(03-12-2012, 02:29 PM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: I can't definitively say that I have teach/learned anything from the few interactions I have had with Shin'Ar on Bring4th. However- it has confirmed an idea which has been gaining strength in my mind. The idea is this: It is folly to attempt to communicate wisdom with words. No matter how clear the intent or unambiguous the word choices, it appears inevitable that somebody else will come along and twist the words into meaning the exact opposite of what was intended. Indeed, if we are to learn anything from Ra's story as shared in the material, it is this. There is a reason why the greatest spiritual teachers speak in terms of parable and shared stories.
Speaking from my own experience, I feel as if the microcosm of my life has recapitulated this epic cosmic journey from STO to STS and back again. As I have found it, the fulcrum or turning point in this journey is the realization that serving others is in fact the best way to serve the self. When others grow, we grow. Eventually, one comes to find that serving others brings a sense of joy and happiness in and of itself.
However, I cannot eradicate the past. I cannot stick a spoon in my brain and scoop out those parts which have learned to serve the self through serving others. I cannot "unsee" what I have seen, and I cannot fool myself into thinking I am totally "unselfish" when I am not.
That being said, my understanding of the light path is that it is the path of acceptance, of compassion, and of unity. It is not the path of denial, of judgement, and of separation. One cannot increase the light through the use of fear. But this is my own understanding, and I cannot speak of what is correct for others.
What I can say with a fair amount of certainty is that I do not perceive hidden motives or agendas in the Ra material. I do not subscribe to the notion that Ra is simply being polite when they say there is no right or wrong, or that it is folly to do battle with the dark forces. I take Ra at their word, and ultimately have no choice but to follow that path to see where it leads.
Each of us carries the spark of the Creator within. It is the "still, small voice" of which all of the great teachers speak. It is a voice that speaks with confidence and surety, yet is not boisterous or proud. It does not seek to drown out the other voices by sheer power. It is not the voice of a zealot, and it does not proselytize. It certainly does not label others "STS" and give warnings and admonitions of what will occur if there is no change. Rather, it has faith and trusts that each pilgrim will return home, and upon its arrival realize that it never really left.
I can only assume that it knows what it is doing.
I've often wondered why so few of the participants of "Homecoming" so rarely participate here. (Not including the Mods)
I think you just answered that.
Richard