Compassion through social strife

[Bring4th_Austin]

It might help to remind yourself that everything that occurs in this world is love and light. The confused self sees darkness, all the while all of it is a complex play of light.

To align yourself with this I would suggest revisiting what is said to be the only truth, or rather law, in the material and read anew its eloquent description in the very first session. As there is no multiplicity to the Law of One, there is neither any multiplicity to truth. All is truly well at all times and this is true in the most fundamental possible way.

For me, it's always about doing the circle of my emotions and touching unity anew. There is no way I know of to simply always be in the constant awareness of unity, yet it forever remains there to do the journey toward it with different portions of yourself. When you do so, it always feels like a great moment in time, one where you release control, expectation and instead see truly that all is well and as it should be. It is not your duty to wish others to be otherwise than what they are and this is why the path is one of acceptance. All things are truly acceptable in the proper time for each entity and it may be helpful to acknowledge this. This is key for compassion.

This is very well put, thank you. I believe it in my heart and mind. Sometimes, though, when resting in this understanding, a small voice will pop up. It will raise concern that this perspective, while valid, may also be a tool for bypassing an essential part of the experience we're hoping to have here on Earth. We have volunteered to experience and witness pain - what do we do with that pain, then?

I have two conflicting ideas of the process.

One is, by "doing the circle" of emotions and "touching unity anew," we are bringing the sacred light of unity and the Creator to that pain. To find unity amidst the difficulty is a powerful act and transforms not just ourselves, but the world.

The other idea is that, by witnessing pain and then defaulting back to unity, we are "averting the gaze," in a sense. Perhaps the pain has more to tell us that we are no hearing by intentionally diverting our attention from it?

I suspect that it's not the same for everyone in every situation. In this situation we're currently in, for my part, I'm feeling as though I would be missing something essential if I simply allowed myself to rest in the broader perspective of harmonious unity without engaging more in the collective pain being experienced.