Basic Attitudes

 The basic attitude of the human mind that has not studied self that of blaming. This blaming may go under the guise of looking for cause or for reason for something. The mind is continually engaged in a generalized blaming and frequently in specific blaming.

This blaming originates from thinking in opposites. Thinking in opposites and blaming are two sides of the same coin. One cannot think in opposites and not blame--nor can one blame and not think in opposites. Blaming is judging. Thinking in opposites is judging. 

With the discovery that nothing nor nobody is to blame, there is renewing of the mind. This renewing of the mind is integration. Integration is a change in the basic attitude from that of blaming to that of responsibility. "I AM DOING THIS." 

Blaming is a bar against doing anything about anything. How can I...why should I...make any effort when you are cause and I am a poor little effect?

When "I" try to make you responsible for my feelings, I am blaming, am "I" not? You cannot choose my response to your actions any more than you can eat for me, can you? Would you resent me trying to make you responsible for my state of nutrition or feeling? Would the accusation "You didn't eat for me today!" or "You didn't make me happy!" be of equal value?

Does the sun make the person hot or did the the person go out in the sun and make self hot? Did one person make another angry or did the one set up an expectation of what he or she was entitled to and then make self angry because the ideal was not realized? Does the telephone disturb one or did  not one have the phone installed to have it ring? Does whiskey make one drunk or did one drink whiskey and make self drunk? Does coffee keep some people awake or do some people drink coffee and keep themselves awake? 

What is the state of the person who feels that this and that is to blame? What is the state of the person who sees that: "I am doing this"? Freedom? Is there any conflict in the latter? When there is no conflict in the mind, would you say that a person was integrated?