What Is Your Perception?

Violence is built into the opposition of us versus them. “They” never go away and “they” never give up. They will always fight to protect their stake in the world. As long as you and I have a separate stake in the world, the cycle of violence will remain permanent. The dire results can be seen in the body, too.

In a healthy body, every cell recognizes itself in every other cell. When this perception goes awry and certain cells become “the other,” the body goes on an attack against itself. This state is known as an auto-immune disorder, of which rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are devastating examples.

The violence of self against self is based entirely on a mistaken concept, and although medicine can bring some relief to the war-torn body, no cure can be achieved without correcting the mistaken concept first.

Getting serious about bringing violence to an end means giving up a personal stake in the world, once and for all. That alone will pluck violence out by the roots. This may sound like a shocking conclusion. One’s immediate reaction is to say, “But I am my personal stake in the world.” Fortunately, such isn’t the case.

The world is in you, not the other way around. That is what Christ meant when he taught that one should attain the kingdom of God first and worry about worldly things later, if at all. God owns everything by virtue of having created everything. If you and I are creating every perception that we take for reality, then we are allowed to own our creation as well.

We are all included in the only project that makes any difference: reality-making. To defend any outside thing – money, property, possessions, or status – makes sense only if those things are essential. The only personal stake worth having is the ability to create freely, with full awareness of how reality-making works.

Adapted from The Book of Secrets, by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2004).

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Liv R.

6:26PM PDT on Jul 16, 2010

thanx

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Abo r.

2:10PM PST on Mar 13, 2010

Noted thanks

Teresa W.

11:15AM PST on Mar 13, 2010

I suppose my perception is O.K.

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Sean K.

10:25AM PST on Feb 25, 2010

See, this is where confusion sets up the fact to what is real ? Unfortunately everyones perception is based on what other people say it is, on the other hand does anyone ever ask the question, who said so, you or me ?
In other words real is determined by the state of consciousness you are lined up with. To alter your preception to the real alignment of potential "realism", alter your desire to enhance your method of thought.
Love what is, therefore love will show the way.

Dayana A.

12:44AM PST on Feb 25, 2010

That makes sense. It reminds me of this other thing i heard i forgot where though : "A man's most beautiful temple is within himself." And also, Jesus said so many wise things but people kinda distorted them over time (especially the clergy). That's why I believe in a creator but I am not part of ANY religious group and NEVER will be..... Thanks for the post :]

Janice L.

12:27AM PST on Feb 25, 2010

Perception really is everything. I know so many people who simply are unable to step outside their own reality.

Linda M.

6:03PM PST on Feb 24, 2010

thanks