When we look at our lives and the problems we have, it is common to blame others for our situation. It is easy to blame external factors. In a sense external factors dictate our lives. After 25 years of mediation, I’m beginning to think that the angels dictate our lives as so many of the situations we get into in our lives were arranged from above. Even my career, relationships, and things that happened or didn’t happen to me seem to be the work of angels.
I look at the Palestine / Israel conflict. I see how Israel took someone else’s country and refuses to recognize Palestinians. They think they are in the right and can get away with it. But, 22 Arab countries refuse to recognize Israel as a result and Israelis can’t even get into a bus without the fear of death. So, in a sense the Arabs and the Israelis are mirrors of each other’s intolerance and unfairness. Meanwhile north in Lebanon the four major religious groups are completely intolerant of each other. Their hatred has turned to ultra-violence throughout the ages. As terrible as the Palestine / Israel conflict may seem, the actual death count is tiny while in Lebanon a huge percentage of the population died or was maimed during their civil war a few decades ago. These different groups in Lebanon are all different from each other, however the violent hatred mirrors each other.
I see that getting to know these conflicts in the Middle East baffle me. What baffles me is how humans can be so unfair and unconscious towards others. I live in Los Angeles where ten major ethnic groups live in harmony. We all live together, eat at the same places, and get along smoothly. Sure, the Koreans and Orthodox Jews don’t like to mingle so much with others, but there is no green line in Los Angeles and it is relatively safe to go to almost any neighborhood except for a few blocks of territory called, “The Jungle” in South Central. The Jungle is only a few miles from me. But, because I have no reason to go there, it might as well be a million miles. It doesn’t exist in my consciousness and as a result I don’t see it.
So, what is my consciousness. I see that there are many Thai and Japanese restaurants near me. And that it is relatively cleanly and nice where I live. Is that my consciousness? Is that a mirror of my inner self? In a sense it is. On the other hand I am very lonely. I reach out to others, but others don’t reciprocate the way I would like them to. So, is that a reflection of some long term rejection I suffered in a past life or many past lives? My psychic says yes. Although I am a somewhat friendly guy, this is not reciprocated in my mirror. So, I guess my mirror sees more than just who I am — it sees my scars from past existences as well.