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THE LAW OF RECONCILIATION

The Law of Reconciliation or the Principle of Reconciliation is that which finds in differing qualities unifying similarities that allows these differences to be brought together; to accept the unifying qualities and diminish the differences, so that the differences in the qualities become less clashing and conflicting and the unifying qualities become more binding.

This is to reconcile, to find common denominators in things that are normally seen as separative, and to emphasize and exaggerate and promote those common denominators, thus allowing the differences to fade away, or fall into proper alignment. The Law Of Reconciliation allows those things which are normally in conflict to become harmonious in relationship to one another.

"All Nature is but art unknown to thee; All chance, direction which thou canst not see; All discord, harmony not understood; All partial evil, universal good; And spite of pride, in erring reason's spite, One truth is clear, Whatever is, is right."
~ Alexander Pope ~

Though the principle of this cosmic law is not difficult to understand, applying it to our lives can be a tad more demanding. The difficulty lies in the fact that our hidden (psychological) shadow affects our ability to recognize others as ourselves when they are showing us something that we CAN'T accept as Us. How and why does this happen? Our shadows are the darker, wilder or untamed aspects of ourselves, that bear desires and emotions which are often incompatible with social standards, so we repress all energies they represent. In doing so, we become masters at hiding (from conscious-view) anything that might not be received well by those around us. However, over time, all our rejected energies build-up, shaping into what psychology calls The Shadow. One's Shadow is actually a composition of all the natural features of our personality but, for whatever reason, they are rejected and denied full expression. The only "problem" with denying and rejecting our inherent energies in this way, is that denying them expression is only a trick we play on ourselves because none of it ever actually disappears. What we reject actually remains with us all our lives, affecting the health of our bodies on the one hand, while also manifesting in other people through our unconscious projections.

This ought to help us understand the fundamental reason why we have difficulty reconciling differences. Ultimately, to apply this law (of reconciliation) to ourselves and our lives means that we are required to diligently apply ourselves to Shadow work. This means remaining alert to our projections--recognizing our personal traits in others (both the negative & the positive ones)--and owning up to all things that we'd much rather not own up to. And so, when we have a hard time accepting someone else because of the way they do things, or the way they choose to say things, etc.. we need to remember that they are in fact reflecting something back to us about ourselves that we've learned to reject and disown.

Ultimately, the point of this cosmic law is to recognize the "Other" as self. Though we appear to be separate and different, at the base of our existence we are One, and so in truth we are much more similar to each other than is regularly observed. The Law of Reconciliation says that to focus on the many ways we are related, allows us to get into the habit of recognizing and remembering our One-ness. While the reverse keeps us from harmonizing with others because differences, by their very nature, separate us from each other. In short, differences have a way of causing opposition and clashes, while similarities have a natural way of binding and uniting.

Finally, a fitting quote by Archbishop Tutu..

"In our country, we speak of something called *ubuuntu*. When I want to praise you, the highest praise I can give you is to say, you have ubuuntu--this person has what it takes to be a human being. This is a person who recognizes that he exists only because others exist: a person is a person through other persons. When we say you have ubuuntu, we mean you are gentle, you are compassionate, you are hospitable, you want to share, and you care about the welfare of others. This is because my humanity is caught up in your humanity. So when I dehumanize, whether I like it or not, inexorably, I dehumanize myself. For we can only be human, we can only be free, together. To forgive is actually the best form of self-interest."

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Reader's comment #1:
Ah! This is so so so so funny! My boyfriend had a fever last night so I bundled him up on the couch and fed him fluids and macaroni and cheese. While I was about about to put on a DVD for him to watch, this book from underneath my coffee table jumped out at me. It is a little hard back book on Tantra by Osho. Instead of playing the movie, I asked if I could read to him. He accepted because he was too sick to reject me.
So, I have read this book a number of times before but the true meaning of it finally hit me last night. In the introduction, it speaks of god and devil and the misconception of the two being separate. When in fact, the devil is a seed of the divine like the seed of a tree. So, it's not that the seed is against the tree, the seed is the tree and if the seed did not exist, neither would the tree.

In the next chapter he speaks of two great temples in India named Khajuruho and Konarak. On the outside of the temple walls are hundreds of people having sex in many, many different postures, which some people find obscene but it is human nature all the same. As one begins to move within the temple the statues begin to change from orgies to couples in love. They are not having sex, but embracing each other. The sexuality is no longer there. If one keeps going deeper into the temple, they will find that the innermost core, ghara/the womb, is completely empty. There is no light, sound, or statues. It represents pure silence and inner peace.

Basically the teaching of this temple is to accept the whole depiction of life, not just inside or the outside. We need both to be complete. If we destroy one, we destroy both. Not any one thing is completely "bad" or completely "good". If exists here with us on earth, it is natural and should be allowed to flow freely.

Thank you for being in sync once again and being the inspiration for others to find their own rythym.

Reader's comment #2:
This reminds me of dialectical arguments in philosophy class, basically we synthesize two polar opposite views, because life is not black or white or good or bad, but an ongoing everchanging process.

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