Sanicle on Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:02 am
Cool, the value of being aware of what I wrote above answered in part in your 'Up at the Ranch' thread Gio, inadvertently or not I don't know. But I love it. I realised I should have gone on to state what's beneficial in realising the above and then found your post #749 (here for others who wish to read the whole post -
http://www.themistsofavalon.net/t593p735-up-at-the-ranch#71207 ). To quote that which you quoted from James:
Yoda warned about certain Jedis who had a dark side they needed to face. They had childhood trauma, abandonment issues, etc. which made them susceptible to the dark side. Although they were inherently good the dark side had an opening and it was very clever as to know where ones weaknesses reside and how to use it to its advantage to create separation, division, chaos and eventual betrayal to the light side of the force.
Yes, we need to remember the possibility that these weaknesses exist in ourselves and others and, I believe doing so and remembering what I wrote above cautions us to stop and think before we just react to another's ill-will in a negative way. Better still, try to figure out what may have caused their anger and find a way to help them heal if at all possible.
Masters of the light know certain events must unfold for others to evolve by facing these challenges and not all lessons are what we believe them to be. As Yoda said empathy and compassion can be a weakness and used against one unless one is aware of the manipulation.
Being aware of how the 'dark side', or whoever, can use our empathy and Oneness to manipulate us individually, or groups of us, is what also needed stating....the very Love we live in and treasure.
It's so sad to me that our greatest gift, our God essence, can be used against us in this way, but the realisation of what it is in us that they can use can also be a way to protect ourselves against it by seeing through their tricks and going back to working on the flip-side of the equation. Yes?
Thanks Gio
You always say it best ~ Dear Mudra