Love as a Weapon / Spiritual Warfare

[Monica]

Yes, but since this forum is biased towards STO, we usually make the assumption that we're all on the same page. It is an underlying presupposition in all our discussions.

That is true... in theory. Another assumption is that people here have actually read the Ra Material in its entirety before diving head-first into a philosophical debate about the concepts.

That seems like a fair assumption, right? But, it has been proven wrong.

Or how about this from Guideline 1?

each on this forum IS the Creator.

How many times have we had to re-hash this fundamental point of the Law of One in the context of another discussion?

Or, this one from Guideline 3?

examined through the lens of the Law of One

How many times have we seen irritation because of an attempt to apply the lens of the Law of One to a subject? Or an annoyance at those who offer quotes on a topic? Ummm... isn't this a Law of One forum? Isn't the entire purpose of the forum to discuss things in this context?

One would think, right? But no, our members are here for varying reasons. Some are here just to socialize...some are openly STS...some are here to 'teach' rather than exchange...some are here on specific missions, both STS and STO...some openly admit they haven't read the books but think the whole idea of aliens is cool so they hang out...some are here to discuss and compare other channeled sources, with the Ra Material being but one of many and nothing special...and some are here to relax after a long, hard day in 3D, and deep discussions get in the way of their relaxation, to the point of them fleeing in terror at the sight of a wall of text.

(These are all actual reasons given by various members at various times. I'm not making this up; nor am I passing judgment on people's reasons for being here.)

Anyway... I could go on but I'm sure you have the basic gist.

Ah, you know I do!

I think balance is overrated.

Yeah- Tell me about it!

Glad to hear we agree on that!

These are valid points. But you might be forgetting that we all (ostensibly) have read the Ra Material.

Depends on how you define 'we.'

Having encountered certain information contained therein- we now have the honor/duty/responsibility to put it into practice, to the best of our ability.

If we feel that honor/duty/responsibility, then yes. But we can't impose it on anyone else, or even assume that they agree it's even there at all.

This doesn't mean that we all have to agree on exactly what they said. Or even that we have to agree with what they said at all!

Well that's a relief! If that was a requirement we'd all be in trouble, being that there is so much disagreement and so many different interpretations.

However- that doesn't abrogate our responsibility to aspire to ever higher expressions of faith, love, compassion, and wisdom. And eventually- in order to do this some balancing must be involved. If we want to achieve "grandmaster" level with respect to compassion, then faith and wisdom are needed to take us to that level of adepthood.

Assuming we have all read the material... this means the "cat is out of the bag" with respect to certain understandings that most people are probably completely oblivious to. Now these understandings have become our responsibility to teach/learn.

Not everyone shares in that sense of responsibility.

This includes seeking the "wisdom to refrain from battle."

For some, yes. For others, no. And, what one may consider 'battle' might not be considered as such by another.

This doesn't mean we must place an expectation upon ourselves to attain 5D levels of wisdom while in 3D.

Thankfully true. We can't even define it, much less attain it.

What is DOES mean is that, wherein the "wisdom to refrain from battle" is offered...

Offered by whom? Another person who might have a totally different definition of battle?

we should recognize it as something to be sought for and accepted, and perhaps even express gratitude and humility for the opportunity to get a head start on lessons that others may not encounter for many millions of years,

This seems to be making an assumption that it's easily apparent when such 'lessons' are being offered, as though someone with 5D wisdom has their username tagged and recognizable.

With so many gurus and self-appointed teachers out there, I'd say it's far wiser to consider what is offered, but to not be quick to accept it as necessarily being any 'wiser' than what we know ourselves. The true folly is in thinking that an other-self has more wisdom than we do just because they say they do.

rather than railing against it and getting pissy and defensive whenever it is mentioned.

Getting pissy is never cool. But true wisdom shines; it doesn't announce its own presence.