Do you love your enemy?

[sky]

Originally Posted by ayar415

QUOTE Post 1 EXCERPT:Thich's is the way of a Buddhist monk. Mine is the Buddha's.

And what is the difference? could you explain please.

[iamthat]

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

Do you love your enemy?

An enemy is just our concept about a particular individual. If we truly love then there are no enemies.

Peace

[lemex]

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

I'm reading Thich Naht Hanh and he talks about loving your enemy. I'm having a hard time coming to terms with this. Do you love your enemy?

There are a couple of ways to think about it. There are many others books as the Tich Naht Hanh is not alone. Keep in mind if I do not understand the Thich Naht Hanh I would not understand other books to. The information given will be from other sources to but is the same information and same rejection. - Love your enemy before they become enemy. Many times enemy is cause and effect. - If they are your enemy the perspective is, you are their enemy. Both are striker? Sadly both are wrong. You don't have to love your enemy but don't hate because each must over come hate then you will love. Love is last. It is we do not want to Love. Love cannot exist at the same time as hate. Good luck with turning the other cheek. Jesus spoke about turning the other cheek 20 times and I've been unable to get past a couple. But then I realized I did it in 20 years. I always like the questions you ask of us, it's like a mirror which allows us to grow and examine.

[Starman]

Originally Posted by traceyacey12

I'm reading Thich Naht Hanh and he talks about loving your enemy. I'm having a hard time coming to terms with this. Do you love your enemy?

If one is bathing in the presence of spirit they will exude love regardless. Love derived from the mind is
a lot different than the unconditional love which flows from our deeper being.

Love in our minds is conditional; it is often reserved for those who love us back, but love from the deeper
part of our being is unconditional and has no reservations. The very fabric of our deeper being is love.

If I choose who I love and who I will not love, then I am talking about worldly love, but if I surrender to
the love that is deep within me at the core of my being, then I am talking about divine love,

With divine love it is impossible not to feel love for the creation and everything, everyone, in it. We all
have that divine love within us. Love is not what we think, love is what we are at the core of our being.
When you feel that love, it takes over your entire being, and you have no enemies.

[BigJohn]

Starman,
very well said.

Thanks.

[ayar415]

QUOTE Post 11 EXCERPT:

Originally Posted by sky

And what is the difference? could you explain please.

The Buddha has no way to deal with something that doesn't exist.

The monk has enemies and his way to deal with them is called loving kindness.

Do you have enemies?

Its hard to love someone who is being mean to you but usually it pays off.....

Originally Posted by lemex

I always like the questions you ask of us, it's like a mirror which allows us to grow and examine.

Aw thanks lemex

Thanks to everyone else also. Very helpful responses and lots to consider

[Miss Hepburn]

Another comment: I think it's hard to forgive someone when you take it personally.
It's very easy NOT to take things personally when you really can see how messed up the person is ...
and usually projecting their unresolved childhood wounds on YOU!

Why do we act out and lay stuff on anyone that's in our way that day?
Cuz it's the mind's way to push a garbage bag out the door ...it
mistakenly thinks, unconsciously ---it is unloading pain.

Wrong.
Look at the person in pain...realize he needs to be talking to his mom...usually. Don't take it personally.

Then, read the book, "Primal Scream'', Dr. Janov.
He explains the reason for all wars between nations!
We all have the same child issues!
Punch a guy at a bar; a President punches a Prime Minister.
It's all sandbox issues.

[Rah nam]

I don't have enemies, I might have people I don't like, and I usually come to a neutral feeling toward them. In my understanding, this is the most effective way to avoid any energetic connections.