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The Law of Allowing- Treating others as equals.
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Right and wrong are judgments. In our daily life we encounter people that we pass judgment on regularly. Too fat, too thin, gaudy, plain, flamboyant, reclusive, are all judgments that we decide for others, not truths. We form these judgments on actions as well as characteristics without ever knowing the person or understanding their situations.
Who are we to make these judgments? In the gospel of Thomas it reads
“Jesus said, “You see the mote in your brothers eye, but you do not see the beam in your own eye. When you cast the beam out of your own eye, then you will see clearly to cast the mote from your brother’s eye.”
When we make decisions based on judgments we are elevating ourselves to a level above the people or situations we are judging. This is separating us from others. Since we are all one there can’t be one better than another. The act of judgment then becomes one of us separating ourselves from Oneness- a conflict.
When we are able to allow others to be themselves, this includes accepting their actions, we are allowing. Allowing each person to take responsibility for themselves and their actions without our judgment.
Allowing is different than tolerating. If we are tolerating someone it means we are still making a judgment with the exception that we are willing to “put up with” their choices. We are still placing ourselves above them and then adding another level of one-upping them because we can tolerant too!
When we are able to allow we remove the negative vibrations that making judgment puts into our lives. The control of negative energy will direct our attention to raising our positive vibrations. When we are only sending out positive vibrations we can only receive positive vibrations. Remember the law of attraction? Like attracts like! Less negative to be attracted and more positive!
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