So, the “offended” person needs to see that his problem is of the spiritual origin and can be defined as an attack on his mind by the dark entity of resentment, which creates for him an illusion, prompting him to voluntarily invoke, hold, accumulate and direct evil on another person, thus by human standards, to act unworthy and mean (or underhand, which literally means “from under the hand, secretly”, in German niederträchtig — “carrying something that is low, pregnant with something mean”).

DECISION NOT TO TAKE OFFENCE

The solution to the problem for the “offended” lies at the same levels that were identified in the analysis of its cause, namely:

1. On the higher plane — at the level of the mind — an individual needs to consciously “perceive” that:

• he is in an illusion under the influence of a dark entity;
• in fact, he himself is the aggressor, and not the other person (in English offence denotes both resentment and act of aggression);
• he takes offence consciously or semi-consciously;
• although he does not call it that, but he is in fact engaged in black magic, turning to subtle dark forces and directing them against another person;
• he helps himself to strengthen this subtle destructive influence by a hostile reaction and behaviour towards the “offender”.

2. On the inner plane, that is subordinate to the higher one, the “offended” needs to “manage” not the “offender”, but himself — to pull himself together, make a categorical decision to never take offence at anyone and use willpower to stick to it.

3. On the outer plane, as a person’s behaviour depends on his inner plane, he needs to affirm his decision with a friendly “reaction” to the former “offender” and, in general, learn to behave this way with all the people around him.

Even if an individual is not fully aware of what he is doing, this does not at all relieve him of responsibility, since each of us can notice the moment when we are faced with a choice of whether to take offence or not. This means that any person is free to make a decision not to take offence.

The cardinal solution to the problem of a person’s resentment will be to delicately notify him and help him to realise that he is indeed engaged in black magic against those whom he believes to be offended by or because of whom he is feeling upset. Calling things by their proper names will allow him to make a conscious choice whether to continue to engage in black magic aimed to destroy himself and other people, or to turn to his mind and sense of dignity.

This decision raises an individual to his true Self, to the higher plane of reality, cleanses and awakens his mind, thereby opening the way to further development.

Having solved the problem of his own resentment, an individual not only takes a significant step on the path of his evolution, but also becomes able to assist others, thus laying the foundation for the formation of an appropriate culture for the next generations.

ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS

1. As experience shows, a categorical decision not to take offence, applied in practice, immediately and effectively helps an individual. However he then needs time to stabilise in his resolve of not returning to his usual illusory victim state. Since we are dealing with living entities — forces that have subjectivity — which we have been accustomed to summon in the form of resentment since our childhood, now they need to be weaned from this. To do this, it is recommended to have a mentor who has long solved this problem for himself.

2. We should not think that if we diligently work on each offence individually, we will cleanse ourselves of them once and for all. The sphere of the unconscious is an ocean shared by all mankind containing an infinite number of grievances and other types of evil. If we draw from it, bringing disorders up into our life, they will never end, since the ocean of the unconscious is the dark sphere of the universe, functioning as the natural accumulator of the negative memory of mankind. If we want to develop as conscious beings, we should not dive deeper into the Darkness, but rather strive upwards, towards the Light, and engage in useful activities.

3. Also, one should not think that it is not we who are offended, but the other person: “I have nothing to do with it, everything is fine with me, so let him work with his own resentment.” Such an attitude towards the existing tension in relations is evidence that we are the aggressor. If there is tension between us and another person, we must first of all carefully double-check our own decision not to be offended and not to use black magic against people.

4. When we decide not to take offence anymore, we will naturally begin to feel a sense of relief and release in our chest, in the whole upper body, and with it our self and mind are also being cleared and opened up. As a result, we are filled with inner Light, a sense of dignity and all important and valuable things that come from the authoritative person dear to us, in order to then pass this experience on to those for whom we ourselves will represent authority.

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