Who do I serve?

[Immortalis Vigil]

Therefore, I think it is useful to focus on the thing most in our control - our own intentions.

Intentions are definitely key.  But how can you assess your own intentions?

For eg, I just finished watching Narcos, the series about Pablo Escobar.  In it, he firmly believed that he was doing the best thing for his country.  Not only that, but the best thing for his family.  There was some form of love there.

Most people would agree that his actions were definitely not positive, in using coercion and violence to get his way.

What I'm trying to say is that one can firmly believe that one is serving others (as an intention), and yet it is not necessarily positive.

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another example may be Patton, as a positive counterpoint.

34.17 Questioner: Is it possible for you to use as an example our General Patton and tell me the effect that war had on him in his development?

Ra: I am Ra. This will be the last full question of this working. The one of whom you speak, known as George, was one in whom the programming of previous incarnations had created a pattern or inertia which was irresistible in its incarnation in your time/space. This entity was of a strong yellow-ray activation with frequent green-ray openings and occasional blue-ray openings. However, it did not find itself able to break the mold of previous traumatic experiences of a bellicose nature.

This entity polarized somewhat towards the positive in its incarnation due to its singleness of belief in truth and beauty. This entity was quite sensitive. It felt a great honor/duty to the preservation of that which was felt by the entity to be true, beautiful, and in need of defense. This entity perceived itself as a gallant figure. It polarized somewhat towards the negative in its lack of understanding the green ray it carried with it, rejecting the forgiveness principle which is implicit in universal love.

The sum total of this incarnation vibrationally was a slight increase in positive polarity but a decrease in harvestability due to the rejection of the Law or Way of Responsibility; that is, seeing universal love, yet still it fought on.

As Ra points out in the quoted text, one can have good and admirable intentions, but if they are predicated on falsehood, the impact on polarity can be negative. Ones intention to be of service must be predicated on a true understanding of reality and ones own motivations. First one must recognize that all is one, and harm to others is harm to self. Then be aware enough of their own intentions to know why they truly act. This negates many of the dilemmas that arise when one does dark deeds in the name of good intentions. One that truly recognizes that all is one would not do harm to one entity to protect and serve another more dearly loved entity. In such a circumstance noble intentions would be perverted by the false premise of duality. 

It is highly possible that in many circumstances the most loving means of service to the whole is inaction. To take no side but offer unconditional love to all.