Kon-tiki: very well put.
I'm raised christian(JW), but practicing Buddhist. Both these "Philosophies" preach non-judgement:
"do not judge lest thee be judged."
Now, I know that it is impossible to not judge, but the way I look at it, when I find myself Judging someone for whatever kind of ill deed they may have done to me i ask 3 questions?
1)Where are they coming from?
2)do they know how this effects me?
3)will it matter in 1 year?
I find the act of striping judgment, totally negates the sometimes impossible process of forgivness.
If I did judge that someone had hurt me intentionally, then following up with the previous templates would be sound imo
ps: i guess what I'm saying is that Forgivness, and judgement are a trap.
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