Beyond all, respect

Respect is very important. On vibrational scale, I feel respect is even above love. Respect is like a huge platform which includes different elements, and love is a part of it. We often look at love only, and we sometimes fail to understand what love really means. We don't look at the whole platform. All sprouts from respect.

One time when I was emotionally unstable, I was receiving the help of a Mai-Tri practitioner for a long time, and over time, I developed an expectation that she's suppossed to be helping me. It's my right, it has to be. Definitely not so. Soon, the realization hit me that nothing and nobody has the obligation to assist us, with anything, at any point in time. It doesn't matter how good we consider ourselves to be, we simply can't expect anything from people.

Many times, I was at the edge of losing precious relationships because of expectations. Doing so is easy as plucking a true from a tree. Later, we regret bitterly.

Today, as a Mai-Tri practitioner whose work increases day by day I can see how important respect is. Those who respect the method, the practitioner and Mohanji as the source of Mai-Tri, gain a lot. I am taking Mai-Tri as an example but I'm talking about life in general. We can't take anything for granted.

In Mai-Tri, for those who fall for disrespect, it's like building a wall around yourself through which it's impossible to walk. You cannot even see the person let alone provide the needed help. It's a big loss.

I love it when I see people who after so many years of being with Mohanji respect Him equally. Not only Him, but Devi as well. As well as all people in Mohanji Foundation, especially people in higher positions. In reality, nobody is higher or lower, but if somebody holds larger responsibility in any organization, we owe them a bit more respect.

I like to see people refraining from talking too jokingly with Mohanji, Devi, Mohanji's PAs, the CEO, the global or local board members of Mohanji Foundation etc. And I object to people who have the attitude of, "Oh, it's all funny, we shouldn't be stiff, it's all cool." It's not stiffness, in fact. Things should be light, I definitely agree. There should be no fear and no unnaturalness. We are born to be natural. But at the same time, we need to re-imagine, re-invent respect, and act accordingly. Think - what is respect for you?

Mohanji's wife Devi is sometimes very playful and bubbly, she places herself often below others. She is the family to the whole Mohanji family, almost always there for people. She is one of the main pillars of our community. I like to see people addressing her with respect, despite her friendliness. There comes love. Not taking her friendliness too seriously to forget who she is in the first place. Always being aware and respecting.

It's even cute when people are a bit shy to approach people whom they respect. I have seen a few examples around Mohanji and Devi. Of course, it's always better to be natural and approach if we have that desire. But what I'm saying is, shyness is not always wrong. We shouldn't kick out shyness, thinking it's stiffness and not cool. Actually it is cool. It shows that you care. It shows that you respect. It's not at all fear. It's simply respect.

In my life, I have sometimes disrespected people, and it left extreme regret. I suffered a lot because of it, and I never want to hurt or disrespect anyone else. The tears of regret and biterness that choke you are not worth it. And you may not feel immediate consequences, but it comes sooner or later.

A few days ago, I experienced a trigger of guilt and regret, and it led me to tears. Guilt increased beyond what that particular situation could have brought. I felt Mohanji was working on it on a deeper level. He brought all the situations of me hurting people through all my lifetimes to the canvas of my inner eye, as small windows, just like in video conferencing app “Zoom”. I could feel each one of them as a big mixture of regret. By showing me, Mohanji was freeing me from it. That pain, that agony of knowing you hurt or disrespected someone, is one of the most expensive prices we have to pay on earth.

Revenge and gossips cost high prices. When the time for paying comes, our pockets could be totally empty - how will we pay?

I re-lived these images in one go, just like many waves put together into one tsunami. It was so painful, but Mohanji pulled me out much cleaner. Much lighter. Where was this guilt from? Probably a mixture of many lifetimes. We have to pay for the scars we leave behind. Let's not create them in the first place.

Mohanji's words that He told me a few years ago are still engraved in my mind,

“All people are suffering, so why do we have to add to it?”

Lots of love to all

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