11-24-2012, 09:21 PM
Ah, but I believe Ra also stated that the more polarized and thus powerful one becomes, the easier it is for them to just switch between polarities. Of course, those on the STO path are, by choice, probably less likely to desire to want to switch, whereas there is certainly incentive for STS to switch their actions.
The story of Milarepa shows the mechanism of karma at work, in my opinion. In order to atone for the magic powers he had gained with malicious intent and thus become capable of receiving the vibration of the light magics of good intentions he had to go through the process of understanding his previous actions. The whole process changed him, and altered his very make-up.
If you look at the stories around the world, there is not a single one that exists where the apparent "saint" or holy individual hasn't been spurned to their path by the awareness of their own misdeeds and mal-intentions, or at the very least, the misdeeds all around them, which they use as a source of learning. This, of course, is probably preferable to actually doing the misdeeds yourself, and to me, is the whole point of such stories and ancient parables.
Honestly, in the realms of magic, that wish is so vague that there's nothing for the energy to concentrate in to and as such to achieve such a wish would mean to undo the very order of the mind.
The story of Milarepa shows the mechanism of karma at work, in my opinion. In order to atone for the magic powers he had gained with malicious intent and thus become capable of receiving the vibration of the light magics of good intentions he had to go through the process of understanding his previous actions. The whole process changed him, and altered his very make-up.
If you look at the stories around the world, there is not a single one that exists where the apparent "saint" or holy individual hasn't been spurned to their path by the awareness of their own misdeeds and mal-intentions, or at the very least, the misdeeds all around them, which they use as a source of learning. This, of course, is probably preferable to actually doing the misdeeds yourself, and to me, is the whole point of such stories and ancient parables.
(11-24-2012, 09:16 PM)Gemini Wolf Wrote: So making this wish isn't STS?: "I wish I could have anything I want, anytime, anywhere for any reason."
Honestly, in the realms of magic, that wish is so vague that there's nothing for the energy to concentrate in to and as such to achieve such a wish would mean to undo the very order of the mind.