Scholars and Intimacy

edited May 2013 in Roles
I am becoming concerned about my growing desire to be alone. I’d like to ask about the negative pole of Acceptance (Rejection). I’d like some information on Scholars and running — am I running away from a close relationship?

MOST SCHOLARS DO RETREAT FROM INTIMACY, YES, AND YOU ARE NO EXCEPTION. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOUR WORK ENTAILS TOLERATING REJECTION BEHAVIOR IN OTHERS. IN FACT, IT IS GOOD WORK FOR YOU TO DETACH YOURSELF FROM THE NEGATIVITY OF OTHERS. YOUR WORK NOW NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED TOWARD DEVELOPING YOUR OWN GOOD SPACE TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS ALL RIGHT FOR YOU TO IGNORE THIS PLEA FOR REJECTION. YOU CAN WORK WITH YOURSELF IN THE AREA OF NOT EXPRESSING YOUR OWN NEGATIVITY. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU NEED NOT REACT AT ALL TO SOMEONE ELSE’S NEGATIVE SPACE. YOU CAN CHOOSE TO SIMPLY IGNORE IT. NO RELATIONSHIP THAT IS NOT BETWEEN BALANCED MAN CAN BE ONE HUNDRED PERCENT INTIMATE. SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS PLACED UPON YOU IN THE PAST HAVE BEEN UNREASONABLE, AND YOU HAVE REACTED TO THEM IN THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD. NOW YOU ARE COMING TO THE SPACE WHERE YOU CAN VERBALIZE THAT WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. YOUR CONCERN NEEDS TO BE WITH YOUR OWN GROWTH, AS THOSE AROUND YOU NEED TO BE CONCERNED WITH THEIRS. THE DEGREE OF INTIMACY THAT YOU ALLOW WILL GROW WITH YOUR TRUST LEVEL: AS IT GOES UP, YOU WILL ALLOW MORE INTIMACY. SCHOLARS ARE NOT GENERALLY THE MOST INTIMATE OF SOULS.

SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts
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