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Thank you very much for your words, George. With the greatest of respect, I must disagree in part. I don't believe that if I acknowledge the suffering of another, I thus make it grow. I believe that I am honouring the experience of those who are suffering, by speaking of it. They deserve our honour and respect, as every other person does. When I said that I have scarce resources to help, I meant that I am not a millionaire or wealthy, and therefore I cannot directly alleviate suffering, while wealthy people do have that ability. I have chosen to live in one of the "poorest" areas of my city, so that I could experience scarcity first-hand. I chose to be present with my son as he grew, rather than concentrate my energies on making money. I am living in poverty, because I chose to deeply understand poverty. I don't believe that it is possible to understand poverty and scarcity, without actually experiencing it. I hear what you are saying though -- that by choosing poverty so that I could be present with my child (I am a single mother and his father does not support us), I have thus made "poverty" grow by adding one more person to it. Interesting point -- that I am "empowering" poverty by choosing to understand it. I don't agree that I'm enlarging poverty and pain, but that is an interesting point. I empowered my child with my constant presence and comfort, but there is a shift happening now as he gets older, and I must choose a new direction, so thank you very much for your point of view. It has given me lots to think about.
I do feel that to compare understanding the pain that others are feeling to watching a movie, actually diminishes the marginalized of this world even further. This may even contribute to the continuing "disconnection" between people. I understand that most of us only wish to connect with those who are doing well in their lives, otherwise we are said to "enlarge" suffering by co-experiencing it with the victims. We do slightly diverge in this regard, you and I, George. Whenever I am told that suffering is none of my business and that I should choose joy instead, I simply feel that this is not quite right for me because this is simply not who I am, nor who I wish to be.
I am familiar with the philosophy that you espouse (i.e. ala Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now"), but I do personally diverge from it. But I was certainly very happy to read all about what CWG is doing. Until bellies are full all around the world, though, it might be very difficult to convince many people to move beyond their traditional spiritual beliefs. I hope you can make real inroads despite the existence of world poverty but remember that missionairies always feed the people whom they convert. But perhaps CWG is aiming directly at the leaders and power brokers, to stop the spiritual-based violence, and that is very commendable and will be very useful. As a person who senses the emotions of others, and who cries along with victims when I watch the evening news, my path is something different than what you teach. But again, I thank you for the wisdom and I know that it will be very useful to me. My own personal philosophy can be found at http://chella.myblogsite.com/blog
I wish you all the best.
Chella
----- Original Message -----From: George LockettSent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 5:26 AMSubject: [cwg_healing] Re: HealingHi Chella
Thank you for who you are. I can see that you want to learn and
grow and evolve and know yourself better. I will take your points
one at a time:
"My biggest problem, is that I feel deeply connected to suffering"
You live in a field of opposites, all around you there is, up and
down, hot and cold, good and bad, joy and suffering. One defines the
other, we cannot know anything without the contrast or the opposite
being present. The question is what do you want to put your
attention on and thus make grow?
Life would be very boring if everything was the same. This is why
we have created the contrast in life. What I am asking you to do,
is see the unity in the contrast and decide were you want to put
your attention? Is your glass half full or half empty? It you put
your attention on the half empty you will spiral down until you know
the depths of emptiness. If you put your attention on a half full
glass you will spiral up until your glass is overflowing with life
and love.
"I have scarce resources myself so I can't help by sharing in a
financial way" I get the feeling by this statement that you are dis-
powering yourself? You could choose to be the source of abundance
for another person. Even with the little you have it is very easy
for you to find someone who has even less than you and share your
abundance with him or her. Do you see the change in mind set? You
are the Universe so you have no lack unless you forget to remember
who you are!
"The beauty and yet the pain of the Now" When we go to a cinema to
watch a movie, it may be about happiness, it may be about sadness.
It could be the most violent war film or the most beautiful love
story, but in all cases the film screen is just the silent witness.
It does not get caught up in the film, it is just the screen on
which it is shown. The same with your mind, your mind is the screen
on which the movie of life is shown in all its contrasts. The
personality within the body the Self is non-changing absolute, and
is just the silent witness to life. You have the freedom to choose
your reaction to life in every moment. You can be the silent witness
of who you are or you can choose to take on the pain and suffering
or you can choose to react in a creative positive way to create the
change you wish to see in the world. The choice is yours!
I have wrote a few articles on this subject, these can be read at:
http://curezone.com/blogs/f.asp?f=95
I think the one "Life is a living pendulum" may help you to
understand the apposing forces in life.
George
--- In cwg_healing@yahoogroups.com, "Chella Turnbull" <chella@t...>
wrote:
> George, another thought: my biggest problem, is that I feel
deeply connected to suffering. I am a mother and an empath, and I
can hardly bear to know what so many other mothers are now going
through, watching their children suffer in pain, hunger and thirst,
because of resources being hoarded elsewhere, and because of
violence. Sometimes I feel what they are feeling. So the present
moment for me, while it does hold great beauty thanks to my
blessings (my child), can also hold great sorrow. It's hard not to
be dragged down by it. I have scarce resources myself so I can't
help by sharing in a financial way. So I think that this situation
constitutes what you have rightly recognized as "controls" on our
energy -- we're not exactly sure how to help and it can feel
overwhelming. Many people must be grappling with this basic
puzzle: the beauty and yet the pain of the "now", if we extend
the "now" to include everybody. It is much more pleasant to exclude
the suffering that goes on right now, so that is what most people
usually do -- not everybody can handle an emotional connection with
suffering yet. It's hard to be effective in light of an empathic
knowing/feeling about other people, which can be both a blessing and
a burden, but a way must be found to navigate that, because I feel
that this is where we are all headed. I feel that you have provided
a significant key to this problem. For me, it is now a matter of
figuring out how to apply and use this key -- the positive and the
good -- in order to help.
>
> Thank you again for your valuable wisdom.
>
> Chella
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