When I believe that anyone is bad, rather than a perfect
child of God (who might conceivably be ill or asleep right now), that is a
poison that infiltrates every part of my being. That is why I need 100% forgiveness
in my heart, which means 100% withdrawal of judgement in my heart, and the
dropping of all stories, speculations, interpretations, and narratives. None
are real. What is? Some people are going through a tough time. That is why they
do what they do. What is required of me is pity, patience, tolerance, and love,
and the recognition that they are me and I am them. Whatever I'm judging:
that's me. When I see darkness in others, that itself is a dark thought. I am
literally creating in me the thing that I think I see in them. Whether or not that
thing is in them, it is certain that thing is in me. The condemnation of
darkness in others is itself the darkness, albeit cloaked in a white robe of
self-righteousness.
So, how am I supposed to respond? I am called upon only to
respond to situations as an intelligent agent of God, not to judge or condemn.
Concealed contempt, hatred, condemnation, or dismissiveness
of others will be broadcast loud and clear, others will react to it, and then I
feel a victim of those reactions. 'But I'm so nice: all I wanted to do was the
right thing!' has been my refrain on occasion. This further bolstered my
self-righteousness and further distanced me from others. It becomes a
self-compounding cycle. This reaction of others, I supposed, proved I was right
and they were wrong.
The same applies to my own condemnation of myself. What is
required is waking up, not shaking up. I'm not bad for having judged: I was
just asleep, just like the people I was condemning. Wake up: there is literally
nothing wrong. That’s why I say to myself. And in the moment that I say it: it
becomes true.