What does it mean to worship the One Creator?
It has to go beyond devotion or an appreciation. I appreciate and am devoted to my spirit guide.
But I've learned not to worship him.
But it is advisable to worship the One Creator.
What's the difference between worship and appreciation?
Does worship mean you will serve them? But I feel like I do serve my spirit guide in a way.
Like I serve others.
Is it ok to give wine offerings to my spirit guide? Or is that an act of worship?
(07-28-2018, 07:23 PM)IndigoGeminiWolf Wrote: [ -> ]What does it mean to worship the One Creator?
It has to go beyond devotion or an appreciation. I appreciate and am devoted to my spirit guide.
But I've learned not to worship him.
But it is advisable to worship the One Creator.
What's the difference between worship and appreciation?
Does worship mean you will serve them? But I feel like I do serve my spirit guide in a way.
Like I serve others.
Is it ok to give wine offerings to my spirit guide? Or is that an act of worship?
I don’t like the word worship.
To me it denotes a lowering of one self to another.
To do that personally I’d have the go back to seeing everyone as seperate.
Creator included.
We are all one. The veil just keeps that a bit hidden so worship seems inappropriate. Is service even the right word?
To me it’s more like looking to yourself outside illusion that has the big picture and trusting them to lead. Trusting them to know.
It would seem to me your trust would be the ultimate thing one could offer them. As to service is it serving anyone or making sure those parts of US that are in need get care. Those that feel hurt/angry/scared are soothed, the lost and confused found and brought to clarity.
Is that service to another or is that love, acceptance and care of all self.
Sorry just woke up and most likely muddied the waters.
In simple terms, worship is a way of expressing love. More specifically, it's a deliberate, dedicated offering of one's love to the Sacred.
When querying yourself about the matter, if you allow yourself to be guided by love, all will be well.
This is the Ra's definition:
Quote:64.4 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. Could you explain the basic principles behind the ritual which we perform to initiate the contact and what I would call the basic white magical rituals— principles of protection and other principles? Could you please do this?
Ra: I am Ra. Due to your avenue of question we perceive the appropriateness of inclusion of the cause of this instrument’s transitory vital energy distortion. The cause is a bias towards the yearning for expression of devotion to the One Creator in group worship.
This entity was yearning for this protection both consciously in that it responds to the accoutrements of this expression, the ritual, the colors and their meanings as given by the distortion system of what you call the church, the song of praise, and the combined prayers of thanksgiving and, most of all, that which may be seen to be most centrally magical, the intake of that food which is not of this dimension but has been transmuted into metaphysical nourishment in what this distortion of expression calls the holy communion.
The subconscious reason, it being the stronger for this yearning was the awareness that such expression is, when appreciated by an entity as the transmutation into the presence of the One Creator, a great protection of the entity as it moves in the path of service to others.
The principle behind any ritual of the white magical nature is to so configure the stimuli which reach down into the trunk of mind that this arrangement causes the generation of disciplined and purified emotion or love which then may be both protection and the key to the gateway to intelligent infinity.
I agree but I would just like to add that worship in broader sense is not just a ritual but serving as a way of life. Above example is from Christianity. Serving the Creator by expressing loving devotion is also the way of
bhakti yoga (bhakti = worship, emotional devotion).
(07-29-2018, 04:20 PM)loostudent Wrote: [ -> ]This is the Ra's definition:
Quote:64.4 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. Could you explain the basic principles behind the ritual which we perform to initiate the contact and what I would call the basic white magical rituals— principles of protection and other principles? Could you please do this?
Ra: I am Ra. Due to your avenue of question we perceive the appropriateness of inclusion of the cause of this instrument’s transitory vital energy distortion. The cause is a bias towards the yearning for expression of devotion to the One Creator in group worship.
This entity was yearning for this protection both consciously in that it responds to the accoutrements of this expression, the ritual, the colors and their meanings as given by the distortion system of what you call the church, the song of praise, and the combined prayers of thanksgiving and, most of all, that which may be seen to be most centrally magical, the intake of that food which is not of this dimension but has been transmuted into metaphysical nourishment in what this distortion of expression calls the holy communion.
The subconscious reason, it being the stronger for this yearning was the awareness that such expression is, when appreciated by an entity as the transmutation into the presence of the One Creator, a great protection of the entity as it moves in the path of service to others.
The principle behind any ritual of the white magical nature is to so configure the stimuli which reach down into the trunk of mind that this arrangement causes the generation of disciplined and purified emotion or love which then may be both protection and the key to the gateway to intelligent infinity.
I agree but I would just like to add that worship in broader sense is not just a ritual but serving as a way of life. Above example is from Christianity. Serving the Creator by expressing loving devotion is also the way of bhakti yoga (bhakti = worship, emotional devotion).
I don't see the creator separate from the creation. loving something that's completely unknown and faceless is hard to imagine for me. but I can feel for the creation without trying. so if I'm not mistaken that's probably what worship in the STO path is. (to serve the creation wisely)
(07-29-2018, 04:35 PM)Cainite Wrote: [ -> ]I don't see the creator separate from the creation. loving something that's completely unknown and faceless is hard to imagine for me. but I can feel for the creation without trying. so if I'm not mistaken that's probably what worship in the STO path is. (to serve the creation wisely)
That is in alignment with yesterdays lesson for me.
The insight was that at full saturation of love there is no bias or preference aka when you are in love fully with creation there is no one point of focus that matters most because it is FULL saturation. The creator is everything including us, love it all.
The feeling given in the lesson surely felt as close to worship as possible without it excluding self or any part of creation so in this sense service is just to love.
What is/are your favorite pathway/s?
Quote:Nine Sacred Pathways
Spiritual temperaments that God creates in human beings so that we can connect and worship Him in unique ways. (Based on Sacred Pathways: Discover Your Soul’s Path to God by Gary Thomas © 1996)
1. Naturalists — love God best outdoors. These people worship in the midst of God’s creation. They celebrate His majesty and discover spiritual truths through nature
2. Sensates — love God through their senses. These people worship through sensual experiences — sights (like art), sounds (music), smells, and more
3. Traditionalists — love God through religious ritual and symbols. These people worship through traditions and sacraments of the Church. They believe structure, repetition, and rigidity, like weekly liturgy, leads to deeper understanding of God and faith
4. Ascetics — love God in solitude and simplicity. These people worship through prayer and quiet time, and the absence of all outside noise and distraction
5. Activists — love God through confrontation, fighting for godly principles and values. They worship through their dedication to and participation in God’s truth about social and evangelistic causes
6. Caregivers — love God by serving others, and worship by giving of themselves. They may nurse the sick and disabled, “adopt” a prisoner, donate time at a shelter, etc.
7. Enthusiasts — love God through mystery and celebration. These people worship with outward displays of passion and enthusiasm. They love God with gusto!
8. Contemplatives — love God through adoration. These people worship by their attentiveness, deep love, and intimacy. They have an active prayer life
9. Intellectuals — love God with their mind and their hearts are opened up to a new attentiveness when they understand something new about God. These people worship through intense study, apologetics, and intellectual pursuits of their faith.
Please note:
- We are a mixture — we rarely rely on a single approach or temperament to connect with God every time; we are more likely to be a mix of several
- Temperaments change — spiritual temperaments evolve over time, much like couples love each other differently over the course of a marriage. We are likely to find different ways to connect with God during our lifetime
(http://media.focusonthefamily.com/fotf/p...-final.pdf)
(07-29-2018, 04:20 PM)loostudent Wrote: [ -> ]This is the Ra's definition:
Quote:64.4 ▶ Questioner: Thank you. Could you explain the basic principles behind the ritual which we perform to initiate the contact and what I would call the basic white magical rituals— principles of protection and other principles? Could you please do this?
Ra: I am Ra. Due to your avenue of question we perceive the appropriateness of inclusion of the cause of this instrument’s transitory vital energy distortion. The cause is a bias towards the yearning for expression of devotion to the One Creator in group worship.
This entity was yearning for this protection both consciously in that it responds to the accoutrements of this expression, the ritual, the colors and their meanings as given by the distortion system of what you call the church, the song of praise, and the combined prayers of thanksgiving and, most of all, that which may be seen to be most centrally magical, the intake of that food which is not of this dimension but has been transmuted into metaphysical nourishment in what this distortion of expression calls the holy communion.
The subconscious reason, it being the stronger for this yearning was the awareness that such expression is, when appreciated by an entity as the transmutation into the presence of the One Creator, a great protection of the entity as it moves in the path of service to others.
The principle behind any ritual of the white magical nature is to so configure the stimuli which reach down into the trunk of mind that this arrangement causes the generation of disciplined and purified emotion or love which then may be both protection and the key to the gateway to intelligent infinity.
I agree but I would just like to add that worship in broader sense is not just a ritual but serving as a way of life. Above example is from Christianity. Serving the Creator by expressing loving devotion is also the way of bhakti yoga (bhakti = worship, emotional devotion).
Thank you for mentioning bhakti yoga. I wasn't much for the breathing work, so maybe this is another path to God.