The act of eating is a service.

[Diana]

It's the realization that change happens regardless of need that detaches one from the need to try and "control" the forces of good and evil.

Also, in my view, there is nothing that is "in need of change", as the very idea is completely redundant. Everything is constantly changing, so of course there is no "need" for it, it is inevitable. I strongly believe in the concept within Dzogchen of all things being self-perfected.

There is not just one way of looking at control and acceptance. I don't think this is a binary system where one either "accepts" or "controls." It is more multidimensional than that. We make choices, either consciously or unconsciously. These choices affect the all.

Nothing may be "in need of change." But that does not mean change, in a certain direction, would not benefit self, evolution, and the All. One can certainly accept everything and go through this life passively, thinking all is perfect as is, not getting involved with any forward motion, just being and loving, and that is fine. But some may wish to make active choices based on his or her vision of what beautiful and expanded direction existence might evolve toward. This individual may accept everything, yet wish to participate in creation: co-creating; and this does not necessarily mean trying to control, rather, it might only mean adding to the upward spiral of evolution. This individual accepts the perfection of all AND makes every choice consciously based on vision, rather than only generally accepting everything based on the perfection of all. I'm not saying one way is better than another, only that there is more than one way to see the self participating in existence.

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Why not allow Shin'Ar to speak for himself? He's a big boy, and he's not under attack. Thus, he does not need to be defended by you.

Shin'Ar may certainly speak for himself. I wasn't defending him, I was responding to a certain kind of question asked which points to persons ("hangup") rather than concepts.

That said, I apologize for wording my post in a way which set you up as the attacker.

Explore whatever avenues you like (not that you need my permission). I find all of this engaging, amusing, enlightening, and informative. I am one of those opinionated persons who just can't help jumping in with my responses (and though they seem objective to me in my flawed perception, sometimes they clearly are not seen that way by others) . . . so as long as I can do that, I hope you and everyone else will do the same.