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'''Right Action''' is action that meets one or more of your (or someone else’s) [[Seven Essential Needs]]. Right action is also action that does not thwart those same needs. Right action is also action that supports [[Health]]. [[Healing]], and [[Connection]].<ref>{{LPBOOK3}}</ref><ref>{{LPBOOK3}}</ref> In general, this means right actions meet your [[Seven Essential Needs]],  help others meet their essential needs, and are in [[Alignment]] with your [[Spiritual Ego]]. Right action is always non-threatening and not-violent towards ''all'' living beings. Right action one of the [[Three Rs of Alignment]] and is part of the LP's [[Alignment Rule Set]].
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'''Right Action''' is action/behavior that supports [[Connection]] (i.e. the [[Water Glass Metaphor|expansion of consciousness]] into the [[Physical Unit|physical unit]]). Right action can be determined theoretically, i.e. by considering the nature of [[Consciousness]] as a loving, compassionate, connected, responsible, blissful and powerful expression of divinity, or it can be determined intuitively, by responding to triggering emotions (Sharp, GA). As regards the theoretical determination of right action, right action is action that allows for the full expression of the love, compassion, and bliss of Consciousness through the physical unit.
==The Three Rs of Alignment==
 
[[Three Rs of Alignment]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Three R of Alignment]]}}
 
==The Three Ws of Misalignment==
 
[[Three Ws of Mislignment]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Three W of Misalignment]]}}
 
==Syncretic Terms==
 
[[Right Action]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Right Action]]}}
 
==Related LP Terms==
 
[[Right Action]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related LP term::Right Action]]}}
 
==Non-LP Related Terms==
 
[[Right Action]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Right Action]]}}


==Notes==
==Notes==


Right action is a necessary precursor to the [[alignment]] and subsequent [[awakening]] of the physical unit.
Right action is action that
 
* meets one or more of your essential needs,
* helps  meet their essential needs,
* is in alignment between your [Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego]].
 
Right actions in non-violent action. Note, violence is not confined to physical violence. Violence is any physical, psychological, emotional, institutional, or spiritual act that leads to psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual diminishment.<ref>Johan Galtung, “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research,” ''Journal of Peace Research'' 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91.</ref>
 
Right action is not confined to humans, but extends to all living beings and their ecosystems. Killing animals for food was, at one time, a requirement of human survival. Now, it is not. On a planet with the capacity and capability to feed everyone on a non-violent vegetarian diet, vegetarianism and ethical treatment of animals becomes an important point of right action.
 
Right action may be fully encapsulated by the phrase the ''Aligned responsibility to uplift all of creation.''
 
Right Action is one of the [[Three Rs of Alignment]], (the others being [[Right Environment]] and [[Right Action]]) that, when taken together, provide the foundations of [[Healing]] and [[Connection]].
 
Taken together, right thought, action, and environment constitute the LPs [[Alignment Rule Set]]


Right action is one of a trinity of considerations (the others being [[Right Environment]] and [[Right Thought]])) that provide conditions that which support proper development and, ultimately,  [[Connection]] of the physical unit. [[Right Thought]] and [[Right Action]] are particularly important when it comes to the process of [[Alignment|aligning]] the [[Physical Unit|physical unit]] with its [[Resident Monadic Consciousness|resident monadic consciousness]] or [[Animating Spark|animating spark]]."
=== In the literature ===


Because of the uncompromising nature of higher consciousness, awakening of the physical unit does not occur in a physical unit that is out of alignment.
: [[Ahimsa]] अहिंसा) - non-violence,
: asteya अस्तेय - non-stealing,
: brahmacarya ब्रह्मचार्य - appropriate use of vital energies
: aparigraha अपरिग्रह - non-possessiveness
: sauca शौचा - purity, cleanliness
: IsvarapranidhAna इस्वरप्रनिधन - devotion, alignment with "higher force" (i.e. Self)
: Duty <ref>Vivekananda, Swami. "The Secret of Work." Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 5. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</ref>
: Helping other meet their [[Seven Essential Needs]]<ref>Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</ref>
:...
Karma is an elaboration of the consequences of action and an admonishment to engage in right action because wrong action builds up (in our neurology, in our habits, in its consequences) and accumulates.  <ref>See for example [https://spiritwiki.lightningpath.org/index.php/Swami%20Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda] book "Karma Yoga" to be found in Vivekananda, Swami. ''Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda''. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. <nowiki>https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf</nowiki></ref>


The Christian Ten Commandments can be seen as a statement of right action. Do not steal, do not kill (harm), do not covet (be possessive), etc.


==Further Reading==
A Zoroastrian avowal of faith indicates the significance of "well-thought thought," "well-spoken word," and "well-performed act." <ref>Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume One The Early Period. New York: E. J. Brill, 1996. p. 254.</ref>


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Man of the statements made by [[Handsome Lake]] in his Seneca teachings, in particular [[The Great Message]], are statements of right action, right thought, and right environment.<ref>Parker, Arthur C. [https://amzn.to/2H4fr8a The Code of Handsome Lake The Seneca Prophet.] New York: The University of the State of New York, 1913.</ref>


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Right action can be determined theoretically, i.e. by considering the nature of [[Consciousness]] as a loving, compassionate, connected, responsible, blissful and powerful expression of divinity, or it can be determined intuitively, by responding to triggering emotions (Sosteric, GA). As regards the theoretical determination of right action, right action is action that allows for the full aligned expression of the love, compassion, and bliss of Consciousness through the physical unit.


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Because of the uncompromising nature of higher consciousness, full [[Connection]] of the physical unit does not occur in a physical unit that does not engage in right action.


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Latest revision as of 14:47, 24 November 2024

Right Action is action that meets one or more of your (or someone else’s) Seven Essential Needs. Right action is also action that does not thwart those same needs. Right action is also action that supports Health. Healing, and Connection.[1][2] In general, this means right actions meet your Seven Essential Needs, help others meet their essential needs, and are in Alignment with your Spiritual Ego. Right action is always non-threatening and not-violent towards all living beings. Right action one of the Three Rs of Alignment and is part of the LP's Alignment Rule Set.

The Three Rs of Alignment

Three Rs of Alignment > Right Action, Right Environment, Right Thought

The Three Ws of Misalignment

Three Ws of Mislignment > Wrong Action, Wrong Environment, Wrong Thought

Syncretic Terms

Right Action > Achara, Aligned Action, Ashramas, Dharma, Purushaarthas, Rtavan, Shariah

Related LP Terms

Right Action > Alignment, Discipline, Equality, Three Rs of Alignment

Non-LP Related Terms

Right Action > Ahimsa, Charity, Dharma, Duty, Karma, Mithra

Notes

Right action is action that

  • meets one or more of your essential needs,
  • helps meet their essential needs,
  • is in alignment between your [Spiritual Ego and Bodily Ego]].

Right actions in non-violent action. Note, violence is not confined to physical violence. Violence is any physical, psychological, emotional, institutional, or spiritual act that leads to psychological, emotional, physical, and spiritual diminishment.[3]

Right action is not confined to humans, but extends to all living beings and their ecosystems. Killing animals for food was, at one time, a requirement of human survival. Now, it is not. On a planet with the capacity and capability to feed everyone on a non-violent vegetarian diet, vegetarianism and ethical treatment of animals becomes an important point of right action.

Right action may be fully encapsulated by the phrase the Aligned responsibility to uplift all of creation.

Right Action is one of the Three Rs of Alignment, (the others being Right Environment and Right Action) that, when taken together, provide the foundations of Healing and Connection.

Taken together, right thought, action, and environment constitute the LPs Alignment Rule Set

In the literature

Ahimsa अहिंसा) - non-violence,
asteya अस्तेय - non-stealing,
brahmacarya ब्रह्मचार्य - appropriate use of vital energies
aparigraha अपरिग्रह - non-possessiveness
sauca शौचा - purity, cleanliness
IsvarapranidhAna इस्वरप्रनिधन - devotion, alignment with "higher force" (i.e. Self)
Duty [4]
Helping other meet their Seven Essential Needs[5]
...

Karma is an elaboration of the consequences of action and an admonishment to engage in right action because wrong action builds up (in our neurology, in our habits, in its consequences) and accumulates. [6]

The Christian Ten Commandments can be seen as a statement of right action. Do not steal, do not kill (harm), do not covet (be possessive), etc.

A Zoroastrian avowal of faith indicates the significance of "well-thought thought," "well-spoken word," and "well-performed act." [7]

Man of the statements made by Handsome Lake in his Seneca teachings, in particular The Great Message, are statements of right action, right thought, and right environment.[8]

Right action can be determined theoretically, i.e. by considering the nature of Consciousness as a loving, compassionate, connected, responsible, blissful and powerful expression of divinity, or it can be determined intuitively, by responding to triggering emotions (Sosteric, GA). As regards the theoretical determination of right action, right action is action that allows for the full aligned expression of the love, compassion, and bliss of Consciousness through the physical unit.

Because of the uncompromising nature of higher consciousness, full Connection of the physical unit does not occur in a physical unit that does not engage in right action.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Lightning Path Workbook Three: Connection. Lightning Path Press. https://www.patreon.com/posts/lp-workbooks-and-91290808
  2. ↑ Lightning Path Workbook Three: Connection. Lightning Path Press. https://www.patreon.com/posts/lp-workbooks-and-91290808
  3. ↑ Johan Galtung, “Violence, Peace, and Peace Research,” Journal of Peace Research 6, no. 3 (January 1, 1969): 167–91.
  4. ↑ Vivekananda, Swami. "The Secret of Work." Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 5. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf
  5. ↑ Vivekananda, Swami. “Karma Yoga.” Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf
  6. ↑ See for example Swami Vivekananda book "Karma Yoga" to be found in Vivekananda, Swami. Collected Works of Swami Vivekananda. Vol. 1. 9 vols. Advaita Ashrama, 2016. https://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/SWAMI-VIVEKANANDA-COMPLETE-WORKS-Vol-1.pdf
  7. ↑ Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume One The Early Period. New York: E. J. Brill, 1996. p. 254.
  8. ↑ Parker, Arthur C. The Code of Handsome Lake The Seneca Prophet. New York: The University of the State of New York, 1913.

Three Rs of Alignment


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