Alignment With Darkness (Page 1 of 4)

Ignoring the law is easier than ignoring the consequence of ignoring the law!

You may decide your subjective rationalization of an action, but you have no control over the consequence of how it impacts the universe and how the universe impacts you in return. And while you are completely free to do what thou wilt, you cannot escape the consequence of ignoring laws that still rule your existence.

Align with darkness if you wish, but know that it in the end it will not bring you the same amount of freedom, knowledge, power, and fulfillment as aligning with the light. That is because the laws of metaphysics are more real than the laws of physics, and imbalances are inevitably countered by restorative forces. The choice between darkness and light may be subjective, but the consequences are neither subjective nor equal.

Also, with some observation it becomes obvious that those who choose to align with darkness are not choosing out of sobriety, but out of nihilistic or relativistic rationalization of the darkness within that has already won its battle over their spirit. For those with spirit, the choice is obvious; for them it is not a matter of moral philosophizing but a deep and absolute resonance and knowingness about the value of alignment with light, because doing so is alignment with, and expression of, one's true Self.

For me it's a matter of logic.  I see nothing wrong with aligning with the dark forces if someone so chooses.  But such alignment is out of balance.  Alignment with the light is balance.  That's where the idea of service-to-self and service-to-others really makes sense to me.  Service to others ultimately serves self although this is not so readily seen in a society that is made to reward selfishness.  But that serving of All (others and self) is pure balance.  A balance in all directions.  Not simply a dichotomy such as human ideas of good and evil.  It's an expansion in all directions vs. a contraction in one direction.

The logic behind the choice of aligning with the lighter more refined aspects of existence comes from the amount of expansion it affords the individual and all others that individual comes into contact with.  Such expansion is ultimately infinite.  The choice of full concentration on self contracts the essense of existence that the individual has direct control over.  This alignment with the dark more coarse aspects of existence comes with it's price.  Any expansion from enslavement of others is ultimately illusionary due to the imposition of one individual's will over a group.  This can be seen in many group dynamics that have a leader.  The creative aspects of the individuals of the group are suppressed in order that the will of the one may be upheld.  This can also be seen at a macro-scale by viewing the 6+ billion humans as a whole.  With the power falling into fewer and fewer hands the overall potential of humanity is being increasingly lowered.

This shows that the so-called elite are not actually that bright.  The rewards from the empowerment of 6+ billion people would far outweigh the rewards they appear to be enjoying now.  Ultimately, they themselves are slaves to higher forces they aligned with.  They live in fear from both those under their control and their controllers.  It's not an easy way to transverse an existence.

At the more individualistic levels the dark path can be known, understood, embodied, and transmuted without taking the actions associated with that path.  In this way, one who trully wishes to transcend any illusionary duality can do so.  Living on a dark controlled planet also has that advantage of being able to see the fruits of the actions of that path without eating the apple.

We could speak of energy and talk about how the lower e-motions spiral inward and clog the system.  Or how the refined emotions spiral outward without end.  How anger can never be resolved because anger is what it is.  It's a circular emotion (specifically a spiral into self).  Or how love (understanding, acceptance, and appreciation) can go on forever while leaving the system clear for the transmutation of more energy from light.  How the dark path leaves the system clogged and the individual ultimately has to look outside self to sustain it's energy.

We could speak of light (existential knowledge) and use examples such as black holes vs. suns.  How the dark path leads to collapse in onto self and how the light path leads to expansion in all directions.

Many ways to look at it I suppose.  This is just how I understand it.

The fundamental problem the Aghori have is the false premise upon which flows the rest of their 'logic'.

They state " The gods are responsible for everything"... "due to this, everything that exists must be perfect"

It's all downhill from there.

Freewill and individuality is God's gift to each of us.  With that creative power comes personal responsibility. 
Therefore the gods [the generic God] is not responsible for everything.  Individuals are responsible for their own creations and their consequences... as montalk wrote.  The consequences for choosing darkness are, as Z3n3rg wrote, limiting and contracting.

The Aghori have chosen arbitrary concepts such as "social conformity" or other "conventional categories" and then imagine they have "transcended" them, merely by dualistically opposing them. [by the practice of "taboos"].  If the aghori were truly logical they would realise that opposing conventional categories, no matter what their origin, is also part of the dualistic game.  They have not achieved "non- duality" by going against the grain of what society believes about anything.  The beliefs of any society may or may not reflect reality.  The Aghori will achieve "non- duality" by discovering the inner- spirit and allowing their creative impulses to be guided by the will of that spirit.  Being guided by a philosophy of opposition to convention is as safe as the shifting sands of convention.  It cannot be relied upon as a guide for creative freedom.   They can however take their license from it.  The spiritual Adepts teach us to find our creative motive within... behind the dualistic motives of mere contrariness, rebellion against norms, carnal appetite and addiction.

Thank you all for the wonder replies. I will take a little time to go through them all and comment back.

Just a quick thought that came to me now. STO actually seems like natural behavior to humans when they are not confined. After studying some anthropology I realized that humans in contemporary society act similar to caged animals. I tend to believe if we lived in harmony with nature more, relied less on technology, stopped the mindless consuming, and weren't constantly bombarded with ideas and images, these questions of darkness wouldn't come up so often. The American Indians long ago, although sometimes at war with each other, appeared to live happily and peacefully for the most part. Rick Ray, a filmmaker, after traveling the world filming numerous cultures, made the observation that the poor smile and laugh much more then those who have more than what they need. This world is beginning to feel like a prison.

The Internet, TV, endless books and films. It all seems to clog the heart. When I have purposefully removed myself from man made ideas and just remained mentally silent simply observing my environment, after a few weeks I begin to feel my heart open up and feel an intense compassion for our whole planet. It is quite amazing. It is a project of mine this year to find out how I can remain semi-permanently in this state. Deep meditation brings the same kind of awareness, but it isn't practical of course to spend your days in meditation while living in the heart of society. There has to be a balance somewhere.

I agree, brother.

Indeed.

Reading the new replies here i just re- read my own post and realised that, exchanging one word now makes my post decipherable.

On the first line of the last paragraph i removed "societal taboos" and replaced it with "societal conformity".  Don't know what i was thinking.  Do now.

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