Saturday, December 5.
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Mainstream Western culture values judgment. Whether it’s judging what’s best for us, sizing up others, or a judge determining a sentence in a courtroom, it seems that having good judgment is indispensable to our way of life.
Yet in spite of our cultural conditioning, there are certain kinds of judgment that are best avoided if our purpose is personal and collective evolution. Judgment is necessary and appropriate when deciding what to wear, or how to budget our resources, or whom to vote for in an election. However, when we judge the behavior or character of another as good or bad, are we really qualified, or are we projecting? We cannot read their innermost thoughts, we cannot be absolutely sure of their motives or their heart. The Dalai Lama tells us that everyone, without exception, wants to be happy and avoid suffering. The strategies we employ in pursuit of those conditions may be misguided if we have not yet learned that our own happiness is contingent on that of others.
When is judgment appropriate, and when should it be suspended? Are forgiveness and judgment mutually exclusive? Please come share your thoughts at this discussion!
What is IONS? The Institute of Noetic Sciences™founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research, education, and membership organization whose mission is supporting individual and collective transformation through consciousness research, educational outreach, and engaging a global learning community in the realization of our human potential. “Noetic” comes from the Greek word nous, which means “intuitive mind” or “inner knowing.” IONS™ conducts, sponsors, and collaborates on leading-edge research into the potentials and powers of consciousness, exploring phenomena that do not necessarily fit conventional scientific models while maintaining a commitment to scientific rigor.
The Caritas Center sponsors one of a global network of self-organizing community groups that study and discuss the work of IONS