Is it possible for us to live together without conflict?

[DavidS]

@James

Does the online behaviour of those claiming (implicitly or explicitly) to be enlightened, reflect the language, character and actions of people who are free from all conditioning, whose minds are now supposedly vessels of intelligence and compassion?

In my humble opinion, James you have done a great service by starting this thread and by following up in other threads where there has been conflict, reactions, and misunderstanding. You see how misunderstanding can arise and are trying to correct it. That is commendable and shows you are willing to look and learn yourself, and admit mistakes. I truly appreciated your latest attempt in the “Relationships” thread, trying to show where the misunderstanding occurred.

What you wrote above, about the online behavior of those claiming to be enlightened, does not seem to reflect their actions, does not seem to display the intelligence and compassion an enlightened mind would have. I agree wholeheartedly and this is something that really needs to be highlighted and looked into. Krishnamurti himself would do this all the time. He would comment on the apparent contradiction in a so called enlightened one and their behavior.

People like you and me do not make any claims to any enlightenment, and we do make many mistakes and can be reactive, get frustrated with others, etc but we are at least willing to reconsider, look again at our actions, our words and always willing to communicate, we do not shut down communication.

So conflict is probably inevitable, but what we do with it is up to us, that is what I am coming to understand. And in that, conflict is reduced greatly, barely there. And when it pops up, it is met with awareness and exploration.

[Sean]

@rickScott

I’d think we’d want the moderation to be light and flexible rather than rule-bound. Maybe we begin with a shared vision for the forum and all take personal responsibility for moving towards that vision?

This sounds good to me Rick and I think you are the person to get the ball rolling on this.

[Examiner]

“Is it possible to live together without conflict?”
I suppose the questioner is referring to us in here.
When do we have conflict ? When we are not interested in the same thing. People who have common interest are less likely get into arguments and conflict.
That is also true in real life.

[Inquiry]

@DavidS

we are at least willing to reconsider, look again at our actions, our words and always willing to communicate, we do not shut down communication.

Yes, the least we can do is acknowledge our reactions, responses, impulses, desires, fears, and hopes.

So conflict is probably inevitable, but what we do with it is up to us

Yes, can we look at it in the light of the present instead of the lamp of the past?