Every judgment you have ever made is a mental fabrication and nothing more.
We tend to believe that our judgments have some anchor in absolute reality.
They do not.
Goods are relative and dualistic.
Good depends upon bad.
We would not know good,
But for bad.
This does not mean that murder,
For example,
Is a good idea.
This does not mean that murder is okay,
That murder is wise.
Something like murder takes place in that relative dualistic reality.
In non-duality,
In freedom,
There would never be a reason to murder.
Nothing in judgment is tiresome.
Making distinctions requires mental energy.
It actually burns calories.
Only trying to sort things into favorable and unfavorable wears us out.
Trying to rest from this doesn't mean that we end up in some kind of zombie state,
Some kind of emotional flat line,
Similar to being on antidepressants.
Indeed when advanced spiritual practitioners have been studied under MRI and other types of scans,
It's been found that they are very,
Very happy.
But this happiness is not the typical kind of happiness,
The kind of happiness that comes from getting what we want.
It's rather the contentment that comes from not wanting,
Not desiring.
These practitioners still like things.
When one is thirsty,
One would like a glass of water.
What these practitioners have learned is to not allow liking to develop into wanting.
Wanting being that contract that we make with ourselves,
That I will not be okay unless I get,
Unless I have,
Unless things are this way and not that.
When we relax judging,
It's much easier to let go of desire,
To be content at peace with whatever is.
Even in 2020,
There's much to be content with.
If you're listening to this talk,
You probably have a safe,
Warm home.
You're probably clothed and fed.
You probably have more entertainment at your disposal than the vast majority of monarchs through history.
Compare the entertainment value of a court jester to Netflix.
There is much to be content with.
This doesn't downplay all of the valid concerns that may be present for you.
But a concern is different to a worry.
We can be concerned from a place of contentment and peace.
When we relax those judgments about what's going on,
Along with those urgent desires that things are different,
That we make some kind of a change,
Then we can abide in that place of contentment and peace.
And we will in fact find that we're able to act more effectively when action is appropriate.
So next time you find yourself making some strong judgment,
This is good and that is bad.
Remember that this is a mental fabrication.
Relative.
Dualistic.
Just a point of view.
You're free to maintain it.
You're free to reason that that judgment may be valid.
But seeing that it is a judgment,
A relative,
Dualistic,
Fabricated judgment,
Will help you to hold it more lightly.
And holding it more lightly.
Perhaps you can dance with it instead of going to war.
