Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 If somebody insults or hurts me, I want to immediately lash out, hurt back .... tit for tat. Wouldn't it be better if I took a deep breadth and let the hurt stop with me? What I do not understand is that hurting another hurts me more. If I were to try compassion instead, how wonderful do I feel later! Hey! But who cares about virtues anymore. Advaita says that virtue is a waste of time. If I am an illusion how can virtue be of any value? Enlightenment can even happen to a jerk. Wait a minute ... if I am enlightened, then how can I remain a jerk, how can anyone hurt my feelings? So where will the need for hitting back come from? If identification with this body/mind is tenuous then how can the reflex for a tit for tat arise? Or are there different kinds of enlightenment? Perhaps a different degree? I have seen an 'enlightened' person hound someone until that person d. Where was the compassion? Here is Nisargadatta having the last word: Love is not selective, desire is selective. In love there are no strangers. (511) Once you are in it [true awareness], you will find that you love what you see, whatever may be its nature. This choiceless love is the touchstone of awareness. If it is not there, you are merely interested, for some personal reasons. (382) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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