Everyone and Everything is a Manifestation of God - including the "baddies"! !

I've been thinking about the state of our world ... and in particular the division we see played out on the political stage. How easy it is for us to project our hatred onto the "baddies", to feel justified in our aggressive defensiveness, to feel "right" in our moral high-ground. So much of our attention is directed towards those we feel "hard done by". So much of our energy is taken up with negative thoughts and feelings. So much of our focus is on "what's wrong". And so the world divides into "good" and "bad", into victims and villains.

And yet it would be to our own benefit if we could see the world from a different perspective. If we could see through the eyes of unity instead of separation, the world would be a very different place. We might not condone the words and actions of those who do not have the highest good of all in mind, but we can choose to see that everyone is a manifestation of God - even though they might not appear to be! Even those we call "baddies" are - if we look beneath surface appearances - an expression of the Divine. On a personality level, we may see a person who is misguided, selfish, greedy and even "evil"; but on a soul level, could it be that this person through their apparently unloving actions has actually incarnated on this planet in order to be a catalyst for change? Could it be that, let's say, President Bush has in fact ignited a world-wide awareness of "what we really want to see in the world"? You could say that his soul has taken on some heavy karma in order to help humanity awaken to their own power by shocking them into taking action!

Who is to say whether this is true or not? But whether it is true or not, this more expanded perspective on the "baddies" of the world can help us heal the wound of separation in our own hearts. It turns the focus around from more hatred and division towards love and oneness. We can choose what we really want by seeing what we don't want, but we can also know that it is the world of opposites that gives us the power to make this choice!

In choosing to see everyone and everything as a manifestation of the One, we can make a positive contribution to creating the world that we truly want. I choose to practice this in my daily life ... and even when someone comes along who causes me hurt or difficulty, I choose to see that the deeper gift within this situation is always one of insight, healing and forgiveness.

May you always be in peace ...

with love and blessings,

Amoda Maa Jeevan