Thank you, DreamingPeace, for starting the thread and, thanks for all the posts thus far.
As the father of three children ages 12, 9, and 7 and I have been very interested in this question and actaully started a thread on the DivineCosmos Law of One forum to discuss the subject as well.
I have mentioned the Law of One by name and the main concepts to my kids (my wife also reads LOO but less so than me, she is more attuned to Yogananda/Roy Eugine Davis and SRF/CSA). I try to present the concepts in a moment where they apply, on a one-on-one basis, and I present them as a philosophy of life, not the philosophy.
Fundamentally, I focus on the Golden Rule with the added perspective that, according to some philosophies, when you do unto others you actually are doing unto yourself. Although that resulted in some perplexed looks the first times I said it, they now at least understand the concept.
Probably the only TV we watch is Ghost Whisperer on Friday nights. This is a great vehicle to exploring many concepts related to death, dying and the purpose of life. It also provides my wife and me an opportunity to discuss our thoughts on how this life fits in to the bigger picture of spiritual evolution.
Ultimately, what we try to do is present them with ideas from many religions and philosophies to allow them a foundation on which to build their own belief structures and to see how all religions have many of the same beliefs. We think that it is important that, as parents, we give them this freedom to choose their path and think things through for themsleves, thus maintaining their free will, but still giving them a framework in which to think and evolve.
Just a few thoughts for now. I look forward to participating in this thread.
3D Sunset
As the father of three children ages 12, 9, and 7 and I have been very interested in this question and actaully started a thread on the DivineCosmos Law of One forum to discuss the subject as well.
I have mentioned the Law of One by name and the main concepts to my kids (my wife also reads LOO but less so than me, she is more attuned to Yogananda/Roy Eugine Davis and SRF/CSA). I try to present the concepts in a moment where they apply, on a one-on-one basis, and I present them as a philosophy of life, not the philosophy.
Fundamentally, I focus on the Golden Rule with the added perspective that, according to some philosophies, when you do unto others you actually are doing unto yourself. Although that resulted in some perplexed looks the first times I said it, they now at least understand the concept.
Probably the only TV we watch is Ghost Whisperer on Friday nights. This is a great vehicle to exploring many concepts related to death, dying and the purpose of life. It also provides my wife and me an opportunity to discuss our thoughts on how this life fits in to the bigger picture of spiritual evolution.
Ultimately, what we try to do is present them with ideas from many religions and philosophies to allow them a foundation on which to build their own belief structures and to see how all religions have many of the same beliefs. We think that it is important that, as parents, we give them this freedom to choose their path and think things through for themsleves, thus maintaining their free will, but still giving them a framework in which to think and evolve.
Just a few thoughts for now. I look forward to participating in this thread.
3D Sunset