Hi Sheri,
Thanks for the audio file of this month. In regards to that, I am in total agreement with what you say about "projecting". The level of our projection is always a by product of our state of consciousness. Now having say that, and as well I agree with you that we have to take responsibility for our feelings caused by a..."judgment", but how do you go in life with out "discernment" which is a more polite way of "judgment"; how to decide what is doing wrong in your life and it needs to be judged and eradicated; how about a politician that is taking advantage of people? How about the things that are not good for us? how do you go ahead with out judging them and then change them or at least recognizing them for a latter fix ? With this I am not saying that every judgment is right to by done, but there are many that are very useful, because once I saved my life because I "judge" somebody and I said to myself to get out of his reach and had not been for that "judgment" me and many others would have been targeted by this person, with very tragic results. How can we be objective in our analysis(...if possible) and take action, with out the help of Judgment or discernment ?? Thank you for your answer !!!
Dear Friend,
Discernment is when you make a choice based on personal preference. You might like a steak rather than fish. But you are not judging steak to be better or worse than fish. Judgment is when you make something right and another thing wrong. My preference is to look at things as uplifting or that they cause suffering. I do my best to stop suffering and to do the best for myself and all involved. But I do not make others wrong or speak badly of politicians that I do not agree with. I do not align with Bush because I do not feel war is necessary. This does not make Bush an idiot. I see him as ignorant of the oneness of all life and so I have compassion for his ignorance. I understand why he is making that choice even if I do not agree with it. But why judge him? That does not change anything. All I can do is vote for someone who I feels aligns with my position as best I can.
When you learn to see what is - you see peoples actions and words for what they are and you take action based on that. You do not have to judge them to take action. If someone was dishonest in business - you see that they conducted themselves in a manner that you would not and that people suffered. So do not do business with them. But why call them a horrible person and disrespect them? Instead we see they are ignorant of the oneness of all life and have compassion for them, and we do not do business with them.
You see? Blessings Sheri
