True Relationship with the World

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December 2023 • Revision: 17 September 2026

What is the world?

Root Meanings contains this sourced definition of “the world.”

What is true relationship with the world?

• Each one who experiences the world is in the most intimate possible relationship with the world. Each one who experiences the world is one with the world.
• Each one who experiences the world is everyone as one, as the One.
• Each one who is in relationship with the world is the creator and source of the world (whether or not this is realized).

What is the work of true relationship with the world?

• The work of true relationship with the world is to know oneself as one with the world and as the creator and source of the world, and to act accordingly.
• To the extent that one is egoically identified, the world expresses/outpictures/reflects conflict, destruction, and separation. To the extent that one is realized beyond the ego, and ultimately as THE SUPREME, the world expresses harmony, peace, and oneness.
• The work of each one who experiences the world is to shift out of egoism and to cultivate realization of THE SUPREME, and of being THE SUPREME. This is the work of universal healing for one and for all, which opens to Supreme Enlightenment.
• The world is a feedback mechanism that automatically reflects this healing, realization, and awakening. As one heals, the world heals. As one awakens, the world awakens. This is true for each (seeming) individual, as each one is the One who is All.
• It is often necessary to do the work invisibly. In later stages, when one is working causally as the Creator to heal the roots of the world completely, the work itself is generally not externally apparent. However, the fruits of the work are experienced by all.
• As one works causally, “others” in the mandala of manifestation engage in whatever ways are needed for individual, collective, and universal healing and awakening. In the context of apparent self and apparent others, it is essential to be clear about “what is mine to do” and “what is others’ to do.” The collective process of healing and awakening slows down when an individual attempts to do what is not specifically theirs to do in the outpicturing. The main reasons for this are: (1) there is little, no, or even negative empowerment from life for doing what is not theirs to do and (2) such an individual gets in the way of others’ growth and development when attempting to do what is others’ to do.

To summarize, the work of true relationship with the world is: (1) to cultivate awakeness, shift out of ego, and know oneself as THE SUPREME; (2) to work increasingly causally to heal oneself and the world simultaneously; and (3) to discern enlightened action and engage in the world of seemingly outer phenomena as optimal, and only as optimal.