01-01-2009, 09:37 PM
Thank you for joining the Bring4th Forums!
The purpose of our forum is to provide you and many seekers like you a safe meeting place conducive to conversation regarding the fascinating and inexhaustible field of spiritual evolution. And not just spiritual evolution in general, but spiritual evolution as understood through the eyes of the Law of One material, the Confederation philosophy, and the work of L/L Research. In the digital world of the internet, these forums represent a sacred meeting place, a holy temple where people from a wide range of backgrounds, temperaments, and orientations converge to share themselves on the common ground of service to others, of love, light, unity, and joy. In order to better facilitate and safeguard this incredible and rare environment, we have established some guidelines* whose spirit and letter we respectfully request you honor during your interactions in these forums.
To view a Directory of the Bring4th Staff, scroll to the bottom of the Guidelines, or go directly to this post.
1) Respect. Compassion. Loving-kindness. Empathy. Trust. Goodwill. Desire to serve. Embracing each other. Opening our heart. Participants are asked to keep the thought in the forefront of their minds at all times that each on this forum IS the Creator. Please keep communication respectful at all times and in all ways. The participant may disagree to the bone with an idea without personally attacking the author of the idea. Please remember that we are all here to expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, and support one another by reflecting our divinity to each other. We are One being -- we are not here to forget the real.
2) The question of one's personal journey in integrating the Law of One teachings is of central interest and importance for this group, thus leading to practically limitless areas for personal sharing and participation in a safe atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. For this reason we ask that members of the forums keep their posts on topic. Possible general topics include, so far, those listed in the forums. This is not an exhaustive list of proper topics, but it does give one a general idea about what is considered "on topic". (Please email us if you have any suggestions for additional forum topics.) Our intention is that members are here to discuss this material and will have read at least a certain amount of the Confederation philosophy. To get yourself better acquainted with the primary source material, please visit L/L Research’s online Library at http://www.llresearch.org/library.aspx. Many basic philosophical questions and concerns can be also be answered by reading the Law of One Study Guide posted http://www.spiritofra.com/Ra-section%201.htm. This study guide is a distilled document of most of the major points raised in the Law of One series, and is highly recommended as a prerequisite for forum participation.
3) The New Age, ET, Metaphysical, and Alternative Physics communities are diverse, popular, and numerous. In order to have worthwhile discussion that is beneficial to those who are interested in the material of L/L Research, we must restrict our focus to topics that relate to our core mission. Consequently the vast majority of "popular" channeling is not included, and for most intents and purposes is considered off-topic. Such material is best discussed on other message boards devoted to the study and integration of those particular teachings.
Exception status is reserved for outside sources, channeled or otherwise, which are :
Inclusion of outside sources of material will be subject to careful and conscientious moderator discretion based upon the criteria listed above.
Click here to read more about why this guideline exists.
4) Philosophies and information which exhibit elements of deception, manipulative thinking, generate fear, reject or discourage universal love, and encourage or promote control of self or others – are considered to be not in alignment with the principles of spiritual evolution espoused by Confederation sources and are thus subject to moderation and/or removal.
5) Members who selfishly use the forum’s common resources without regard for its members' shared interests may be unsubscribed. This includes those who insist on promoting / showcasing themselves, their own websites, philosophies, products, services or other unrelated teachings.
*Please note: It is acceptable to recommend and/or promote a product or service within certain limits in The Corkboard, a sub-forum designed specifically for this purpose. Please refer to The Corkboard's posted guidelines.
6) Discussions that involve racial / sexual / national intolerance, hate speech, politically subversive acts or planning, will not be tolerated.
7) Sexuality and our sexual natures represent very important, foundational, and profound portions of our evolutionary experience, yet this topic is one which can easily, perhaps even inadvertently, be abused and used to create more rather than less distortion. If such topics of concern are relevant to your post, participants are asked to be as sensitive as possible to all forum members, exercise their highest discernment, and use euphemisms where possible. At all times please attempt to discuss, share, and examine this category of information - whether anecdotal or abstract - with the aim of understanding it in terms of spiritual evolution, polarity, self-knowing, and self-accepting. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your post crosses this ambiguous line, we ask that you error on the side of caution and please refrain from publishing your post.
8) Discussions that involve pornography or profanity are strongly discouraged. Such topics can be discussed tastefully, but doing so can be a very tricky and delicate matter. In the same spirit as the guideline above, we ask that participants be as sensitive as possible to every forum member, exercise their highest discernment, and use euphemisms where possible. When in doubt, leave it out!
9) Many if not all of us have had – or know someone who has had – experience with drugs. We have likely seen at first hand both the joys and the sorrows of drugs: the memorable moments of communing in the open heart with others; the destruction of self and/or others caused or exacerbated by drugs; and, at its best but perhaps most suspect, the spiritual insight and understanding that variably results.
We ask that the following guidelines be honored when speaking about drugs:
10) Spamming is strictly forbidden, and members who abuse the trust of the forum by spamming will be immediately banned, and their Internet Service Provider contacted regarding the nature of the abuse. Using email addresses acquired on the forum to spam members privately is also forbidden. Be aware that any discussion of a product or service for sale, or of a website designed to sell products or services, is forbidden. If you feel that a particular product / service is uniquely related to Law of One study, please email a moderator privately before making any statements to the group.
11) Creating and using multiple accounts in order to participate on the Bring4th forums as different individuals is strictly prohibited. Any Bring4th member who posts from different accounts under the pretense of being different people - whether the views expressed from each account are in agreement or disagreement with one another - will be subject to immediate banning.
12) When sharing a link to a webpage (including to something within llresearch.org), please either:
Likewise, when posting material not your own to the forums, limit the amount of text posted to one to three paragraphs along with a link to the material, if possible. This avoids readers having to scroll through massively long posts.
13) Depending on the forum and on circumstance, individual posts may be subject to approval by the moderation team. Posts may be rejected without explanation, though we will attempt to provide an adequate reason for the post’s rejection.
14) It is helpful for the title of a thread to accurately convey what is intended to be discussed within the course of the thread. This limits confusion and makes for easier reference. Therefore, we suggest and request that you please attempt to make the thread title as descriptive of the content as possible.
For example, if you wish to discuss, say, the effects of mating dances on spiritual evolution in tribal societies, please don’t title your thread, “Hey what do you guys think of this?”, or, “I read this yesterday, pretty interesting stuff.”
Instead try, “Mating Dances in Tribal Societies”.
15) These guidelines are intended to help members participate on the forum with the least possible degree of difficulties. They do not limit the authority of the moderator in any way. This forum is private and participation constitutes tacit acceptance of that authority, including the authority to accept and reject applicants and their posts. While this may seem arbitrary, it is necessary to preserve the character and usefulness of the list so that all may enjoy it.
Feel free to contact the moderators with questions and concerns.
Please grab a chair and make yourself at home!
* Thank you to our friend, Jeremy W., for providing us the basis of our forum guidelines.
The purpose of our forum is to provide you and many seekers like you a safe meeting place conducive to conversation regarding the fascinating and inexhaustible field of spiritual evolution. And not just spiritual evolution in general, but spiritual evolution as understood through the eyes of the Law of One material, the Confederation philosophy, and the work of L/L Research. In the digital world of the internet, these forums represent a sacred meeting place, a holy temple where people from a wide range of backgrounds, temperaments, and orientations converge to share themselves on the common ground of service to others, of love, light, unity, and joy. In order to better facilitate and safeguard this incredible and rare environment, we have established some guidelines* whose spirit and letter we respectfully request you honor during your interactions in these forums.
To view a Directory of the Bring4th Staff, scroll to the bottom of the Guidelines, or go directly to this post.
1) Respect. Compassion. Loving-kindness. Empathy. Trust. Goodwill. Desire to serve. Embracing each other. Opening our heart. Participants are asked to keep the thought in the forefront of their minds at all times that each on this forum IS the Creator. Please keep communication respectful at all times and in all ways. The participant may disagree to the bone with an idea without personally attacking the author of the idea. Please remember that we are all here to expand our knowledge, deepen our understanding, and support one another by reflecting our divinity to each other. We are One being -- we are not here to forget the real.
2) The question of one's personal journey in integrating the Law of One teachings is of central interest and importance for this group, thus leading to practically limitless areas for personal sharing and participation in a safe atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. For this reason we ask that members of the forums keep their posts on topic. Possible general topics include, so far, those listed in the forums. This is not an exhaustive list of proper topics, but it does give one a general idea about what is considered "on topic". (Please email us if you have any suggestions for additional forum topics.) Our intention is that members are here to discuss this material and will have read at least a certain amount of the Confederation philosophy. To get yourself better acquainted with the primary source material, please visit L/L Research’s online Library at http://www.llresearch.org/library.aspx. Many basic philosophical questions and concerns can be also be answered by reading the Law of One Study Guide posted http://www.spiritofra.com/Ra-section%201.htm. This study guide is a distilled document of most of the major points raised in the Law of One series, and is highly recommended as a prerequisite for forum participation.
3) The New Age, ET, Metaphysical, and Alternative Physics communities are diverse, popular, and numerous. In order to have worthwhile discussion that is beneficial to those who are interested in the material of L/L Research, we must restrict our focus to topics that relate to our core mission. Consequently the vast majority of "popular" channeling is not included, and for most intents and purposes is considered off-topic. Such material is best discussed on other message boards devoted to the study and integration of those particular teachings.
Exception status is reserved for outside sources, channeled or otherwise, which are :
- a) Being examined through the lens of the Law of One and not on their own terms.
b) In alignment with the principles of spiritual evolution espoused by Confederation sources.
Inclusion of outside sources of material will be subject to careful and conscientious moderator discretion based upon the criteria listed above.
Click here to read more about why this guideline exists.
4) Philosophies and information which exhibit elements of deception, manipulative thinking, generate fear, reject or discourage universal love, and encourage or promote control of self or others – are considered to be not in alignment with the principles of spiritual evolution espoused by Confederation sources and are thus subject to moderation and/or removal.
5) Members who selfishly use the forum’s common resources without regard for its members' shared interests may be unsubscribed. This includes those who insist on promoting / showcasing themselves, their own websites, philosophies, products, services or other unrelated teachings.
*Please note: It is acceptable to recommend and/or promote a product or service within certain limits in The Corkboard, a sub-forum designed specifically for this purpose. Please refer to The Corkboard's posted guidelines.
6) Discussions that involve racial / sexual / national intolerance, hate speech, politically subversive acts or planning, will not be tolerated.
7) Sexuality and our sexual natures represent very important, foundational, and profound portions of our evolutionary experience, yet this topic is one which can easily, perhaps even inadvertently, be abused and used to create more rather than less distortion. If such topics of concern are relevant to your post, participants are asked to be as sensitive as possible to all forum members, exercise their highest discernment, and use euphemisms where possible. At all times please attempt to discuss, share, and examine this category of information - whether anecdotal or abstract - with the aim of understanding it in terms of spiritual evolution, polarity, self-knowing, and self-accepting. If you are uncertain as to whether or not your post crosses this ambiguous line, we ask that you error on the side of caution and please refrain from publishing your post.
8) Discussions that involve pornography or profanity are strongly discouraged. Such topics can be discussed tastefully, but doing so can be a very tricky and delicate matter. In the same spirit as the guideline above, we ask that participants be as sensitive as possible to every forum member, exercise their highest discernment, and use euphemisms where possible. When in doubt, leave it out!
9) Many if not all of us have had – or know someone who has had – experience with drugs. We have likely seen at first hand both the joys and the sorrows of drugs: the memorable moments of communing in the open heart with others; the destruction of self and/or others caused or exacerbated by drugs; and, at its best but perhaps most suspect, the spiritual insight and understanding that variably results.
We ask that the following guidelines be honored when speaking about drugs:
- a) That the means of creating, obtaining, or distributing any illegal substance (whether it “should” be illegal or not) be left completely off of the public discussion table.
b) That any and all discussion of drug use be placed within the larger context of spiritual evolution. For better or worse, how does a particular drug, or drugs in general, affect your spiritual evolution? What role have drugs played in the spiritual evolution of humankind? What part did your positive and/or negative experiences with drugs have in your own spiritual evolution?
c) That use of illegal drugs never be promoted to other members as a means for evolving, healing, growing, improving, etc. Members may report of their own experiences, but are not permitted to suggest to any other member that such experiences may be replicated. It will always remain to the reader’s discrimination whether any particular drug is worthy of further consideration. No one is ever to be persuaded, swayed, won over, or influenced to change their own perspective on drugs through any means other than the sharing of ones own perspective with no motive save to share the experience.
Notably, in the dozen or so instances where the Confederation has been questioned in channeling sessions at L/L Research through the years, their answer has always been that there are unintended negative consequences that invariably accompany the use of drugs. They suggest progressing naturally.
10) Spamming is strictly forbidden, and members who abuse the trust of the forum by spamming will be immediately banned, and their Internet Service Provider contacted regarding the nature of the abuse. Using email addresses acquired on the forum to spam members privately is also forbidden. Be aware that any discussion of a product or service for sale, or of a website designed to sell products or services, is forbidden. If you feel that a particular product / service is uniquely related to Law of One study, please email a moderator privately before making any statements to the group.
11) Creating and using multiple accounts in order to participate on the Bring4th forums as different individuals is strictly prohibited. Any Bring4th member who posts from different accounts under the pretense of being different people - whether the views expressed from each account are in agreement or disagreement with one another - will be subject to immediate banning.
12) When sharing a link to a webpage (including to something within llresearch.org), please either:
-
a) provide a short description of the page in your own words
b) provide an excerpt of the material (one to three paragraphs) along with the link.
Likewise, when posting material not your own to the forums, limit the amount of text posted to one to three paragraphs along with a link to the material, if possible. This avoids readers having to scroll through massively long posts.
13) Depending on the forum and on circumstance, individual posts may be subject to approval by the moderation team. Posts may be rejected without explanation, though we will attempt to provide an adequate reason for the post’s rejection.
14) It is helpful for the title of a thread to accurately convey what is intended to be discussed within the course of the thread. This limits confusion and makes for easier reference. Therefore, we suggest and request that you please attempt to make the thread title as descriptive of the content as possible.
For example, if you wish to discuss, say, the effects of mating dances on spiritual evolution in tribal societies, please don’t title your thread, “Hey what do you guys think of this?”, or, “I read this yesterday, pretty interesting stuff.”
Instead try, “Mating Dances in Tribal Societies”.
15) These guidelines are intended to help members participate on the forum with the least possible degree of difficulties. They do not limit the authority of the moderator in any way. This forum is private and participation constitutes tacit acceptance of that authority, including the authority to accept and reject applicants and their posts. While this may seem arbitrary, it is necessary to preserve the character and usefulness of the list so that all may enjoy it.
Feel free to contact the moderators with questions and concerns.
Please grab a chair and make yourself at home!
* Thank you to our friend, Jeremy W., for providing us the basis of our forum guidelines.