Wants vs. needs
As the Rolling Stones song says, “You can’t always get what you want… you may get what you need.”
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After exercising in the gym I went to the sauna to rest and detoxify my body. A gentleman was talking very loud (exactly what I do not enjoy – especially in the sauna). To make matters worse he was a fundamentalist Christian (my spirituality is eclectic and is not too compatible with those which claim their tiny version of whatever is absolutely right and all others are categorically wrong).
So, I started to judge my brother. I remembered that I was just reading a piece about a Buddhist loving kindness meditation.
I had to laugh internally. Here I’m doing A Course in Miracles and practicing compassion and yet being harsh and judgmental to a fellow human being.
I remembered the final affirmation in the loving kindness meditation:
“May all beings be free of suffering. May all beings dwell in the heart of healing. May all beings be at peace.”
My heart softened, I stopped judging and let the natural love that exists in all human beings pour out. I sent out love and appreciated this person for the truth in his heart. I still disagree with his fundamentalism but could see beyond that and see the Self (the Christ, Buddha, or Love) within.
This really demonstrated that I become upset because I see something (the superficial in this case) that’s not there. And of course once you get beyond things that are not there and get to the inner truth your own life becomes so much easier. I had been slightly annoyed and not at peace when I was judging. Once I looked at the scene from love, I was relieved and happy.
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So even though I did not want someone speaking so loud in the sauna it was exactly what I needed. Perhaps we can examine any supposedly negative event and see whether even though it is not what we wanted, it might be exactly what you need.
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