The human experience is like the extremity of separation. The human world is generally one of hard, cold limitation, darkness, heaviness, tension and restriction. It can be an experience of loneliness, feeling that I am separate from the whole world, and I am a being different to all other beings. It can be an experience of hate, whether there is hate from me or hate from others, seeing others as far removed from me. It can be an experience of lack, loss and despair, feeling that I need something to make me happy, feeling lost and confused. We can feel like we are a small speck in a vast world.
There's a reason for this: the appearance of separation. The world is an expression of the unmanifest Oneness of Reality. What appears as a world of many separate forms is the reflection or opposite of Reality. Oneness can't really be expressed. It's an Infinite Singularity, without any division between the seer and the seen. For the world, or rather, Oneness, to appear, it must seem to divide itself. It must appear to separate itself from itself in order to look at itself. That's what the world is - Infinite Indivisible Oneness perceiving itself as a reflection of itself. So we see a world of many separate beings and objects.
Many is the opposite of One. Separation is the opposite of Oneness. Distance is the opposite of Here. Time is the opposite of Now. The world appears as if it is the opposite of reality, a reflection of That which does not appear. From the human perspective, we experience a world far removed (or reflected) from the reality of Oneness. We experience the separate individual, the one who is separate from others. It allows the experience of loneliness, isolation, lack, need, and emptiness. It is the opposite of Infinite Oneness. Oneness is full, complete, free and unlimited, and there are no others to feel isolated from. These apparent negative feelings are the opposite of the reality of Oneness.
Our true nature is the Peace, Contentment and Completeness of Oneness. It is the human mind that falls into the belief that there is a world of separation and believes that it is a separate being in a cruel hard world. This belief is based on how the world appears, and it is a general assumption that 'I am this limited human'. The sense of being one separate from others has evolved on a planet seemingly far from the heart of Complete Oneness, blowing hot and cold with the opposites of Peace, Love and Contentment. It's a planet where the extreme opposites of the Infinite One Reality are experienced.
How do we find this Peace, Love and Contentment? Well, it's right here. It's just that the human mind doesn't notice it, because it is always present. Something that is always present doesn't move and doesn't change; it cannot be noticed. So the mind can't 'feel' this complete peace, but it can become evident when the sense of separation and restriction subsides. When we feel close to someone or a pet, when we feel close to nature, when we feel the release from difficulties, or when tensions are relaxed, the underlying Peace is revealed. We get a glimpse of the ever-present Peace. Usually, some other difficulties come along soon after or the sense of separation increases and obscures the underlying state of Peace.
But the aim would not be to have temporary glimpses of this Peace. The aim, for the spiritual seeker, should be the experience of complete Oneness. It's here already, but what's needed is for the sense of separation to be cleared out. The sense of 'me and others' needs to evaporate, be cast aside, allowing the true nature of Oneness to be freely evident. We can start by living a life of recognition that we are one, we are the whole, we are complete, no matter what appears to happen. Being kind to all others, as though they are ourselves, because there aren't truly many beings. There is only One.