Judgemental Or Discerning

Judgemental: having or displaying an overly critical point of view.
Discerning: able to judge well.

Our suffering is caused by our being judgemental due to holding on to our likes, dislikes and indifference; this maintains a self-image, and determines our attitude to life.

If we use our ability to discern instead of just reacting, we are able to perceive what our likes, dislikes and indifference are doing to our life, as we cling to a restricted view.

In being judgemental, we hold on
as mind perceives through memories.

In being discerning, we know when to let go
as pure consciousness reviews.

“Two birds in the same tree;
one pecks at the fruit
while the other sits and watches.”

In the Upanishads, pure consciousness (pure being) and the mind (personality) are compared to two birds sitting in the same tree, with the finite self-personality pecking at the fruit, while pure consciousness – infinite being – simply watches.

Pure being ignores its true reality, and enters the world of becoming.