosophical aspects of the show went right over my head.

I think it's interesting the assumptions that come up around ideas of god and oneness. I feel like I increasingly encounter people who when viewing god and everything else as a kind of unified whole, or "singular"ness the emphasis is placed on consciousness.

But what about matter? I feel like matter gets the short end of the stick sometimes in new age spirituality. For a while I thought pantheism was the hip new age world view capturing expressing the "we are one" spirit. But lately it seems like kids these days are more into things like Advaita Vedanta type thinking which assumes awareness as the foundation of ultimate being and the "true self" as synonymous with that awareness. At least this is how I've interpreted your post wallpaper, when you write "This dimension is consciousness, i am consciousness, i am consciousness. i am singular. i am god."

Admittedly I'm interpreting alot from that. But what about the body? What about the Earth? I agree that consciousnesses is a big deal but it's hard for me to wrap my mind around the idea that consciousnesses is supreme, not that I think matter is supreme either.

I'm more of a both/and kind of guy. Maybe it's not a big deal whether we identify the universe as consciousness, but when western culture closely identifies consciousness with mind/intellect I wonder about the real world implications if the mind/body divide is carried over into spirituality.

Then again I'm interpreting what you said, maybe matter is consciousness in your view. I guess I should back up and ask what do you mean?

But it doesn't really matter too much because I think you're kind of correct about words not mattering...however we're all participating in an online forum almost exclusively through words

You said "Everything IS this singularity.", why is this important?

Just an FYI I'm sortof of a severe agnostic myself and I think the "foundations" of existence/reality are rooted in paradox, and I agree not readily comprehensible through language. I feel like existence is in layers like an onion and I imagine that as we dive deeper through the layers when we think we've come to the core we're actually back on the surface of the first layer we peeled off and dropped in the compost.

Nevertheless it's fun to try.