Learn to hate yourself well!
Basically, human nature is chalk-full of a whole bunch of rather unsavory mind-states. One of which is hatred.
But guess what, it is quite natural. The reason we're all so scared of hatred is that generally folks tend to make a militant habit of placing their dislikes OUTSIDE of themselves. That is because it is much easier to hate Dubya Bush than it is to witness the Hitler in ourselves.
HOWEVER!
The only way you will ever experience the purest satisfaction of life, freedom, and love is to learn how to manage these distasteful realities. I did not say avoid. I said manage. You must understand that dislikes, discontent, loathing . . . it all stems from self-mortality.
Everyone knows in their heart that their soul is eternal -- how impossible it is to fathom that our vehical (which we have come to identify with our soul), this body of ours, must perish! Worse, that upon observation, to find it is riddled with inefficiencies, vulgarities, weaknesses, pain, etc, etc, ad nauseum. The irony is unbearable.
BUT there is a payoff:
Once you see clearly both sides of your nature -- the god in you and your ashes-to-ashes incarnation -- then you will find it easier and easier to forgive. Forgiveness not only for yourself, but also refreshingly, the strength to forgive the rest of us for our humanity.
But guess what, it is quite natural. The reason we're all so scared of hatred is that generally folks tend to make a militant habit of placing their dislikes OUTSIDE of themselves. That is because it is much easier to hate Dubya Bush than it is to witness the Hitler in ourselves.
HOWEVER!
The only way you will ever experience the purest satisfaction of life, freedom, and love is to learn how to manage these distasteful realities. I did not say avoid. I said manage. You must understand that dislikes, discontent, loathing . . . it all stems from self-mortality.
Everyone knows in their heart that their soul is eternal -- how impossible it is to fathom that our vehical (which we have come to identify with our soul), this body of ours, must perish! Worse, that upon observation, to find it is riddled with inefficiencies, vulgarities, weaknesses, pain, etc, etc, ad nauseum. The irony is unbearable.
BUT there is a payoff:
Once you see clearly both sides of your nature -- the god in you and your ashes-to-ashes incarnation -- then you will find it easier and easier to forgive. Forgiveness not only for yourself, but also refreshingly, the strength to forgive the rest of us for our humanity.
posted by Just Greg at Friday, January 06, 2006
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