The Forgiveness Option
Instincts don?t require you to make decisions. There is no weighing of consequences, no interests to consult, no regrets, and no mistakes. You don?t have to stop and scratch or figure anything out. There is no karmic consequence. You just react: stimulus and response, fight or flee, eat or be eaten, survive or pass away. You may find this sort of instinctive existence attractive ?at least until it comes your turn to be eaten.
In contrast, intelligent creatures have to make decisions and live with the consequence of those decisions. Intelligence means controlling emotions, or discovering the best option, or making choices based on potential consequences.
Making decisions is the essence of personal responsibility; it can feel like freedom or weigh you down with guilt, sadness, or anger. One of the toughest decisions that an intelligent creature ever has to make is the decision to forgive.
This fifth in a series of Avatar? mini-courses explores the consequences and the process of forgiveness.
Forgiveness Option (1.3 MB)
Hi-resolution version (4.5 MB)
These links will give you access to the English versions of these courses.
For other languages please go to ttp://www.avatarepc.com/html/minicourses.html
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 April 2007 )
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