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July 2009 
Enlightenment
Posted on Feb 15th, 2009
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Dayze
Dayze
I am amazed at how many toxic people I encounter on a daily basis. They include people who are angry, frustrated, negative, sad, depressed, nay-sayers, or just plain energy vampires. For years I have read and studied as much as I could on enlightenment, thinking that if I found my personal enlightenment, that somehow I would no longer have toxic people in my life, or if I encountered some, that I could remain in a place of peace whenever our paths crossed. But the more I understand enlightenment, the more I realize that it isn't about changing a situation or people or even myself, but rather it's about become awake, aware of the toxins, so I can fully understand the experience and have compassion for the other persons suffering. The purpose of enlightenment isn't so you can tolerate or be pleasant to toxic people or situations but rather to recognize them for what they are, to be compassionate, to learn from the experience and finally, allow yourself to embrace what is healthy and to open doors that move you forward and close those that hold you back.
"Enlightenment is not imaging figures of light but making the darkness conscious." ~Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961
"Enlightenment is not imaging figures of light but making the darkness conscious." ~Carl Gustav Jung 1875-1961
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Yes! I was just thinking about this today–that when dealing with people in pain or who are causing pain the best thing is not to try to change them but to change myself, so that I can meet them authentically with love and compassion rather than fear or a ‘knowing-better-than.’ People are who they are; I can’t control that. I can control how I respond, though, and there’s something magical, almost, that comes as a result.
Cool blog & comment. When I see the energy vampire or toxic beings, I know in my heart that underneath that at their core they are basically good but are so troubled by their own upsets from life that in their minds they operate from the aberration rather than affinity or aesthetics. I never go into agreement with their noise but if I have to deal with them, I find one good thing and just comment on that one thing ignoring the noise. If they insist on being toxic I disconnect. When we work on improving ourselves, I have found that it does make a difference because we can handle a broader sector of spreading pure joy and there are always 80% in any group making things go right.