I don't believe you can spiritually evolve by following rules and guidelines. I believe the only way to spiritually evolve is by discovering things yourself, about yourself. You can use supposed rules and guidelines as topics of interest to start your self-discovery inquiry, but I think that's all that they are good for.
So to answer your question GW, only you can decide yourself. Remember, there are no right or wrong choices, only choices made unconsciously or consciously with deep thought and contemplation. I know for myself I think many of the explicit behavior governing rules set down by spiritual people are BS, whether it's being vegan/vegetarian, to abstaining from certain types of sex/masterbation, or to not do certain substances or drugs. If you do these things, look deep within you as to whether they serve the unique you, or do not. Remove guilt and shame and shoulds from the equation. Once those distortions are removed, you can begin to recognize whether the activity energizes you or drains you. There is no wrong or right. You are the Creator.
So to answer your question GW, only you can decide yourself. Remember, there are no right or wrong choices, only choices made unconsciously or consciously with deep thought and contemplation. I know for myself I think many of the explicit behavior governing rules set down by spiritual people are BS, whether it's being vegan/vegetarian, to abstaining from certain types of sex/masterbation, or to not do certain substances or drugs. If you do these things, look deep within you as to whether they serve the unique you, or do not. Remove guilt and shame and shoulds from the equation. Once those distortions are removed, you can begin to recognize whether the activity energizes you or drains you. There is no wrong or right. You are the Creator.
Quote:1.7 ▶ Questioner: [The question was lost because the questioner was sitting too far from the tape recorder to be recorded.]
Ra: I am Ra. Consider, if you will, that the universe is infinite. This has yet to be proven or disproven, but we can assure you that there is no end to your selves, your understanding, what you would call your journey of seeking, or your perceptions of the creation.
That which is infinite cannot be many, for many-ness is a finite concept. To have infinity you must identify or define that infinity as unity; otherwise, the term does not have any referent or meaning. In an Infinite Creator there is only unity. You have seen simple examples of unity. You have seen the prism which shows all colors stemming from the sunlight. This is a simplistic example of unity.
In truth there is no right or wrong. There is no polarity for all will be, as you would say, reconciled at some point in your dance through the mind/body/spirit complex which you amuse yourself by distorting in various ways at this time. This distortion is not in any case necessary. It is chosen by each of you as an alternative to understanding the complete unity of thought which binds all things. You are not speaking of similar or somewhat like entities or things. You are every thing, every being, every emotion, every event, every situation. You are unity. You are infinity. You are love/light, light/love. You are. This is the Law of One.
May we enunciate this law in more detail?