Entities from Orion

[Monica]

This IS a cosmic joke! I am really using a light touch on this one, and here it goes:
In "old days" folks used to quote Bible when they felt that someone was on the "wrong" side of the path, nowdays we quote Law of One.

It's not the quoting that is at fault; it's the manner in which it is done.

Offering a quote, to be considered, is not the same as demanding that someone accept it.

Offering a quote, in order to help explain one's point of view, is not the same as using that quote to prove someone wrong.

This forum's purpose is to study together, and help one another learn and grow, utilizing the information given to us by Ra. We have all, already tacitly accepted the Law of One as valid, though we don't all understand it in exactly the same way. But we do have it as our foundation; else we wouldn't be members of this forum!

It's true that we quote from it frequently; we are studying it! But each person here knows that it is their own responsibility as to how to interpret it, whether to accept it or not, whether to accept others' interpretation or not, etc. That is a key principle in the material itself: that we each accept that which resonates.

It is Carla's wish (and, I daresay, Ra's!) that the Law of One not be made into a dogma, cult, or religion, or that it be imposed on anyone. On the few occasions that this has been attempted, action was taken. This forum will not allow that to happen.

I think a distinction may be made between utilizing the information, and using it to impose on others.

Religious proselytizers often impose their religion on others, and that's why we don't like it when they quote from their book. But I don't see the use of quoting here at Bring4th to be in that category at all.

Is that how it seems to you? That we are all trying to impose a new religion?

If so, do you have any suggestions as to how we can study the material together, without coming across in that way?

As if our own thoughts are not legimate enough. No disrespect to Law of One. If it weren't for Law of One I would probably be dead. So here I go participating in this game by quoting Ra

I'm confused. Are you saying we quote the Law of One too much and should, instead, offer our own thoughts? Do we not all do that already? There is a great deal of opinionated discourse on this forum! (some have even proposed that members don't quote the Law of One enough!)

And yet, you have just quoted Ra also.

Yes, living it is most important. But why not support one another in fellowship and friendship, as well as help one another in our studies and life paths?

Are you feeling that this community reminds you too much of a religion?

If so, I would suggest not throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

There is a great deal of caution to be taken while reading and understanding the material that is dear to your heart. When you resonate highly with the material, in this case Ra material, you are more prone to try to take it all close to the heart though some parts do not resonate, or even evoke a slight fear in the subconsciousness.

This seems to presuppose that the Law of One was already 'near and dear to our heart' however does not take into consideration, that the first time we read it, it wasn't yet any such thing.

In other words, the first time I read the Law of One, it wasn't any more special or dear than any other channeled work, or any other book for that matter. It was only because it did resonate so profoundly, that it became special.

So it's not like we had a bias going in.

For me personally, the number of times a statement by Ra didn't resonate with me, or caused fear, can be counted on one hand, and still have fingers left over.