Recognizing Evil

By on October 1, 2009 in Spirituality

Question :

Do you believe in the "law of Recognizing evil" as stated in Andrew Harvey’s new book called The Hope? I wrote to Andrew Harvey about that chapter and thought he was referring more to discernment. He responded to my email and stated that he did not believe that evil was a no thing, which he obviously believes it is something. He spoke of the alchemy of good and evil which does not involve duality, which to my understanding is a subtle but powerful illusion that keeps one away from understanding the purity of consciousness itself, First Cause is a pure eternal reality, beyond cause and effect …I noticed you had endorsed that book, which is why I purchased it and I wanted to ask you your thoughts on that chapter? To refer to "recognizing evil" as a law is something I am not understanding. How would you explain this, as I have a group of individuals in a book study right now who Don’t understand this idea of recognizing evil as a law. Other then this particular chapter his book is filled with thoughtful inspirations and perhaps some good active ideas.

Answer:

Andrew Harvey’s book aims to empower us with a spiritual life and force that is unshakably rooted in bliss, unity and ultimate reality. This awareness is born of an integration and acknowledgment of all the disparate forces and tendencies within and outside of us. These destructive and shadow aspects of our nature and in Nature, must be recognized for what they are if they are to be healed and reconnected to the wholeness. As long as we deny the sinner in us and insist on only seeing ourselves as the saint, so long we remain powerless to transform ourselves and the world as well. This acknowledgement of the destructive power is not about giving in to fear and duality; just the opposite. It is the honest healing and reclaiming of the parts of our soul that denial of has keep us in fear and separation.

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2 Responses to Recognizing Evil

  1. Tal October 2, 2009 at 4:33 pm #

    I agree..We experience everything in comparison, there can be no experience of good without bad, dark without light, hot without cold, etc…. When we observe and rise above both opposites we become human beings in the sense that we can make a choice out of free will.

    I once heard Deepak say this wonderful line in a lecture:

    "If you cannot see your shadow, you are not standing in the light"

  2. healingheartsla October 3, 2009 at 12:48 pm #

    I like this explanation of this concept of good and evil. We are spirits that are bi-polar. In order to maintain balance we must be aware and accept percieved positive and negetive components that make us who we are.