Acceptance

1999-11-13 20:00:00

John is a strong First Ray soul, and Susi a strong Sixth Ray astral body. Put these two together and the Sixth Ray feels like it is getting rolled over by a steamroller. Yet both aspects are divine and have their place in the scheme of things. The key word for harmony here is "acceptance." Accept the differences and see the divine at play in each other's rolls. Remember to accept does not necessarily mean to embrace.

John seeks a positive group where there is not so much friction and more concentration on initiating Purpose. I can see his reasoning here for many have left complaining of the friction.

For instance, when I was going back and forth with Zina before she temporarily left we lost about 20 members and now in this last round with Saul we dropped from 206 to as low as 182. This is my fault as much as Zina's and Saul's for I did not have to respond to them. Nevertheless, some of my best writings and parables have been inspired as a response to those who challenge me. In many ways being in a list that is completely open such as this is good as an initiating point of discussion that must eventually be met and understood.

Having a completely open and inclusive list such as this has its place, but having a true teaching situation where everyone wants to learn is also a positive thing. In order to have a positive situation where the concentration is on learning, others who wish only to teach and those who do not wish to learn must be excluded.

Exclusion is not always a bad thing. It also has its positive aspect. When DK did his work through Alice A. Bailey he selected 50 students and excluded all the rest of the aspirants. Then when a student caused a problem he dropped them from the group. This was necessary for him to accomplish his work.

Nevertheless, to be inclusive to the highest possible degree is always the goal and for this cause I stay on this list and encourage openness to all. This prevents the exclusion of a true seeker who may be overlooked by an exclusive list. On the other hand, those who merely seek to learn and don't want to deal with conflict will have a place to go.

John has initiated this other list with no advice or direction from me and should be recognized for his power of initiation whether one agrees with him or not.

And speaking of losing members where is John K, Diane, Dave, Anni, Tracy and others lately? Also I really liked Ben's insights. I wonder if he is still here.