05-02-2013, 10:33 PM
almostdone Wrote:So by your logic a nazi killing jews or an israeli killing palestinians just because are ok..."hey I'm just trying to be myself..need to balance here ya know?"
Yes. And I will follow this line of reasoning with you as far as you are willing to carry it out. Nazis, Hitler and all.
almostdone Wrote:So there, I guess one can use the imagination for everything after all.
Balancing also occurs within the mind, actions are not absolutely necessary.
I think you have misread the quotation. Ra explicitly says that the balancing happens in exercises after the fact. But you don't know what needs to be balanced unless you have gone out into the world and had some experiences which show you where your imbalances are. As Ra says,
Ra Wrote:19.13
The quickest way to learn is to deal with other-selves. This is a much greater catalyst than dealing with the self. Dealing with the self without other-selves is akin to living without what you would call mirrors. Thus, the self cannot see the fruits of its beingness.