Our belief, whatever it may be, requires an opposite in order to exist, that which is separate, the “enemy” of that belief. And from this duality springs out the conflict that humankind has faced for millennia, inwardly and outwardly, unconsciously creating what we fight. We fabricate a sense of security by separating ourselves from that which we are afraid of. I have a collection of beliefs that I think are good, so I separate myself from that which is bad, which is really just what I fear. For example, I think violence is wrong and so I am one of the “good people” and not the “bad” violent people. Yet I ignore the fact in which I am willing to fight for my belief itself! Whether physically or not it doesn’t matter, it is still fighting. The belief that violence is wrong is not even enough to end violence itself because there is no understanding of violence and the roots that create it! And as long as we do not understand violence and the very mechanics that lead to it we will never see the end of it. from: jessicamystic/dismantling-belief-systems.html
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:31:20 +0000
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