Bill,
snip . "Suffering exists only in your mind . There is no
enlightenment to attain. Everything is perfect just as it is."
I can see the wisdom in these statements. I personally believe that we do
indeed live in a perfect world and that all we have to do is lift the
blindfold to see it and release our conditioning to experience it.
(Conversely, I do have some considerable trouble with the idea that I am
borne out of chaos, even though my life may sometimes appear to be a
wonderful demonstration of it!)
I am also in agreement that I do not suffer. I may experience pain but
understand this quite simply to be a sign that I am out of alignment or
synchronisation with my true nature. On a personal level this is relatively
straightforward.
However, how do you reconcile the above with the suffering of others? For
example, when presented with the classic "starving child in Africa" image,
how do you attempt to justify to others that "there is no suffering" without
appearing to be totally lacking in compassion or demonstrating appalling
psycho-emotional arrogance?
Struggling .
DC
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