Diego Perez

But you make sure that you do that without hating the individual.

You do it still with love in your heart.

And the perfect example is like a small child.

If you see a small child that is like...

really about to do something very dangerous and you have to scream at them to stop them to get their attention it's not because you hate the kid it's because you love them and you're doing that from a loving place and you have to speak harshly because you need to get their attention

Absolutely.

Immediately.

It was even harming them before they even committed the action because they had to have this big burst of negative energy to even make that action happen.

And it's creating these massive, deep, aversive imprints in their mind that

going to be with them for a long time.

And I think one last thing to add on this point that keeps coming up is I think all people, wherever they are on the political spectrum,

I think something that's important to work towards is not putting your views on a pedestal.

It's just really, really important to understand that all views are imperfect.

And this was one of the things that the Buddha warned the Sangha about before he died, where he talked about how attachment to views could lead to division.

And it's exactly what happened.

I think that's been like, I used to be so combative and argumentative about political topics, and especially when I was younger and really thought I had everything figured out.

And what I've been learning over time is that I absolutely don't have everything figured out.

And it would actually be quite beneficial instead of when I hear someone's view that I don't necessarily agree with, instead of fighting them on it, I've been leaning on...

using these simple words, just tell me more.

I'm curious how you landed there.