10-25-2009, 10:41 AM
Hi Carrie. As I read your topic, I wonder about something.
Do you feel confident that you understand the main messages of the Law of One material? Do you already know what it mean to live by this material, and your only question is where to start?
Or do you actually need to find where to start to "decode" and comprehend the material in the first place? Does it seem vague, unclear or slippery to you as to what "the choice" is actually all about?
As I write this, I'm going to imagine that the second category might apply to you: that it's too early to ask, of the Law of One, "how do I apply this?" when the question is still unanswered, "what do I understand this says?"
The Ra material uses a very unusual type of vocabulary and speech patterns. It also deals with concepts that are different than what most people learned about growing up. The concepts are further different than what most people studied as adults. Even for people who are really "into" physics, metaphysics and spirituality, the material can be a challenge. And even then, it took a while for Don to start asking questions about what Ra really wanted to talk about.
I like to think of the Ra material as like a reference guide or dictionary. It covers the information in a very precise, efficient manner. But it is a real challenge to try to use the reference guide as its own tutorial.
For me, I also found it a real challenge to learn directly from the material. I found it was very helpful for me to read some of the introductory explanations to it. In addition to the material other people cited, I'd like to point out two other resources. Carla's collection of speeches and articles is at http://www.llresearch.org/library.aspx. A study guide that isn't by David Wilcock but is on his site is at: http://divinecosmos.com/index.php/start-...tudy-guide.
For me, after I read some other people's explanations of the concepts, I was able to benefit a lot more from the original Ra books. Therefore I share my experience, in the hope that some part of this may make the concepts easier to learn for you as well.
And if I'm off track on what is helpful for you, please set aside what's not useful.
Do you feel confident that you understand the main messages of the Law of One material? Do you already know what it mean to live by this material, and your only question is where to start?
Or do you actually need to find where to start to "decode" and comprehend the material in the first place? Does it seem vague, unclear or slippery to you as to what "the choice" is actually all about?
As I write this, I'm going to imagine that the second category might apply to you: that it's too early to ask, of the Law of One, "how do I apply this?" when the question is still unanswered, "what do I understand this says?"
The Ra material uses a very unusual type of vocabulary and speech patterns. It also deals with concepts that are different than what most people learned about growing up. The concepts are further different than what most people studied as adults. Even for people who are really "into" physics, metaphysics and spirituality, the material can be a challenge. And even then, it took a while for Don to start asking questions about what Ra really wanted to talk about.
I like to think of the Ra material as like a reference guide or dictionary. It covers the information in a very precise, efficient manner. But it is a real challenge to try to use the reference guide as its own tutorial.
For me, I also found it a real challenge to learn directly from the material. I found it was very helpful for me to read some of the introductory explanations to it. In addition to the material other people cited, I'd like to point out two other resources. Carla's collection of speeches and articles is at http://www.llresearch.org/library.aspx. A study guide that isn't by David Wilcock but is on his site is at: http://divinecosmos.com/index.php/start-...tudy-guide.
For me, after I read some other people's explanations of the concepts, I was able to benefit a lot more from the original Ra books. Therefore I share my experience, in the hope that some part of this may make the concepts easier to learn for you as well.
And if I'm off track on what is helpful for you, please set aside what's not useful.