Why do you believe?

[Lavazza]

Hello again 3D!

Well, I wouldn't have put it in those exact words, but yes... I do think that essentially what you say happened on several occasions especially during Book I. As you further your studies in the subsequent books, I think you'll see a much more harmonious relationship between Don's questions and Ra's answers. I do not think that Ra intentionally included mis-information though. Rather, he simply answered in a way that would not infringe Don's free will. I think that this is a very important aspect of the material, and you really must bear in mind that the Law of One books were generated within the context of a conversation between Ra and Don. As such, there may be many nuances to the discussion, questions, and answers that are not recorded in the black and white of the book. I think that this is most an issue during the discussion of transitory material, so I tend to discount all of it.

Hmm... hmm... So in your opinion, Ra would basically attempt to terminate a line of un-important questioning by providing stunted answers such as 'You are correct.', and in doing so preserve Don's freewill? So perhaps Ra listened to the question to see if there was anything remotely correct about it, while not elaborating on the in-correct aspects so as to move on to other topics? This could be argued to be a form of mis-information. I will agree however that that is not the same as deliberate inclusion of false material.

I do not think that Ra ever resigned control of the instrument during any of the sessions. As you'll see in Book III, the nature of the contact with Carla was just to intimate for that. I do agree with the idea of de-tuning, though. When transitory questions were asked, it caused the radio that was Carla to drift off signal some. At that point, it could have picked up any noise that was flowing around.

I see, and this is where my general question / concern arises, how are we to discern when this de-tuning happens? I suppose you have a good philosophy of not taking anything transient too seriously. I am having a hard time resolving the logical conflict within my intellect though. It's the same sort of conflict I would have with a normal person on the street giving me advice, that being, if part of what information given was bad, I would suspect the remainder as well. Of course Ra is not some person on the street, but in an effort not to raise any entity's authority above anyone elses, I am forced to apply the same thinking.

I agree that personal resonance is key, and this may surprise you, but I say that if STS doesn't resonate with you, then GREAT! Set it aside. You really can live just fine in this 3D world without it. And who knows, you may be right! Then again, you may find that as time passes, the idea begins to resonate with you. There is nothing that says you won't resonate to different things over time. Don't try to get the cart before the horse, take it one step at a time. Remember that you are acting in service to others, not in service to the Law of One Books that were created by 3D creatures.

I see this as sound advice and I may just follow it The STS / 'Evil' thread is still coming, by the way...

And fine questions they are! But I do hope that you are not losing sleep over them.

No, not losing sleep exactly I do my LOO reading at night that's all. I must say some things are very confusing about the LOO, being that it's such a radical philosophy compared to what the great majority of humanity takes to be consensus reality. But there is also a very large degree of elegance to which I resonate wonderfully. The basic concept of unity, all being one. The eternal nature of our consciousnesses, the desire to experience all things. Those actually make me smile as I sit here typing them out.