Yes, Lee. I think this is it.
On Jun 25, 8:40 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Hey Molly,
>
> So here you speak about evil as existant in the realm of spirt? Would
> you agree then that A definition of such an evil would be that which
> bars us from God?
>
> I must admit my own thoughts have taken me in this direction then away
> and then back again. Indeed for a time in my life I equated Satan not
> as the Christian concept of the actual fallen angel but more in line
> with it's Hebrew translation, adversary, or to block, or that which
> keeps your mind foucsed on everything but God.
>
> On 25 June, 13:17, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I am not sure that the concept of evil has been or is limited to
> > behavior. Theosophy and Anthroposophy, Hermetics and other systems
> > all include ideas of evil that are inherent in us and life, and form
> > the opposition to spirit. Christianity is based on the well known
> > story of Adam and Eve;s fall from grace, having tasted the fruit of
> > the tree of knowledge of good and evil and tempted by Lucifer to do
> > so. To my thinking, much of what we know, are aware of and experience
> > includes opposition and the spectrum that lies between. This is often
> > how we measure change. Good and evil, bad and good, right and wrong,
> > all concepts of duality that we form as a way to understand our
> > experience.
>
> > I thought the movie with Kate Winslett, The Reader, was fascinating
> > because it presented the notion that we cannot judge the German people
> > who participated in Nazi society during the war on the basis of
> > morality, or even on a legal basis of our time, but must judge them
> > according to the laws of their own society in their own time. This
> > really speaks to the concept of "our reality" and how our behavior is
> > effected by our cultural norms, survival needs and societal laws of
> > our place and time. Which is different from other places and times.
> > And so, evil as behavior, becomes relative.
>
> > Rudolph Steiner does a good job of defining the notion of opposition
> > (good and evil) in volumes that address his idea of the Christ and
> > universal opposing forces. His idea is that through epochs of time,
> > there are three different opposing forces that call each of us away
> > from spirit, unity consciousness, or the Christ. We are currently in
> > the epoch of the Azurus, that manifests in material possession and
> > technology. As we place our identity more in these than in our own
> > spiritual nature, the forces of "evil" are winning.
>
> > While I think there is a genius in his insight into what distracts us
> > and what connects us on a soul level, there is much of his philosophy/
> > theosophy that loses me. But I will say that I think we need to look
> > beyond our own or someone else's individual behavior to understand
> > evil, and include that which takes us collectively away from unity
> > though good, and into separation.
>
> > On Jun 25, 6:09 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Till this topic was brought up I never really looked at the definition of
> > > evil, what I had in my mind verses what is defined. Yes it would be acts
> > > and not a force that are seen as evil. I think you are right intent needs
> > > to be part of the equation.
>
> > > I wonder how often the word is missed used.
> > > Allan
>
> > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:19 AM, [email protected] <
>
> > > [email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > So evil is not a force but some acts of mankind can be seen as evil?
> > > > I guess then intent needs to be part of this equation?
>
> > > --
> > > (
> > > )
> > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text -
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