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# Re: Combating evil Forces

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- To: BardonPraxis@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: Re: Combating evil Forces
- From: "Jason Paris" <jambay53@...>
- Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 06:02:49 -0000
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    Hi Peter,

    > I would like opinions on the following. Is it part of the duty of
    > one on the path to like bardon fight against the evil forces in
    > existance? By this I mean evil orders like FOGC.

    Two things: if there's any "duty" in Bardonian Initiation, it's to
    better oneself, not to "fight" with others until they conform to
    what we expect of them.

    Secondly, Hermetic philosophy promotes acceptance, tolerance,
    respectfulness and inclusiveness.....not just for those whom we
    like, but for all.

    By doggedly maintaining these qualities in your life, you'll find
    that concepts such as "good and evil" exist only because you
    *choose* to believe in their existence.

    [Re-read the Theoretical section of IIH. Bardon plainly spells it
    out: "good" and "evil" don't exist objectively in the Universe.]

    Putting all this together, one can see that an initiate's "duty" is
    to work on himself to develop an Acceptance of the validity of all
    things - including the "evil" stuff.

    And, when confronted with something offensive, it's the
    initiate's "duty" to wield the tool of Introspection to examine
    *why* Offense has arisen within, then to convert Offense into
    Understanding and Acceptance.

    It's hard for me to see why one would choose Hermetics and still
    cling to discriminating concepts like "we're on the good side -
    they're on the evil side".

    There are *no sides*, except in the minds of those who *believe* in
    sides!!! :-)

    Aren't you glad you asked for opinions?! ;-)

    Cheers,

    Jason Paris

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