Re:To Brian on Demon of the Week

[Guest guest]

Brian wrote:

Also known as hypocrisy, this demon is well known among today's human

population.Pop quiz:How do we eliminate Bidala from our lives?

Dear Brian ~ hypocrisy has never been something i've struggled with

in myself, but it is something I have struggled mightily over

regarding other people's behavior. Even after 56 years, I am still

surprised and boggled when someone says something and does the

oppositie, or makes a promise and takes it back, or seems to be a

friend only to turn on you over the slightest upset. I especially

struggle with this in my family because their behavior has never

matched their words. "We love you." But we're going to punish you,

ignore you, judge you, shut you out, and castigate you if we have the

opportunity.

 

So my struggle with the demon is with my emotional responses to other

people's hypocrisy. When I feel betrayed, it literraly makes me sick.

I know it is there behavior, but I have always had trouble with

boundaries (is there a boundary issue demon? LOL), and as soon as

someone behaves hypocritally towards me, my first response is to turn

on myself (NOT a good idea). So this is really a good topic and demon

for me to think about. Sarawswati, the Goddess of Knowlege has also

been called the Goddess of True Knowledge, and maybe this is

something I should take to her. To give the the awareness that people

are doing the best they know how with what they have, even if it seems

hurtful; to know that I don't have to feel like I've gotten run over

by a truck; to know that, even if it hurts, other people are still

part of the That, and the sooner I realize it, accept them for who

they are, and let go the hurt, the sooner I can do what I am supposed

to be doing.

 

Thank you for bringing up a very provocative demon. : ) Jai Maa ~

Linda