03-25-2012, 08:49 AM
(03-25-2012, 12:34 AM)Siren Wrote: Shin'Ar, do you believe that for the entirety of your existence you have been nothing but "righteous"? You may chose as you will, my friend. All choices are viable. All choices, no matter which, yield lessons. And all lessons are useful and equally important, regardless.
But let me simply say this: polarize to the extreme in the positive path and you shall meet your "shadow." The further away you run from the "dark," the closer you'll get to it. You can't escape it. And the Creator will know Itself—through every single choice.
All choices yield lessons. And that is the whole purpose of seeking higher understanding. to learn and to become a being of love rather than a being that has not yet learned the true meaning of love.
You may not have yet learned this Siren. maybe you are still requiring those lessons you speak of. As one reaches higher understanding they begin to realize that evolving cannot be done without realizing that our true identity is not as self, but as the All. With this understanding comes the desire to love others.
As top your comments about extremity I would agree that the extremes are not what we should seek. balance is what we seek because we must now live and experience polarity. BUT your direction, IMO, is confused. I disagree that we do not have a choice with regard to directions and decisions we make. If you walk toward the Light, you walk away from the darkness. And vice versa.
The Creator knowing itself through every single choice does not mean that as the fragments making those choices we do not have the option of choosing direction.
Your own explanation contradicts your point.
Do we have choice, or not? It would seem that if we had no choice that your way of thinking might have merit, but as it stands you seem to be in contradiction of yourself.
(03-25-2012, 01:29 AM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: Nowadays, I find myself much more fascinated with the lessons of love and compassion for others. Though sometimes frustrating- the light path just seems to hold more mystery and intrigue for me than the dark path.
I find a natural revulsion within myself for much of the naivete and lack of foresight which is displayed by so many on the light path.
Also, I often find myself struggling with the tendency to want to tell others what I see as the obvious next step in their own development, rather than seeking for creative ways to draw it forth from within them.
I seem to have some type of internal mechanism which acts as a safeguard from polarizing "too much".
Tenet,
There is your problem in a nutshell. You really don't like the whole aspect of being a person constantly expressing love toward others. It sounds like you are not comfortable with it. And it sounds like your definition of love has something to do with charitable works and constant washing of feet and carrying of bags.
IMO, it would do you a great deal of benefit to come to a better understanding of what it means to love others. Maybe then, when you are more comfortable with your experiences, than you will also be more confident about teaching others what you have experienced and come to realize. As well as appreciating those things being expressed to you by others.
(03-25-2012, 03:45 AM)Sagittarius Wrote: Welcome to the forum, excellent post my friend.
Thank You Sagitarrius, I do try! I apprecaite your support.
(03-25-2012, 04:17 AM)Diana Wrote:(03-25-2012, 01:29 AM)Tenet Nosce Wrote: Yet- there are some elements that tend to be associated with the dark path that I still find value in. For example, I identify with the wisdom of a carefully and willfully constructed experience and am very careful to avoid getting caught in the maelstrom of the loving folly of others. I find a natural revulsion within myself for much of the naivete and lack of foresight which is displayed by so many on the light path.
Why is this the dark path? It sounds like common sense to me.
I agree with Diana here. What you(Tenet) proclaim and profess here as the loving folly of others is simply your own distaste for it, not a true defintion of love. And expressing love and applying it to one's life can be done with as much careful and willful construction as anything else that one can do.
Maybe you(Tenet) need to clarify what you mean by the naivete, lack of foresight and folly of those who walk toward the Light.