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An Alternative to Separation

One thing I've been very conscious of during the election campaign is the division of groups into warring camps of "them vs us." This is really a low-consciousness and primitive approach to solving problems. I learned a better way from philosopher and writer Ken Wilbur.
When he decided as a young man to undertake to integrate all of psychology, science, philosophy and spirituality (an ambitious undertaking, to put it mildly), he soon realized that it couldn't be done by reconciling different views by deciding who was right and who was wrong. He chose the approach that "everybody's right - about some things" and looked at all points of view as having some aspect of the truth to contribute to the whole.
Imagine what adopting this approach to our politics, and our personal debates, might do for us! We might all learn something, and we'd most likely arrive at better solutions. Even better, instead of living in separation, we could honor the spiritual truth that we are all One, which actually feels pretty darn good!

posted by Wes Hopper @ 11:52 AM