http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/148 a dialog with Higher Consciousness Sat, 04 Dec 2010 11:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/148/comment-page-1#comment-7 james Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:12:05 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=148#comment-7 Yes I struggle with others who have a need to be right and I in turn need to be right in "not having a need to be right" ;-). But seriously the way to release is through the path of a certain kind of extreme self care that releases one from the urge to feel a victim and then one gains clarity as to the burden of the other. One becomes free to be more exacting about one's compassion to the other. I don't think I am there yet, though there is light that knocks at the door, like a veil whose threads weaken when pulled on by a lover. The particular path I choose is an eclectic one that does not discard all things occidental. Yes I struggle with others who have a need to be right and I in turn need to be right in “not having a need to be right” . But seriously the way to release is through the path of a certain kind of extreme self care that releases one from the urge to feel a victim and then one gains clarity as to the burden of the other. One becomes free to be more exacting about one’s compassion to the other. I don’t think I am there yet, though there is light that knocks at the door, like a veil whose threads weaken when pulled on by a lover. The particular path I choose is an eclectic one that does not discard all things occidental.

]]> http://www.manifestingsource.com/archives/148/comment-page-1#comment-5 Dan Hoy Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:10:45 +0000 http://www.manifestingsource.com/?p=148#comment-5 Thanks for this! A subject I battled with for years. The Buddhist concept of compassion and emptiness is the best tool I have found to integrate "the dark side" into your life. Hard concepts to understand, and even harder to practice, but when you master the two you have a true handle on all the rationalizations and judgments and all your internal stories and barriers that keep you trapped in the ego and unable to be truly free. Compassion does not only apply to others. It applies to dealing with ourselves. Hard to love somebody else unconditionally if you can’t love yourself the same way. When I feel like I am “right” instead of kind, I ask myself, “What is the hidden reward for being right?” It’s almost always an ego gratification, and those are pretty worthless stones to lug around on your search for harmony. Thanks for this! A subject I battled with for years. The Buddhist concept of compassion and emptiness is the best tool I have found to integrate “the dark side” into your life. Hard concepts to understand, and even harder to practice, but when you master the two you have a true handle on all the rationalizations and judgments and all your internal stories and barriers that keep you trapped in the ego and unable to be truly free. Compassion does not only apply to others. It applies to dealing with ourselves. Hard to love somebody else unconditionally if you can’t love yourself the same way. When I feel like I am “right” instead of kind, I ask myself, “What is the hidden reward for being right?” It’s almost always an ego gratification, and those are pretty worthless stones to lug around on your search for harmony.

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