When we start to integrate this aspect of consciousness and compassion into our personality we may begin somewhat of a shift in ourselves. One that may not be all that unknown to others. Most people in general begin to appreciate our more apparent tranquility, our new effort to be compassionate. 

When we develop true compassion however, that compassion extends to all parties, to all victims as well as to all perpetrators. This is not to say that we do not fight injustice any longer, in fact we fight it harder and with a more renewed conviction. The issue is that most people who have not worked on their own “Unseen” world tend to give into tribalism at times. It is almost essential to human consciousness to preserve the recognition of my tribe versus your tribe. It is incumbent on people with this tribalistic consciousness to have a clearly defined personal morality, which is justified. For us though, the work of being a conscious being is that we need to make sure that our personal morality and tribalisms do not diminish our capacity for compassion.

When we begin to see ourselves in every aspect of this universe and we see that we all come from the same source, we see that real life lies beyond the dualities of good and evil, right and wrong. That even the people who commit terrible atrocities still deserve our mercy and compassion. We recognize that every party has a narrative and the true story lies beyond either narrative, the true story cannot be explained by words. The true story is all that is, which includes the pain and suffering, joy and happiness, inflicted and incurred on both sides. 

Although we would never outwardly deny someone’s tribalistic viewpoints, as that would be non compassionate and not understanding of where that person is in their conscious growth. We do begin to shy away from blatant judgments of any group or person, the gossip around others and other communities. This can be quite disconcerting for the people we have been close too before the beginning of our transformations. A denial to participate in tribalistic gossip and discussion of clearly defined morality are more normal for us. This can and frequently does irritate people. 

So what do we do in this scenario, we have to be compassionate. In this scenario it often means being quiet and just listening when discussions of morality and tribalism come up. This is the approach whenever people begin talking about something we don’t agree with. When we have glimpsed the mystical, the oneness, the divine, we no longer feel pressured to defend ourselves when our beliefs are criticized, we no longer give into our own morality and tribalism. We oftentimes do not feel the need for the self preservation of our opinions in the eyes of others. In fact there is something we want to do far more than defend and proselytize our own knowledge, which is to listen to what others have to say.

We begin to develop a genuine desire to learn more about what other people believe, we have no need to criticize or condemn people, or even disagree with them. We would much rather listen to what they have to say. When we have integrated our mindfulness and compassion into our daily lives, even the diatribe of someone who vilifies us sounds just the same as a Bach melody when listened to mindfully. When a conversation is argumentative in a non productive way, we need not think of a response or rebuttal, but rather listen. As there is no more soothing feeling to a person in pain than being heard.