Theos-Talk Archives (April 2003 Message tt00077)

Dear Dallas,
Your explanation and guidance were very helpful. To apply this concept
of restitution will be life changing for souls that see its wisdom.
I will try to find the book on The Light of Asia. I am a little familiar
with the concept of Buddhism. It is the desire to have and the desire to be
that is responsible for Karma. One must be desireless. Meher Baba has also
awakened his lovers to this concept. Whatever you can find that can bring
light that transforms unconsciousness into the light of consciousness, I
will be grateful for.
In a sense, living a more conscious life allows one to move through the
soul's experience in a way that can benefit other souls, if one can listen
to the guidance within. At the same time, it also allows the soul to see the
wounds that the current personality has caused. It becomes a bittersweet
experience with the ebb and flow of enlightenment working to allow the soul
to grow.
Often, you have spoken of the soul being eternal and the personality
temporal. How is it then that the soul of the One, being," the perfection of
love, harmony and beauty, that One united with all the illuminated souls,
the embodiment of the Master, the spirit of guidance" allows the personality
to err? Yes, I understand that there is evolvement that is taking place; but
I guess that I don't understand why that Perfection of the God force is not
continually being manifested if its origin is so pure.
The magnificence of such a spiritual force in this plane of existence
must be very great indeed to allow souls the freedom to grow according to
their readiness.

Regarding the stillness of the mind, I understand that if one can still
the mind that one can raise the consciousness of others just by being in
their very presence. One also is more available to the guidance within, if
the mind is stilled. Does this then mean that the love, harmony and beauty
within the soul will then have an avenue to blossom and come forth through
the personality? How does concentration play a part in controlling the mind
to be a proper vehicle for love and light to be manifested?
If there is so much goodness within, surely there must be a way of
manifesting it continually using the current personality as a vehicle of
blessing. How can concentration bring this about?
Dear Dallas, I appreciate your guidance and the time you take to
research your answers. You have access to such a wealth of materials. I am
so grateful to you.
Most gratefully,

Namaste,

A









----- Original Message -----
From: "Dallas TenBroeck" <dalval14@earthlink.net>
To: <theos-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: Theos-World :Guidance and Discernment


> Tuesday, April 15, 2003
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> Dear Friend A:
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> Re: Karma and mitigation thereof
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> Karma operates in the whole Universe impartially. Each receives a
> result or participates in some event which has for cause an action or
> a choice that they made earlier.
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> What we may call accidents, or undeserved fortune or hardships are the
> result of our own actions. The Karma is not always "punitive" it is
> also sometimes a sudden gush of good fortune. We disown usually the
> sorrows and pains but welcome without examination any "good fortune"
> that comes unbidden to us.
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> The question of establishing and understanding through our equipoise
> and balance, is all ours in the present and the various presents to
> come as time passes.
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> We are the Eternal Pilgrims , and as such we have to look on the
> physical situations (and resulting feelings -- pleasure and pain --
> as relating not to the SPIRIT/SOUL but to the errors that our embodied
> Mind linked with passionate and selfish DESIRE ( Kama) has created.
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> The act of restitution demands first that we make the victim aware of
> our responsibility, offer such compensation and restitution as may
> meet with their acceptance, and then provide it as a duty. We fear
> exposing our vulnerability and the loss of reputation we will suffer.
> But if we were so injudicious as to take advantage of another's
> ignorance, it is due to them that we make full disclosure -- as we
> would to a member of our most intimate family.
>
> The how and the why of balancing has to be worked out by conference
> with those involved. We are the perpetrators. They are the victims.
> They are now placed in such a case on the same griddle we all are.
> They have also to be fair to us. But we having been aggressors have
> no place to demand terms. The discrimination and the discernment
> ideally, ought to be in terms of fairness to all. But if we know we
> were unfair, the opportunity for them to now be fair to us arises --
> and we have no say about that, except to protest it, (a decisions or a
> penalty) if it appears unjust.
>
> In other words, we are all involved in adjusting under Karma.
> Restraint and good will on both sides are demanded and if not
> afforded, then the karma of unbalanced and ungenerous decisions will
> follow those who make them.
>
> The most difficult thing for us to grasp, as transcient living beings,
> is that our SPIRIT/SOUL is immortal. KARMA acts on the PERSONALITY,
> (the mask we wear this incarnation) and the physical body is one
> aspect of that, along with a second aspect: our feeling nature ( the
> sensitive psyche -- a combination of mind and emotion).
>
> Do you have for reference a copy of THE .LIGHT OF Asia -- by Sir Edwin
> Arnold on the life and teachings of the Buddha? In Book the 6th are
> detailed the "vices" that afflict us all -- and the Buddha's response.
> Book the 8th details the 4 Truths, and the virtues. It is a good book
> to consider and familiarize ones' self with.
>
> Your questions will be found answered there.
>
> I will look to see if I can find anything more to help.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Dallas
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andra
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:48 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re::Guidance and Discernment
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> Dear Dallas,
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> Thank you so much for your response. I understand the concept of
> forgiveness and also the responsibility a soul has to give prompt
> restitution.
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> If a soul becomes conscious of an act that was very hurtful to
> another
> soul within the same lifetime and wishes to make restitution to
> balance that
> deep injury, how can the proper restitution be discerned? Is there
> guidance
> that can be given?
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> Does the Universe include a means to be merciful to one who has
> been
> hurt so that a new and positive cause can be set into motion that will
> ameliorate the negative effects of a preceding cause?
>
> Thank you for your guidance,
> Namaste,
> A
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