'When you look at your companions, try to see yourself,' said the Guru.
'But isn't that an awfully selfish attitude?' asked a disciple. 'If we are always concerned about ourselves, we will never see the good things that others have to offer.'
'That’ll be true only if we always see the good things in others,' replied Guru, and continued,
'But the truth is that when we look at another person, we are only looking for defects.
We try to discover their wicked side because we want them to be worse than us.
We never forgive them when they hurt us because we do not believe that we would ever be forgiven.
We manage to hurt them with harsh words, declaring that we are telling the truth, when all we are doing is trying to hide it from ourselves.
We pretend that we are important so that no one else will see how fragile we are.
That is why whenever you judge your companion, be aware that you are the one who is on trial.'
'But isn't that an awfully selfish attitude?' asked a disciple. 'If we are always concerned about ourselves, we will never see the good things that others have to offer.'
'That’ll be true only if we always see the good things in others,' replied Guru, and continued,
'But the truth is that when we look at another person, we are only looking for defects.
We try to discover their wicked side because we want them to be worse than us.
We never forgive them when they hurt us because we do not believe that we would ever be forgiven.
We manage to hurt them with harsh words, declaring that we are telling the truth, when all we are doing is trying to hide it from ourselves.
We pretend that we are important so that no one else will see how fragile we are.
That is why whenever you judge your companion, be aware that you are the one who is on trial.'
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