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Posted on May 20, 2023 by A Single Thread

Do Not Talk About the Mistakes of Others

STOP talking about what you think are the mistakes of others.

Study yourself.

Are We Killing the Tree of Life?


When we judge another we are judging ourselves. That’s all! Every time we judge another we reveal ourself. We are judgemental.

Every word uttered from our mouth comes from within ourself. NOT the other.

When we use disparaging words we are finding our disparagement within ourselves. It cannot be otherwise.

All we have done in the world is:

“…we have normalized fear of, hate of, and disparagement of the other.”

When we fear, hate and disparage we show the disrespect that resides in us.

We attack the other. Cut them off. Shut them up.

These traits reveal our tendency and habit of self-degradation and self-inferiority showing our reservoir of hate, arrogance and ignorance. These qualities exhibit a lack of rational knowledge.

There are very few of us who are willing and able to see this truth within ourself. We are more comfortable blaming, shaming, hating and belittling the other.

Most of us are unwilling to study our ego-centric tendencies and habits prefering to demean the other. This tendency is to divide and separate others into two categories; Them and Us.

We forget to be wise. We forget we are spiritual beings in an impermanent body. We ignore the harm done.

We rarely recognize that everything and everyone is under these same truths: suffering, wanting to end suffering, to find ways to end suffering and living to end suffering. Study yourself and you will see how you as well as everyone else is dealing with some form of suffering.

These truths are available to all, not just those of us who fall into self-confused fear and hate to divide and separate.

Everything returns to the ONE and the ONE returns to everything.

We are essentially not separate. Yet, we act as though we are. We tend to root out the other rather than root out the underlying contempt we have for the other.


The basis of disparagement comes from several problematic, internal tendencies.

  • Fear which is rooted in hate.
  • Arrogance which is rooted in a belief of superiority.
  • Ignorance which lacks knowledge and wisdom.
  • GREED which is rooted in money and all the having and getting ahead.
  • DELUSION which is rooted in believing the world is real.

The solution is to see the roots and work to free ourselves from them. Then we are able to STOP disaparagement.

Stop! Stop talking about the mistakes of others.

Our problem is that we love to talk about the mistakes of others. YEAH! That love shows us the roots of our craving. We love to gnaw at the other’s behavior and reputation! Often it is done in the guise of concern.

Yet, the truth is that it causes harm.

We all have done this…the cure is to study the roots in us and STOP!

STOP talking about the mistakes of others.

STOP finding fault. That is the cure.

Are you willing to STOP?


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Here is a link to an array of criticism by others as a public example of villifying and dividing others into THEM and US. The video is one of many videos presenting a divisive rhetoric. If you are up for a challenge to your ego-self, then, take a look. Watch what happens to yourself. Watch what happens to your spirit. That is what is important. NOT the content…but your reaction and for some, your response to it. Study yourself. Watch the judgements and criticisms of others. Do you take sides?

May you and all beings be safe from harm and free from suffering.
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