I didn't find this thread, and i thing it fits in Theology, because many religious teachings use this, "love and compassion for others" as a wise teaching.
However i have trouble understanding this frase that supposedly Jesus said, and many occultists cite, in most cases in ways that seem dogmatic, like saying no man can be wise if he dosen't apply this "law".
I understand it as a way to free yourself from ego, and this ends with discarding duality, because you also see others as if they weren't individuals but a manifestation of the etheric principle. If it is this, there are other ways to do this.
The problem i have with this is that generally occultists i've read mean it literally, put others ahead from yourself and be hard on yourself. It is good to be hard on yourself, and it is good to respect others, but i think one should first appreciate themselves in a critic way, (not having a surreal view of yourself).
I think if one aims at his/her spiritual development, when he/she acheives it, no one will have the need to help others, but also this is would result in contradicting myself, because if no one helped mutually many (i include myself) would get stuck in development, but where do this great teachers get their knowledge, maybe the first great teacher discovered it individually, it is like which came first, the egg or the hen?
First i should define love to understand this, i understand it as a way of comformity with all existence, the internal love of yourself is projected outwards to all existence which would be the same. But i find this too religious
Post your comments and opinions. I'm off to read related topics in this forum.
