Hello all,
I am not a Buddhist, but will still like to know the opinions of
others, especially highly aware meditators.... on this topic.
Thanks.
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We often create mental self-images about ourselves... That is 'I am
kind, good, smart, etc, etc'... and totally believed that the image
is the 'complete me'. However, when on a spiritual path, one begins
to be confronted by their hitherto unknown 'dark aspects'. At
first, we deny that we could conjure up such dark thoughts. In
time, we begin to accept that underneath the 'light side', there
are denied (do not want to admit) sides that we have judged as
'bad'. These so-called bad sides were as quickly brushed aside as
they pop out into the mind. Now, they did not really go away but
went undercover into the subconscious.
So, I think the problem was that a person created a self-image of
himself/herself far too early. This self-image is like a template
Front-end mask that the person believe he/she must be. So any
disagreeable thoughts were shove under the rug, even away from the
conscious mind.
The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not
made conscious, it happens outside as fate. That is to say, when
the individual remains undivided and does not become conscious of
his inner opposite, the world must perforce act out the conflict
and be torn into opposing halves.
Dr Carl Jung
If the above-mentioned law works, then any subconscious aspect will
seek to be make known. Thus we experience the subconscious aspect
as external of us. This aspects gets projected as external
experiences. This is similar to karma.
I also believe that physical incarnations are meant for trying out
certain things. The trying out is part of the learning process. By
experience, a being knows the result and can then make decisions
about it. Such as ' will doing this cause suffering?...' It learns
from his experiences. He learns what is beneficial, what's
not.
So essentially, Earth life is experiential. The so-call dark are
learning as well. By experiencing the other side of the coin, it
learns how it feels like to be at the receiving end of his own
treatment. All (light and dark) are both learning to create the
most harmonious form of existence through experiences.
In my opinion: This life on Earth is not just about being light or
dark, but about striving for the most harmonious/natural way of
being through gaining experience from forays into light/dark
scenarios. And the end result is often tinted with compassion,
because compassion is understanding how it feels like to
suffer.
From my experience, if one becomes totally devoid of worries and
fears and his/her awareness can rest at a point to see the thoughts
without judging them, we experience a kind of joy that is tinted
with love. This is what I meant by Big Light.
