06-27-2012, 10:43 AM
(06-26-2012, 06:02 PM)Ebennett Wrote: So we balance an aspect of ourselves, lets say extreme anger by thinking about extreme anger and balance that by thinking about extreme joy right? Then it is balanced right? It is completed?
You have to examine why you're angry..usually because someone is exhibiting "such and such" a trait. So you take said trait, acknowledge that you too also act that way at times (helps to think of specific examples), and when you accept that, it's balanced by way of understanding. Your impatience for example (being stirred by someone's impatience) then can only become patience. You'll find that the situation can then be viewed with love, rather than anger.
Everything about society is "archetypal" and we all reflect its traits in some form. Take obesity for instance. It's easy to call someone lazy or careless because they reflect that on a physical level, but think of all the ways in which you're not doing enough regarding whatever it is you can come up with. Laziness comes in many forms. It's not our place to judge.