Theos-Talk Archives (March 1998 Message tt00208)

There's also another way of looking at this.  I used to belong to a group
which was headed by a couple.  The woman was constantly in conflict with
everyone, criticizing them, and telling them how they could be better
spiritual people.  And the subject of her attacks are good and kind people.
Eventually, people would leave the group in droves.  What was the couple's
response?  That the people who left are not as spiritually advanced and
that "all good work evokes opposition."  As I always say from living in the
U.S., this is America, and we don't have to put up with anything that feels
bad.

Perhaps one should look at opposition and analyze why there is opposition,
instead of making blanket statements.

Thoa :o)

Sigtryggur:
>All good work evokes opposition.  All great servers of mankind have to
>fight a great opposition.  The same applies to all of us, the moment we
>step out of the general mass thoughtform, and take a stand for the higher
>values and make some effort to create a new form of a higher quality, we
>have to fight opposition and we have to be especially aware of the unique
>dangers that are waiting for us.
>To be able to avoid these dangers, broadminded attitude is imperative.  The
>dark forces (for that is what it is) make use of all our weaknesses, and
>their ways are cunning.  They play upon our vanity, pride and selfishness.
>For the more advanced their ways are more subtle, but their aim is to make
>the man useless by leading him into useless activities, letting him forget
>his real task by clouding his vision with the dust of glamour and illusion.
>
>Lets keep our alertness and higher tension.