Disapproving and judging others or ourselves is something most people do without
realizing it stunts us spiritually and hurts others. When we criticize and judge we show our
ignorance. We have been conditioned to view things as right and wrong, so we make
judgments and feel righteous about the judgments we make. I am not speaking of
discernment or personal preferences, but rather the position against something being
wrong or bad. Judgment is a socially accepted mode of behavior, but keeps us asleep in
the Dream of duality instead of experiencing the Awakened Whole we seek.
Even though kindness and loving behavior is always preferred, from my perception, there is
no rule of behavior to be followed…there is only Source expressing itself. It is we ignorant,
humans that make up the rules of what behavior ought to be. This also includes how we
think our teachers and sages should act. There is no cosmic rule of behavior for anyone. All
of us are characters in the Dream story. While asleep in the Dream our perception of
Reality is filtered or veiled by our individual ego. When fully awakened, the Dream is seen
as a Dream and our individual identity has diminished so our story becomes impersonal.
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama has never been one of my teachers and I have not read any
of his books. Even though his teachings are different from mine, I admire his teachings of
kindness and compassion toward others as it speaks of recognising the Whole. In this
tough and cruel world filled with ego, kindness and acceptance with less judgment is
something we could all use more of. There is nothing wrong or right about developing good
human qualities. These qualities have nothing to do with Self Realization. It is simply
another way to move though this life. As the ego falls away, many good qualities naturally
develop. We are all the same Infinite thing... it is OK for us to give and receive love to and
from each other.
The ego needs to disapprove, criticize and attack in order to feel secure and maintain its
sense of control and hipness. The ego does not see Perfection; only Perfection sees
Perfection. The ego sees only separation and holds the individual responsible for the way
things are rather than soul/source. When we have deeper understanding, judgments and
criticisms fall away. We see only Soul/Source doing the doing, so we see perfection to
happenings.
A teacher does not need to be enlightened to be a valuable teacher. As long as their
perception is more evolved than the student's perception, the teacher will have something
valuable to offer. The teacher is always only a vehicle for Source, just as we all are.
Because the ego - personality is primarily gone, most enlightened beings are very ordinary
people. Unless there is a soul connection there, they tend to go unnoticed by most folks.
Sages are simple beings usually living simple modest lives and need to find a way to live in
the world like everyone else. They need an income of sorts, but usually have little drive to
participate in the world. From my perception, there are only a handful of beings enlightened
at this highest level. These beings are relatively unknown and if teaching have a small
number of students. You will not find these beings teaching in large auditoriums to large
numbers of people because they do not have the drive for such things and the number of
people seeking knowledge at this level is not there.
~Sheilan 2008
realizing it stunts us spiritually and hurts others. When we criticize and judge we show our
ignorance. We have been conditioned to view things as right and wrong, so we make
judgments and feel righteous about the judgments we make. I am not speaking of
discernment or personal preferences, but rather the position against something being
wrong or bad. Judgment is a socially accepted mode of behavior, but keeps us asleep in
the Dream of duality instead of experiencing the Awakened Whole we seek.
Even though kindness and loving behavior is always preferred, from my perception, there is
no rule of behavior to be followed…there is only Source expressing itself. It is we ignorant,
humans that make up the rules of what behavior ought to be. This also includes how we
think our teachers and sages should act. There is no cosmic rule of behavior for anyone. All
of us are characters in the Dream story. While asleep in the Dream our perception of
Reality is filtered or veiled by our individual ego. When fully awakened, the Dream is seen
as a Dream and our individual identity has diminished so our story becomes impersonal.
His Holiness, The Dalai Lama has never been one of my teachers and I have not read any
of his books. Even though his teachings are different from mine, I admire his teachings of
kindness and compassion toward others as it speaks of recognising the Whole. In this
tough and cruel world filled with ego, kindness and acceptance with less judgment is
something we could all use more of. There is nothing wrong or right about developing good
human qualities. These qualities have nothing to do with Self Realization. It is simply
another way to move though this life. As the ego falls away, many good qualities naturally
develop. We are all the same Infinite thing... it is OK for us to give and receive love to and
from each other.
The ego needs to disapprove, criticize and attack in order to feel secure and maintain its
sense of control and hipness. The ego does not see Perfection; only Perfection sees
Perfection. The ego sees only separation and holds the individual responsible for the way
things are rather than soul/source. When we have deeper understanding, judgments and
criticisms fall away. We see only Soul/Source doing the doing, so we see perfection to
happenings.
A teacher does not need to be enlightened to be a valuable teacher. As long as their
perception is more evolved than the student's perception, the teacher will have something
valuable to offer. The teacher is always only a vehicle for Source, just as we all are.
Because the ego - personality is primarily gone, most enlightened beings are very ordinary
people. Unless there is a soul connection there, they tend to go unnoticed by most folks.
Sages are simple beings usually living simple modest lives and need to find a way to live in
the world like everyone else. They need an income of sorts, but usually have little drive to
participate in the world. From my perception, there are only a handful of beings enlightened
at this highest level. These beings are relatively unknown and if teaching have a small
number of students. You will not find these beings teaching in large auditoriums to large
numbers of people because they do not have the drive for such things and the number of
people seeking knowledge at this level is not there.
~Sheilan 2008
I try to treat whoever I meet as
an old friend. This gives me a
genuine feeling of happiness. It
is the practice of compassion."
~Dalai Lama
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