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ZetaTalk: Self Righteous
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ZetaTalk: Self Righteous
Note: written May 15, 1996
The self righteous are invariably those who are anything but righteous - they are self focused, and in our opinion this is not right. The arrogance of the self righteous is symptomatic of spiritual immaturity, where superficial actions are
taken to stand for what should be spiritual depth. Rather than empathize with others they chose to stand apart. Rather
than muddy their hands and feet they walk the safe, clean path. Do they think the higher spiritual realms are attained
by avoidance and clean hands?
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ZetaTalk: EST
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ZetaTalk: EST
Note: written Aug 15, 1996
Among the self-development programs promulgated by humans there are some that are exceptional, encouraging
growth in the advocates by unleashing mental or emotional shackles, but most simply use existing channels of learning
and strict or even harsh rules. EST falls into the latter group, producing graduates that are more akin to well trained dogs than thinking humans. All resistance to the imperviousness of rules is broken, so that the advocate becomes a
virtual robot in the instructors hands. Thus guided, the advocate presumes they have improved, when in fact they have
improved only in the eyes of their instructors. EST, like many cults, creates followers that can be counted on to obey, as all who were inclined otherwise dropped out of the program in disgust.
These types of programs are the opposite of what they claim to be, self-improvement or confidence builders, which
would be the case were the programs run by individuals oriented towards Service-to- Others. Slavish obedience even
in the face of pain and humiliation is quite the opposite, a program run by those in the Service-to-Self, who have many guises for their aims.
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ZetaTalk: Survival of the Fittest
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ZetaTalk: Survival of the Fittest
Note: written Oct 15, 1996
Polarization of the orientations occurs even in cultures where the life support systems are ample, so that all living
members of the intelligent species survive. Polarization of the orientations occurs due to myriad decisions the entity
makes, that build upon each other until the trend is undeniable. For those leaning toward the Service-to-Self, each self-focused decision requires that they harden themselves against others, and focus on what they consider the rewards for
having done so. This tends to harden them, increasingly, as these decisions are made, until cruelty becomes a power
trip, all sense of empathy having been lost. For those leaning toward Service-to-Others, each rescue of another is
rewarded by the comfort and joy that another experiences, which is likewise experienced vicariously. Sacrifice is
weighted in this light, so that as empathy and the ability to experience comfort vicariously increases, the sacrifice
diminishes in proportion.
On worlds where there is no contest that can be termed survival of the fittest, this polarization still emerges and in
approximately the same time frame. Death may not be the outcome, but maiming or torment is just as terrible.
Survival of the fittest is not a scheme in God's plan, but a factor of life. Life adjusts, continually, to what surrounds it.
Those genetics that incline the life toward successful living give it an advantage over life with less advantageous
genetics. This is not a battle of genetics, but an action of genetics, just as tides are not a battle against the mainland but an action of the surrounding gravitational pulls. Most life is utterly unaware that survival of the fittest is going on, and the pace is so demure that one would have to live many generations to even see the trend. War, and the desire to
kill the enemy is not genetic so much as it is a factor of control and greed, characteristics of those in the Service- to-Self.
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ZetaTalk: Tribulations
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ZetaTalk: Tribulations
Note: written by Jul 15, 1995
Tribulations are important in helping an entity determine their spiritual orientation. Without tribulations, there would scarcely be any progress in this regard. Why would their be, as in times of comfort and plenty, when there is
essentially no stress or competition, it is not difficult to get along. One can see this every day. Children at play, who all have the same toy, engage themselves in playing with the toy and ignoring the others. But give only one or a few the
toy, and place the others in want, and a drama ensues. Some entities decide to enjoy the toy vicariously, reveling in the enjoyment the other is having. Some entities, consumed with envy, plot how to secure the toy for themselves. Some
entities, having learned how to manipulate social situations, may wail and cry, seeking what they term justice. Where
this is a simple example, one every adult can relate to and sees everyday, most tribulations are born in silence and are hidden from view. This does not change the nature of the action, however.
Serious tribulations, such as a debilitating disease, also have an effect on the entities spiritual growth, and not
altogether a negative effect, either. The debilitation affects others, too, such that they are moved to care for and
sympathize with the afflicted one. In the Service-to-Other orientation there are two parties involved, the giver and the receiver. Learning how to receive is just as important, surprisingly, as learning how to give. When one is in Service-to-Others, they do not serve well if they simply give the other whatever is desired. What the other wants may not be in their best interests. Likewise, when one is in a position to receive, this can be done effectively, in a matter of fact manner, or detrimentally, seeking an enslavement of some kind of the giver. Who has not seen a debilitated human
dominate the household? Likewise, tribulations such as difficult job situations or an appearance that turns others off
contribute to growth on all sides.
Where an entity is growing toward the Service-to-Self orientation, tribulations have the effect of speeding this process.
The firm decision can, in fact, be made in an instant. Given a situation where the self would have to sacrifice to a
small degree to help another in dire straits, or more particularly where the other would have to be drastically sacrificed to improve the lot of the self to a slight degree, the tribulation can result in a decision to become Service-to-Self in a flash. It is simply clear to all concerned where the self stands, and is most particularly clear to the self. For the self to have made this decision, the orientation is clearly Service-to-Self. Should the reader feel that many times the entity