Overcoming Polarization and Argument

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We live in a time of extreme
polarization people and even

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entire societies are taking
fixed stands and disputing the

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validity or right of anyone
holding different, or opposing

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viewpoints.
In the framework of governing a

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nation.
This leads inevitably to either

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a form of political gridlock if
the sides are relatively equally

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matched or a form of
authoritarianism that attempts

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to control or Stamp Out views
held by a minority who lack the

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immediate political power to
level the playing field due to

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the extremity and intensity of
the opposing views, there's an

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unwillingness to make
accommodations or reach

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Remediated Solutions.
Politics does has turned into a

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winner-take-all form of warfare
where in the end very little can

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be accomplished and progress is
halted.

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We see the same thing occurring
in interpersonal relationships.

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We hold a fixed View and refuse
to acknowledge the right or

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legitimacy of those with
differing views.

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This extends to cultural
religious philosophical, racial

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social economic, or political
differences, as well.

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In some cases, we refuse to
communicate with those, we

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disagree with and even friends
and family if they take an

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opposing view can find
themselves ostracized and cut

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off despite emotional familial
or other bonds.

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That would otherwise bring them
together this prevents Is also

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from widening our viewpoints and
learning from others, who may

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have different backgrounds
experience, or worldviews, and

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thus progress, and inner growth
is stultified, or even stopped.

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As long as we are fixed and
immovable in our own View and we

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refuse to entertain ideas
values, or feelings, that arise

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from a different view.
Conflict is inevitable.

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The mother proposes that we not
engage in fighting or quarreling

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over are differing views or
opinions, but use the

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opportunity to widen our
understanding by placing

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ourselves in the Viewpoint of
the person with whom we are

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ready to argue.
While we may continue to

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maintain our own view of things.
At the very least, we may find

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that the other person is not
entirely being unreasonable, but

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just seeing and responding to a
different Viewpoint and

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Experience and thus there may be
ways to accommodate and Bridge

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the differences instead of
fighting all the time.

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The mother elsewhere has pointed
out that when you become

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conscious of the whole world at
the same time, then you can

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become conscious of the Divine.
If we reflect on the meaning of

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the statement, we can see that
inner growth and spiritual

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realization is based in a
process of widening.

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And a recognition that the world
contains an almost infinite.

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Variety of forms, forces,
viewpoints and developmental

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directions.
And thus anyone Viewpoint is

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insufficient to incorporate the
intent and significance of the

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Divine manifestation.
What is right from one

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standpoint remains, right?
But not the exclusive right?

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For the entire planet and all
the beings at this stage under

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these circumstances.
The mother observes quote you

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have never tried to enter
another person's Consciousness

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to know exactly what is going
on.

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They're not projecting your
Consciousness into someone else

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because then you find yourself
inside him in.

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This is not interesting but
entering into relation with his

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Consciousness, which is within
him.

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For example, when for one reason
or another, you don't see things

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eye to eye one sees them.
One way the other and another if

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people are reasonable, they do
not quarrel, but if they are not

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reasonable, they begin
quarreling then instead of

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coralie.
The best thing to do is to enter

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into the others Consciousness,
and ask yourself why he says

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things like that, what is it
that pushes him to do this or

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say that?
What is the inner reason?

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What is his vision of things?
Which makes him take this

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attitude.
It is extremely interesting.

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If you do this immediately, you
stop being angry, first thing,

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you can no longer be angry.
So this is already a great gain,

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but also, if the other continues
being angry, it has no effect on

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you.
And then later one can try to

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identify oneself more perfectly
and prevent the movements of

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division and deformation and
stop corals very useful and

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quote, reference SRI, aurobindo
and the mother living within the

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yoga approached, a psychological
health and growth exercises for

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growth and Mastery
identification Pages 144 to 149