09-21-2015, 04:20 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-21-2015, 04:34 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
TPP, I'm quite happy you find so much meaning in the Ra Materials, and I'm certainly not trying to take that away from you. But I would still worry that referring to a printed book version of Ra's thoughts as "The Philosophy of one Materialized" is missing the point of that quotation I posted, as well as various other similar warnings throughout the work.
It is not The Philosophy of One. It is merely A Philosophy of One. It is a single interpretation out of uncountable billions upon billions of interpretations, and all of them are also true, at least to those holding that interpretation. Ra's thoughts do not become any more (or less) true simply by being put into material form. It's a purely 3D distortion to think physicality in any way confers additional relevance. It risks making the book the object of your faith, rather than the reality of Oneness itself, which stands apart from any physical manifestation or any attempt to render/distort it into words.
That is the point I'm trying to make. I just find that the Bible is an excellent illustration of this principle specifically because too many Christians seemingly place their faith in that book, as a physical object, ahead of the higher knowledge contained within it. Rather than seeking to touch God, they only touch the Bible instead.
The answers you seek ultimately lie within and beyond, not in a repurposed dead tree. They lie in your own mind, and in the guidance of your higher selves. Any collection of philosophy is merely a set of signposts pointing towards this. So my advice is to look past the physical, and not to cling to an artifact just because you find its material nature to be comforting. "Security blankets" may sometimes be useful psychologically, due to our stressful world, but they're still fundamentally a crutch.
Or put another way: Ra can be with you when you sleep, whether you have a book or not. So I ask, would holding that book truly bring you closer to Ra's vibrations (if that is what you seek) or would it just be another distortion separating you from him? This is, of course, something you can only answer for yourself, but I'd still suggest giving the question some thought. It goes directly to the more primal question of where one's faith is truly focused, and how useful that focal point is for one's spiritual development.
It is not The Philosophy of One. It is merely A Philosophy of One. It is a single interpretation out of uncountable billions upon billions of interpretations, and all of them are also true, at least to those holding that interpretation. Ra's thoughts do not become any more (or less) true simply by being put into material form. It's a purely 3D distortion to think physicality in any way confers additional relevance. It risks making the book the object of your faith, rather than the reality of Oneness itself, which stands apart from any physical manifestation or any attempt to render/distort it into words.
That is the point I'm trying to make. I just find that the Bible is an excellent illustration of this principle specifically because too many Christians seemingly place their faith in that book, as a physical object, ahead of the higher knowledge contained within it. Rather than seeking to touch God, they only touch the Bible instead.
The answers you seek ultimately lie within and beyond, not in a repurposed dead tree. They lie in your own mind, and in the guidance of your higher selves. Any collection of philosophy is merely a set of signposts pointing towards this. So my advice is to look past the physical, and not to cling to an artifact just because you find its material nature to be comforting. "Security blankets" may sometimes be useful psychologically, due to our stressful world, but they're still fundamentally a crutch.
Or put another way: Ra can be with you when you sleep, whether you have a book or not. So I ask, would holding that book truly bring you closer to Ra's vibrations (if that is what you seek) or would it just be another distortion separating you from him? This is, of course, something you can only answer for yourself, but I'd still suggest giving the question some thought. It goes directly to the more primal question of where one's faith is truly focused, and how useful that focal point is for one's spiritual development.
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