The Choice

[Tenet Nosce]

Both, I guess. I'm saying that the story of the two wanderers suggests that it's possible to make a different choice.

I would say the story of the two wanderers more illustrates that it's possible to think one is making a certain choice, when in fact they are acting unconsciously or mechanically.

But yes- I do agree it is certainly possible to make a different choice. What I'm trying to get at is that possibility only arises if/when we realize how unaligned our consciousness really is. All of our "identity molecules" are facing every which way, and canceling each other out.

Maybe we can make small choices, we can change little things. But certainly we cannot make big ones. We cannot contact intelligent infinity and harvest ourselves at will. We cannot move mountains. In order to do this, we must develop a greater degree of alignment, i.e. polarization.

It is not an all or nothing thing, but one of degrees. As Shin'Ar said... we have tendencies (or biases) and we have choice (or will). The way we build will is by balancing our biases. Or do you see it a different way?

Maybe as a way to teach obedience (love of self) to the other followers...

Maybe. I don't really know. But like I said, I am not sure that we can draw too many generalizations from this.

But basically, I think we are on the same page about helping the starving man on the street. Which is pretty much all we need to debunk the idea that STS and STO are mutually exclusive. Yes- STS is exclusive of STO. But STO is inclusive of STS.

STO recognizes that serving others is an excellent way to serve the self. And, really, I believe this is pretty much what Ra had to say about it on more than one occasion. I honestly do not know what all the pushback is about whenever I bring this up, other than people are attached to certain ideas and are naturally resistant whenever they are challenged.