07-24-2021, 11:35 PM
In the case of Ra, the way distortion was used was non-judgemental. Anything which is not unified love/light is a distortion.
In our case, everyone has distortions, or habits, tendencies, beliefs, etc. that influence our behavior and make up who we are. Judgement is one of those things which is best left to direct toward the self.
The tendency is to judge others, and judge their motivation, character, or personality. Whereas when we judge ourselves we know those traits and judge the action or behavior.
IMO it is ok and good to tell someone that they got hurt because riding a unicycle while trying to juggle knives, without knowing how to do either, was a bad idea. When you confine judgement to the beneifts or drawbacks of action and behavior you do not impugn the character of who you judge. We all do stupid things, I did some today in fact, and having someone point that out in a way that does not attack a person but illuminates the pros and cons of that behavior is beneficial.
In our case, everyone has distortions, or habits, tendencies, beliefs, etc. that influence our behavior and make up who we are. Judgement is one of those things which is best left to direct toward the self.
The tendency is to judge others, and judge their motivation, character, or personality. Whereas when we judge ourselves we know those traits and judge the action or behavior.
IMO it is ok and good to tell someone that they got hurt because riding a unicycle while trying to juggle knives, without knowing how to do either, was a bad idea. When you confine judgement to the beneifts or drawbacks of action and behavior you do not impugn the character of who you judge. We all do stupid things, I did some today in fact, and having someone point that out in a way that does not attack a person but illuminates the pros and cons of that behavior is beneficial.