...Loving my enemy, for example. I made many attempts to do so but my own heart exposed me because I still felt hate for my enemy...
I cannot love my enemy unconditionally the way God loves. But when I surrender my will, when I give up my life (my right to my own understanding), I see God. And by the grace of God I see
there is no enemy and therefore, no reason to hate. That’s a miracle! \
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Great post AuntieAnt.
Also a great example given about loving thy enemy. I agree, it is a hard one to grasp and requires awareness of the spiritual to do so.
It is the flesh part of us that is so needy for survival and love. Yet the spirit side already contains both.
Unfortunately, most humans live by the flesh, a fear-based existence, which causes all the greed, deceptions, conditionality, etc., in their life. Whenever they experience life by the spirit, a love-based existence, they become generous, honest, unconditional, etc. In other words, at any one moment, we are either living a fear-based or love-based existence. Both serve different masters, both cannot co-exist. It's one or the other.
So, our enemy is the opposite to where we are basing life on. If it is love, then the enemy is fear, and visa-versa. If we are from the spiritual point of reference (love and truth), what we see is that the enemy is living a life of fear. We know what it is like to live that way, and it is indeed a heavy yoke to bare. Out of love, we empathize with the enemy's truth of being fearful. So, instead of being fearful of the enemy, we become empathic as if we were dealing with a scared child (even if they have a weapon). We still protect ourselves, but stay in touch with the truth of the matter, i.e., they are scared.
Also, our enemy is more likely to be more honest about us. Many so-called friends only tell us what we may want to hear, to keep the peace and friendship going. But since the enemy has nothing to lose (friendship wise), they are more likely to be more truthful. In this regard, our enemy is really not the enemy.