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forgiveness
July 2009 
What's on your mind?
rudyan
Oneness.
I’ve been receiving lessons in the meaning of oneness, having been woken up in the middle of the night with the questions: One? and: Li? in quick succession. Li is the surname of a man who recently stabbed, beheaded, and reportedly cannibalized a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus enroute to Winnipeg.
Surely there can be only one answer to the question: One? Either we are one, or we aren’t. If yes, there can be no exclusion. If no, the question is moot.
So I ask myself: Dare I reserve judgment on this man? To judge him is to suggest that I could never do what he did. (I’d like to think I couldn’t, but...) To judge him is to fall into the thought trap that some ‘sins’ are worse than others, not to mention the one (trap) that sin exists in the first place. I’m not even going to talk about forgiveness because that’s a trap in itself. Okay, I will. Does the idea of forgiveness exist outside of judgment? What is there to forgive if there is not judgment? if we are truly one? if there is no separation? if we are LOVE? (I’m reminded of the line from Love Story: Love means never having to say you’re sorry.)
If I’m for oneness, I and Li are one.
I’m for oneness.
We are
One.
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I agree that without judgement then the idea of forgiveness just doesn't apply. I even believe in that! And yet, when it comes to someone who murders or hurts others, judgement always creeps into my awareness and I'm unable to reconcile with what I thought I believed in.
hey rudyan. I haven't seen you in so long. I hadn't heard of this story and I just read it to my husband who of course knew about it. i don't always read the news. I am wondering did this all happen on the bus?well anyway. what is sin and is there sin. I like that “trap” analogy. Who knows really. I just hate the thought of somebody suffering pain. Should it be okay. I have caused pain. Maybe not physical but I have caused pain. Does that make me any better than LI.
Ayla, Jenni, thank you so much for sharing your thoughts on this question of 'exceptionless oneness' that has been occupying my mind. I love your willingness to explore the question with me, and I love that I can rely on you both to say what you really think.
The thing about earth living is, we are all human. And just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say I've got this very human judgment thing licked, just following my thought processes about what it means when I say I'm for oneness. About putting my money where my mouth is, so to speak.
Did I mention I love you guys? Big time.
Ruth