Surrendered Resistant Beaten Resilient
Discerning Evil….
We all must mourn the loss of innocence—of the delusion that everyone cares about others’ best interests—and accept the existence of evil in the world. In an Absolute sense, everything arises from Love. Dante understood this; in his Commedia, evil is simply twisted Love. But though evil, like everything else, arises from Love, it rejects its origin and deludes itself …
Love, as the ground….
Love, as the ground of All, leads us to Unity; it is both the source and the end of every separate self. Evil, because it is the extremity of separateness, denies Love. This is why evil can never last: it denies its own foundation.
Shrinking the Monster….
When we encounter someone who is evil, we usually react with fear. We do not understand them and want to run away. They are monsters to us, and we feel powerless. If we want to shrink these monsters, we must begin the process of uncovering how they came to be as they are. These monsters are human beings who committed …
Love ruins….
Love ruins the “goodness” that is the real root of evil.
Appease / Placate….
Appease / Placate Resist / Stand up to Soothe / Pacify Incite / Enrage
Relaxing does not….
Relaxing does not mean taking a break from sadhana.
Hope….
Hope Futility Self-beguiling Sober
Guest Blog by Ian Ralby: On Guest Blogging ….
This is the fourth time I have had the opportunity to guest blog. In reflecting on the last three, I realized that I got something out of the exercise that transcended just “sharing” my own experience. Writing these blogs has forced me to practice at a deeper level. In the process of articulating my internal practice for others, I have …
The road to evil….
The road to evil begins when someone commits to believing, without question, that they are inherently good.