Tuesday, April 4, 2017

SOP - 1 - Government

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This Study can be found here:

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Service of The Plan
Study One: Department of Government


Keynotes


The world structure emerges from and is built upon certain inner thought patterns, and it is these thought patterns which are producing the present flood of governmental experiments among all nations.

In the new world order, the governing body in any nation should be composed of those who work for the greatest good of the greatest number and who at the same time offer opportunity to all, seeing to it that the individual is left free. Today the men of vision are achieving recognition, thus making possible a right choice of leaders. It was not possible until this century.

[The] demand is for a new governing principle in politics and in education, founded on universally recognized human rights, on the need for spiritual unity and the need to throw overboard all separative theological attitudes and dogmas in every field of thought.

First-ray disciples will concentrate on controlling at the headwaters, the main streams of all human society. These streams include government and international movements and commerce and industry. First-ray disciples will be found increasingly in key positions of authority and influence. Their work will be regenerative and redirective of energies and activities. The Aquarian Disciples, Simons Roof, p. 45


Work To Be Done


It may be helpful for the student to organize his or her thoughts around certain key questions.


1.      What appears to be the next immediate development in international relationships at the governmental level? What should emerge out of an increased relationship and co-operation between the nations of the world? What should this new relationship then lead to?


2.      What should be the next step ahead for the evolution of government and the administration of Law and Economics, (a) nationally and (b) in your own environment?


3.      What form of practical co-operation can be provided by the average citizen of any country and also by the practicing disciple?




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The Fulfillment of All the Needs of All Beings by All Beings through Ethical Means


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SOP - Service of The Plan

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

www.lucistrust.org 

The introductory page for The Service of The Plan study course is here:

 http://www.lucistrust.org/en/arcane_school/service_of_the_plan_study_course

And the overview for the course is here:

https://www.lucistrust.org/content/download/30680/386743/file/Service_of_the_Plan_Folder.pdf


The Service of The Plan

Study One: Department of Government

Study Two: Department of Religion

Study Three: Department of Education (DOE)
Study Four: (DOE) Science
Study Five: (DOE) Philosophy
Study Six: (DOE) Psychology
Study Seven: (DOE) Culture and the Arts

Science, Philosophy, Psychology and Culture and the Arts

I will post the Keynotes and Work To Be Done for each Study for those who don’t have the time to read through the whole Study and will also post the link to each Study which is in PDF format for those who do...


Here are some introductory thoughts:

The Service Of The Plan

THE USE OF THE WILL

Although the following paragraphs from The Rays and the Initiations relate specifically to the third degree initiate, the information given on the use of the different aspects of the will in relation to the three Departments of Hierarchy is of value for all students:

“In connection with the use by the initiate of what we might call pure will, it should be remembered that this pure will works into manifestation through one or other of the three aspects of the Spiritual Triad. This activity is determined by the major ray upon which the initiate finds himself, from the angle of his monadic ray. Every spiritual man is upon one or another of the three major rays, for the minor four rays of attribute are all eventually absorbed into the third Ray of Active Intelligence.

If the initiate is upon the first ray, and therefore working in the Department of the Manu, he will use and express the innate will aspect through the atmic nature or through the highest aspect of the Spiritual Triad, to which we give the inadequate name of ’divine Will’. Students are apt to forget that the Spiritual Triad, related as it is to the Monad in much the same way as the three-fold personality is related to the soul, expresses the three major aspects of Shamballic energy, which three are all of them expressions of the will of the planetary Logos and His essential Purpose.

If the initiate is on the second ray, and therefore is working in the Department of the Christ, he will use the will through the medium of buddhi, the second aspect of the Spiritual Triad.

If he is on the third ray and in the Department of the Mahachohan, the Lord of Civilization, he will work through the higher mind, the lowest aspect of the Spiritual Triad.

Forget not, however, that none of these aspects can be regarded as higher or lower, for all are equally divine.

Understanding of these ideas may come if, for instance, you realize that the expression of buddhi, or of the intuition, in the consciousness of the spiritual man will lead to the use of the will in working out the purposes of Shamballa in the field of religions, of education, and of salvaging or saving the life aspect in all forms in the three worlds, but it will have no relation to the individual and personal problems of the man himself. If the expression is that of the higher mind, the use of the will will be in connection with civilizations and cultures for which the third department is responsible, and there will be the carrying out of the will of God in the large and general plans. If it is the will as it expresses itself through the atmic aspect of the Triad, it will function in relation to races, nations, and the kingdoms in nature, and to great planetary arrangements at present unknown to man. The synthesis of this picture will be apparent if carefully studied.”




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POH - 7 - International Unity

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

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This Study can be found here:

http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/1626/20052/file/poh7.pdf 

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Seven: International Unity


Seed Thought for Meditation


That is truly spiritual which properly relates man to man and man to God. . . . Spirituality is essentially the establishing of right human relations, the promotion of goodwill and, finally, the establishing of true peace on earth.


Key Statements


Humanity as a whole is of far greater importance than any one nation.

The battle between the old entrenched forces and the emerging new idealism constitutes the problem of today.

The distribution of the world's resources and the settled unity of the peoples of the world are in reality one and the same thing, for behind all modern wars lies a fundamental economic problem. Solve that and wars will very largely cease.

Unity and right human relations - individual, communal, national and international - can be brought about by the united action of men and women of goodwill in every country.


WORK PROPOSAL

Suggestions for Consideration and/or Discussion


Continue with the daily meditation.

Consider the following questions as a basis for group discussion or to provide a structure for expressing your own ideas.


1.      In what direction do you believe the world is going at this time? Can you see hopeful signs among the confusion and conflicts of today?

2. What do your consider are the qualities of the “old entrenched forces”? Please be specific; it is important to recognize the nature of the reactionary forces and which of them seems the most dangerous.

3. Some of the new ideals which are under discussion today have certainly been recognized by you. Which of these would you like to see materialize? What do you understand by the term “new consciousness”?


4. What do you consider to be the “middle-path” between the pair of opposites which will lead to world unity and right human relations?




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POH - 6 - Organized Religions

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

www.lucistrust.org

This Study can be found here:

 http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/1625/20049/file/poh6.pdf

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Six: The Churches and Organized Religions


Seed Thought for Meditation


The problem of the freedom of the human soul and its individual relation to God Immanent and God Transcendent is the spiritual problem, facing all the world religions at this time.


Key Statements


In the past, we have had the light which flickered; In the present, we have the light which flames; In the future, there will be a light which shines o'er all the land and sea. Winston Churchill

Our age wishes to have actual experience in psychic life... To me, the crux of the spiritual problem of today is to be found in the fascination which psychic life exerts upon modern man.... The force within us... inspires in us the self-same skepticism and relentlessness with which a Buddha swept aside his two million gods that he might come to the pristine experience which alone is convincing. Dr. Carl Gustav Jung

The history of mankind is, in reality, the history of man's demand for light and for contact with God, and then the giving of light and the approach of God to man. Always the Savior, the Avatar or the World Teacher issued forth from the secret place of the Most High and brought to man fresh revelation, fresh hope and a fresh incentive towards fuller spiritual living.

The definition of religion which will in the future prove of greater accuracy than any yet formulated by the theologians might be expressed as follows: Religion is the name given to the invocative appeal of humanity and the evocative response of the greater Life to that cry.


Work Proposals


Continue with the daily meditation work.

Read widely from any other contemporary materials on the subject.


Questions for Reflection and Discussion


1.      What evidence have you personally come across which leads you to believe that "the light which flames" is descriptive of the present?

2.      What do you believe to be the major religious values the past has given to us? Which of the various theological beliefs emphasized by your faith (if you have one) seem to you worth preserving?

3.      What part should organized religion play in everyday human life?

4.      What are the basic principles of spiritual value to the evolution of the human race? How can a needed form of unity (without uniformity) be developed as a platform for the new world religion?




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POH - 5 - Racial Minorities

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The content of this post is directly from the work of The Lucis Trust.

 www.lucistrust.org

This Study can be found here:

http://www.lucistrust.org/en/content/download/29844/377420/file/poh5.pdf

The Problems of Humanity: Building Right Human Relations
Study Five: Racial Minorities


Seed Thought for Meditation


A solution to the problem of the minorities is essentially the finding of a solution to the great heresy of separateness.


Key Statements


...any doctrine of superiority based on racial differentiation is scientifically false, morally condemnable, socially unjust and dangerous... there is no justification for racial discrimination, in theory or in practice, anywhere. From the Preamble to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

The nature of all men is identical; what divides them is their customs. Confucius (551-479 B.C.)

I ask you to drop your antagonisms and your antipathies, your hatreds and your racial differences, and attempt to think in terms of the one family, the one life, and the one humanity.

The beauty of the present situation is that even in the smallest community a practical expression of what is needed on a worldwide scale is offered to the inhabitants; differences in families, in churches, in municipalities, in cities, in nations, between races and internationally all call for the same objective and for the same process of adjustment: the establishing of right human relations. The technique or method to bring this about remains everywhere the same: the use of the spirit of goodwill.


Work Proposals


Continue with the daily meditation work.

Read widely from any other contemporary materials on the subject.


Questions for Reflection and Discussion


1.      How can we abolish the great lines of demarcation between races, nations, groups, and heal the cleavages that are to be found everywhere, working in such a manner that the “one humanity” emerges on the arena of world affairs?


2.      Choose one of the minority problems, consider its essential factors. Can you see any positive trends towards its solution?


3.      Take any minority problem which exists within your own community or environment and consider its essential factors. Consider in what ways you can aid its solution and with what groups you might co-operate.


4.      Consider the various ways in which your attitude to the problem does or can manifest itself, e.g. in conversation, by demonstration or in practical help to alleviate the conditions surrounding it. What is the most effective aid you can give which will bring about the requisite goodwill leading to the right relationships?



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