One of the biggest points of pain we have is the suffering folks experience caused by the habit of comparing themselves to others. Only the ego compares. The heart knows we are united in Oneness.
There’s no point in comparing. None. It’s just a trick of the ego to help you feel more separate. Comparison always leads to suffering. Whether you compare and think you’ve come out ahead or come out lacking, since there’s only One, either way you just feel more separate.
Would your loving heart encourage someone you loved to compare themselves to someone who seems better than them or more special? Would you ever say to your friend, “You’re not the best cook. I know a few other people I like better than you who are also much better cooks. You’re not so great. You’re just okay.” I doubt you’d say anything remotely like that to another human being, but people say these things to themselves!
Comparison is judgment. All judgment is for the purpose of reinforcing separation. All belief in separation causes feelings of fear. Let’s have an active practice of relating to others and feeling the Unity of all life.
Watch your mind when it comes to comparing, attacking, and needing or wanting to be better than someone else. The habit of comparing can be really sneaky, but since there’s no good that can come of it, just let it go every time you see it.
I find one of the best ways to let a negative thought pattern go is to make myself laugh about it. So, that’s why in Masterful Living we say, “compare and despair.” The rhyme helps us to be lighthearted and to remember to laugh. And let’s face it, it also reminds us not to go down the road of despair!
There’s great healing that can come from our spiritual practice and it’s a benefit to all beings!
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