ZetaTalk: Orientation

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little difference. Take the choice a wealthy young man must make between taking a job that will gain him the approval

of his family and friends, or one that will allow him to make a difference in the world. He will lose some of his creature comforts, in the form of family and friends - his security blanket. How much different is that from a poor

man, relying on his extended family, who risks alienating them if he emphasizes the big picture rather than the short

term financial gain. In both cases the security blanket is being risked, and the loss is measured in relative terms. To one used to wealth, not being invited to join the yacht club is equivalent to not being included in a game of billiards, and having to downgrade one's standard of living by moving out of the big house and into a flat is equivalent to

moving out of a crowded bedroom and using the back seat of the car for a bed. It's all relative, and the spiritual lessons proceed in spite of differences in life circumstances. In all cases, what is done with the incarnation is up to the entity, solely.

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ZetaTalk: Conscious Choice

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ZetaTalk: Conscious Choice

Note: written May 15, 1997

Unlike the self-improvement disciplines that can be self imposed, one’s orientation is not a conscious choice. Humans

who are distressed at what they deem self centered motives are most likely not on the road to becoming one in the Service-to-Self. These individuals never concern themselves with such thoughts. The focus is rather on how the world,

not themselves, should change, and the change is always supposed to be one that betters the self-focused individual. In fact, conscious attempts to move oneself in the direction of Service-to-Other have a negative effect, as the focus is

often put upon behavior that is assumed to be Service-to-Other but in fact is self serving. The key in orientation is the true motive behind behavior, not the stated motive or even the apparent motive.

Self-serving actions can be disguised as benevolent treatment of others, and often is. Many organized religions enforce rigid rules upon their membership under the guise of being helpful, staying away from temptation and the like. Free

thinking is limited, and the opportunity to explore relationships with others is restricted, under the guise of helping the membership stay on the right track. Meanwhile the church collects dues, all under the guise of wanting to continue this beneficent guidance. In many human societies, children are taught almost since birth to be quiet and orderly and not

assertive. Independent thought and open expression of ideas and emotions threaten the establishment, so are termed

bad behavior. Thus, those humans who find themselves leaning toward what they have been taught is bad behavior

assume they have a long way to go until they become Service-to-Other oriented..

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ZetaTalk: Self Doubts

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ZetaTalk: Self Doubts

Note: written Feb 15, 1997

In general, if a person wonders what orientation they have chosen, they have not yet chosen. Those who have chosen their orientation have almost daily clues that they have made a choice, and that they are solidly in one camp or the

other.

For those in the Service-to-Other, they not only find themselves frequently musing about the welfare of others,

they take steps to enhance the welfare of others. These steps are not a mere phone call inquiring about

someone’s health, but require the concerned one to go out of their way, spending precious time that would

otherwise be spent on recreation or pleasure or bettering one’s circumstances, or spending personal resources

such as savings or personal possessions. These steps are not done as a result of a resolve to become a Service-

to-Other person, they are done automatically. If one needs reminders to take these steps, then they are trying to become an individual operating in the Service-to-Other, and have not yet arrived.

For those in the Service-to-Self, the focus on the self is never ending. It is a rare and fleeting moment that this

individual ponders another’s circumstances, most likely because the other’s circumstances reminded the

individual solidly in the Service-to-Self of his own past. At these times the individual will quickly correct

themselves, getting back to the business at hand - self interest. Where the person firmly in the Service-to- Other

orientation will of course have occasional preoccupation with self, and even give the self priority at time, the

person firmly in the Service-to-Self continually takes this posture.

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ZetaTalk: Animal Rights

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ZetaTalk: Animal Rights

Note: written Apr 15, 1997

Humans with a deep concern about the mistreatment that animals receive at the hand of man are well on their way to

operating in the Service-to-Others orientation, a fact that would not surprise either them or those who know them.

Horrific mistreatment occurs in the handling of animals destined for slaughter, in crowded conditions in which they

stand and lie in their own waste and are pumped full of chemicals that soften their meat but add nothing but the pain

of injections to their lives. The pain that laboratory animals are subjected to is even more horrific, in surgery and post-surgical care with the comfort of the animal the least consideration to deliberate chemical poisoning. None of this mistreatment is necessary in the least, but is defended as a business necessity or to further human health - all lies. The real reason for the mistreatment is the insensitivity of control