Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I've recently enjoyed this article by Guy Finley and thought I'd share it with you. Another shift in the way we can see and relate to situations as we journey through transformation. Love, dhyana What Can I Learn About Myself From You? Compassion starts with the understanding that every human being on the planet looks different from us -- because physically we are different -- but inwardly we all live in the same pool. We all have pain and pleasure, we all share emotions that move in waves through that pool. People may live on the east bank of the pool so that the waves they know are different from the waves we know on the west bank, but if we look close enough, we can see that we share east bank waves in us as well. Have you ever looked at someone and thought, " How could that person be like that? " and then by the grace of God discovered that you had done the same thing before, only called it something different? This is a beautiful realization because it proves to you that it is intended for those of us who would have a higher life to use everyone's life for our own development. Instead of walking through our days meeting people with the closed-off nature that we presently act from, we can begin to let down our guard. This doesn't mean to identify with negativity or cruelty in other people. We can certainly see their negative emotions. But because we have known hostility, fear, and hatred in ourselves, instead of punishing others for their states, we can begin to help them do what they must do, which is to fall back on themselves when we don't take part in their negativity the way we have always done. Did you know that whenever you resist someone's negative state, you actually further enable that person's negativity? So, meet people differently! Learn to meet people with this quiet inner request: " What can I learn about myself from you? " Try it. You won't believe the difference it will make in what will come up in you and what you can learn about yourself because of what does come up. As we participate in this completely different order of relationship -- the root of it having to do with being aware of the other person -- compassion is born. There is no compassion that exists in a sleeping human being, in unconscious relationship, except for the fallacious compassion we express in order to make ourselves feel like we're compassionate. Real compassion has to do with realizing that conscious relationship is the root of our very existence, trying to get us to wake up a little bit and enter into those relationships which make it possible for our lives to become what they're intended to be. (Adapted from classroom talks) -- Guy Finley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 That's awesome, thanks for sharing it Dhyana! Sarita , "novalees" <dhyana wrote:>> > I've recently enjoyed this article by Guy Finley and thought> I'd share it with you. Another shift in the way we can see and> relate to situations as we journey through transformation.> > Love, dhyana> > What Can I Learn About Myself From You?> > Compassion starts with the understanding that every human being on the> planet looks different from us -- because physically we are different> -- but inwardly we all live in the same pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 This is one of the nost fundermental truths for people to understand, the mirror. The test. The taking responsibility. Thanks d, thats really a great post elektra x x x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I believe all species interact and ultimately merge together as one organism, each one an integral aspect of the whole - lots of coexistant entities comprising multi aspected dualities ultimately evolving towards monoism. Moving towards One. Ants are an example of a society that appears to progress as one organism, bees another. I see humans as another aspect of the one that is everything. We are like the ants, though existing within another (almost the same) aspect. If we were to view our self's from outside (like we view the ant's society) we would recognize the similarities. It is our egos that provide the framework that builds our belief in uniqueness and individuality. It is all illusion. Truth is we are all acting and reacting, projecting and mirroring, bouncing off our environment exactly as we should be and progressing beautifully. A divine energy accelerating towards stillness. The one that is many moving back towards one. The expansion and contraction reaching towards nirvana. Love to all, glen. The following exercise will allow one to recognize others within themselves. It is from Deepak Chopra... _________________ <The Mirror of Relationships> Everyone we see in the world is a reflection of ourselves, and the traits we see most clearly in others are the ones that are strongest in ourselves. This is called the mirror of relationship and it is a powerful tool for emotional freedom. When we have a negative reaction to someone, they're reflecting traits that we also possess but have been unwilling to embrace. For the same reason, we are attracted to certain people because they have the same traits that we have, only more so. This exercise will help you embrace the coexistence of opposites within yourself: Step One: Think about someone you find attractive. On the left side of a piece of paper, list ten or more qualities that you love in that person. Write quickly. The secret is to not give your conscious mind time to edit your thoughts. You can put down as many qualities as you wish, but don't stop until you have at least ten. Step Two: Now focus on somebody who totally irritates you, annoys you, or makes you uncomfortable in some way. Why does this person infuriate you so much? On the right side of the paper, list ten or more of their undesirable qualities. Step Three: Look at your list for the person you find attractive and circle the three qualities that you find most appealing about him or her. Then look at the list on the right side of the paper and circle the three qualities you find most repulsive. Now read the six words you circled out loud. You are all of these qualities. Once you see yourself in others, you will find it much easier to connect with them and maintain emotional wellbeing. _________________ , Elektra Fire <elektra.fire wrote: > > This is one of the nost fundermental truths for people to understand, the mirror. The test. The taking responsibility. > > Thanks d, thats really a great post > elektra x x x > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Thanks D., nice reminder love Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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