Why I am not a vegan

[Monica]

To Parsons:

There is a seeming contradiction in what you have emphasized. Note what Ra said here, and what I have emphasized:
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It seems likely that the intent of the question and where the question was leading to was in regards to 3D illusion. If your implication was that there was no way of knowing what polarity an act or an entity was at all, then how could any entity be harvested according to its polarity?

I noticed that too. There are many more examples. One that comes to mind was the war general (forgot his name) whose bellicose actions were deemed STO because of his noble intentions. Ra was making that point about intention.

So, was Ra contradicting themselves? I think not. I think Ra was simply explaining that there are myriad factors contributing to the polarizing potential of any action, and thus we shouldn't just make blanket statements that xyz action is always x percentage polarizing, and as long as we're veiled, we can never assume that Joe Blow is x percentage polarized...we just can't know exactly.

But that doesn't mean that we can't apply general principles to actions, and speak of inherent polarizing potential. Ra stated that Hitler was 'basically negative' so that right there proves that it CAN be done. Ra did it!

And in fact, Ra gave us guiding principles, shown in the very names chosen to describe the 2 paths: Service to Self and Service to Others.

I'd say that's a clue!

I mean, duh, if something is serving self, at the expense of others, then it's inherently STS. Now, there may be extenuating circumstances, sure, but the key words here are generally and inherently. Those words provide a little wiggle room.

Likewise, if someone is serving others, with the motivation of compassion and truly caring about others with an open heart, rather than just for fame or glory (which would be serving self) then, duh, it's inherently STO!

True, we can't conclusively measure any action for its exact polarizing potential in numerical terms, because we are veiled. But to completely ignore the guidelines Ra gave us makes no sense at all.

True, we don't have strict rules, like religions do. Why not? Because strict rules don't take into consideration intangibles like intention and extenuating circumstances. That's why Ra gave only guidelines and principles. It's up to us to utilize those guidelines and principles.

To completely throw them out and never ever use any discernment at all, would be throwing the baby out with the bathwater.