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Originally Posted by StevenA  As far as being judgemental, I don't really see the harm in identifying obvious negative behaviors such as anger and depression. If I refused form even rough conclusions about simple emotional states then it would be very easy to surround myself with harmful people and situations, don't you think?  |
Were you simply identifying behaviors? Or did you take those behaviors and make a judgment of the level of consciousness based on your opinion of those behaviors?
I'm not trying to beat you up here -- exactly the opposite. If you really are interested in the expansion of your own consciousness, you must realize that stating that you have it is not the same as having it, and in fact only causes it to contract. Just because you can identify those behaviors in others does not mean you have transcended the level of consciousness that gives rise to them. Only when you are no longer affected by them have you transcended them; and then your attainment demands that you help them or it will contract. If you are really serious about making progress against this, the best place you can start is by allowing things to be exactly as they are without calling them good or bad. Allow them to be, then act for their betterment.