"That which pervades the entire body you should know to be indestructible. No one is able to destroy that imperishable soul."
The Bhagavad Gita
by Bhagavan Sri Krishna
The Bhagavad Gita
by Bhagavan Sri Krishna
The words I write are purely fuel for my own soul. Or perhaps they are just the exhaust. Nevertheless, I will write until I feel I've accomplished whatever it is I've set out to do. That purpose is yet to remain unnamed.
My first proposition is this: Why must the negative energy of one's being transfer itself onto another in such a fashion that it becomes 'draining' to the other's spirit? And in this process, who holds the burden?
I've always tried to understand other human beings' actions by holding myself in their place and looking at a given situation through their perspective. This can be effective for most human social interactions, however what is the proper way to understand anothers' spiritual dilemma? A spirit so fierce and destructive that they are more than willing to take down any weak or fragile spirit along with them. For this, I do not know. But to answer my previous question of who holds the burden, the blame, it would undoubtedly be the receiver of said negative energy. Now, it's curious to wonder how I came to this conclusion, but the answer is simple. Had the receiver been spiritually in tune with oneself, any negative energy would have been deflected by their own spirit to love.
Conclusion: Spiritual connectedness to one's own soul will provide immunity against negativity and preserve peace within one's self.
1 comment:
Wow, I felt like I was reading someone's psychology essay... so many complex phrases and long words. Must you make things sound so complicated? :-)
Basically, it boils down to this. You (the reciever) have the responsibility (think of it as "response-ability") to choose how things affect you. It is your choice how you respond to someone else's negative attitude. Most people choose to empower those external factors and therefore they become defensive or protective, but a self-aware person can choose their response based on their own internal values. It is only your burden if you choose to let it effect you. As Gandhi said, "They cannot take away our self respect if we do not give it to them."
As for the other person, they are so fierce and destructive because they themselves are weak and fragile. They have centered their lives around something external, like money, their friends or even themselves, that their stability (mental, emotional, financial and social) will never be satisfactory. There are just too many factors that can change if you live your life that way, it is impossible to keep everything balanced for more than a few moments. They need to change from the inside-out and fix the way they view the world, based on internal values and principles rather than an external center.
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