03-13-2012, 01:14 PM
Oceania Wrote:even Ra said there is right and wrong but it's not always so self evident.
I'd like to see a quotation for this. My guiding perspective on Ra concerning right and wrong is this:
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Ra Wrote:In truth there is no right or wrong
Oceania Wrote:I wouldn't label many people that exhibit "negative' traits as sts, they're just confused by a heavy veil.
This is an absolutely critical concept. Too often people are labeled either STS or STO (even by themselves), when in reality they are still only confused and do not yet know what the nature of the choice is. This confusion is rooted deep in the mind:
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Ra Wrote:The deeper biases of a mind/body/spirit complex pilot the catalyst around the many isles of positivity and negativity as expressed in the archipelago of the deeper mind.
The many isles of positivity and negativity will remain until they are explored and transformed. If STS is chosen, the isles of positivity are taken into the self and transmuted through continuing waves of repression if they do not serve the self. If STO is chosen, the isles of negativity are taken into the self and transmuted through continuing waves of love into something that serves all.
I think it is also important to recognize what, in Shin'Ar's case, the issue of contention really was. For whatever reason, Shin'Ar seemed to think that the approach most people here adopt is one of condonement of the actions of STS entities. His perspective, for me, strongly underscores the 4D feeling that defense is necessary in response to the attacks of STS. And if we are to actually be effective in serving others, it is. However, what Shin'Ar did not seem to appreciate is that it is possible to love the aggressor, wish him well, accept him as he is, see the Creator in him -- and yet still bar him from aggression. In my mind, such a perspective is the epitome of wisdom as manifest in the sephirah Geburah. Geburah, in order to remain balanced, must work in tandem with Gedulah. If you exercise discipline in your treatment of another but do not keep love central in your mind as you do so, your exercise of discipline will quickly turn into an exercise of sadism. The flip-side of this coin is what Shin'Ar seemed to fear: if you do not keep restraint central in your mind when you exercise generosity, your generosity will quickly turn into an exercise of enabling or condoning.