Discussion piece: The oneness of God

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An old Zen master was talking to a local Priest about the concept of oneness. The Zen master knew that oneness was also advocated for by Christianity, as it was Jesus Christ himself who said that he, and his father, were one. The Zen master extended this oneness to include all of creation though, claiming that God's creation was created to be one with him, and that it is only sin, or evilness, that divides, and causes a distorted view for the evil doer, who thinks then that they are separate from God, and that they can go his, or her, own evil way, instead of their living by God's will, in their life, and so going in God's way, following his plan for their own particular life. The Priest agreed with this, saying that when we have the Holy Spirit in us, this part of God in us helps us to stay a part of God too, instead of us allowing evil to essentially cut us off from him in our minds, although, our soul, still retains its connection, via God's love to him still too. The Priest then said this about love: "The love going into the world depends, in part, on the amount of love entering it from you." Yes, the Zen master said: "When we love, we are always retaining then our oneness with God, and with all else too. God wants us to retain our oneness with him." The renowned spiritual, and political figure, Mahatma Gandhi, said: "I believe in the absolute oneness of God, and therefore of humanity." He thought that the oneness of God, both implied, and led to, the idea, that creation is all one with God. Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com Can we really ever be at oneness too, even with an apple??