Last night I watched a documentary about the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. One line caught my attention. It was, If you are being attacked then defend yourself. The documentary was mostly about their stance on peace, yet this was said by John, and in my mind peace and defense somehow do not go together.
This morning I woke up in deep contemplation, asking my Holy Spirit the following questions.
Did Christ really turn the other cheek as said in the bible?
Is it true that attack and defense are an illusion as said in A Course In Miracles?
Where does passiveness fit in, other than in my interpretation as a mask for fear?
Is there a moment, when I must let go of the questions, and take a leap of faith into what I believe is true for me right now, knowing that what I believe right now can change and probably will change as I evolve.
Is what I believe right now,the next obvious and therefore next step on my journey?
Why is passiveness my greatest fear?
What do I believe right now. What rings as truth in my soul?
It is the first thing I wrote down. That Christ turned the other cheek. I can see that would have taken great courage and total surrender to something greater than the attachment to the body and the illusionary world of matter. To not be afraid to stand in my truth,out of the fear that something may happen to my body or my present life circumstances.Wow! So true.
So I can see, I use the fear of my idea of passiveness, as an excuse not to follow my truth, because I am afraid of surrender. Meaning I am afraid to hand what seems to be an attacking situation over to my Holy Spirit in case I get hurt physically or emotionally.
So my answer is, to stand up boldly in my truth. Not with attack thoughts, not with the need to defend myself, but in a state of love for all mankind, and a knowingness that we are all doing the best we can in any given moment.Plus, if I hand any situation over to the holy spirit, it will always work out best for all concerned.
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