Post 17 – The Infinite Whole: Understanding Love, Suffering, and Reality

The Impersonal and the Personal

When we analyze the nature of Being, we find that it is an unchanging, eternal whole. Nothing truly comes into existence or disappears: everything simply is, necessarily and forever. This perspective may seem impersonal, but it does not deny the distinctions we perceive within existence. Rather than being random or accidental, these distinctions are integral to the structure of Being.

The relationships between beings are not external connections imposed on reality but essential expressions of its nature. As individuals, our existence is not a coincidence but part of this necessary order. What we experience as love, recognition, or connection is not the result of personal choice or desire; rather, it is the inevitable expression of an eternal truth: everything exists as it must, without fragmentation or change.

God, Creation, and the Misunderstanding of Becoming

If all things are eternal and necessary, the idea of a divine creator who brings things into existence from nothing becomes untenable. The concept of creation ex nihilo (from nothing) assumes that Being can emerge from non-being, which is the very foundation of nihilism. This does not deny the divine but sees divinity as the necessary structure of Being itself, in which Being (including beings) simply is—without beginning, without end, and without external causes.

This understanding transforms how we view personal enlightenment. Rather than a journey of transformation, true realization is recognizing that we have always been part of eternal Being. There is no process of becoming something new; only the recognition of what has always been. The apparent divide between the impersonal nature of Being and our personal experiences is a misunderstanding. Our individual existence is simply an expression of the eternal order.

The True Nature of Love

Life presents itself through many perspectives, giving the impression of change and difference. However, what appears as transformation is simply the unfolding of what already exists. This reshapes our understanding of love, which is no longer seen as an emotion, a desire, or an effort toward something, but as the realization that all things are bound together within Being. In this way, we can only love others as we love ourselves, and vice versa. The common belief that love is about seeking or lacking something presupposes change, which is a misunderstanding. True love is the recognition that everything already exists in unity, without separation or opposition.

Suffering, Error, and the Resolution of Contradiction

If everything that exists is necessary, how do we make sense of suffering? Traditional metaphysics often treats suffering as something to be eliminated, viewing it as an unnatural disruption. However, suffering, like everything else, is eternal; not something that vanishes or is overcome, but something that exists as part of the unchanging nature of Being. While it does not dominate reality or define it, suffering is an inherent aspect of existence.

Just as error exists within truth, suffering exists within the eternal structure of Being. Error distorts our perception of truth but does not negate it, and similarly, suffering is part of Being but does not contradict or negate its unity. In this sense, suffering is eternal, but it is not the final reality. In the eternal order, contradiction and suffering are ultimately resolved; not through their elimination, but through their necessity within the greater unity of the Whole. The realization of this truth enables one to transcend suffering; not by escaping it, but by understanding it as part of the necessary structure of Being.

Eternity, Resurrection, and the Destiny of Being

Since Being is eternal and unchanging, death is not an end. The idea that death leads to non-existence is based on the misunderstanding of becoming. No being ceases to exist; what we perceive as death is simply another part of the eternal order in which all things remain unchanged.

This offers a new perspective on Christian intuitions. Christ’s suffering is not something that is erased or overcome by change, but remains eternally present, as “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” However, this does not mean suffering is the ultimate reality. Resurrection, then, should not be seen as a shift from death to life, but as the realization that death itself is part of the eternal necessity of Being. In this light, the resurrection represents not just the overcoming of suffering, but also the eternal nature of the body within the unchanging structure of Being. The scars of Christ, always present yet transformed, show that suffering is not removed, but resolved; no longer a contradiction, but an essential part of the eternal order.

Conclusion: The Immutable Structure of Being

In the end, the unity of Being is absolute; not because it overcomes suffering, error, or limitation, but because these have never been separate from it. There is no salvation in the sense of escape, nor is there a need to eliminate suffering. Instead, there is the resolution of all contradiction within the immutable structure of Being, where suffering is no longer perceived as opposition but as an inherent part of the eternal necessity. What appears as the flow of existence is simply the eternal expression of Being, which neither comes into being nor perishes but unfolds in time into its eternal totality, which it has always been.