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Originally Posted by MichaelRGaudet In a way, Helgi, this entire conversation is hanging on the hope that we are all in an atmosphere of trust and good faith, where we can let ourselves be vulnerable without a fear of getting trampled. |
Exactly! Except I would say that it is more about discovering that the vulnerability was an illusion to begin with. And that you don't have to hope that other people will not hurt you, because as long as you respond to attack with love there is nothing and nobody that
can hurt you.
The big threat in all of this is rejection, and if you respond to rejection with acceptance it will expose the entire acceptance/rejection polarity as an illusion. I.e., responding to fear with love will show fear to be an illusion.
The acceptance/rejection polarity exists entirely within the realm of ego, and so when you go beyond ego you leave the polarity behind as well.
And regarding the small talk, what you said reminded me of a quotation that goes something like: "Small people gossip about other people, mature people talk about things and events, and great people discuss ideas." (The original was probably a whole lot more eloquent, but you get the drift)
Surface communication like that is just an egoic trading deal, where people attempt to gain a sense of self through other people's validation. Build their 'personal worth' through aquiring favorable judgment from others, almost like a publicly traded company on a stock exchange.
edit: and thanks for the comment on the site, I appreciate it
