JANU: So often when immersing in another culture, the one immersing attempts to construct an environment of their familiarity, associate with others they understand, and isolate those who are outside of their community, with only a superficial understanding of their so-called neighbors. Getting to know each other, of different cultures and philosophies, different traditions and different appearance, breeds a much better opportunity to benefit each other. If your identity is only your community and associations, current traditions and understandings, your culture becomes more stagnant, with great opportunity and evolution all around you but not within.
So what is involved in knowing each other? Allowing for differences, similarities, new ideas and perspectives. It takes patience, our brother, much listening and thoughtful sharing, seeing the others as rich in their own way. Share your riches with each other, your mistakes, your victories, your passion for life, your histories. Be patient and listen. Open your minds and hearts to understanding. Walk in each other’s shoes to varying degrees and see what fits and what inspires. Allow the viewing of your own perceptions and preferences, from their point of view.
When one is immersed in their own traditions, their perceptions become modeled only after them. As we have eluded to, your identity, or sense thereof, can confine you or open you to a larger life. When you listen to others of different culture, listen fully. Hear their struggles and achievements and wonderings and creativity. Touch their lives with your consciousness and be enriched. Enrich theirs with truth of your life.
Getting to know each other is a wondrous path of collaboration and cooperation, association. Take this to future opportunities with other worlds, other realities. A path of true awakening, our brother. Namaste.
Nov. 23, 2016 Copyright © 2016 by Joshua Ross
The idea of listening was addressed earlier in Active Listening, which the reader may wish to review.
This is a series exploring the associations and collaborations possible through awakening to the larger life. These are my experiences but it is hoped that these will inspire you to take your own journeys of awakening and exploration. Awakening II set 10 contains all prior attunements in this series.