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Disliking to Liking
Dislike disappears only when it turns into liking
on the strength of its own intensity.
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Being Vigilant About Goodwill that Masks
Ill-Will
On Facebook I have been adding numerous
comments based on Sri Aurobindo,
Mother's, Karmayogi's, and Garry Sir's
ideas. They have been well received, and
there is at times lively discussion.
Over time my "friends" there have
increased, and I am more than willing to
accept them into the fold. However, one
young friend who had very good will, and
was familiar with my and Karmayogi's
teachings, unknowingly carried a
negative vibration. The result was that
at the moment I saw his content of the
place he visited, my car, now in the
parking lot was smashed into by the one
next to it. (No one was in the car or
injured.) I quickly realized that the
individual carried the vibration of the
said hostile party he visited.
Now I am forced to be vigilant when
interacting with all participants, even
those with the most outer goodwill. They
may be a carrier of something untoward
and hostile in the interaction.
A bi-product is that such circumstance
forces not only force one to be more
diligent, but to more clearly perceive
the unfoldings of life; to carefully
read the sign and sense the vibrations,
so one can walk without harm through
life's exigencies, and still shine a
Light on the world.
Instruments of Ill-Will
Often individuals are instruments of
other's ill-will though they do not know
it. They may even have good-will towards
the recipient as carriers of the
negative they are unaware of.
Wishing Others to Fail/Succeed and Our
Own Achievement
Wishing others to fail creates a
vibration for us to do the same. On the
other hand, Goodwill toward others --
e.g. enjoying another's success, or
hoping for them to prosper -- creates
the very best condition for our own
achievement. It attracts mightily.
Shielding from Harm Attracts Invitations
from Those of Goodwill
When you make an inner commitment to
shield yourself from the harm of others,
others with good will without your
knowledge synchronously bring you
closer, inviting you to their positive
inner sanctum, group, or organization.
Perceiving and Acting On the Goodwill
and Ill-Will of Others
The spiritual individual has the subtle
sense to discriminate between those who
have goodwill and those with ill-will,
and therefore how to proceed with these
individuals in the future. It requires a
scrupulous examination of the flow of
life, i.e. what life brings to one, and
must go beyond one's normal mental view
of things.
Admiration Instead of Distaining
Another’s Success
If someone's flying high, look up and
admire his flight. Don't try and bring
them down or wait for them to crash.
Comment: Yes, most people can't stand
another's success. It is a dark part of
our nature.
Seeing Behind the Serene and Quietly
Engaging Facade
Recently due to Netflix streaming to my
large screen TV, I have been afforded
the opportunity to watch the hundreds of
episodes of Star Trek across five
different series without commercials. So
many life lessons are presented there
against a backdrop of futuristic
technology.
Every dozen or so episodes there seems
to be a story of a person who came
across as humble and serene. This
quality is endearing, especially at
first. However, once the story develops,
this seemingly elevated character turns
out to be a fraud or filled with
virulent attitudes and motives. There
must have been several dozen episodes
with this theme across 20 years of
television episodes. If this is so, it
must be there in the Character of Life.
(It also serves the purpose of
miss-direction and fooling the audience,
but still there must be a truth in it
being a living reality.)
Many people in history have had this
demeanor, only to turn out negative. We
all know of several ourselves. One I
know ushered me into Sri Aurobindo and
the Mother, and then turned fully
hostile.
Karmayogi surely has explained this
phenomenon in his many thousands of
pages of writings. It is there
everywhere in life.
In Pride and Prejudice, it is
there in Wickham. Though not necessarily
serene and taking to the Spirit, his
outer demeanor was pleasing and winning.
They were all then fooled by his
treachery. In our lives too we must be
vigilant, and perceive the limitations
of motive and character behind the
serene or quietly engaging facade.
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