Have A Higher Point Of View

This is a talk to make you aware of the value of a higher point of view. It will take you out of judgment and separatism to develop more compassion and understanding. It includes a talk about how times are becoming more divisive with many situations seen that are acts of anger and that cause harm. With understanding, we can learn not to judge and to see things from a distance. I do a deep meditation to share the way to do this.

Transcript

Aloha, I'm Reverend Cindy Palos and I wanted to talk about having another point of view. And I guess we'd start with the fact that we all have our own individuation, Our own ego, And our own mindset. Of course, We set our mind on what we wish to accomplish and what we have to do in our intention, In our own relative view of life from everything we've gone through and everything we've read and experienced. Now here's the situation. They often say walk a mile in another person's shoes before you judge them. And so this is kind of why you can get out of your mindset. And it also helps us not to judge other people. This is really important because it's very easy to say that person shouldn't have done this. And it might even be the overwhelming position that you could back it up with saying, Well, That's not right. However, We don't know what another person's real inner struggles and mindset and what they've gone through really are. So then we have to take ourselves out of our own place of beingness and point of view and step outside that to look at another point of view. I think that we have this crisis of division happening and I also think it's probably been furthered because it's one of our weaknesses and it's something that other countries can use to divide our country. A house divided among itself will fall. That was often attributed to Lincoln, But it actually came from the Bible. So here's what we're seeing is with social media and everyone building their own cases that were easy to quickly judge other people. And I certainly think that we use this as a way of trying to reinforce what we're doing as the right way. And it's understandable. However, If we can keep ourselves from taking a position of judgment, Even if there's overwhelming information that makes it look like that's true, We still really can't understand what that other person has gone through that has brought them to that point to be the way they are. And it may not be good, You know, But at the same time, Wow, It's hard for us to know, Really know, Unless we are in that other person's mind and body and emotions, What they're going through. And it can be influenced by alcohol and drugs and other things and certainly the way they were raised in their life. It doesn't mean it's right, You know, And the overall thing if they're hurting other people. But also we start to see, Oh my gosh, This is what happened and this is why that happened. And it helps us create compassion and understanding. And if we could take it one step further, Why not, Right? If we could get out of our own mindset, Maybe we could have a collective consciousness and look at things from the universal consciousness from there and look at it from a higher point of view. I love that song that Bette Midler sings, From a Distance, Because from a distance, It all should be in harmony and we all should be brothers and we all should be sisters and we all should be able to get along. However, We know that that's not the case here. So the more that we can try to understand and to have compassion and see things from a higher point of view, The more there will be harmony. The more we can think like that, The less we'll judge the influence we may have on many of our social sites may also help to have a higher point of view. A higher point of view is really important, I think. Okay, I'm going to use an extreme example. It's a tough one, But I've been going through seeing a lot of this lately. I know, In fact, He works with us, A guy that his ex-wife had a lot of issues. He got divorced and had a new marriage and had a beautiful daughter, Beautiful daughter with his ex-wife, Right? And there was antagonism and she got remarried and had another boy. What happened is just recently, They found her body, She committed suicide and they found her body washed ashore. Strangely enough, I've been walking on the path where I found one time all the policemen and firefighters and I knew an ambulance was there, Something had happened. And I found out the next day that it was someone who I kind of knew, I certainly knew the daughter she had, Beautiful girl that will be affected by the fact that she committed suicide. Now, My first reaction is how could she do that? How in the world could she affect those people, Her daughter, Her son, And those she loved and people she knew in that way? And someone else said, It's the most selfish act you can do. It's the biggest way to say, Screw you to someone else. And I really was starting to believe that too. And I was angry. I was angry that someone would take their own life. But then I really had to pray on it and meditate on it. And I'm going, I do not know what she was really going through. I don't know if she had mental illness. I don't know if she was on drugs. I don't know if she had anger. I don't know if maybe that she was even being possessed by some negative energy, Some dark cloud that was going over her at that time that didn't allow her to think or feel properly. I didn't know if it was reaction to a fight. I don't know. I really don't know what she was going through. I don't believe what she was going through was right, But I'm not her. Thank God I'm not her. So I had to stop and think and ponder. I even talked to some people about this. And then I had to go, You know, This isn't up to me to judge. And it isn't up to me to condemn someone who I don't know, Even if I don't believe it's right. This is the kind of thing that is so difficult these days. I'm seeing so many people so upset and so angry and so overwhelmed that unfortunately, There are people who are committing suicide. We certainly see that with the veterans. And we're seeing it way too often with teenagers these days. I really, It hurts my heart to think of people taking their lives because I know the after effects on the families and the children and how difficult it really is. But it happens and it's been happening. So somehow to get past all of that, We have to learn to let it go and to not to judge as much as we can, To take a step back and have a higher point of view and say, We don't really know what that person was going through. If they were in their right mind, They probably wouldn't have gone through this. But there's a lot of people right now not in their right mind. I don't think anyone in their right mind would go and, It's a whole different scenario here, But go and shoot people and kill people and then kill themselves. I mean, That's not your right mind, Right? However, This is a problem that a lot of people can't find a way to navigate into their right mind and to have good energy and goodwill. And maybe the more we start to understand this sickness that's going on in people's minds and also with the anger and whatever it is that's keeping them from being in a good frame of mind with goodwill, Then we really, If we can't figure that out, Then we may continue to see this. And I think the more people who meditate and who may be listening right now can do something to help that with spreading goodwill and kindness and understanding and compassion, The more we can try to take the higher road, Not to judge people, The more we can really help. I mean, I pray, I really pray that that's the case. We are in a difficult time and a lot of this has to do with what happened after COVID, I believe. There were a lot of people who were on a very, Very razor's edge point and some fell off that razor's edge as a result of some terrible things that were going on. And unfortunately, There's a lot of people who have had economic, Terrible economic situations. I know that. You know that. I mean, Of course, There's more homelessness I'm seeing now than ever before. And how does someone even come to terms with that? So we're seeing a huge need right now to have more understanding and compassion for people who may be homeless, For people who may be having mental challenges that are unthinkable to us. I know that it's difficult. And again, We may not agree whether it's right or wrong. That really, I don't think is up to us. I mean, We may feel empowered. We may feel protected if we say this is really wrong, You know, And we really may believe that, But maybe that's because we just couldn't fathom being like that situation in that situation. But the more we're seeing it with people we might know, The more it's hitting home, I think, You know, I really think. So that's why I wanted to talk to you today. I wanted to talk to you about understanding and about compassion and about expanding our point of view to not be so judgmental. Even if the temptation is really there, It's really, Really hard for us to judge another person. So I thought we'd do a little meditation on this to try to help expand our consciousness to include a higher point of view that isn't coming from our own individual mind and our ego. So let's just start with doing a clearing and some wonderful clearing breaths, Breathing in and breathing out, Breathing in and breathing out, And just being present in the presence, Just letting all of our tightness and our tension in our mind go. Anything that we're feeling in our body, Anything we might be feeling in our head or our shoulders, Just be aware of how your head feels, Your jaw, Your throat, Ah, Your neck, Your shoulders. Is there any tension stored there? Breathing in and allowing the energy of love coming into your heart of hearts, Ah, Just dwelling in a place in your heart of hearts where there is understanding, Where there is compassion, Where there is forgiveness, And let that energy there expand, Expand your heart's love, Expand your heart's ability to love beyond the judgments, Beyond the fear. Just let your heart grow in love, Let it blossom in love, Let it forgive anything that you've been feeling that is not of love, Ah, Let it feel good. And now go on and scan your areas of your organs that may be filled with tension or tightness that might need clearing in every cell of your third chakra, Anything in your liver, Your kidneys, Your stomach, Your pancreas, Your spleen, Send every single cell of energy, Wonderful healing light, And breathe it in and breathe it out. Moving on down to your second chakra, Allow that whole emotional feeling field to be completely filled with love, The love from your heart, Send now to your emotions. Ah, Is there anything there that's tight in your hips, In your pelvis area, In your reproduction areas, Or anything that you might need to send energy of healing light and love to? Ah, Let all of that area breathe with white, Wonderful, Brilliant energy, And move the energy down to your root chakra. Is there any fear, Anything there in the root chakra that needs to be released or cleansed? Ah, Send it wonderful healing energy and full of that good energy from the ultimate source of love. Let the energy go down to your calves and your thighs and your knees and your feet, And on up till you can send that energy above your head to your crown chakra and on up and up and up and then all in front of you, Behind you, On either side of you, Until you're in a perfect cocoon of white, Protected white light. And now call upon your soul, That energy of the I am presence. Go to that soul's calling and be still in that energy of your soul. Be still and feel that higher point of the objective observer within your soul, And spend some time here out of your ego and into your higher self, And allow that part of your soul to completely accept all of who you are, And to expand and extend that soul's energy up to an even higher point of view to universal consciousness, To the source of all consciousness. From a distance, From a distance, Allow your mind to look down at humanity, To look upon the world as if you were in one of those ah, Wonderful vehicles traveling, As an astronaut seeing the world from a distance, And send the whole earth love. See the whole world working in harmony. See the whole world lit with goodwill, With the potential to be working together for the good of all. See that world living as it was meant to be lived, With love, With peace, With understanding. See the world lit with all of that light of love and peace and understanding and goodwill. Imagine the world living with that love and goodwill, And know that you are part of that chain of energy of the world, And that as you right now are feeling that love and compassion and understanding, You're able to extend it out to all of humanity right now. Just imagine yourself being a part of this energy chain that can actually send the whole world love and compassion, Unity, Together, Helping those who are in need, Those who are broken, To be healed. And now slowly come back into your soul's presence, And let that presence come down into your mind, And allow your mind to be filled with that energy of expanded consciousness, Expanded point of view, A universal mind there within your mind, A mind that understands, That understands, And loves and does not judge, But only wishes to help and do good. How does it feel to have an expanded mind, An expanded heart, An expanded consciousness? It is here and it is right now present in you. Feel it, Absorb it, Be it, Become it. Breathe it in, Breathe it out, And slowly come back out of meditation into your true beingness, The I am that I am present in who you are right here and now. I thank you so much for being present here and now. I thank you for taking the time and energy to expand your consciousness and your point of view to a higher energy and consciousness and a higher point of view, To feel that goodwill and that love and that understanding and that compassion. God bless you always.