The difference between 'guiding' and 'teaching'

[Steppingfeet]

I noticed that Ra on many occasions turned down Don when he asked for personal advice on - 'what should I do?', rather than asking for the information that would elucidate a certain principle of action.

it's a subtle difference, but one that speaks to taking responsibility for our life choices, and the sort of questions that we ask.

I think you nailed it.

I believe the difference is delineated by a line, fuzzy though it may be.

On one side of that line is Person B making as free, un-influenced, and non-coerced a choice as possible. On the other side of the line is Person B circumventing their own decision process by choosing what Person A said to choose, or by following Person A's prescribed course of action.

In the latter, Person B has not made their own choice, precisely, but rather has made Person A's choice, or followed Person A's course of action.

I think Ra had to be extra careful about that line, knowing that their words were given significantly more weight (and thereby susceptible to overly influencing the group's free will) due to
a) their role as teacher and
b) their vastly increased perception/understanding/knowledge owing to their position in sixth density.

I don't think that the relationship between third-density entity to third-density entity need be as limited.