The mysterious nature of time

[zenmaster]

If you get to a point where exterior happenings don't cause you to react emotionally, instead viewing the moment with understanding rather than stirring some bias, then you have reached enlightenment. So it's really about eliminating bias and viewing the circumstances for what they are. This is acceptance of self.

It's also necessarily acceptance of other-self. Jung referred to this process as 'individualization', as in the individual is more and more free from the thoughts of other selves (the 'collective' or status quo).

Many spiritual types are still highly emotional..we even see it in here. They have not yet accepted other aspects of themselves. Because if you have done this, you can interact with others and your differences don't affect you.

Emotional reactions are from the unconscious - it's disowned aspects of self emerging. A great opportunity for learning if it's taken as the catalyst that it is, instead of the perceived personal attack.

We also see these reactions in regards to discussing information. People tend to emotionally identify with what they believe to be true.

It is as if they bought a nice car that they cherish and believed someone had scratched it. My understanding is most of the reactions are fear based. You can see the excitement/defensiveness/offensiveness is directly proportional to a personal investment or attachment to the concept. One of the only coping mechanisms available to this type of unconsciousness is projection - where personally undesirable qualities (qualities which themselves are not fully accepted) are attributed to the 'attacker'.

Attachments are only necessary if the concepts are not yet accepted. If we could only realize when we have an attachment, then we could be prepared for our unconscious reactions, when stimulated by the others. We could forgive ourselves and other-self and actually respond with relevant information rather than ad-hominem attacks, scorn, pejorative sarcasm, etc.

When another challenges this information, they perceive it is a personal attack. This is what Q'uo discussed in terms of the Devil archetype, as lightbringers are always perceived as negative because they force you to challenge your views. Or they feel there is some kind of devious intention or disharmony that is trying to be created. No, this disharmony is within yourself because that's how you perceived the situation. If you feel you are the subject of negative manipulation, and in all likelihood you aren't, the last thing you do is react to it.

It could take years to be provided with such perfectly matching catalyst or even never happen. That's like a gold mine, in my book. Inevitably, it takes a lot of forgiveness of self and others, especially to discuss spiritual and ethical concerns, because these are related to our principles and significantly direct our valuing.

Duhhhhhhhh. Many people do that in here, and then they put all the blame on the other. There are many who are awake that can't get over that stumbling block, as they still have a certain amount of acceptance to go through. We discussed what Ra said here in the other thread:

It is also to be noted that an adept is one which has freed itself more and more from the constraints of the thoughts, opinions, and bonds of other-selves. Whether this is done for service to others or service to self, it is a necessary part of the awakening of the adept. This freedom is seen by those not free as what you would call evil or black.

It seems that as you progress through the densities, and also in this lifetime if you are able to, you become more centered in the present moment, able to accept yourself and without bias view the creation for what it is. This is how advanced beings come to see/feel love in each moment whether it be negative or positive.

And yet this acceptance, in all of its depth and understanding of self and other self it provides, merely makes room for further discovery and experience that was not possible without such a condition.