| In our last talk we made reference to ideas of good and bad and right and wrong. It is important to know that when we perceive things as bad or good, when we create a line between good and bad or right and wrong, we are coming from a place of judgment which is actually the result of a splitting within ourselves. The split is between our true self and our ego and comes about when we are shamed as children and told that we are bad. The ego tries to dissociate from these feelings of bad by creating a persona which it calls good. The true self, the emotional, sexual self is considered bad and so a splitting between good and bad is established. When we find ourselves judging others it is because they remind us somehow of ourselves, especially the parts of ourselves that are hidden or we are trying to cover. We may not necessarily be conscious of these parts of ourselves but our need to judge them comes directly from that dislike of ourselves. Our tendency is to attract people with these qualities into our life as we are trying to heal this split but the ego is powerful and can deny any attempt to become consciously aware of these parts of ourselves. And so we continue to attract these messages into our lives until at some point some sort of change occurs. Either we break down physically or even psychologically or we acknowledge those parts of ourselves and welcome them into our awareness. For the truth is that there is no such thing as good or bad. This is purely a creation of the human mind and has no basis in truth. Any time we choose to see something as bad, it symbolizes something about ourselves, our belief system, our deservedness, our worthiness. In some way, judging anything is a reference to ourselves. We have been taught from many sources that humans are somehow inherently bad or weak or prone to failure. Certainly many religions have promoted this view, but even some liberal political scientists have subscribed to this view. Any view of humans that is limiting in potential is inherently incorrect. All human beings are striving for growth and expansion. It may look from the outside otherwise but this is certainly the truth of all humans. It is not our position to judge whether a person is proceeding correctly on the path. Our business always lies with our own path and what we attract into our lives. If we attract disharmony, conflict, or other kinds of trouble, then we must look into ourselves for the underlying reasons. We must come to understand how we are pressing ourselves to grow and expand always. I cannot emphasize enough that there is no right or wrong or bad or good. Everyone is simply where they are on their path and continuing on it in the best way they can. Let go of judgment in every situation. It is easy to judge yourself on a daily basis and it is even easier to judge yourself for judging yourself. Be aware, become conscious of how you treat yourself, of how you see inadequacy, unworthiness or lack in your view of yourself. Take the time to correct these views knowing the truth that you are perfect expression of god, right where you should be on your path and you are continuing to grow and expand. This is the simple and absolute truth. |
