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TO LOOK AND SEE THE SAME THING
Thank you, Peter.
I feel we can now look in the same direction
and see the same thing at the same time.
What we are observing is what is.
This what is is the only reality.
Now, when I say what I am looking at is
"odd" or "bleak" (as you did in your last post), the
mind has already slammed a 'judgment' according to one's conditioning.
You gather I see "action and
reaction" as a negative thing.
What if I were to say that I see not reacting
(or nonreaction) as the greatest of actions?
I react because, like you, I am conditioned and
I accept that as part of my nature.
But you say one can choose to escape one's
conditioning. It would therefore be wonderful if you would demonstrate that
you are free of your conditioning.
In my experience, one cannot decondition or reconditon
one's mind. One needs courage to come out of denial and to acknowledge the
fact that we are conditioned.
In that act of looking, one comes upon the
truth that sets us free.
Go ahead and test that against your own theory
of "the human condition . . . the language of love and comedy . . .
hatred and tragedy."
I hope you will be able to demonstrate to
everyone how independent-minded you are and how you 'escaped' your
conditioning.
Let's listen to the sound of your own words for
a moment: "You say our conditioning has fragmented us into religions
and tribes. That is historically true, but less so than before. In our
increasingly globalized world, old barriers and unsupportable traditions
are breaking down. Our fathers had prejudices that we lack. A black man has
just become the most powerful man in the world."
Now, here's a small challenge for you.
What if I said 'globalization' is a glorified
word for neo-colonial imperialism? That it is a cover-up for unbridled
greed for global domination and power?
What if I said America got a black man as
president because the white man has finally realized that the Othello and
every otherello in our midst can also contribute
to the common good, blah, blah, blah.
See if you can tackle the concerns I have
raised.
Regards,
Rashid Mughal
PS: I agree wholeheartedly with you about the
refusal of many Muslims to acknowledge the morality of people who are not
Muslim. They are in denial, so they cannot look and see the same thing!
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