Substituting One Cruelty For Another

Author Anthony de Mello has written a thought provoking article that would apply to each one of us.  Below is my reflection to it:

When my vision is clouded what I look out will be clouded and if swing into action with the clouded vision, I will make things worse. All wisdom traditions ask us to awake from the sleep of ignorance, to see the Light Within and see the world and act with the light of love and clarity. The Light Within is the Light of Being, the Light of Love. When my doing emerges form the Inner Light, it heals the wounds. In my daily life I remember the wise words of Meister Echart: "It is not by your actions that you will be [awakened] but by your being. It is not by what you do but by what you are that you will be judged."

I remember and apply the wise saying in my daily life that the being in the doing, shapes our experience. I apply this wise saying in all areas of my life-personal and interpersonal. There are times when I act unmindfully which disrupts the clear and loving flow of my energy. With practice I quickly wake up and get connected with the Light of Being. As a teacher and as a counselor as well as a family member I get plenty of opportunities of becoming aware of my being in the doing. And if and when I goof I quickly correct my path.

Remaining awake and aware of my bodily sensations, thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions helps me avoid the trap of substituting one unkind act for another. Awareness keeps the Light Within shining for making wise choices.
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Namaste!