Comments on: Not Criticising Others – A Challenge

By: shrikant

shrikant — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:56:48 +0000

people with patience and faith never criticises others.

only those having ego problem,and they feel great and
very much correct when they criticise others.

By: Life Without Criticism — Sri Chinmoy Inspiration

Life Without Criticism — Sri Chinmoy Inspiration — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:10:01 +0000

[...] week, I made a challenge to see what it was like not to criticise other people either inwardly or outwardly. I have to say [...]

By: guscaldas

guscaldas — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:23:18 +0000

I believe there is a huge difference between not critisizing others and being politically correct. Alone, the latter can be dangerous because it has the potential to mask resentment, anger and other negative emotions.

By: el

el — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:14:03 +0000

were we not made 2 identify diferences-dualities

By: el

el — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:42:19 +0000

hmmm
the xpresion “raison d’etre” comes 2 mind

By: tina

tina — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:11:00 +0000

I have been working on this a lot in the last few years (admittingly, on and off) after reading Deepak Chopra’s ‘the seven spirtual laws of success’. I agree with Rob, it’s a habit. At first i was shocked to notice how much i criticised people and situations. It’s a tough habit to change, but with time, i’ve made some good progress (but still have a long way to go!).

I think it’s also very important to not criticise yourself!

By: Chris Cade | Spiritual Stories and Parables

Chris Cade | Spiritual Stories and Parables — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:03:36 +0000

I found that the less I criticized myself, the less I criticized others. The real challenge is this:

- While doing this exercise, to avoid criticizing ourselves when we notice ourselves criticizing others!

It’s so easy to get caught into that trap… but if we learn to have compassion for ourselves… if we learn to be curious about our criticism by asking questions like, “That’s an interesting thought. I wonder why I criticized that person?” then we have an opportunity for every powerful transformation.

“So within… so without…”

Long story short: If we can have compassion for ourselves during this challenging exercise, it’ll be a lot easier!

By: Tejvan Pettinger

Tejvan Pettinger — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:12:14 +0000

Great, people are very welcome to share their experiences at the end of the week.

By: Rob Irwin

Rob Irwin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:47:58 +0000

This is a habit I am guilty of more often than I would care to admit. So with that in mind I will join you in this endeavour.

By: Tejvan Pettinger

Tejvan Pettinger — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:40:50 +0000

Barb, I hadn’t heard of Covey’s 7 habits. But, thanks for sharing your experience!

Jean, I think that’s a great quote to share. I love how Calvin and Hobbes simple philosophy can be often so spot on!