Comments on: Relationships Advice – Other People Are Just Mirror Images Of You

By: Lana

Lana — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:31:48 +0000

Beat, thank you for such an insightful comment!

Oscar, thanks for stopping by and commenting, I appreciate it!
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By: Oscar - freestyle mind

Oscar - freestyle mind — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:49:17 +0000

I never thought as other people as the mirror of myself, but it makes sense what you are saying. Great article.
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By: Beat Schindler

Beat Schindler — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:56:15 +0000

Lana, the “world is but a mirror” is a significant element in personal growth. It’s typically among the early truths that emerge after we awaken from sleep or delusion or whatever we call the unawakened state. The trick, as it were, is to understand that even as we call the world a mirror, in which is reflected our Self, it is still the same Self that does the seeing – meaning if our Self is distorted or delusional, our view of our Self is equally so, or even more (as you might guess, am speaking from personal experience As an admittedly extreme example, most animals don’t see themselves in a mirror, even though they have 20/20 eyesight. Therefore, loving your Self, to see your Self through loving eyes, as you point out, builds the bridge that leads to all others. Thanks for your thought provoking post!
Beat
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By: Armen Shirvanian

Armen Shirvanian — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:11:15 +0000

Hi Lana.

This is a good point. The things that I look at in others that bug me the most are things in me that bug me the most as well. We see others and want to see them overcome the problems we have so that we have a template of what to do, or don’t want to see our own problems on display, because it shows us how much we have errored.

I blame people very little thanks to this, and am then able to focus on my own improvement. You’re right about forgiving first, and then working on personal material after that. Forgiving gives some energy to work on it as well.

Thanks for this.

By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:18:34 +0000

Thank you Eric for a great commenta and I hope you’ll come back!
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By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:17:14 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Gec, I have two friends from Romania, people from there are very smart, great saying you shared with us!
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By: Lana

Lana — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:14:30 +0000

Thank you Walter! Self Awareness holds the key to many things. You have a great blog, just subscribed to you feed.
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By: Eric D. Greene

Eric D. Greene — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:24:57 +0000

Hello, first time reader to your blog. I liked the part about “Your true self is not selfish. It is an unconscious negative belief about yourself that says you are selfish. Change the belief and you’ll stop acting in a selfish way automatically.”

So true and it’s not so hard to change the belief! We all have the power whether we are aware of it or not.

By: Gec

Gec — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:59:34 +0000

In Romanian we have a saying “he who calls others names is that which he calls, like the cuckoo calls his own name” (or something ) – it means that whenever you say something about someone, you actually are that thing. If you call someone (or something) beautiful, there’s beauty in you. If you call someone stupid, you’re stupid. You see in people (and in nature) what you are. Great post!
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By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:15:21 +0000

Being aware of who we are is the first step for enlightenment. Unfortunately, many people blame the world for their misfortunes whence we are responsible for the consequences of our acts. The wisdom you have stated here are very important, I wish many people would know about this.