Guest guest Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 > > 2. Is that true that I am not suppose to be judgmental? > So, doing the work " right " is keep on judging, but not > feeling bad about it? Hi Tami, Some thoughts The Work encourages us to make all the judgements we want. We take the judgement and place it up against Inquiry and we find it is all about us and never about anything outside. As we undo our belief in our judgements through Inquiry, they just naturally drop away. Judgemental thoughts always give rise to a bad feeling, and that is what we see when we answer question 3. " How do you feel when you believe that thought " and the sub-question " Can you see a reason to keep the thought which is not stressful? " . How can I keep believing a painful judgemental thought (which also happens not to be true!) when I really see that to do so will only lead to more pain? Being non-judgemental arises naturally as each of our judgements are undone through Inquiry. It is not something that you do, it is something that happens as you become less confused Loving what is, angel, and that would be you, Neo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 > > > > 2. Is that true that I am not suppose to be judgmental? > > So, doing the work " right " is keep on judging, but not > > feeling bad about it? The Work encourages us to make all the judgements we want. We take the judgement and place it up against Inquiry and we find it is all about us and never about anything outside. As we undo our belief in our judgements through Inquiry, they just naturally drop away. *****I have found that judgments do become less and less. And yet, some persist. The turning point here was the discovery that what naturally dropped away was the concern and the desire that judgments should stop. No thought is an issue, ones that please ones that hurt ones that aggravate ... NONE are 'issues' if there is no investment in them. " I am upset. " So WHAT??? The upset is only an issue if one is holding on to a notion that one " shouldn't be upset. " Seeing that upset is the reality of the moment, nothing more need be done. It is there. It may not " feel " good. But, like everything else, it will not persist forever. If there is a feeling to get rid of thoughts, that ties one to the thoughts. And round and round, like a dog chasing its tail, you go! Better then ~ if possible ~ to just allow the judgments to be. If any energy is to be expended in this issue, seek to exert it in erasing the stake in the thoughts. In the absence of any attachment to a thought, it has no power to compel. And there is peace (even if the midst of a shitstorm). Judgemental thoughts always give rise to a bad feeling, and that is what we see when we answer question 3. " How do you feel when you believe that thought " and the sub-question " Can you see a reason to keep the thought which is not stressful? " . How can I keep believing a painful judgemental thought (which also happens not to be true!) when I really see that to do so will only lead to more pain? Being non-judgemental arises naturally as each of our judgements are undone through Inquiry. It is not something that you do, it is something that happens as you become less confused *****Right. *You* don't do it, because " you " aren't. Thoughts are. That is all. In the arising of thought, the universe is birthed. ~andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Andy, Thank you for your excellant explanation. Steve D. > > > > > > 2. Is that true that I am not suppose to be judgmental? > > > So, doing the work " right " is keep on judging, but not > > > feeling bad about it? > > > > The Work encourages us to make all the judgements we want. We take > the judgement and place it up against Inquiry and we find it is all > about us and never about anything outside. > > As we undo our belief in our judgements through Inquiry, they just > naturally drop away. > > > > *****I have found that judgments do become less and less. And yet, > some persist. The turning point here was the discovery that what > naturally dropped away was the concern and the desire that judgments > should stop. No thought is an issue, ones that please ones that hurt > ones that aggravate ... NONE are 'issues' if there is no investment > in them. " I am upset. " So WHAT??? The upset is only an issue if > one is holding on to a notion that one " shouldn't be upset. " Seeing > that upset is the reality of the moment, nothing more need be done. > It is there. It may not " feel " good. But, like everything else, it > will not persist forever. If there is a feeling to get rid of > thoughts, that ties one to the thoughts. And round and round, like a > dog chasing its tail, you go! Better then ~ if possible ~ to just > allow the judgments to be. If any energy is to be expended in this > issue, seek to exert it in erasing the stake in the thoughts. In the > absence of any attachment to a thought, it has no power to compel. > And there is peace (even if the midst of a shitstorm). > > > > Judgemental thoughts always give rise to a bad feeling, and that is > what we see when we answer question 3. " How do you feel when you > believe that thought " and the sub-question " Can you see a reason to > keep the thought which is not stressful? " . How can I keep believing a > painful judgemental thought (which also happens not to be true!) when > I really see that to do so will only lead to more pain? > > Being non-judgemental arises naturally as each of our judgements are > undone through Inquiry. It is not something that you do, it is > something that happens as you become less confused > > > *****Right. *You* don't do it, because " you " aren't. Thoughts are. > That is all. In the arising of thought, the universe is birthed. > > ~andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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