[yossarian]

With respect to the ideas on awareness and Oneness:

As awareness increases, so does temptation. Awareness of the Oneness increases yes, but it is a holographic universe. Awareness of the Inner Divinity also increases. As you become aware that Others are God, you also become aware that You are God. And you are still presented with The Choice.

As you polarize, your power naturally increases. You hold stronger influences over people, your intuition is more powerful, you are more decisive, more intelligent, more driven...

But you are still imperfect, and are still subject to the body/mind with it's cravings and aversions and conditioning.

Perhaps in meditation you can be wholly compassionate through awareness of Oneness but inevitably, somewhere when you least expect it, you are presented with The Choice because it is human destiny to make The Choice.

If The Choice was easy to make it wouldn't be given to you. You'll have to dispell the inner demons, you'll have to make peace with the monsters. The wise man will invite the monsters in for tea but not allow them to speak. He will invite them in with patience and love and then he will consciously and powerfully make his choice.

The further you polarize the harder it gets. As Steve gets richer and more powerful he is presented with more and more complex and alluring temptation. No doubt there are aspects of his darkside that surface which he had no idea were there. His task is to love them and accept them, and then to consciously choose, and thereby overcome them.

"What you resist, persists." - Eckhart Tolle

The positive polarity is like Aikido. You don't attack your opponent you recruit him.

Be like the Buddhist Master and when craving, aversion, fear, temptation, anger, hate, or annoyance arises, just sit with it and be aware. That's all it takes. Don't fight. Just sit with it. After sitting with it for awhile, consciously make your choice.