Judge Not

Judge not, that you be not judged.
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged;
and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
- Matthew 7:1-2

As soon as we find someone to blame,
we act as if we've solved the problem.
- Margaret J. Wheatley

Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories
by which we categorize and dismiss each other need
to be excavated from the inside.
- Dorothy Allison

The impulse to blame something or someone is foolishness.
There is nothing to be gained in blaming,
whether it be others or oneself.
- Epictetus

Today's affirmation
I Resist the Temptation to Judge Others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: Love All, Judge None

Hypocrisy

Criticism and Complaint

Letting Go and Accepting This Moment

The Illusion of Knowledge

The Illusion of Knowledge

The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance -
it is the illusion of knowledge.
- Daniel J. Boorstin

What people believe prevails over the truth.
- Sophocles

Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories
by which we categorize and dismiss each other need
to be excavated from the inside.
- Dorothy Allison

There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Truth is not defined by
how many people believe something.
Ask. Question. Think.
Decide - for yourself.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Further reading: The Nature of Belief

Assumptions

Expectations - Demands

What`s in a Name?

Who am I to Judge?

Labels

Categorizing People

There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.
When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Once you label me, you negate me.
- Soren Kierkegaard

You never really understand a person
until you consider things from his point of view.
- Harper Lee

Conventional people are roused to fury
by departure from convention,
largely because they regard such departure
as a criticism of themselves.
- Bertrand Russell

Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories
by which we categorize and dismiss each other need
to be excavated from the inside.
- Dorothy Allison

We do both others and ourselves a disservice when we attempt to categorize people.

Further reading:  Enemy-Friend-Partner

All Different - All One

Respecting the Uniqueness of Others

Judging People

Opinions

Hate

Prejudice

Evil