“All judgment is based on a misconception.” When I first heard this statement, I thought I had heard it wrong. This couldn’t be true! My judgments are accurate and valid. However, I did start checking it out. Life cooperated by giving me endless opportunities to do just that.
Before long I was seated by someone with offensive body odor. I immediately made a judgment that she was unclean, poor and inconsiderate. It was HER fault I was annoyed. Wrong! With further looking I saw that I had an expectation based on the ideal that she should bathe and use deodorants and live according to my standards.
The Teaching says that there are no standards for human beings. We are all unique expressions of LIFE.
I thought I knew what ought to be. This is deep sleep, which is darkness. My annoyance was based on the misconception that I am entitled to be non-disturbed.
Since the mind is constantly in the judging mode, I have wonderful opportunities to observe how biased and opinionated I am. How do I really feel about very obese people? How do I really feel about lazy ones or greedy ones or thoughtless ones? How do I fell about old women with long hair or men with hair down to their waist? What about those I see with dirty fingernails? How do I feel about tattoos? And on and on and on with countless conditioned ideas in the head that result in the self making a judgment.
On one tape Dr. Bob says, “There are no flaws in anyone as each one is a unique expression of Life who has been invited by the Host, Life, to this Big Party. There is not another one like you. You are absolutely perfect for the here and now.” WOW! What a wonderful idea! When I considered this statement thoughtfully, I realized it was the Truth. This allowed me to drop all my effort to ‘self-improve. Tremendous freedom for this one!
The Not-I’s are big into finding something derogatory about this one or others. The good news is that X renders these Not-I’s inoperative when once they are brought to the conscious level…to the Light of the Teachings. Eureka!!!!
