The nature of evil

[AragornParticipant 277]

There are the two fundamental pathways that conscious evolution can take. They denote one’s spiritual polarity:

The STS or “Service to Self” path means serving self by exploiting others, but since big fish eat little fish, that also means being exploited by more powerful predators, hence STS existence also makes one prey. Thus both predator and prey comprise the STS polarity. In being predator, the system becomes unbalanced in one’s favor. In being prey, it becomes unbalanced in others’ favor. Either state is one of imbalance where a part of the system suffers and hence the whole system suffers from not being in its most optimal and efficient state where the greatest evolution for the greatest number of beings may occur.

But the STO (“Service to others”) pathway is beyond that predator-prey dynamic. As an STO being, you would be cognizant (and directly perceptive, rather than merely taking it on faith) of the fact that all is One, that by helping others you are helping the “you” in “them.” You would work toward the maximization of energy, growth, freewill, awareness, and power of everyone including yourself, in a balanced and harmonious way. This is not just an intellectual “going through the motions,” but a free-spirited expression of the love, empathy, wisdom, and liveliness that wells up from the true and permanent core of sentience within you, also known as spirit.

Hence if you are dealing with a full-blown STS woman, you are dealing with a predator. Just be aware of the fire you are playing with.

If you change the rules on what controls you, you will change the rules on what you can control

[Anonymous 3]

Aragorn wrote:

As an STO being, you would be cognizant (and directly perceptive, rather than merely taking it on faith) of the fact that all is One

That, my friend, is the problem!

I did not yet experienced oness, and I think most people are in the same boat.

And without this realization, how can one be STO?
It would be for the wrong reasons, and usually for some kind of egotistical trade: “I am going to help others to go to heaven” – what if there was no reward at all?

Most likely people are taken advantaged of by doing STO for the wrong reasons.

Men do STO for women, out of a need for sex, love and companionship. Usually we get nothing, while providing everything.

[AragornParticipant 277]

You are right.

This is maybe a bit too metaphysical, but since it is the philosophy board, here is a pretty good explanation I found:

The problem arises when people don’t differentiate between the lower and higher parts of another person. They are unaware which of the two they are actually helping and thereby growing or exacerbating. Are they worsening another’s STS tendencies through this help? Or are they facilitating another’s spiritual empowerment and awakening? They think help has to be blind and unconditional, in their minds incorrectly meaning without discernment or discretion. That only ends in heartbreak, loss, and burnout. Nor do they recognize when a person is thoroughly under the control of his or her lower aspect and cannot be helped at this point in their evolution.

Love must be fortified with wisdom; otherwise one ends up as prey, which is STS.

If you change the rules on what controls you, you will change the rules on what you can control

[Anonymous 3]

Aragorn wrote:

This is maybe a bit too metaphysical, but since it is the philosophy board,

This is all very metaphysical, and you can blaime it on me. I keep writing what appears to me to be wisdom, but in fact I cannot say for sure.

And that is very apropos to your post, because real wisdom comes from being “the one”.

Unless you are the one you are only seeing your limitations, or conditioning.
How can be true awareness there?

I say, be simple and honest first: take care of yourself.

When you are really wise, then you can take care of others without making a mess of yourself.

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