Ra's Adventures in Wonderland

[Tenet Nosce]

Hehe, I do admit when I first started posting here I was a little confused that there were acronyms for service to self and service to others,

Yes, exactly. I imagine it is confusing for anybody who wanders across this forum. And since there are so many people yammering on about "STS" and "STO" it is very easy to assume that philosophy is actually Ra's, and not something that we humans have made up about it.

And especially considering the propensity for people to jump right in without having given the material at least one careful read, and moreover, to then have the gumption to start "educating" other-selves about what the material says. Typically this summary is given as a lecture about STS and STO, and then passed off as some sort of consensus view on the material, rather than merely one person's opinion.

but if you look at the Ra material much of Don's questioning probes that dichotomy.

Yes, exactly. If one actually reads the material with the same kind of questioning mind that I am very sure Don would approve of, they will plainly see that Don is himself struggling to grasp this- truly revolutionary- concept that self and other are identical by the nature of his queries, which are often quite confused. He continually presupposes a dichotomy with the queries, and Ra continually corrects him.

Just like he presupposes the "coming earth changes" in Session One, and queries about them, rather than asking Ra to enunciate the Law of One in more detail.

This isn't a criticism of Don. Just an observation. Again I am surprised that so many people just toodle on by this and don't find it significant.

I agree that the focus of the Law of One is on Unity so the labelling and separation of things, in any case, not necessary.

Exactly. It is not at all necessary to invoke "STO and STS" in order to be a "good person" or to polarize or to graduate or to make "The Choice". In fact, I would go so far at this point as to suggest that "STO and STS" have become more of a hindrance than a help in that regard.

I guess it's just the nature of third density life that we have to take the universe and chop it into bits small enough for our brains to understand when held up against other bits for reference.

Exactly. It is difficult for us to ponder upon the Law of One here in our third-density earth suits with our dualistic monkey brains. Which is precisely why pondering upon it while we are here is such a fantastic tool for spiritual growth.

What is easy for us to do is to say, "Unity? Oh right, yup we're all one. Got it. Thanks Ra. Now to the "practical" stuff. Let us begin with a discussion about STS and STO..."