{"id":787,"date":"2015-08-20T12:50:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T12:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/earthempaths.net\/wp\/?p=787"},"modified":"2016-08-06T01:23:46","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T01:23:46","slug":"the-tale-of-two-wolves-point-counter-point-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthempaths.net\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"The Tale of Two Wolves: point – counter point consciousness, the middle path."},"content":{"rendered":"
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life:<\/p>\n

\u201cA fight is going on inside me,\u201d he said to the boy.\u201dIt is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil \u2013 he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance,\u00a0self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.\u201d\u00a0He continued, \u201cThe other is good \u2013 he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness,\u00a0benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you \u2013 and inside every other person, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather:\u00a0\u201cWhich wolf will win?\u201d<\/p>\n

You might heard the story ends like this:\u00a0The old Cherokee simply replied, \u201cThe one you feed.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Cherokee world, however, the story ends this way:<\/p>\n

The old Cherokee simply replied, \u201cIf you feed them right, they both win.\u201d\u00a0and the story goes on:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see, if I only choose to feed the white wolf, the black one will be hiding around every corner waiting for me to become distracted or weak and jump to get the attention he craves. He will always be angry and always fighting the white wolf. But if I acknowledge him, he is happy and the white wolf is happy and we all win. For the black wolf has many qualities \u2013 tenacity, courage, fearlessness, strong-willed and great strategic thinking \u2013 that I have need of at times and that the white wolf lacks. But the white wolf has compassion, caring, strength and the ability to recognize what is in the best interest of all.<\/p>\n

“You see, son, the white wolf needs the black wolf at his side. To feed only one would starve the other and they will become uncontrollable. To feed and care for both means they will serve you well and do nothing that is not a part of something greater, something good, something of life. Feed them both and there will be no more internal struggle for your attention. And when there is no battle inside, you can listen to the voices of deeper knowing that will guide you in choosing what is right in every circumstance. Peace, my son, is the Cherokee mission in life. A man or a woman who has peace inside has everything. A man or a woman who is pulled apart by the war inside him or her has nothing.<\/p>\n

“How you choose to interact with the opposing forces within you will determine your life. Starve one or the other or guide them both.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Cherokee Story<\/p>\n

– See more at: http:\/\/www.awakin.org\/read\/audio.php?op=play&tid=927#sthash.lu4t0jlt.dpuf<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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