Evolve to See the Singularity: See Only the Positive in All Things

[Balbrae]

Originally Posted by Bonadea

What are you trying to say????


(About the weight issue)

Just kidding around of course

I am trying to say, "I am thin," regardless of whether the scale agrees!

[newkaren]

Originally Posted by Balbrae

I am trying to say, "I am thin," regardless of whether the scale agrees!

I'm average.

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by Balbrae

Is it humanly possible to see only the positive in all things? To vanquish duality, such that there is only a singularity of "it's all good?" I say so. I say our enlightened masters could do that. We can do this by getting better at positive thinking, and committing to it. While some advocate acknowledging negative thoughts and allowing them to "go," I ask: why not see the "positive" in "negative" thoughts and have it always be a positive experience? Our minds are miraculous positivity-machines. Let's use them that way! I believe we evolve when we see that the nature of reality is a singularity (seeing that all is good), not a duality (seeing that all is either good or bad).

From my perspective, all "negativity" is just resistance to what is. So if you stop resisting, you can't really experience anything as negativity, only as variety.

But it is easier said than done, of course.

[Balbrae]

Originally Posted by Anagogy

From my perspective, all "negativity" is just resistance to what is. So if you stop resisting, you can't really experience anything as negativity, only as variety.

But it is easier said than done, of course.

Anagogy: that explanation works within the framework of one seeing only a singularity. By focusing only on the positive, one is filled with good feelings, which state is not a state of resistance. While, this perspective may seem to be a distortion or perversion of your premise, it is not because "what is" is a user-defined term, subject to impressions and a range of interpretations. For example, a team loses a football game, which loss would be a fact--or the state of "what is." Notwithstanding that state of "what is," a fan of the losing team might redefine the state of "what is," by feeling really positive about the game, despite the loss. For example, the fan might focus on how close the losing team came to winning, or how the losing team outperformed expectations, or how good it was to seem them play their hearts out. Likewise, another fan of the losing team may feel utterly saddened and depressed, focusing only on the loss and nothing else. Hence, for the first fan, the state of "what is" is a positive subject matter, whereas for the second fan, the state of "what is" is not a positive subject matter. That is why staying positive actually changes the nature of "what is." For the positive person who redefines "what is" to be a positive occurrence, not only is there no "resistance" to "what is," but there is a surge of appreciation for "what is," and perhaps even a happy union with it.

[Anagogy]

Originally Posted by Balbrae

Anagogy: that explanation works within the framework of one seeing only a singularity. By focusing only on the positive, one is filled with good feelings, which state is not a state of resistance. While, this perspective may seem to be a distortion or perversion of your premise, it is not because "what is" is a user-defined term, subject to impressions and a range of interpretations. For example, a team loses a football game, which loss would be a fact--or the state of "what is." Notwithstanding that state of "what is," a fan of the losing team might redefine the state of "what is," by feeling really positive about the game, despite the loss. For example, the fan might focus on how close the losing team came to winning, or how the losing team outperformed expectations, or how good it was to seem them play their hearts out. Likewise, another fan of the losing team may feel utterly saddened and depressed, focusing only on the loss and nothing else. Hence, for the first fan, the state of "what is" is a positive subject matter, whereas for the second fan, the state of "what is" is not a positive subject matter. That is why staying positive actually changes the nature of "what is." For the positive person who redefines "what is" to be a positive occurrence, not only is there no "resistance" to "what is," but there is a surge of appreciation for "what is," and perhaps even a happy union with it.

Oh, I apologize if I gave the impression that I was disagreeing with you. I was just adding a complimentary vantage point to the concept you expressed in your original post. In other-words, I was agreeing with you.

The illusion of duality is given life through the process of resisting awareness or existence. So the more of this resistance we let go of, the more obvious the singularity becomes.

[Balbrae]

Originally Posted by Anagogy

Oh, I apologize if I gave the impression that I was disagreeing with you. I was just adding a complimentary vantage point to the concept you expressed in your original post. In other-words, I was agreeing with you.

The illusion of duality is given life through the process of resisting awareness or existence. So the more of this resistance we let go of, the more obvious the singularity becomes.

Very deep, Anagogy! A keen insight, indeed.