Argument

Some like to create an air about themselves, they want the world to view them as they view themselves. They believe that they have achieved some great spiritual or intellectual advantage. So they engage others in argument, attempting to justify the beliefs they have about themselves. To confront another with ones mental prowess, is to admit ones own feelings of insecurity. One argues and demeans another to gain a sense of self. That sense of self is the illusion of knowing. What is known is the projection of the accumulated. One wants desperately to be acknowledged to break out of feelings of inadequacy. Their conflict is within and where there is conflict there is violence. The violence of words spoken to discredit or embarrass.

One may disagree or see the that there is a lack of truth in what is said, but one would do well to not point a finger directly. Because in the end one is pointing to oneself. Many live a life of justification, of trying to make sense of the opposition that is within. One should not disagree or agree, but see in another that which mirrors the self. Whatever is understood in the words of another is a reflection of ones own inner conflict and disharmony. If there is no conclusion or judgement then there is capacity for love and the understanding of the true self.

One can engage in a fencing match of words and concepts, but nothing comes from it, only the further disintegration of the conditioned consciousness. To be free of ones own prejudiced mind with its opinions and conclusions to realize a totally new life. To accept oneself and to accept others. To love where there is only conflict and misunderstanding is to create an air of peace that transcends the self.