Peace IS Known Through Experience

The movie analogy you've been referencing is pretty much the same as the dream one, isn't it?

Re: the bolded. No, not as YOU are defining peace. I clearly have a differing definition. The main issue for me is that one does not carried off into the story, losing sight of the fact that it is after all, just a story. That does not however mean that one is never moved by the story. How boring would life be if there was no involvement or engagement at all with story-lines?


What I am calling 'The surface feelings' that arise as a result of watching another writhe in pain are going to be directly related to that appearance. The 'peace' I speak of, references a fundamental, abiding sense of 'goodness - all is well' that lies underneath that. The foundational absence of identification with a separate, limited, objectified, some-thing and the knowing that all is well, mitigates the surface arising feelings in that they have nothing to anchor upon...they arise and pass through. There is nothing problematic in that arising and passing through.


I have not said that I would continue to purely witness no matter what happens in front of me, and fwiw, I don't see that as being something to strive for. I don't see any problem with feeling emotional discord to some degree, when something 'discordant' is perceived. In fact it would be really strange for one to perceive another person or animal writhing in pain, and feelings of aversion NOT to arise.

I don't see that an absence of feeling about unwanted circumstances should become the goal. The snuffing out of those surface arising emotions are not necessary for one to have an overriding, abiding understanding that in the largest sense, all is well and good...that despite something discordant that may be currently appearing, Love prevails.

Getting more into the whole issue of 'creation' though, I have noticed that It is rare for me to encounter appearances these days where something awful like that is happening to another..here my discord would be evoked......I rarely feel the pull to watch news or read newspapers, where most of those things present, and circumstances that arise just seem to be mostly devoid of anything that impacts me negatively....sure, it's all out there, should the interest arise to find it.

The main point being, the "interest" that would align me with those negative perceptions that would result in negative responses, is simply not there. That to me, is evidence of LOA at it's best.

Identification is not inherent to "I". It is inherent to the "I am". I am a man, I am a woman, I am beautiful, I am a prisoner, I am a Muslim, I am a Jew, etc.

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Yeah, I'd say it's inherent to 'I am a....'...but not necessarily to 'I am.' I am, simply references Being.