[Thespiritexpress] Social Dilemma Commentary to share...

[cathy fantulin]

Thank you Toni for sharing.

On Sat, Oct 31, 2020, 12:57 PM Toni Bernbaum via Thespiritexpress <
thespiritexpress at lists.mcn.org> wrote:

> This is a long read but I too, like Viktoria, was very stirred by the
> Social Dilemma and was moved to write about it with another community I am
> a member of…..thought to bring it out to share now
> for those of you interested in this conversation.
> Love and Blessings, Truth and Beauty,
> Discernment and Courage,
> Toni
>
> >
> > Dear Ones….and Happy Equinox,
> > A fitting day of equal dark and light to comment on this amazing film,
> which Ron and I watched a few days ago.
> >
> > The Social Dilemma, ,for me,  was  ultimately, about being BRAINWASHED
> by our ADDICTION to social media as well as all random information as we
> look constantly outward and less and less heed this season’s advice to
> “look within:.  The film depicts our lack of ability to exercise
> discernment, boundaries, and the power to “question (media’s) authority”.
> (one of my favorite bumper stickers.)  Hence, the real danger of social
> media and particularly its effect on the youth, already in the swim of
> trying to figure out who they are and what’s going on here, in this vast
> ocean of samsara.
> >
> > In these days of false news, blatant manipulation of facts, differing
> and grossly opposing positions, it is incumbant upon each individual to be
> informed from both sides and then, make up our own minds about where we
> stand and from what point do we stand still or take action.
> >
> > Martin Prectel first introduced to me, the native idea, “Know your
> enemy.  Learn the language of your opponent.”
> > To me this is about diversity and knowing all points of view on the
> medicine wheel in order to know the center. What is dangerous, in my
> opinion,
> > is that we are slowly loosing our capacity to examine situations and
> listen deeply to perspectives that differ from our own…..no matter what
> those
> > perspectives are. We are preaching to the choir and fortifying our
> positions and creating a greater gap of separation in our righteous claim
> to being right.
> >
> > Out of respect and curiosity and value for the truth, and admitting we
> don’t REAllY know,  we can gain from others research, experience and
> opinions but it is in the BALANCE with the deeper knowing of our own
> present experience of SELF knowledge and access to the open channel of our
> intuitive guidance that all perceptions need be filtered through.  “Don’t
> believe everything you think” ……another bumper sticker fav, and certainly
> don’t believe everything you read, or see. This is what is in question to
> consider here.  What does it really mean to be open minded? To respect
> anothers opinion? To NOT take opposition personally?
> > To honor the worthy opponent? And to have the courage to look within,
> find our own truth and let go of any need to be right, or be liked, or be
> popular….yes, there is work of the west here, in facing our fears……and
> particularly our fear of the unknown which is the fabric of our current
> crisis.  How do we stay in the balance and endure the tension of “not
> knowing.” in this precarious time of transition? How do know what is true?
> How can we protect ourselves from fear mongering, manipulation and being
> part of the matrix?
> >
> > David Hawkin said something to the affect that the biggest problem for
> humanity and its evolution is that it does not know the truth.
> > Our society, he notes, calibrates at a frequency of density that is
> based on false information and our willingess to destroy each other in the
> defense of those
> > positions.
> >
> > Social media is not, in and of itself, dangerous……it is however, lethal
> in the hands of the unconscious and fearful reactivity to false
> information. That is the problem.
> >
> > And this to me, is only a time of greater motivation and imperative to
> pursue the Truth……to ask ourselves the true questions…..Who am I?  What is
> my purpose?
> > How shall I live? What makes me right and you wrong?
> >
> > Just sayin.
> >
> > Love and blessings on this Fall Equinox 2020,
> > Tonijean
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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