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Imo it's useful and important to consider oneness and the appearance of separation. From the non dual perspective there are not many separate beings who are connected or interconnected. In a sense connected implies separation. Admittedly it's hard to really explain true Oneness without reference to the appearance of separation.
But then, imo this is the play of the universe, presenting the appearance of separation whilst remaining as One. Imo the evolution of a separate selfish being, and the competition of survival of the fittest that we see in this apparently dense limited world, is a natural consequence of the play of opposites that allows manifestation. The limited selfish being appears as the extreme opposite of the selfless infinite being.
However, from the non dual perspective, there is the possibility for the apparently separate selfish being to find within itself the Heart of Oneness, which is its true self. Towards this aim the selfish being that has strayed into separateness returns to oneness. This could be said to be the path of the soul, and the path of humanity, to experience the outer limits of separation and return to the Heart of Oneness that is here all along. A dropping of boundaries between individuals is then to be expected as a natural flow of evolution, from competition to collaboration.
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