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RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Patrick - 10-04-2020 (10-04-2020, 12:37 AM)dexter101 Wrote: i find it interesting how the opinions here differ and noone took me up on rudolf steiner. doesnt anyone here know the significance of this man? he isnt some new age newbie this guy was born in 1861 and died in 1925. People like him will come back to the forefront when our society realizes that there is such a thing as spiritual science. When it becomes possible to measure 4d emanations. It's just a question of time. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Diana - 10-04-2020 I just read that excellent quote from Rudolf Steiner—it is very like Ra's method of processing anger. I have several books from that era and somewhat after—esoteric and philosophical books that predate the New Age movement. I find that that sort of material can be so much more pure in intent, when there was no large (trending New Age) market to sell to. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Louisabell - 10-05-2020 Just came along the below quote from Q'uo on the subject. I think it describes what I was trying to get at beautifully... Q\uo - Special Meditation - March 4, 2005 Wrote:When someone speaks with you in a way that feels angry or hostile or jangling to you, certainly your first impulse is to, as this instrument would say, clean up your act as far as the response is concerned. And may we say that we feel that you do a fairly good job for the most part in your responses. Of course, one could find ways to criticize the self. But 95% of the time, shall we say, your basic work in this area is sound and we congratulate you on the kind of full-body effort that you are making to be a gentle spirit, one who does return love, who does not ask to be loved but rather seeks to love. This is the heart of the polarization for fourth-density graduation. I first realised the power of this when I was listening to a Byron Katie lecture. A young woman was very angry at her father. One of the reasons why she was furious was because her dad had said to her that she was a "bad daughter". Byron Katie then replied to the effect, "so have you done anything that would be considered being a bad daughter?" The young woman said "well, yes". So then Byron Katie said, "well I guess you're in agreement then, so where's the problem?" The young woman's outrage immediately softened. That is ego dissolution right there ... RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Diana - 10-05-2020 @ Louisabell: Thank you for that Q'uo quote. I usually don't resonate with the Q'uo material much, but that quote was really awesome and insightful and well put. I would have missed it as I don't look through Q'uo channelings for the most part, so I am grateful you posted it. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Louisabell - 10-05-2020 (10-05-2020, 11:10 AM)Diana Wrote: @ Louisabell: Thank you for that Q'uo quote. I usually don't resonate with the Q'uo material much, but that quote was really awesome and insightful and well put. I would have missed it as I don't look through Q'uo channelings for the most part, so I am grateful you posted it. No problem! Just another happy coincidence as I was not searching the material for this specific subject. ![]() RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - dexter101 - 10-10-2020 hmmm on the topic of egoic dissolution. i have tried that my whole life and it caused me great harm. the society we live in today places a great deal of value on the ego and without a strong ego at least in my opinion it is not possible to survive or live at all in this society. i am beginning to think that making use of the fact that we only have to be 51% sto can maybe be quite helpful to those who are forced to live in a toxic environment. i mean monks dont live in cities but they are probably very close to being 99% sto. i dont think that would be possible for them if they lived here. some of them do come here but most of them return to their temple. its like if you were dressed in complete white clothing you couldnt roll yourself in the dirt without getting dirty. you have to live in a clean environment in order for the sun to radiate your clothes and in turn you radiating outward. if you live in the dirt and have to roll around it. your ability to channel and radiate that energy is limited by the amount of mud you are covered in. think of it as a battle between 7 billion people in the swamp trying to stay afloat. you can fight to stay afloat and keep yourself relatively clear but dirty or you can fight for the top and get all dirty. of course getting out of the swamp and cleaning onself up would solve all problems but the difficulty lies in getting out of it first without getting all dirty in the first place. i hope that analogy makes sense. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Sacred Fool - 10-10-2020 (10-10-2020, 12:36 AM)dexter101 Wrote: think of it as a battle between 7 billion people in the swamp trying to stay afloat. you can fight to stay afloat and keep yourself relatively clear but dirty or you can fight for the top and get all dirty. of course getting out of the swamp and cleaning onself up would solve all problems but the difficulty lies in getting out of it first without getting all dirty in the first place. Isn't that "The Choice?" "Are you not all things?" One can fight for one's place in the slop or one can choose to vibrate with the love which one is. Isn't that the choice we all face? To defend our ego or to surrender to Love, however we apprehend that? RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - dexter101 - 10-11-2020 (10-10-2020, 01:17 AM)peregrine Wrote:(10-10-2020, 12:36 AM)dexter101 Wrote: think of it as a battle between 7 billion people in the swamp trying to stay afloat. you can fight to stay afloat and keep yourself relatively clear but dirty or you can fight for the top and get all dirty. of course getting out of the swamp and cleaning onself up would solve all problems but the difficulty lies in getting out of it first without getting all dirty in the first place. yes you are correct. when viewed from 4th density the choice is simple. just like it was for jesus. but the problem is that this ends in martyrdom. although this is perfectly correct in the eyes of the creator what is needed is a balance between wisdom and love. only i wish it was easier to find that balance. when using my analogy, you would simply drown. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Sacred Fool - 10-11-2020 (10-11-2020, 12:48 AM)dexter101 Wrote: yes you are correct. when viewed from 4th density the choice is simple. just like it was for jesus. but the problem is that this ends in martyrdom. although this is perfectly correct in the eyes of the creator what is needed is a balance between wisdom and love. only i wish it was easier to find that balance. My guess is that for one starting from a position of being over-balanced towards wisdom, martyrdom is a less likely outcome. It strikes me that it's much easier to drop into that pitfall if you are already over-balanced with love. For those like me who are tilted more in the wisdom direction, being overly influenced by love really isn't a big problem...as you might have noticed. Ergo, I'm not too worry about drowning; I'm more concerned with my purity of vibration as I play in the mud...and that purity has a lot to do with love. RE: What is the perfect way to respond to an insult/confrontation? - Dtris - 10-11-2020 (10-04-2020, 12:37 AM)dexter101 Wrote: i find it interesting how the opinions here differ and noone took me up on rudolf steiner. doesnt anyone here know the significance of this man? he isnt some new age newbie this guy was born in 1861 and died in 1925. I think most of the people on this board are familiar with Steiner, even if they haven't read his books. The problem is your quote of him is correct, but it is a lot further down the road than you and me too. The problem comes when you try to let insults run off you like water, when in actuality you are hurting and just pretending. This was discussed precisely by Ra and Don in one of the sessions. Are you asking questions out of a genuine desire for helpful answers or are you just fishing? dexter101 Wrote:hmmm on the topic of egoic dissolution. i have tried that my whole life and it caused me great harm. the society we live in today places a great deal of value on the ego and without a strong ego at least in my opinion it is not possible to survive or live at all in this society. i am beginning to think that making use of the fact that we only have to be 51% sto can maybe be quite helpful to those who are forced to live in a toxic environment. i mean monks dont live in cities but they are probably very close to being 99% sto. i dont think that would be possible for them if they lived here. some of them do come here but most of them return to their temple. its like if you were dressed in complete white clothing you couldnt roll yourself in the dirt without getting dirty. you have to live in a clean environment in order for the sun to radiate your clothes and in turn you radiating outward. if you live in the dirt and have to roll around it. your ability to channel and radiate that energy is limited by the amount of mud you are covered in. You seem to have already decided on your beliefs and are here seeking validation while asking questions. There are multiple misconceptions in your statement and your analogy. dexter101 Wrote:yes you are correct. when viewed from 4th density the choice is simple. just like it was for jesus. but the problem is that this ends in martyrdom. although this is perfectly correct in the eyes of the creator what is needed is a balance between wisdom and love. only i wish it was easier to find that balance. Do you already know the answer or are you seeking the answer? One of the hardest lessons to learn, is to empty your cup, and realize to learn you have to forget what you thought you knew. It took me a long time to learn that. I don't have all the answers either, that is why we discuss them on here to learn from each other, but we only learn if we are open and listening. |