PRESENT absent
ONE zero
FULL empty
If One is All it must include nOne.
Psalm 27 verse 4, two renderings, in English :
[King James] One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
[mine] ONENESS with the Divine is my quest, until i awaken to THAT present state which inhabits all of creation forever, beholding JOY, drawn by enlightened desire.
¿What do we really want?
NOTE: Elsewhere on these pages I’ve rendered the ethics teachings of Jesus (“the sermon on the mount”) in contemporary language, consolidating that sermon, which is scattered across several gospels, into a single attempt.
How does a Buddhist order a Pizza?
— “Make me one with everything.”
Gee, Ron, I thought that was the request made to a NY City hot dog vendor. (Ah, but those Buds, they’re vegetarians, so hold the meat — or make it “Impossible” Meat.)