Transient, Sustained and Eternal

[Sacred Fool]

I have been contemplating a fair amount on the concept of transience, especially as it has been discussed on the forum a lot recently. More particularly talking about "transient" vs "non-transient" material.

Yes, that's a good topic for discussion.

57.4 Questioner: Is there anything that we can specifically do to alleviate the problem that is already existing?


Ra: I am Ra. This information is harmless, thus we share it though it is transient, lacking the principle but only offering a specific transient effect.

To me, this is the essence of the distinction between a question of transient importance and one of deeper importance: the deeper engagement is born of deep seeking, seeking the Eternal.

In my view, temporality has nothing to do with it, per se.  The fact that something is brief or enduring is a mere fact; the key here is the quality of engagement.

To see a World in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower 
Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand 
And Eternity in an hour

Happily for us all, Prof. Elkins, an unusually deep seeker, understood--especially after Ra pointed it out--that the quality of the work done is proportional to the quality of the engagement, and in this case that entails steering away from questions "lacking the principle but offering a transient effect."

Ra: I am Ra. We comment as follows: It is quite precisely correct that the level and purity of this contact is dependent upon the level and purity of information sought. Thusly, the continued requests for specific information from this particular source is deleterious to the substance of your purpose.

As far as these forums are concerned, I feel its a fair guess that the quality of the work done here is a reflection of the quality of the yearning for the Eternal.  That is, threads which move towards deeper engagement raise the vibration, moving in the upward spiral, while threads which spin around, digging ruts in circles of conspiracy theories or ceaseless complaining muddy the vibration.

Just my perspective.