disliked the word honey, that might prevent you from ever
tasting it. If you had a strong aversion to the word God,
whichisanegativeformofattachment,youmaybedenying
notjust thewordbutalsotherealitytowhichitpoints.You
would be cutting yourself off from the possibility of
experiencing that reality. All this is, of course, intrinsically
connectedwithbeingidentifiedwithyourmind.
So,ifaword doesn’t workfor you anymore,then drop
itandreplaceitwithonethatdoeswork.Ifyoudon’tlikethe
wordsin,thencall itunconsciousnessor insanity. Thatmay
getyouclosertothetruth,therealitybehindtheword,thana
long-misusedwordlikesin,andleaveslittleroomforguilt.
I don't like those words either. They imply that there is
somethingwrongwithme.Iambeingjudged.
Ofcoursethereissomethingwrongwithyou—andyouare
notbeingjudged.
I don't mean to offend you personally, but do you not
belong to the human race that has killed over mo million
membersoftheirownspeciesinthetwentiethcenturyalone?
Youmeanguiltbyassociation?
Itisnotaquestionofguilt.Butaslongasyouarerunbythe
egoic mind, you are part of the collective insanity. Perhaps
youhaven’tlookedvery deeplyintothehumanconditionin
its state of dominance by the egoic mind. Open your eyes
andseethefear,thedespair,thegreed,andtheviolencethat
areall-pervasive.Seetheheinouscrueltyandsufferingonan
unimaginable scale that humans have inflicted and continue
to inflict oneachother aswell as onother lifeforms onthe
planet.Youdon'tneedtocondemn.Justobserve.Thatissin.
That is insanity. That is unconsciousness. Above all, don't
forget to observe your own mind. Seek out the root of the