What does "The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions" mean?

[Nau7ik]

No, quite the opposite. Consider this: the Nazis thought they were doing a service to mankind by mass murdering the Jewish people. Some of them honestly believed it was the “right thing to do.”

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Mistaken, misguided intentions which end up causing great harm rather than good.

Skillful service is necessary. The Ra Material is a great place to learn the nuances of service to others. We do not call ourselves to action, for example. “I think I know better so I am going to force others to do as I do, to believe as I do.” One might have good intentions, but they are infringing on the free will others and thereby limiting the effectiveness of true service to others.

I can think of an example going on in our world today: forcing people to wear masks and to be “locked down” like they are prisoners.

There’s a wonderful and insightful quote from Saint Anthony The Great, “A time is coming when men will go mad, and when they see someone who is not mad, they will attack him, saying, 'You are mad; you are not like us.”