JUDGEMENT

I awoke this Morning and it was dim. I thought, "I can't get up until the Sun comes over the rim of the Earth". I rolled over and looked at the clock, it was getting close to eight o'clock. It has been bright and sparkling these last few days. I wasn't prepared for such a heavy overcast. Yet, it is not dismal; rather it is kind of cozy. It is a Morning for curling up with a nice cup of coffee and a good read.

It is a good Morning to sit at the computer and write a bog, too; and I do have a nice cup of coffee at my elbow.

Off and on, this weekend, I thought about writing about judgement. I am in the midst of trying to understand why we have such a hard time giving up judgement. In part it is because we have trained our left brain to evaluate, evaluate, evaluate and it is easy for evaluation to slip into judgement. We have been trained to see things as good or bad; better or worse. Whether evaluation itself is necessary, is a topic for another time; and it is not, the judging, of what is useful or not, that is a concern. We are concerned with the judging of each other and ourselves.

Our teachers, The Great Ones, have implored us not to judge. They have emphasized we can't judge, because we can never see the whole picture. Judgement prevents us from seeing oneness. Judgement keeps us locked into our singularity. More pertinently, judgement causes us pain. We may not realize it, but when we judge others we condemn ourselves.

Most of us have accepted these concepts and endeavor not to judge. Yet, we find it difficult not to. Our mentors tell us we can rise above judgement and that seems to work sometimes. We might be aware that someone is judging us and not react. We might be able to see where they're coming from and realize their judgement is a comment on themselves and not us. Other times, not so much.

Other times we feel a judgement and we feel a twinge or sometimes we even erupt. What is going on? Could it be that their judgement placed a finger on a sore spot? Could it be that we judge ourselves for the very thing we were being judged about?  Hmmmm.......what do you think?

It is an axiom, that we judge others for the flaws we think we have in ourselves. It seems to be also true, that we react to others' judgements, in direct proportion, to how true, we are afraid, the judgement might be.  

So, how do we rise above judgement. As long as we are on Planet Earth we are going to have some friends, relatives, associates etc. who have yet to give up judging. If we can rise above that judgement floor, we can see their judgements, as a call for love. Yet, most of us still have sore spots, ourselves. We still are struggling with giving up our own judgements. Sometimes the faults in others still seem glaring to us. What do we do?

It all begins with ourselves. If we have intent to solve this dilemma, we shall. Love will be there. Love will help. We solve the problem, not by struggling to give up judgement of others, but by giving up judgment of ourselves. When we give up judging ourselves, it won't occur to us, to judge others.

Is it a paradox to see ourselves as perfectly flawed? Can we be perfect and flawed, too? I don't think it matters. We can fall in love with ourselves because we are love. Beneath all this struggle, is a being who wants, what is best for everyone. We are beings who want to love wholly, without reservation. Despite the veneer of ego that obfuscates our vision, we know everything is perfect.  

It seems to me, if we stay on the course of love, if we remind ourselves everyday that we are beings of Love, stick with the intent to give up judging ourselves, this problem has to resolve itself. Let us remind ourselves, that when we judge ourselves, we judge everybody, including the One who created us. We are One.

Love and Peace,  Gregg