The Illusion of Separateness

Any moment  in time offers One the gift to experience an emotion; thus the opportunity to develop wisdom and compassion.

Take the emotions of frustration and anger as examples. Beneath the waves of these emotions lies an ocean of grief; and all too often we take action from a place of frustration and anger, using them as weapons to fight against the frustration and anger we feel. There-in lies the cause of the problem. We fight fire-with-fire; we exacerbate the anger and frustration by viewing ourselves as 'separate' from all.
 
THE ACTION OF 'OTHERING'.
The fires of separateness can be fueled unintentionally, when we fall into the trap of 'othering'.
The terms 'they' as opposed to 'we', 'them' as opposed to 'us', 'you' as opposed to 'me'.....the list of nouns is vast and varied.

However, when we practice to draw upon compassion during moments of discomfort (such as anger or frustration), we quell the flames of reactivity and indifference. The spell of 'separateness' is broken. The opportunity arises for the development of wisdom, compassion and harmony by merely pausing in any moment, and asking the Self: "where am I 'othering' in my actions, words, or thoughts?