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Interacting with your environment: Good vs. Evil In every moment of life, you are exposed to stimuli from your environment. Most of these interactions are perceived by your five “primary senses.” Afterwards, they are processed by your brain; and most often labeled as either “normal” or “familiar” -- with “normal” experiences harmonizing with the beliefs of your particular culture, and “familiar” stimuli reflecting experiences that you have judged to be “non threatening” in the past. Despite your almost constant bombardment with situations that can be readily labeled in this manner, you are also regularly exposed to people, things and/or situations that are extraordinary (i.e. either unusually wonderful or shockingly repugnant*). When these unfamiliar manifestations of either “good” or “evil” are perceived, you have no filter in place with which to interpret them. There is nothing in your experience to compare them with, and you are forced to take notice and experience their amazingness. When you see your first double rainbow, you can only gasp in astonishment at its beauty. And when you witness extraordinary suffering, your stomach involuntarily twists and you are repulsed by that tragedy. Fortunately, life is so amazingly varied that no amount of categorization can ever remove your ability to experience these constantly re-occurring amazements. Every time you see something that transcends your understanding of “good”, you are reminded of the Good within you; you are re-minded to Do Good yourself … Every time you witness an extreme act of cruelty or immorality, you are reminded of your own potential failings; you are re-minded not to behave selfishly when next tempted to do so. In this way, you are “guided” to continually readjust your life – you are repeatedly encouraged to act as a Human Being instead of merely striving to survive as a self-centered “human” … This interactive dynamic is illustrated by region seven (7) in the diagram above – the area that represents the interaction between your physical body and its environment. *Note: In the chart on the following page, the startlingly “good” moments we perceive are labeled in the left-hand column as “Noble Beacons”, while the right-hand column contains “Ignoble Warnings,” those surprisingly “evil” acts we witness. 32
Synchronicity: your external “Divine Guidance” Love-based “Noble Beacons” Universal Truths fear-based “ignoble warnings” (the wonderment of all things “good”) (all related to Revering Life) (the repugnance of all things “evil”) Kindness to enemies Love your enemies Zealotry (Justice IS Forgiveness) (Condemning the “meek”) Remember: our temptations to anger & criticism allow our Forgiveness to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Calm despite “danger” Courage is as courage does Confinement (unconventional acts) (Choose to enliven your Freedom) (Manipulation) Remember: our temptations of hope & frustration allow our Patience to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Giving despite poverty Better to give than to receive Selfishness (self-sacrificial service) of the “wealthy” Remember: our temptations of lust & greed allow our Service to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Thankfulness Give thanks allWays Whining for Life’s Challenges (Be Grateful for your life) over minor mishaps Remember: our temptations of envy & sadness allow our Gratitude to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Kindness to strangers Love is eternal Hate Crimes Remember: our temptations to callousness & apathy allow our Compassion to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Flagrant Truth-telling Be Truth-full allWays Manipulative betrayal (silence when pressured) (Actions are louder than words) Remember: our temptations to deception & abandonment allow our Honesty to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Humility during Be Humble like a Child Arrogance without accomplishment (Accept all that IS) accomplishment Remember: our temptations of pride & arrogance allow our Humility to be Power-full ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Power of Discernment Life is allWays amazing Boredom in face of (harmony vs. discord) … Live in the Moment the Wondrous Remember: our temptations of boredom & familiarity allow our Wonder to be Power-full … ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Seeing the Highest Good Faith moves Mountains Paranoia (pilgrimage & loyalty) (Believe and it IS so) (striving for “security”) Remember: our temptations to mourn & doubt allow our Faith to be Power-full … In each & every moment of your life, it is you & you alone who choose the “reality” of the circumstances that surround you and the happenstances that impact you. Wonder & Meaning are allWays a part of your life – it is simply up to you to choose to See them; especially in those times when it is difficult to do so. You can also use the “bad” things you witness to inspire you to Goodness (as opposed to reacting to them with sadness or anger). Every situation is either imbued with Beauty or Opportunity. All “Ignoble Warnings” re-mind you to act selflessly, while lending you the additional opportunity to have Compassion for those “perpetrating evil” … All “Noble Beacons” invariably re-mind you to appreciate the miracle that is your conscious life. Every moment affords the opportunity to choose anew what kind of life you are living. Both “boring” & “adventuresome” are choices that can be made in every moment, regardless of their related circumstances … ... so choose wisely, by choosing the more wondrous interpretation! 33
Page 1 and 2: Re-Discovering Peace (i)am multi-da
Page 3 and 4: The only way to become Response-Abl
Page 5 and 6: What do we want? vs. Why are we Her
Page 7 and 8: ... Discerning the Truth within the
Page 9 and 10: The Universal Nature of this Great
Page 11 and 12: Re-enVisioning Paradise What does t
Page 13 and 14: Re-Discovering your personal “Tre
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Page 17 and 18: Becoming Human(e) Again After decad
Page 19 and 20: Cleaning UP: Freedom from Addiction
Page 21 and 22: Cleaning UP: Freedom from Vows & Oa
Page 23 and 24: Cleaning UP: Freedom from Convictio
Page 25 and 26: Power-full thoughts from other foll
Page 27 and 28: System “layers” Christian Terms
Page 29 and 30: The dynamic of Conscience: our inne
Page 31: Re-Discovering your True Self (ackn
Page 35 and 36: How (& why) LOVE functions ... in d
Page 37 and 38: Becoming Human Again Before Peace,
Page 39 and 40: The Power of How Life’s 3 primary
Page 41 and 42: Re-Discovering Peace: Selfless Gene
Page 43 and 44: Re-Discovering Peace: Power-full Pr
Page 45 and 46: The 6 th Facet: Right Actions are C
Page 47 and 48: Charting your own Truth(s) Graphing
Page 49 and 50: Charting your own Truth(s) Re-Disco
Page 51 and 52: 3. The True Guide (and his/her Teac
Page 53 and 54: ... & making it even simpler To kee
Page 55 and 56: Re-membering the “ripples” of R
Page 57 and 58: Re-Membering your innate Self(lessn
Page 59 and 60: A fond Fare-well There are many ind

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