Silence implies consent vs acceptance of what is

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I understand what you are saying, my friend, but I admit I see some irony because through all your speech of acceptances you are also lamenting the actions of other people, while at the same time telling people to accept others. Do you see how this might be a little contradictory?

Perhaps you need to practice your own exercise? Are you capable of perceiving yourself as separate, hurt and unable to forgive?

I think for myself I very much am able to see why others would have such a hard time forgiving because pain doesn't just go away at the convenience of others or often even at your own convenience. Maybe just brushing the conflict under the 'love carpet' isn't actually the most honest approach?

I would like to see more peace, absolutely, it is literally my magical motto - "In Peace" but you cannot force peace to happen, it comes about through the gradual process of balancing and equilibriation. I think that you have to deal with where you are. Peace, compassion, love, these are things to practice but they are also things which come gradually. I don't think you can just jump from a place of inner turmoil to a place of peace and forgiveness just because 'the Law is One'. There is more to it than that and a heck of a lot more emotion is involved.

It's easy to rearrange things in the mind for some people, it's easy for others to rearrange the heart, very rarely have I ever met anybody who has an easy time with both.

Rather for myself, I won't pretend that I live in some magical unity state where I am unbothered by anything ever. I also won't pretend that I don't have critical and sometimes judgemental states of mind. Most people face this with 'yes, I am also a hypocrite' but I don't think that way. I think 'yes, I am human' and believe that of us all.

Instead of characterizing the process of a person as this check and balance of their actions and words against themselves instead I see everybody as 'on going' and so when someone contradicts themselves or changes their mind on something I see it as a sign of progress. By that same token, when someone expresses a side of themselves they never have before I also see it as progress.

However, what does trip me up is seeing endless 'circles' and then when I start to get baffled and judgey in my own way because its like watching pain get pushed back and forth. I think it makes me most happy when people can agree to disagreement. I think that may be the peaceful resolution to most conflict on this forum.