Ethical Reversal

Robin Hood is an archetypal hero; “steal from the rich and
give to the poor”, in today’s age it has become steal from the poor and keep
it. George Washington is one as well, “I can't tell a lie” was his answer when he cut down the cheery tree;
today officials seem to think lying is just part of what you have to do. “Do
unto others as you would have them do unto you” has become do unto others
before they do unto you. I went to a recent Occupy Wall street meeting the
other day and was shocked by people who took issue with the discussions on
morals (issues of right and wrong and to
how individual people should behave), somehow they differ than ethics. (The study of moral standards and how they
affect conduct). I would ask; Who IS teaching human behavior these days?

A fundamental question
is when is it enough? Enough is when we begin enjoying what we spent our
lives acquiring, enough is when begin to teach what we have spent our lives
learning, and enough is when we begin to share allowing others to expand in new
directions. There is endless potential still to be explored; there is always
more than enough.

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Comment by mary jane miller on November 29, 2011 at 1:56pm: Thank you all for commenting, peace

Comment by Spencer Perdriau on November 28, 2011 at 1:56pm: NB: Sometimes speaking very plainly and simply is far better for appreciation/understanding for the majority, than to speak in clever crafted ways that sound rather elusive and difficult to grasp, and trap us in doing so.

PS: We may not understand many things about reality, but that does not take away from it (reality) being so. For example: There are many stars in our nights sky we cannot see yet, yet they do exist. Why? Because their light has not reached us yet. To presume that existence relies on the state of understanding (personal or collective) to be, is once again the egoic state of "solopsism." This is a form of catastrophic delusion.

PPS: If we had complete understanding in our lives, our minds would no longer question reality. Our personal mind would be forever stilled in the Greater All Knowing Consciousness (of God). In other words, we would simply rest in and accept What Is So. I do not believe even a Self-Realized master is in this state 24/7. Such a complete-total state of all and true understanding (of how all things really are) is impossible here at this level of fleeting "relative" reality. Such an absolute state is only of the nature of God and Spirit alone, not any one of us. To think this is attainable here and now is complete arrogance and catastrophic delusion.

PPPS: We all have a "certain" ability to understand, but understanding is relative and varies in degree/capacity from one person to another, thus not an absolute. Only truth is absolute, no matter how we "personally" appreciate it or understand it. Only in surrender to The Greater do we come to accept that inescapable reality of Actuality (Truth), which is a constant upon all things, and us all - past, present, future.......

Comment by Spencer Perdriau on November 28, 2011 at 1:11pm: Compassion and understanding may very well be absolutes (principles) in the immediate/unmediated realm of Spirit, but certainly no so here in our realm of matter (and sense of ego separateness). That may have been a constant reality back in the ancient times of the Spiritual Golden Age of Mankind, but we are very far from that (Total Spiritual Unity) here and now, a further three times fallen in the Iron Age - the lowest age of Mankind. If we are not that way inclined (towards Spiritual Unity), we have to "consciously" work many times harder to bring about "real-good" active compassion and understanding here in all our lives, not just for our immediate self interests, for the greater good of all collectively.

Comment by Ron Krumpos on November 28, 2011 at 10:39am: Compassion and understanding are absolutes; unfortunately, too few people have them absolutely. When we reach the absolute - even momentarily - then we have wholeness or oneness. In ordinary living, there is often a feeling that "something is missing" and that we are in a state of separateness.

Mary Jane, I hope we are not straying too far from your original thought. "Who is teaching human behavior these days?" Externally, it may be parents, mentors, pastors, or others who feel it their duty to guide us. Internally, it is our conscience that dictates right or wrong. Morality is a duel of the dual.

Comment by Mystic Tourist on November 28, 2011 at 10:01am: Enough is a state to be in and it renders what we have as enough. When I consider compassion and understanding, I consider them as absolutes, and so of these two there is always enough.

For example understanding is required for anything to exist. It is understanding that allows for the organization that is existence. In a different example of understanding anything can be understood, in fact, it is understood, absolutely. Our failure to understand demonstrates a vacancy of understanding. That vacancy can only exist in temporal environments where we believe there are things like paradoxes, even that is understood. Understanding is inescapable regardless of how we consider it or refuse to consider it. It remains absolutely.

Compassion is the same way and requires less text to demonstrate. Compassion only has a single measure. It knows no favorite. You can not say I will have compassion for this one but not that, there is only enough if it is there for all and that is what it is threre for, regardless.

These two absolutes have extraordinary power if we make a place for them in our habit and behavior. They are as a bridge to the absolute. Our temporal nature assures that we can take no ownership of them as they are in and of themselves, enough. Their value is recognized only when we make a place for them in our lives. They express themselves and there notice is by that expression.

Comment by Ron Krumpos on November 27, 2011 at 7:10pm: There is always more than enough, when enough is truly significant. Having enough money, power or glory are not important. We can never have enough compassion, understanding or sense of wholeness.