(06-10-2014, 06:19 PM)Jeremy Wrote: Ok then this is where to whole all will be well mantra and I are split. Like I mentioned previously, if one were to believe that all will truly be well and accept whatever happens, happens, one wouldn't wear a seatbelt, cross a dangerous bridge that's about to collapse, allow a child to handle a gun, let a child play in a busy street.
This is where such absolutism such as being all accepting has it's limit in my opinion. Where exactly does self preservation along with the protection and guidance of a loved one or child who isn't aware of the repercussions of their actions come into play?
Where does responsibility factor into accepting every single situation one faces absolutely and truly allow that particular situation to play out regardless of the potential pitfalls that could happen?
I think A1's post about incorporating desires is key here.
In any given external situation that triggers issues involving acceptance, there is also the inner situation that triggers acceptance issues, the inner issue involving that you have a desire to be in some other external situation.
Say the world very likely to end because of some ongoing nuclear war. You also understandably have a strong desire to live in a world where this doesn't happen. With true acceptance of the external reality of nuclear war and the internal reality that you desire to live in a world nuclear war, you action would stem from an understanding that both the external nuclear war and your internal desire are natural parts of the universe and yourself respectively. The actual course of action you decide to do as you accept both realities is less relevant than your understanding and acceptance of both the external reality and your inner desires. But I'd bet you probably take some action to try to avert the war.
Desire is a central part of free will and spiritual evolution in general, and I think it's always important to include desire in any discussion of self and other selves.