James Wood Teachings

Intimate relationships are a convenient way to see your negativity up close, to have it mirrored to you. We all come to that point where we see what’s going on inside us, and it’s not pretty. The key is to allow it and yet remain conscious. Your protection is not repression or indulgence, but a conscious allowing of what is. You’re fortunate if you have an intimate partner with whom you can do that. If you can be present for a negative emotion such as anger as it it expresses itself, it will dissipate and eventually dissolve. If you say something mean, you can apologize and be forgiven.

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Evil is a description of thought, feeling, or behavior that causes harm. If it doesn’t cause harm, it can’t be evil. The cure for evil is finding its root: unconsciousness. Unconsciousness is believing that thoughts are ultimately true; this contributes to negativity on the planet. To eradicate it is really necessary, even if it seems somewhat innocuous. Consciousness is the answer — seeing negativity for what it is without judgment. Negativity is ultimately neither good nor bad; it’s harmful. The way to eliminate it is to be fully present for it as it is, without judgment.

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