Moving Toward Awareness

It probably will not surprise you when I suggest that all experience of pain, suffering, lack, limitation, failure, guilt and fear comes from beliefs and thinking associated with the right side of the comparison chart. All of the stuff of fulfilled life experience (including resurrection and glory after one has come back from separation) comes from the left side. Most who are reading this might think right off when looking at both sides of the chart that the left side is far more appealing in every way. In fact, we might say that it's obvious. I mean if one had a choice of perspective, could anyone imagine opting for a reality prescribed by the choices and ideas of the right over those on the left? Would one not prefer to live in a world where people conducted their lives consistent with the reality of the left side over the right side? Though the answers might seem quite obvious to most of us seeking truth, those whose perspective comes from the right side may not agree with that at all.

Often, they are fearful of the potential for chaos attendant with total creative freedom, fearful of the unknown ideas that may result, fearful that more evil than good will be created. And then they will ask, "Isn't everything on the left side just a bunch of relativistic nonsense that promotes immoral and irresponsible behavior? Isn't it all just a bunch of wishful thinking anyway, just too easy or too good to be true"? Well these are the responses one would expect from those whose perception of reality is more consistent with the right side because those beliefs are rooted in the mass conscious thoughts of limitation. Indeed, it is steeped in beliefs that life is about pain, suffering, scarcity, evil and limitation. For those dedicated to this perception of reality, the possibility for relief is the hope that God will hear their prayers and out of imperial mercy will heed the sufferer's plight--though some might say that the probability that somehow God might take notice might be considered a long shot. Still, this outer God does offer "hope", despite the odds.

Meanwhile, both approaches are concerned with control--but in significantly different ways. Those on the right side might be hopeful, but at the same time, attempt to control outer conditions and other people. From the left side, however, control is limited to regulation of one's own thoughts and focus of attention.

Where Do You Stand?

Happily the left side is consistent with Ultimate Truth. I might add though that it doesn't offer the "hope" that God, through His mercy, will come to the rescue. In fact, hope isn't even a relevant concept from the perspective of the left side. Nope. From this perspective, we are totally responsible for our thoughts and beliefs and therefore responsible for what we experience. This is not a reason for dejection however, but rather a fact to celebrate--for it means that you are in control, with the total freedom to create and with the full cooperation of the universe. Yes, the full cooperation of Infinite Intelligence. It's just that the cooperation of the universe comes from the energy of love and attraction rather than from imperial mercy. You see, praying for answers while believing in limitation is a contradiction. On the other hand, asking for answers with the belief and expectation that the universe will provide, opens the channels of flow. It allows.

Allowing Other Thinkers Works Better Than Avoiding Or Resisting Them

Since, as we now understand, we create our own experience according to our thoughts and beliefs, what other reality could those on the right side have other than the ones consistent with their deeply held beliefs? Their experience simply matches their perception of reality. This is why, as seekers, we are guided toward the perspective of the left side. Now as we have stated, none of this comparison suggests or means that those who come from the right side are wrong. Are we to say that their experience (the effect of their beliefs) is not true for them? Are you beginning to understand that what you believe to be true is what's true for you; and in this way, our physical world truly is one of relativity rather than absolutes?

Still, in thinking about these differences, some might be inclined to consider some of the following: " Well shouldn't I then try to convince everyone to think consistent with those beliefs on the left?" And we say "No". "Well maybe those whose orientation is mostly that of the right are causing harm to me or others, whether intended or inadvertent; so shouldn't we take action to prevent them from pushing their views upon us?" And we say "No". "Well then shouldn't I at least try to avoid people with those thoughts? Shouldn't I be afraid that they are going to bring me down vibrationally?" And here I say, you do want to control your own mind; so if someone is jabbering lot's of negative thoughts at you, preventing you from concentrating on better thoughts, you may want to physically remove yourself from that distraction. You may also want to ask what it is in you (what vibrational energy are you sending) that is attracting this situation to you. This is not the same as quashing them. When you understand the absolutely consistent power of the law of attraction, you soon come to realize that every attempt to exclude ideas, only draws them to you. And further, by vibrating differently from those thoughts, you won't have to "avoid" because your vibration will not be attracting them to you, nor you to them.

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