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On Viewpoints and Perspectives

 Thank you guys for your input.  The more we discuss, the clearer our understanding of who we are.  We contradict each other once in a while, but that's the process of having a discussion. 

According to Lifestyle Desk and I quote, "There is no right or wrong, in a discussion only a difference of perspective. In life, we often feel that our point of view is the correct one, and those differing from us do not have the entire picture and, therefore, are wrong. But, can it be that the concept of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ is a sham, and it is always about perspective?  And that two people can have varying points of view, but are both, right?

There was a mystical tale, where two students belonging to a spiritual community get into an argument and seek the intervention of the great master, who tells them they are both right, leading to a massive confusion: how can both be right? So they meet with the great master together to pose the same question again, and he repeats that they are both right.

“The fascinating message of the story is that when we get too fixated on ‘I am right’, it always leads to a fight. We only see things from our point of view. A point of view is always limited, it is never comprehensive. The way I see a room is bound to be different from the way other people see it”.

“Knowledge is a point of view, and wisdom is a viewing point; the ability to see things from many different perspectives. The teacher was operating from wisdom. He was able to see one person’s perspective and also the other person’s perspective. Which is why for him, truly both were right,”.

“To hold on to our point of view is the most stubborn thing. To learn to let it go, and witness different thoughts and different points of view… we can have a true connection and true higher understanding,”

Learning to let go and agreeing to disagree are key to a higher understanding.

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