(B01C27) Chapter 27: Arrested Discernment

Critical Resolution

“SOMETHING TELLS ME I’M GAMING. ONE LEVEL UP, PLAYING THE NEXT. EYES ABOUT AND EARS WITHIN ME. FILLING UP THE BOOKS WITH CHECKS.” – “YOU, ME, AND GABRIEL” BY JD STAHL

One of the greatest difficulties that I faced as a child was to overcome the incessant stimulation of my own senses. Quite often, it was very easy for me to get distracted by my environment. The strong connection that I was able to maintain to my innocence caused me to be incredibly sensitive. Fortunately, being sensitive was not something that was either wholly positive or wholly negative. Being able to feel and sense things at a heightened level of awareness can do one of two things: it can create a difficulty to focus on things that are right in front of you or it can help to provide a significantly greater detail to the things upon which you can maintain your focus.

In some instances, this level of detail can offer a much more precise understanding of even the most simple things that we encounter—often uncovering a reason that cannot be identified under a broader spectrum of observation. Much like the computer games, television shows, and movies in which I had engrossed myself, I was able to slowly transition myself from the very basic to more complex. My computer games began with 4-bit characters on screen and eventually grew to 8- or 16-bit graphics over the course of a few short years. The television shows I watched initially were black-and-white oversimplifications of childhood and relationship dynamics. The movies I watched had virtually launched me to greater and greater unknowns, elevating my mind consistently through all planes of awareness.

As each level of detail was established and mapped within these various planes of consciousness, my process of discernment remained simplified. The IF, THEN, ELSE trinity that had helped me to understand and master everything from categorization to interpersonal relationships not only allowed me to parse the differences between fixed/control values and all possible variables, but it also showed me to connect the dots between each and every point of consistency. Regardless of whether I would analyze a game, a show, or a movie, each of them afforded me the opportunity to learn the language of pattern recognition.

The IF, THEN, ELSE trinity was not only what games used to create variable levels of difficulty, but it could similarly be identified within all of my television shows and movies. It was only by being able to identify the separate and variables that I was able to discern the permanent from the impermanent. Not only did I apply this judgment process to the characters, but I also applied it to the stories themselves. Eventually, I could see every one of my heroes in a similar way. I would consider if one main character had been placed in another movie; I considered how they would operate within their character in these alternative situations. Once I found the core principles of both character and environment, I could further identify the fixed variables between them all.

The deeper I could pinpoint these convergence points, the more I could identify them as archetypes in their purest state. These pure archetypes were hidden somewhere behind the eyes of everyone that I knew—in real life. Both positive and negative qualities were the direct product of a certain archetype. Within everyone was not a single archetype, but multiples; all of them volleying for their body's driver's seat.

Whenever I would see anyone from this deeper archetypal perspective, I would feel as if I was in my own personal movie. Every word, action, or movement would reveal another character in the play. As long as I didn't get lost in the details or drama of their performance, I could remain connected to the changing scenes behind their eyes, explaining all of the mental/emotional “stage directions” that were often unspoken. Because I was able to establish these characterized ideals or “tropes,” I became cognizant of my own logic and reasoning.

I learned that everything had at least one specific reason for being done the way it had been done. How each person portrayed these dominant energies spoke of their hidden internal environments as much as it did their personalities. All is revealed from the darkness when I perceived everything from a perspective of intention. In this perspective, there were no accidents and no coincidences. If I ever had difficulty identifying at least one reason that I could use to ground my observations, I would ask. If asking was not possible, I would use the environment to help me explain the hidden elements within the character/person. Within seconds, I learned to consider and identify all possible catalysts and solutions. Between the flipbook pages that drew the frames of every second of my life's movie, I would consult the creator. Every tick of the clock was an entire chess game that contained an infinite set of variables and possibilities. Every moment was a game that was calling me to take it to the next level.

Check, Please?

“I ACCEPTED YOUR CHALLENGE. I ACCEPTED YOUR SIN. I’VE BEEN WAITING HERE UNTIL THE ENDING BEGINS. YOU WILL SEE MY TRUE COLORS WHEN YOU STOP SEEING BLACK AND WHITE.” – “STALEMATE" BY JD STAHL

This type of discernment was at the core of my learning ability. If I had not been able to see the difference between the things that could change and the things that couldn't, I would have not been able to develop my strategic gaming skills, let alone establish emotional consistency (empathy) with another human being. Fortunately, the specific models of character and the movies that became the hallmarks of my archetypal tutelage had given a very elaborate perspective of almost every possible situation in my young life. Since each of these examples were so truly aligned to simplicity, my brain did not require me to create any subcategory exceptions that would cause me to be reactive to my environment.

Imagine playing every possible chess game that could ever be played. After playing every possible opponent in every single one of these different games, eventually you would find a single consistency within them all. In an infinitely iterative chess game, there is but one “golden” way. This ideal set of moves would be the same for every player, in every situation. No matter where you moved your pieces, the opponent would always clear your path.

In a sense, this set of chess moves could be done without ever paying attention to the moves of the opponent. Somehow, as if by magic, the opponent would lose the game simply because they were competing. The only way that this perfect set of moves would work is if it were played by someone who escaped any dualistic consideration whatsoever. Not only would they have to move a specific way, but they would have to move their pieces without thinking about or considering themselves or anyone else.

“A BODHISATTVA IS A PERSON WHO DOESN’T GIVE HIS SHOW AWAY COMPLETELY. HE DOESN’T SIMPLY RELEASE HIS CONSCIOUSNESS FROM PLAYING THE HUMAN GAME. HE IS RELEASED AND YET STILL IN IT. HE KNOWS THE HUMAN GAME IS THE GAME, BUT HE GOES ON PLAYING IT WITH CONSIDERABLE GUSTO. AND HIS GUSTO DERIVES IN A GREAT DEAL FROM THE FACT OF KNOWING IT’S A GAME.” – ALAN WATTS

Even the best computer would not be capable of identifying this absolute, simply because the computer is programmed to play in competition with the opponent. The only way that the computer could win is if it was specifically programmed with the “golden” gameplay instructions, forcing it to ignore any other options. When no alternatives beyond our intuitive guidance are considered, we merge as both the player and the game. When these two energies combine, our consciousness is empowered with an energy that is greater than the sum of its parts—both local and remote environments.

Our human superpower is our capacity to balance empathy with logic—to speak from the heart without making a sound. Not only are these relationships established in our subatomic quarks, but more than that, we are considered “family” by both light and dark aspects of existence. Drawing power from both the light of awareness and the darkness of unconscious, we humans establish a “superposition” with the universe. At the deepest level of our awareness, behind all of our physical senses and mental processing, we are connected to the very energy that is controlling every aspect of reality.

The closer we get to this state of ideal superposition, we are capable of canceling ourselves out of any situation while still acting from within every other person. In order to “win” the perfect game, we would have to lose ourselves in the process. As long as we are willing to sacrifice ourselves, we will always come out “on top,” holding—or playing—the golden ideal. When we do this, there is no possibility for this perfect game to lose.

“THIS AIN'T YOUR ARCHETYPAL STREET SOUND. SCAN FOR ULTRASOUND: NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST AND ALL AROUND...AND THEN TO THE UNDERGROUND.” – “LET'S PUSH THINGS FORWARD” BY THE STREETS

To impose the concept of superposition in a chess game, we would have to imagine that underneath he physical board filled with light and dark squares there is a subspace where all squares on the board are connected to each other. This nonphysical dimension underneath the board has no distance or time. While on the surface, the king is only able to move one square at a time (unless it is castling, of course), underneath the board the king is connected to all of the pieces—in both suits.

On the surface, the queen is able to move in any linear direction. However, the game is only over when the king loses—simply because he is who connects all the other pieces together below the surface. Similarly, the physical feminine is capable of giving physical birth; however, the physical masculine is capable of birthing spirit inside forms. This is the reciprocity of dualistic manifestation. And, in the game of chess, this is why a “check” forces the king to move or use other pieces to block, even when a possible “mate” has yet to take place.

Both masculine (king) and famine (queen) aspects (shared by all the pieces) must work together. One aspect (feminine) provides the energy for the moves. The other aspect (masculine) orders the action of those moves, ensuring that its underground interconnectivity (superposition) remains in consistently in balance. Without the queen, no other piece could move. Without the king, all they would be is dumb physical matter. This is the marriage of raw energy and ordered action.

The player behind the pieces transcends the duality on the board and must take on both aspects at the same time. Essentially, each player is a “god:” to their own pieces. However, the player who plays without competing or moving their pieces with respect to the other player is the “God” (capital “G”) of the game. Not only does this “G” balance the masculine and feminine aspects in perfect harmony, they also balance the dark and light aspects without consciously considering them as different. Because no duality is acknowledged whatsoever, their moves will superconsciously cause anyone who DOES consider a dualistic perceptive to be moved from an energy that precedes their conscious awareness.

“A SULLEN SONNET FOR THE MASS. MASTER THE POPULARITY CLASS. BROKEN THE GLASS. POINT YOUR FINGER. PLACE THE BLAME. IF YOU’RE MY MIRROR. THEN WE ARE THE SAME. KING TAKES QUEEN. CHECK. MATE. GAME.” – “CASTLE QUEENSIDE” BY JD STAHL

Computers are unable to send/receive superconscious vibrations because they were not created from the same quantum substance that links us to all living things—at least not in a way that it can become conscious of the vibration within its silicon chips and consider its own superconscious messaging system. This messaging system—at its purest vibrational state—is what we call unconditional love. This is the root of all of creation—the only salvation for both light and dark, equally.

The only way that playing this golden game would not result in a “win” would be if by some chance the second player would be capable of mirroring the same exact strategy. Not only does this idea establish a win to any competing opponent, but it can also not lose. Even if it is matched equally, the end result is a stalemate. Only in true equality of the ideal—in either white or black suits—can the game not end in a victory. In this way, both aspects of ourself are the same “golden” thread, strung between them as a reminder that the only absolution that is consistent with natural law is the simultaneous absence of condemnation OR absolution (win or lose). Only humans can free themselves from duality, simply because we were created by a source that is meta to both physical and nonphysical aspects of existence.

The only true consistency with all of the infinite possibilities is a balance between physical and nonphysical reciprocity. For this reason, our humanity is the source of our godliness. Even computers, with all of their capabilities, cannot establish an empathy that can humble itself enough to be nothing and everything at the same time. The meta system that created computers is only physical. For this reason, human beings are infinitely more capable than the greatest artificially-intelligent computer. We humans have the capacity to simultaneously live while we die. Our quantumly-channeled empathy is far beyond that of any physical creation. Not only can we win while “killing” ourselves, but we also eliminate our opponent so that the ideal can be made manifest. We don't eliminate our empathy; we become empathy itself. This transference from the physical to nonphysical makes us invincible—capable of “saving” either the light and the dark suits of any game.

ROSS WEBSTER: “COMPUTERS RULE THE WORLD TODAY. AND THE FELLOW THAT CAN FOOL THE COMPUTERS, CAN RULE THE WORLD HIMSELF.” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

The closer we are to the balance between the nonphysical, the more we will be capable of powers of manifestation, magic, and miracles that are proportional to our imagination. Imagination is the measurement construct for consciousness. Every completed world or universe that is able to satisfy all possible points of balance will be equal to one “God” unit (capital “G”). Every satisfied system within that universe is equal to one “god” unit (small “g”). Our soul has created us so that we can use our imagination to create these worlds so that they are able to grow.

Eventually, the soul accrues enough energy to progress through their own expansion and they are able to parent their own universe. However, all of these world must be in complete balance. For this reason, we must establish our creation equally balanced with love. Unless we engage our human hearts, all we can ever be is a set of instructions, codependent on our physical environment. Without our deep-seeded empathic superposition, all we would be is a biological computer. Fortunately, we are all connected by our heart's quantum superposition; this makes us infinitely more powerful than any “thing” in the physical universe.

While I learned the language of computers, I was empowered by the purpose of why I chose to emulate such a simple technological device. By using the basic input/output dynamics of technology, I could eliminate myself from any equation, establishing my existence purely within an energy of empathy and unconditional love. This was the language of energy that all children are born with the capacity to do—at least until we are taught to prioritize something else. Fortunately, in my formative years, I never felt expected to change my identification with this energy; I was allowed to learn independently and do whatever I wanted while still being loved unconditionally.

More simply stated, my IF, THEN, ELSE statements on my personal system of morality and ego development were very efficient, leaving little room for redundancy or conditional exceptions. Had I accrued more possible exceptions to these basic rules of reason, I would have severed my connection to my Theta-state awareness—the veritable library of all of my crystal-clear analytical observations.

Any time that I felt forced to create an exception, I would more easily be distracted by my environment. It would be the same if I had a power drill. When the drill was focused on one point, it would be able to do its job. If it were otherwise unable to make contact on a specified target, it would do nothing more than cause damage to anything that it encountered. Whenever a teacher, adult, or another student would attempt to make addendums to simplified learning process, I could feel myself become more and more incapable of remembering things or being able to connect them to what I had already learned.

Fortunately, since my first experience in schooling at Montessori had first taught me to learn things independently in my own language, I was able to establish a very good foundation. Instead of being forced to learn in a specific way, I learned only to translate everything in my environment so that it would be able to apply to my own. However, in order to do this, I had to replace authority with perspective. Essentially, I had to learn whom to listen to and whom not to listen to, regardless of who they were, how old they were, or what role they played in my life. It didn't matter if the person was my parent, friend, teacher, or otherwise; I had to see that the true definition of love did not include obedience.

Reciprocity of Gold

“I KNOW HOW TO USE A RAZOR. CARVE MY INITIALS IN THE LIGHT. SOMETIMES IN THE DEPTH OF THE DARK, BABY, I CAN MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT. IN MY HOME OF SAND, OUTSIDE THE CITY OF GOLD. WELL, THE WIND'S SO BURNING HOT, BUT MY HEART REMAINS SO COLD.” – “CITY OF GOLD” BY BBM

Learning how to perceive all levels of instruction as various languages was at the core of my IF, THEN, ELSE trinity of independent education. Since I had developed an ability to translate instead of forcing things in my memory, I was not only able to retain more information, but also limit the confusion that I encountered from person to person. Seeing beyond the details was what permitted me to see past every person's temporary and fixed variables of humanity. Suffice it to say, I could see the difference between someone's actions and their identity. Though we are all capable of “evil,” no person is purely “evil.” Evil is reciprocal. When we label another person without the possibility of redemption or reconciliation, we ourselves sever our connection to unity. In order to label someone as evil, we too have to operate from a state of separation or “sin.”

Though I was too young to be able to verbally elucidate the difference between “good” and “evil,” the examples that I had immersed myself into had provided multiple levels of analysis—eliminating any possibility for accruing subjective conditions or exceptions. More simply, I cut out anything that would confuse me. By not listening to what anyone else told me and purely focusing on my ideas, I was able to define “good” and “evil” from a perspective that was absent of personal preference. Objectively, what is good for a person or environment may also be evil under different circumstances. Therefore, neither label was ever true. The only consistency was the eventual establishment of either unity or division—which could never be determined long-term. However, recognizing that labeling someone immediately removed you from authority's truth had the capacity to negate any accusations.

In some of my examples, the difference between good and evil could be resolved within 22 minutes on a television show. In other examples, I could see how time itself was a determining factor between someone acting more in contribution to their environment than against it. I was also shown how time and environment are able to reveal absolution where we previously believed none to exist.

“YOU NEED TO BE YOURSELF. YOU CAN'T BE NO-ONE ELSE. I KNOW A GIRL CALLED ELSA, SHE'S INTO ALKA-SELTZER.  SHE SNIFFS IT THROUGH A CANE ON A SUPERSONIC TRAIN.  AND SHE MAKES ME LAUGH. I GOT HER AUTOGRAPH.” – “SUPERSONIC” BY OASIS 

Often, the smallest change in someone's life can make the biggest difference in how they exercise the infinite potential of their being. The difference between “good” and “evil” was clear. Judgment between these two polarities resigned on a simple understanding of their variable trinity: IF a certain problem arose, THEN a certain act could be completed; ELSE a follow up action would be created to either complete the loop or cause it to repeat.

Therefore, one could conclude the difference between psychological (mind) and philosophical (spirit) channelization lies in how we learn to identify our ELSE condition in our psyche. How we choose to react to certain situations is the core of our connection to the singularity. Our personal ability to admit potential for growth and change determine who we are and who we will eventually be as we transition from experience to experience. If we do not allow these ELSE conditions to change within us, we will limit our basic understanding of not only ourselves, but every single person and situation that we encounter in our lives.

Regardless of the medium I used for my lessons, the only thing that allowed resolution was the ability to establish simplicity, unification, or cohesion. Though the IF statements could rarely be predicted, both the IF and the THEN components could be altered to reflect either of these terminal designations. What I had found behind this trinity was a discernment between unification and separation. Within each and every character, the core discernment was the presence or absence of duality. In essence, behind the trinity of IF, THEN, ELSE commands was the envelope threshold that led out of dualism and into a plane of pure ideas (astral). In this dimension were both creator and creation—equally balanced.

I Just Kant Deux It

LORELEI: “HOW CAN HE SAY THAT PURE CATEGORIES HAVE NO OBJECTIVE MEANING IN TRANSCENDENTAL LOGIC? WHAT ABOUT SYNTHETIC UNITY?” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

In order to be able to relieve myself from processing my observations and simply “play,” I first had to eliminate any distractions. When I felt I had reconciled all perspectives in separation—like IF, THEN, ELSE commands—I could then focus my observation skills on the deeper creator/creation level. On this level of 5th-dimensional balance between creator and creation, all possible variables could be simplified into a single consideration: What is the option that can yield the greatest potential for unification? Most of the time, the answer was simple; I just had to release my attachment to my preferences and opinions. Any time that I sacrificed myself enough that I could accept another person without placing conditions on them, the tension between us would immediately release. I would listen to what people would have to say without arguing with them or even projecting an energy of refusal.

Listening to them without disagreement didn't mean that I did what they told me. It meant that I listened more to HOW they were saying it, receiving a deeper message from behind their conscious words and actions. This translative process allowed me to establish a deeper connection with other people while still maintaining my sovereignty and intuitive guidance. I avoided conflict, not by retreating, but by going beyond it and canceling out my participation on the plane of awareness where the conflict existed. On this level of awareness, I could allow myself to relax and have faith that I would not create distance from my ideal state of joy and innocence (my kingdom). As long as I received people on some level without conditions, then both of us could remain connected—without incurring each other's fears or conditions.

As a child I considered that my most precious gift was my capacity to learn; for it was this ability that relinquished any fear of abandonment, confusion, or frustration. The more I learned, specifically about any variable that prevents absolution (unconditional love), the more I felt connected to everything around me. Even when I was alone, I could allow my compassion to keep me company. No matter what situation I was in, I would make the best of it. Absolution became the answer to my fears of abandonment. Any presence of condemnation immediately forced me into duality, severing my connection to nature itself.

Not only did being able to identify the difference between absolution and condemnation (good and evil) help to discern the details in each situation, but it also set aside every other variable—all the way down to humanity itself. It didn't matter the age, color, gender, or creed, any person could be identified action-by-action. More than that, time itself became irrelevant. Even if someone had historically manipulated their environment or otherwise perpetuated abuses, each situation could be seen as a completely fresh opportunity for passible redemptive correction.

“THE SOUL AGES FROM THE END TO THE BEGINNING. THAT’S WHY CHILDREN ARE FILLED WITH WONDER. BUT AS OUR BODIES DO DECAY—THEY DO. WE NEGOTIATE ABSOLUTION, HOLDING US UNDER. LIKE THE DUST IN THE VACUUM, MAKING A PLAY FOR THE NEXT FALL. SO I SETTLE UP IN THESE DAYDREAMS, AND I FIGURE THAT THIS LIFE ISN’T ALL THAT IT ONCE WAS. IT IS MORE. IT IS ALL.” – “ABSOLUTION” BY JD STAHL

Unfortunately, the problem with believing that we are capable of condemning the world or categorizing people based on one or more of their temporary states of emotional reactivity is that many of us do it to ourselves in order to remain consistent. As a result, we have engendered a cold lack of forgiveness upon both ourselves and the environment. Even if we are able to forgive 99.999% of the world, but condemn .0001%, we still “miss the point.”

“Missing the point” is the most basic definition of the word “sin.” Therefore, even though we must learn how to maintain our own boundaries, it is the highest practice of worship to resist categorizing or subjecting others to their past faults. How we choose to place our faith in others—spoken or in silence—is how we will see ourselves in the mirror. IF memories and traumas arise in our stillness, from the silent corners of our mind, THEN we will need to be consistent with forgiveness so that we can re-member our own innocence; ELSE, we will condemn ourselves to repeat the same cycle until we can apply unbearable compassion and unconditional forgiveness to all. By being consistent with this set of instructions to ourselves along with the external world, we will come into alignment. This is how we program our subconscious to seek unconditional love—though some may call this state of agape as God, The I Am Presence, The Atman, Nirvana, Satori, Moksha, Bliss, etc.

"THE SYNTHETIC UNITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS IS...AN OBJECTIVE CONDITION OF ALL KNOWLEDGE...IT IS NOT MERELY A CONDITION THAT I MYSELF REQUIRE IN KNOWING AN OBJECT, BUT IS A CONDITION UNDER WHICH EVERY INTUITION MUST STAND IN ORDER TO BECOME AN OBJECT FOR ME.” – IMMANUEL KANT

Presently, many of us are unable to see the difference between these two states of action: unification and separation (sin). For the most part, we have difficulty drawing back our learning to the point where we have defined absolutes vs. variables. For example, some may attempt to credit a certain political party for one quality over the other. Another may use sexual preference, race, or lifestyle preferences to guide their discernment. However, most—if not all—of these details are but a whine or cry towards someone's preferences or personal agendas.

Again, even if we can get 99.999% of the population to agree, that doesn't lend credence to absolute definitions of good or evil. If there is an outlier in any situation, that only reveals that there is a deeper level of judgment that remains behind it. Therefore, judgment lies only in our ability to discern that which is absolute and that which is not. We can either condemn the whole world or absolve the whole world; there is no middle ground whatsoever. To the point where we are asked to abandon ANY preference, opinion, emotion, moral principle, or ethical consideration, we are constantly “called” to this absolute sense of unity.

“DON'T BE LED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. TO START THIS THING OFF RIGHT. A MAN NEED A LITTLE LOVE AND AFFECTION. YES HE DO, NOW. NINETY-NINE AND A HALF JUST WON'T DO.” – “NINETY NINE AND ONE HALF” BY CREDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL

Unconditionally accepting others with unity, even though they believe or practice in opposition to us, requires strength and sacrifice. Any “thing” that exists in the physical world is yet another anchor that can prevent us from accessing higher states of awareness. It should be our ultimate goal to proceed beyond duality, outside the spacetime construct, so that we can maintain unity with ourselves and our environment.

Fortunately, this doesn't mean that love requires obedience; instead, we are called to remove our conditions so that we can maintain union with the divine nature in all. Our challenge is that we must practice sacrificing our own preferences and attachments to our responses—emotional, mental, or spiritual. Respecting authority does not mean that we have to do what we are told. It only means that we are asked to release our defenses so that conflict cannot manifest from our reactionary states. When we project defensiveness, aggression, resentment, or offense, those reverberations are channeled into the conflict, perpetuating it longer than necessary.

Instead of gifting people with our unique perspectives, we present them with their responsibility to action (karma). This is how we merge with the law, the light, and the way to absolute truth. Any other instruction is an attempt to enforce idol worship, encapsulated by our individual perspective on how we believe things SHOULD be. Doing so only reveals that we lack faith; it is slavery to the soul.

After all, how do we know that suffering isn't exactly what is required for another to come into balance—independently, not through obedience or intimidation? Even if another person's actions hurt us, transcending our expectations and being mindful of both our dharmic roles/responses and the higher truth of absolute unity is how we are able to maintain conscious collaboration within the creator/creation consciousness.

When we are in union with the creator in such a way, we don't have to think about what we are doing. We are only required to experience it without becoming reactive to it; we don't suppress it or defend it, only allow it to flow through us without feeling required to identify with it. This releases the internal conflicts within us without perpetuating them for longer than necessary. As a result, we establish a deeper union with ourselves that can match the unity with our external environment.

Considering each of us maintains a connection to the singularity—the same source of light and energy—that means that each of us are only potentially capable of acting from this creator/creation singularity. Even if someone has endured a billion life incarnations where they only created division, it doesn't mean that they are incapable of acting towards unification. It just means that they have “yet” to do so, given the circumstances or level of awareness. Until we are capable of perceiving another being beyond the spacetime construct, we cannot judge them. However, when we ARE capable of recognizing their soul from beyond the veil, we will only find that judgment itself is irrelevant and unnecessary. For this same reason, nobody outside of ourselves can judge us enough to be awarded a power to forgive—or not forgive—another person. There is always a connection between us all that negates judgment; when we merge with that energy, we become a different person entirely—free from conflict.

What we must remember is that there isn't any human being in the world who does not have the capacity to temporarily betray their own moral code—no matter how strict it may be or how well-established they may have disciplined themselves. Essentially, until any of us can objectively perceive ourselves outside of an egoic state, we cannot act from the part of us that is consistent within all states. This unity is the core of our being; the “heart” of our unconditional love. Since unconditional love is an energy that exists outside of both space and time, all arguments must be sacrificed in order to pull from that energy. Love is not something that can be given; it is something that we are called to become.

Dark Complexity

“A SOFT SELDOM FURY BY A VICTIMLESS JURY. HARD SELF-CONFINEMENT THROUGH QUESTIONED WITHDRAW. THE IGNORANCE IS PAINTED THAT BURIES US ALL. NOBODY SINS WHEN THE DEVIL IS ALL.” – “PURITY OF RECEIPT” BY JD STAHL

Had I not been able to observe this possibility for redemption in my archetypes, I could have quite easily resorted to permanently labeling certain people as either “good” or “evil.” Fortunately, my greatest hero archetype had shown me that anyone is capable of establishing a war with themselves in certain circumstances. When I watched Superman III, I saw my favorite superhero use his powers and abilities to cause havoc and damage. This type of destruction, however, was not a strategy to foil the plans of a villain. Instead, following an experience with disillusionment, desire, resentment, and a temporary loss of purpose, Superman intentionally contributed to the disparagement of those who he previously devoted his life to save, serve, and protect.

During the movie Superman III, Superman is gifted with a tar-laden version of kryptonite by the villains in the movie. However, because this prefabrication was not true to the actual kryptonite crystals from his home planet, he did not lose his powers. Instead, what it caused was a significant reduction of his ability to remain true to his highest state of alignment. In a sense, Superman was dulled into perpetual intoxication, led by desire and self-hatred. His demeanor and actions were similar to someone who was struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.

While under the effects of being near this substance, Superman neglected his attentions from saving those in need and began to focus more on serving himself. As his conditions worsened, he became very resentful of humanity as they immediately turned on him while he was struggling with something he had yet to understand. Instead of being able to identify his problem, his frustrations got the better of him and caused him to act out negatively, helping the villains in their attempt to manipulate the world and take advantage of their ignorance—for profit.

RICKY LANG: "SUPERMAN. YOU'RE JUST IN A SLUMP. YOU'LL BE GREAT AGAIN." – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

Because he was separated from his higher state of awareness, he lost the superhuman capacity to see himself behind his own internal conflict. He became attached to external conditions and situations, leading him to serve himself rather than others. Because our internal environment always balances itself with our external environment, Superman not only turned against others, but himself as well. Locked in confusion, he began to blame himself—and others—for how he was feeling instead of attempting to reconcile with his interdependent unity. Because he was still in balance, he never lost his powers; instead, they were channeled in a reciprocal manner: creating division instead of unity.

It took the worlds of a child to return Superman back to a state of mental clarity where he would be able to see beyond his frustration—enough to recognize that he too was worth of redemption after temporarily betraying his purpose. Because Superman had not yet experienced seeing himself as anything other than “perfect” for an extended period of time, he became frustrated with his own confusion. Having lost his superhuman powers of perceptive clarity from the fake kryptonite, even the smallest betrayal caused him to lash out against himself and the world, causing him to engage in various destructive practices. Because he was unaware of what the fake kryptonite had done to him, he was unable to see his participation in the problem. As a result, he blamed his external environment; this, of course, included a part of his own trinity: Clark, the preservative aspect of his being.

EVIL SUPERMAN: “WHAT'S THE MATTER, KENT? TOO WARM FOR YA'? COME ON CHICKEN! YOU'VE BEEN ON MY NERVES FOR A LONG TIME!” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

When the child (Ricky Lang) shouted to Superman, the message echoed within his ears. Even from a great distance, the compassionate message of unconditional love was able to reach Superman and cause him to confront his own internal conflict, away from causing additional destruction to his environment. Instead of returning to his fortress of solitude, Superman III stages the confrontation with his own shadow in a scrap yard—alluding to his present emotional state.

During this movie, I watched my favorite superhero split into two different people: Evil Superman and Clark Kent. In a battle for supremacy, Evil Superman and Clark Kent are set as two different people, battling one another in a scrap yard. With incredible resentment, Evil Superman angrily avenges against Clark, blaming him for all of his suffering. This fight represented the internal conflict that was the direct product of not being true to his purpose. By entering a state of separation from himself, he became confused and began to impose shame, guilt, and other repressed feelings towards himself and others.

CLARK KENT: “I CAN GIVE AS GOOD AS I GET.” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

Eventually, the movie shows Evil Superman subduing Clark and then throwing him into a trash compactor. To Evil Superman's surprise, Clark emerges from the trash compactor without a scratch and immediately strangles Evil Superman until he disappears. Not only was I shocked to see that it was even possible for Superman to break badly towards anger and resentment, but I was equally surprised that no matter what had been done to Clark Kent, he was never hurt. At the end of the fight, I saw the true version of Superman emerge from underneath Clark Kent's unassuming garb.

No matter what Superman had done while he was in his temporary depressive state or “slump,” there wasn't anything that could kill his true spirit. Always, beyond any conflict that exists within time or space, there is a version of ourselves that is always in aliment with our higher truth: unconditional love. Not only did it not matter what Superman had done during his temporary loss of better judgment, but it proved that our persona (ego identity) doesn't exist. When we are able to remove our dependencies to our own ego, we eliminate any of our limitations. Underneath the costume of who we think we are is our super-selves, always waiting to transmute any situation and return us to a unified state with ourselves. As we maintain this internal harmony—without allowing our environment to affect us—our environment slowly transforms itself to come into alignment.

SUPERMAN: I'M HERE TO FIGHT FOR TRUTH, AND JUSTICE, AND THE AMERICAN WAY.” LOIS LANE: [LAUGHS] YOU'RE GONNA END UP FIGHTING EVERY ELECTED OFFICIAL IN THIS COUNTRY!” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

Above all, what I learned was that there wasn't anything I could do that would escape my own infinite capacity towards forgiveness—of myself and others. More importantly, what I saw was that not even Superman was immune to fallibility, it made it easier to recognize that redemption was a necessary part of the process of reiterative divination (awakening or enlightenment). Without experiencing error, it would be impossible to empathize with another person's unique ebb and flow process. Everything had a specific purpose. Even though we don't always allow ourselves to perceive things from that perspective, there is always a ascended position where we can recognize divine balance—the purpose in every moment.

Sometimes, we have to experience conflict so that we strengthen our objectivity. This gives us the opportunity to practice destruction that leads to eventual unification. Superman had to confront all parts of his internal trinity (destroyer, preserver, and creator) in order to realign him with his highest truth. In order to return ourselves to our highest state of alignment, we must be well practiced in identifying all aspects of our own trinity so that we can reconcile them all with our highest truth. Destruction is necessary in order to transform ourselves to a higher state of awareness—like a snake shedding its skin or a phoenix rising from its own ashes. This depolarization/destruction is also mirrored within our cell's metabolic respiration. Without destruction, our blood would clot and we would die.

Similarly, we cannot ignore our emotional responses to things—no matter how severe they may be. The challenge is to not project them on anyone else. Even if we act out our frustrations, we don't project them onto anything or anyone—only the energies themselves. As we practice this level of self-mastery, we will be able to maintain harmony with our environment, making us less susceptible to manipulation, narcissism, or otherwise imposing our will/judgment on others. Essentially, we won't create additional laws or rules that we expect others to follow. After all, it is the “American Way” to practice our respective freedoms as long as they don't impinge on someone else.

SUPERMAN: “I'M SORRY, BUT THAT WASN'T ME. THAT GUY'S GONE.” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

As anything grows, it must shed anything that refuses to grow in proportion to our potential. Our attachments and dependencies prevent us from reaching our highest truth. This includes the versions of who we think we are and the people that others would like us to be. Any person, place, or thing that imposes limitations upon us must be sacrificed in order to bring forth a higher state of unity within ourselves. Once we have established our sovereignty, those who are put off by how we changed or grew will eventually come into alignment. Those who are not connected to a higher truth will be transformed from a state that lies beyond their present awareness. The less that we do to change others and, instead, remove ourselves from participation, we are able to channel their energy and use it to transform them from the inside-out. Our non-reactivity is the true power that is achieved through self-mastery.

Initially, however, we may experience our emotional reactions as damaging or hurtful. The more we shift our perspective to being an objective witness, we will lessen our attachment to these temporary states of confusion. As a result, we will be free from experiencing or perceiving these energies from a dualistic perspective (positive or negative). After enough practice, we will be able to feel these energies without anger or defensiveness, retuning us immediately back to a unified state. Realizing that we can speak our truth without engaging in conflict is how we express ourselves without drawing energies from conflict. Once we release the drug-like dependency on these toxic energies, we will break our addiction. Instead of pulling energy from drama or conflict, we will more easily be able to eliminate our participation in all conflicts. This will increase our emotional maturity enough that we can discern actual threats from that which is only a threat to our ego (power or control over others).

“EMOTIONS WORK BEST WHEN YOU ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PLANE THAT IS NOT EMOTIONAL, GOING SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH IT. BECAUSE GETTING LOST IN YOUR EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY ONLY DIGS YOUR KARMA HOLE DEEPER. BUT ALLOWING YOUR HUMANITY, THAT’S REALLY A BIG PART OF IT. ALLOWING YOUR HUMANITY.” – RAM DASS

Though others may be offended or put off by our lack of participation in conflict or absence of emotional reactivity towards certain things, none of us are required to emote. When we lose ourselves into emotional reactivity, we become capable of manipulation or subjectivity. This severs us from our highest truth where we can perceive everything in balance. This equanimity gives us the capacity to be compassionate without feeling obligated to validate or invalidate someone else.

Behind all of our well-argued perspectives and beliefs, behind all of our opinions, preferences, emotions, and beliefs, behind the costume of both power and humility is a version of ourselves who must destroy that which prevents eventual unity from occurring. Though we are not required to physically destroy our environments, we must be willing to sacrifice our participation (emotional and physical) in order to alchemize them both into a single truth. From a higher state of equanimity, change will occur—not as a result of our active participation, but from the energy we have accessed during the transmutation of conflict.

Sorry, Not Story

“MANY PEOPLE NEVER GROW UP. THEY STAY ALL THEIR LIVES WITH A PASSIONATE NEED FOR EXTERNAL AUTHORITY AND GUIDANCE, PRETENDING NOT TO TRUST THEIR OWN JUDGMENT.” – ALAN WATTS

Though there may be “two sides to a story,” there is only one that is the absolute truth. Similar to the “golden” chess game, there is no possibility for truth to lose or be imprisoned by subjectivity. The objective truth contains both perspectives and simultaneously cancels them both out with the paradoxical “neither.”

The truth is that it really doesn't matter how we feel, what we do or have done, or even how long or frequent we have been on the wrong path. The only thing that matters is how we will use our experiences to amass the truth from underneath our false personas. Many of us have created our identities mainly to garner favor from our environment or otherwise gain favor. As long as we allow ourselves to do this, we will project an energy of distrust upon others. Replacing this type of conditional humanity with our unapologetic authenticity is how we practice self-respect, freeing our dependency from the external world. If we are unable to release our addictions to comfort, we will manifest energies of attachment, codependency, addiction, and resentment in other areas of our lives and our environment—even within those we claim to love.

Even if our actions are kind or well-meaning, unless we are being completely honest with someone, we are essentially disrespecting them when we disguise our feelings. This selfish desire to be seen a certain way is only projected because we lack an ability to love ourselves (and others) unconditionally. If we truly loved without conditions, we will see the purpose behind every single emotion, word, action, and perspective. When we are not reactive to these observations, we can stop looking for either credit or blame. Underneath that subjective duality is a purpose. Underneath all duality is truth, waiting to free us from slavery and deliver us to a higher state of consciousness.

“ENLIGHTENMENT IS A DESTRUCTIVE PROCESS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BECOMING BETTER OR BEING HAPPIER. ENLIGHTENMENT IS THE CRUMBLING AWAY OF UNTRUTH. IT’S SEEING THROUGH THE FACADE OF PRETENSE. IT’S THE COMPLETE ERADICATION OF EVERYTHING WE IMAGINED TO BE TRUE.” – ADYASHANTI

The moment that we alter our “ELSE” programming to reflect the necessary changes to seek a truth deeper than any of the details and focus on unity is the day that we break the cycle and change who we are. When we are this new person, we allow the old one to die. By forgiving ourselves and allowing our physical presence to accept a completely new spirit, we don't require forgiveness from anyone outside of ourselves. We allow ourselves to “die” into our new selves and immediately see ourselves as a different person altogether. Even if others have a problem with accepting a new version of ourselves that looks identical to us, that is not our responsibility. Our purpose is better identified as a peace-maker rather than a peace-keeper. Similar to the scrapyard fight, the peace-keeper (Clark) was a state of preservation that must be sacrificed in order for growth to be achieved. Once Clark shed his costume, Superman was able to be manifested/created from the destruction. Without this destruction, the Evil Superman could not be defeated.

Judgment is a power reserved to our highest selves—nobody else—not even the ego identity of who we think we are or would like ourselves to be. Likewise, instead of gifting others with our limited perspectives or reactivity, we present them with the responsibility for their own attempts to condemn others. Even if this hurts us, we must use our soul's invincibility to deflect their emotional/verbal bullets and see their version of absolute truth behind their own darker shadow. Just as we were temporarily blinded by the burden of our own details and failures to clarity, we must offer others the same consideration.

Double Black Diamond

“REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG? YOU SHONE LIKE THE SUN. SHINE ON, YOU CRAZY DIAMOND. NOW THERE'S A LOOK IN YOUR EYES, LIKE BLACK HOLES IN THE SKY. SHINE ON, YOU CRAZY DIAMOND. YOU WERE CAUGHT ON THE CROSSFIRE OF CHILDHOOD AND STARDOM, BLOWN ON, THE STEEL BREEZE. COME ON, YOU TARGET FOR FARAWAY LAUGHTER. COME ON, YOU STRANGER, YOU LEGEND, YOU MARTYR, AND SHINE!” – “SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND” BY PINK FLOYD

This practice of unbearable compassion is how we free ourselves from karmic cycles independently, without relying on external sources for either validation or forgiveness. Eventually, after enough consistency, our karma will be transcended through deflecting the reactivity or expectations of others without condemning them. Even if we are punished more than is required, we must see our transmutation of these energies as a gift or blessing for remaining true to our higher selves. The more we do this without harboring resentment or extending judgment, the faster we will transfigure into our highest “super” selves.

After the true Superman won the fight at the scrapyard, we did not see him sulk or participate in any self-blame, forced humility, or even a slight display of shame. More than that, he didn't even apologize. Instead, he righted all of his wrongs and let his actions do the talking for him. Even though the entire world could not understand what had happened during Superman's personal Dark Night of the Soul, it didn't matter. Enduring an internal civil war is not something that makes us “crazy,” but provides us the necessary opportunity to transfigure himself back into the absolute, objective Truth.

EXTRA: “I'LL TELL YOU, NOBODY'S EVER GONNA TRUST THAT CREEP AGAIN.” – SUPERMAN III (MOVIE)

What I realized is that anyone who is incapable of seeing behind the veil to higher truth will change their opinions and perspectives as inconsistently as the wind itself. Not even Superman had to prove himself or who he was to those who would so easily change their perspectives to suit their present state of preferences, opinions, and limited perspectives. Like a father to his children, he recognized that everything that had happened would eventually serve the highest good; because when you are able to see the world from above the clouds, you are only then able to see that everything is perfect—just the way it is. Instead of finding fault, you find purpose.

When you become capable of transmuting each and every situation into a jewel of wisdom, you will know what it is like to crush a piece of coal in your bare hand and instantly create a diamond. Fortunately, there is plenty of coal just waiting to be gripped and turned into something incredibly valuable that cannot be altered by the pressures of space or time. They say that “diamonds are forever.” Likewise, inside each of us is a version of ourselves that is just waiting to be “mined” for each and every experience.

Behind the eyes (the windows to the soul) is an energy that cannot be created nor destroyed. From this ideal self is a light that cannot be distinguished, for it is the same shared spark of inspiration that has conceived every single atom in this universe. As we draw away the veil of our subjective humanity, our luminescent self becomes apparent, calling us from a moment immediately in the future towards yet another fragment of ultraviolet purity—our “ideal” self. This luminous self is patiently waiting for the light of truth to reach our eyes so that it can emerge from underneath our subjectivity. The source of this power is also our weakness—our humanity. Every converted experience of our humanity takes us one step closer to this ideal—if we allow it.

Similar to coal, under extreme temperature and pressure we are afforded the opportunity to “mine” value out of any experience—even those experiences that we previously wrote off as someone else's responsibility or fault. When we take back the true power of our sovereignty, the world is our oyster (or diamond). When we look at the word with a laser focus on unity—above our own preferences or desires—then we will see the same beauty in ourselves. Wisdom will shine from within, painting our entire world with the light we have captured from our time. Wherever we look, we will find more and more light, calling out to us in the language reserved for Truth itself.

Crazy

JD Stahl (09/19/2017) Many may call me crazy, 'Cause I believe in the ideal. Archetypical qualities Merged with a synchronistic feel. But I promise to walk the language. Between the lines, I travel light. And I understand the need for beauty. The love I have will never fight. I see you with a painter, teacher. For things I dream, I remember. I'll burn desire for these memories, Spiraling down to the last embers. Astral projection at the reception, As you breath the machine of truth. Stand before the judges, hypnotized. Searching for my intention in the proof. It's all too easy to make it simple. For the rules stick to IF, THEN, or ELSE. Each line of logic is freed by time. Complexity unravels to strangle my self. And it all happens for reasons, I know. I've designed this moment for you. In hesitation you will not be lost. For I have written that into this too. When the cameras pan back to you, The audience will be part of my joke. It's all part of the story that you know. And the purpose is the lesson I evoke. My crown of thorns are voices I hear. And they come from the root of mind. I was born to paint my pictures. I was born to decipher the rhymes. Tempered beauty on the eyes of the blue Cannot be denied by the presence of you. Capital sickness and lost lives be gained, From traveling wilderness and the blessed insane. The women still stand atop this higher plane, Waiting for the men to find true love again. And they suffer with statues and burn from within. The books and mirrors are holding their sin. And how am I too simple to speak on their lives, When I'm still laying in bed, holding my knives? I would love to tell you from when I have come. But you have sent me to where I'll be from.

Faster Than a Speeding Apology

LEX LUTHOR – “THERE’S A STRONG STREAK OF GOOD IN YOU, SUPERMAN. BUT THEN NOBODY’S PERFECT…ALMOST NOBODY.” – SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE (MOVIE)

One of the biggest things that I learned from the forerunner of my archetypal models was Superman's ability not to single out anyone. His X-Ray vision did not only apply to led-free physical objects, but you could also say that he was able to see through time as well. Throughout all of the Superman movies, I observed a model of personal character that did not harbor resentment or even allow his will to extend beyond immediate threats to himself or others. Essentially, he never made assumptions, spited anyone, or even allowed negativity to linger any longer than absolutely necessary. What showed an even greater confidence was his ability to forgive people as soon as their actions and intentions changed for the better.

Even after Lex Luthor repeatedly planned schemes to harm the population for his own financial benefit and even betray Kal-El himself, Superman treated Lex Luthor just as he would anyone else, only addressing threats when they arose. In the same way, he was able to see Lois Lane for her own unawakened duality. In the 3rd installment to the Superman movies, Gus Gorman (played by Richard Pryor) operated a computer that was later used to kill Superman. Immediately after displaying corrective action, Gorman was spared by Superman—even receiving a personal job reference from the superhero. Even though Gus never formally apologized, his actions proved to Superman that it was unnecessary.

Individuated, Under God

“WHO AM I TO JUDGE? WHO ARE THEY AT ALL? I LOVE THEM AS I LOVE MYSELF. PLEASE TELL ME WHO I AM, SO I CAN OPEN MY HEART TO YOU.” – “DEATH BY APOLOGETICS” BY JD STAHL

Superman saw people's temporary actions as something completely separate from who they were at their core. Apologies themselves are unnecessary when we transform ourselves through corrective action. Shedding older versions of ourselves is the greatest exemplification of humility. Since Superman never required anyone to bow to him for any reason—even if they had previously wronged him—the only act of humility that was necessary was exemplified by his personal transformation. Forgiveness lies within our own capacity to see ourselves—and others—beyond a perspective of separation. When you identify yourself with unconditional love, you transcend anything physical. You are forgiven the moment that you forgive. When someone is truly corrective of their previous actions, apologies are unnecessary; because, like Superman said himself, the version of us who emerges from within replaces any previous incarnation.

Immediate forgiveness without expectantly forcing humility upon another is how we teach others the way we wish to be respected—how we wish to respect ourselves. When we can extend this respect towards others, we not only free them from our own ego embellishments, but we also give them a personal example of immediate redemption, freeing them from themselves as well. By eliminating excess potential, internal/external balance can be more easily achieved by both parties. Behind all of the details of any situation, this balance is the ideal position of absolute unity. The product of this balance is unconditional love.

Though Superman was often attacked or betrayed by others, he saw their actions as a mere symptom of their own humanity. Fortunately, Superman was raised specifically to transcend all of the difficulties that were associated with his human experience—not by fighting them all but by seeking residency beyond them. As he grew from childhood, he learned to tell the difference between his own blessings and those of others. Ignorance was not something that he took personally, but more as an unfortunate side-effect of society's prioritization of the external world over their own spiritual sovereignty. This was one of the reasons that Superman had to resort to isolation from time to time; it was his best defense from being susceptible to the type of conditional love and respect to that which society had become so accustomed.

In order to maintain his powers and not get lost into his own “evil” self again, Superman had to transcend all of his temporary emotional responses. By allowing himself to feel them without shame, he found the trust that is necessary to empower anyone to see beyond their temporary preferences. Superman's display of self-control and emotional mastery during these situations was such a pure representation of the Supreme Self (Brahma), acting out a dharmic role with near perfection. Any margin of error that he experienced was addressed during each movie, allowing no room for assumptions or extraneous conditions and exceptions that would impose redundancy upon his archetype.

Even though human beings may never reach levels of spiritual perfection, we are always called towards it. However, in every moment, our bodies spark a connection with our ideal. Every human brain fires neuronal synapses, each of them connecting our light-body to our physical being. In every moment, we are called; our free will determines if we are “chosen.” Even if our attempts cause us to fall or are burnt by our proximity to the Sun, each healed scar hardens us like hammered steel. Knowing that we have risked everything in the name of the greatest good, empowered by purpose, we will begin to convert any feelings of pain into joy. The combination of major and minor notes create a bittersweet symphony of unconditional self-love that only our central nervous system could orchestrate.

While we still grow, mature, and adapt, we are all capable of perceiving the difference between the source (seed) of our potential and our present state. Though many of us could lose the connection that balances our internal duality, we return to these moments all the time. Whenever we commit ourselves to something with our fullest devotion, we remove this singular self from the equation; everything we create during these moments is a direct extension of the divine. Maintaining this paradox without preference, attachment, or repulsion is how we are able to reach the same state of self-mastery that Superman was able to achieve after combining both aspects of his shadow and alchemizing them into a single (spiritual) identity that was greater than the sum of its parts.

Up, Up, and Away!

“NO LEGACY IS SO RICH AS HONESTY.” – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

As we merge all subjective truths into a single objective truth, we are not only able to “fly” above all dangers that are possible in separation (sin), but we are also able to empathize with all of the languages that all extensions of the meta perspective. Without losing ourselves to our own self-righteous desires, we avoid being susceptible to either pain or pleasure.

This state of absolute equanimity—balanced with unbearable compassion for every subjective perspective—is the recipe to invoke the super version of ourselves, capable of fighting for THE truth, not just A truth. Anything we place before absolute unity must eventually be sacrificed in order to achieve our sovereignty. Therefore, if we don't place ourselves before unity, then we will become invincible. We will BE just; we will BE truth—the immortal energy of light, truth, and the way to our spiritual divination.

Judgment is not only something that can occur in the immediate, but it is also a power reserved only for our own experience. It is neither our responsibility nor duty to judge anyone else for what/who they are or what they have done/may do. Our highest state of consciousness resides above our inclusion and consideration altogether. Even if these actions were taken against us, in order to maintain supremacy over our own dharma, we must separate the individual from the action. Our Supreme Self is the only energy that can discern the difference between our truest authenticity and that which we only do to serve ourselves. Every single action taken on our personal journey to reach that designation is yet another opportunity for our transcendence to a higher plane of consciousness.