Breaking the Cycle
by Guy Finley
September 11th, 2001
Dear Friends,
A number of you have written in and asked for a few thoughts about the
tragedy of today. Here are some ideas to help bring light into this moment of
passing darkness.
The thing to remember about today is that the only thing that can keep it
from happening again is for people not to respond in the same way as they always
have when hatred raises its ugly head. Call this attack what you will, it all
boils down to an act of rage and frustration perpetrated by individuals without
conscience.
The important issue for those of us who wish to bring Peace into our world
is the fact that any negative energy met with negative energy only causes these
same dark forces to grow.
What to do with the pain and anger one naturally feels?
Realize that these reactive and base states of consciousness (both around
us and escalating within us) that are trying to tell us, the world, what to do
to "get even" are the same low level forces that created these terrorist
monsters responsible for these vicious acts of darkness.
One thing should be clear, and let it be for those of us who want Peace on
earth:
The cycle of violence and distrust cannot come to an end through more
violence and distrust. The cycle must be broken.
How?
By the deliberate act (on each of our parts) of choosing to consciously
sacrifice the self that feeds upon the fury and fear that such evil events
always create.
How is this sacrifice made?
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We don't take part in the continuity of the
conflict.
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We bear the ripples of the pain passing into
us and don't pass them along in either thoughts or actions.
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We let the hatred that is raised in us by such
acts of hatred die in us, with us, by bringing its destructive force into the
light of the Love we know and that we want to be.
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We remember those lost in this senseless act
and hold them in our prayers and thoughts that are positive in nature,
remembering that being vengeful for their sake does nothing but add yet more
aching to our atmosphere.
Healing is what is needed, not more hurting. Each of us can make this
choice, if we are willing to allow God to do His work without our guidance.
And what about those "evil-doers"? What about justice for them? Rest
assured, justice is already enacted, even if we don't see its immediate effect.
This universe is always balancing itself, and no hatred may exist that isn't
already being attended to by the Love, the Light, that will use it for God's own
purposes.
Lastly, what happens from here on out is yet to be known, but we may know
one thing with certainty. We are the world we live in. And for every measure of
Light we agree to be (embrace, act out, etc.) that is one less measure of
darkness that can impress itself into our collective Soul.
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