Taking a position. . .

Everybody seems to take a position. There is a God. Belief in God is rank stupidity! Republicans are sick, twisted and evil fascists. Democrats are credible fools who want the government to control how much money everybody makes. Duke is the best college basketball program in the country. Go Carolina, we hate State! Tutsis and Hutus. Palestinians and Israelis. And on and on and on we go.

But when a bit of space comes between the "self" and one's conditioned beliefs, it is seen how similar every person is to everyone else. One becomes aware of the essential unity with every other person. Identifying with a particular position, a particular belief, a particular facet of reality. And what is ultimately happening? A total obsession with a particular perspective, a particular constellation of thoughts. Nothing more. . .