In regards to eating meat

[Patrick]

ALL choices that I make in this incarnation are based on my sincere belief in this statement: "Judgement is at the root of ALL negativity. There can be no negativity without Judgement".

I think I understand what you are saying: that perception of things is subjective and not based on truth. But we do need judgment.

I'm not sure how humans would evolve or even function without some judgment. If we were not able to look at a situation and judge whether it is efficacious, harmful to life, harmful to the environment, productive, for the good of all, not in our best interest, etc., we would just be. Judgment can be used in a healthy way, just as guilt has a healthy manifestation that is useful, and fear can be healthy when it prompts you to run from a grizzly bear.

There is a lot of talk about just being. There is a lot of talk about the concept that all is well. These concepts, in my mind, do not mean: let the world wash over you in all of its distortions no matter what it is. If someone came into your home with intent to harm you and your family, would you just let them, just be? What would be the value in that, other than to indulge the perpetrator? In the same way, you have talked about the monetary system. You participate out of compassion for your family, yet you dislike it. The dislike is judgment. There is nothing wrong with this judgment. Actually, the possible harm in the situation is that you are in conflict with something you are doing, not that you judged the situation as untenable.

In the same way, we may look at the meat situation and judge it. Upon looking at the realities of it, we may decide (choose) to not participate, as you mentioned you would like to do regarding the monetary system.

Thank you Diana,

Please, allow me to expand on my views of judgment.

Judgment certainly has its place. But judgment is only useful for the self. You judge what is good and bad for you. The self decides what is "right" and what is "wrong" for the self.

Negativity is created when we try to apply our judgment to another self.


"If someone came into your home with intent to harm you and your family, would you just let them, just be?"

I am not nearly balanced enough to witness this without reacting. If I were, I would probably not be in 3d.


"What would be the value in that, other than to indulge the perpetrator?"

The value is unconditional love and acceptance of that which is.


"You participate out of compassion for your family, yet you dislike it. The dislike is judgment."

I do my best not to apply this judgment to other selves. Like I said, people seem to be perfectly fine with the concept of money and so I accept this.

I may share the judgment (opinion) I made on money with my other selves, but I will not tell them that it's "wrong" to use money. I cannot and do not want to decide what is wrong for them.

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...Who am I to say they're wrong?

Indeed.