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Originally Posted by Michael Chui  I think that Paul has an interesting point, and I think he's right, conceptually speaking. |
Thank you. Real life experience and intuition are driving my point of view. I'm glad I'm making sense to at least one person.
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Steve makes constant references to Force adepts as analogies for lightworkers and darkworkers (and The Force was meant as an analogy for spirituality as a whole by Lucas, IIRC; unsurprising, as Lucas worked with Joseph Campbell, who was one of the top experts of world religions), so it might be worthwhile to take a look at what The Force actually is.
Thus, I point you here: The Force - Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki |
Yeah, it's so cool how deep the movies actually are. I always love movies that go beyond the standard Hollywood template.
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Wouldn't happen: some people become lightworkers, others become darkworkers.  |
I KNOW! That's because the universe has to be in balance, always. Therefore, why fight nature? Why not just become balanced like the universe? Why not embrace the duality of our light/dark side and use it to teach us to move to higher levels of consciousness instead of thinking that we have to pick one side or the other otherwise we'll be cancelling ourselves out.
I think that levels of consciousness are progressive, moving from 0 to 1,000 (assuming the Hawkins scale), and THIS scale we should try to move in only one direction (UP). Our light/dark side is independant of the consciousness scale in my opinion and I think it should be balanced.
By balance I mean that I would strive to both read lots of interesting books, and also write a lot of interesting articles/books. I would give of myself, and also welcome receiving. I would make lots of money and also give lots of it away, etc.
Look at Bill Gates. First he went out and made billions with Microsoft, then him and his wife use the money to give back to the world. To me, that's balance.
Look at Google. First they created an amazing product which revolutionized the way information is connected on the Internet, and then they took the company public and made billions of dollars. And they continue to do the same.
Steve, what am I missing here????