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'''Right Thought''' (a.k.a. Aligned Thought) is thought that supports [[Healing]] and [[Connection]]. Right thought is thought that supports the [[Water Glass Metaphor|expansion of consciousness]] into the [[Physical Unit|physical unit]]. Right thought is thought that is in perfect alignment with one's own [[Resident Monadic Self]], [[Highest Self]],or "soul" if you prefer.
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'''Right Thought''' is thought that supports [[Healing]] and [[Connection]]. Right thought is thought that supports the [[Water Glass Metaphor|expansion of consciousness]] into the [[Physical Unit|physical unit]]. Right thought is thought that encourages [[Right Orientation]], and that is in perfect alignment with one's own [[Resident Monadic Self]].
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==Notes==
==The Three Rs of Alignment==
 
[[Three Rs of Alignment]] > {{#ask:[[Is a::Three R of Alignment]]}}
 
==Syncretic Terms==
 
[[Right Thought]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Right Thought]]}}


Right thought is established by replacing [[Old Energy]] ideas and archetypes with [[New Energy]] ideas and archetypes. Use the [[Triumph of Spirit Archeype System]] to help.
==Related Terms==


Right Thought is one of a trinity of considerations (the others being [[Right Environment]] and [[Right Action]]) that, when taken together, provide the foundations of [[Healing]] and [[Connection]].
[[Right Thought]] > {{#ask:[[Is a related term::Right Thought]]}}


[[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]]." Since alignment of the physical unit the resident monadic consciousness is an essential prerequisite, establishing right thought (not to mention right action) is a critical precursor to unfolding of consciousness into the vessel.
==Notes==


Poltinus refers to the importance of establishing proper thinking when he says "Our thought cannot grasp the One as long as any other image remains active in the soul." He further suggests that to grasp [[The One]] you must "set free your soul from all outward things and turn wholly within yourself, with no more leaning to what lies outside, and lay your mind bare of ideal forms, as before of the objects of sense, and forget even yourself, and so come within sight of that One." Personally, I disagree. For sure we should lay bare our mind of ideal forms (i.e. archetypes), but getting rid of them altogether doesn't make any sense. I would suggest, and I have, that if we are to grasp the One we must replace [[Old Energy Archetypes]] with [[New Energy Archetypes]] so we can have a clear and organized vision/understanding of that which we "grasp" at. I also don't agree with the old "turn wholly inward" thing. Unless you got slaves to tend to your needs, as Poltinus probably had, that's an unreasonable, and unnecessary, spiritual requirement. I also think that grasping what the One has to say is only a little thing, like when you realized, as a very small child, you had a nose on your face. Let it titillate you for a while, but get on with your own life's purpose, whatever that may be.
Right Thought 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]]


==Syncretic Terms==
Right thought is established by replacing [[Old Energy]] ideas and archetypes with [[New Energy]] ideas and archetypes.


On the Lightning Path, right thought is the equivalent of the [[Jainism]]'s ''samyak darshan'' (right perception) + ''samyak jnana'' (right knowledge). On the Lightning Path, right thought is a combination of right perception and right knowledge.
On the Lightning Path, right thought is the equivalent of the [[Jainism]]'s ''samyak darshan'' (right perception) + ''samyak jnana'' (right knowledge). On the Lightning Path, right thought is a combination of right perception and right knowledge.
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The Zoroastrian Gathas open with statements about "good thought", good words, and good deeds. "I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. " GBd Introduction, 4
The Zoroastrian Gathas open with statements about "good thought", good words, and good deeds. "I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. " GBd Introduction, 4


GBD 11. 17 "I celebrate my praises for good thoughts, good words, and good deeds for my thoughts, my speeches, and (my) actions. With chanting praises I present all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, and with rejection, I repudiate all evil thoughts, and words, and deeds"
GBD 11. 17 "I celebrate my praises for good thoughts, good words, and good deeds for my thoughts, my speeches, and (my) actions. With chanting praises I present all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, and with rejection, I repudiate all evil thoughts, and words, and deeds"  


Emanuel Swedenborg speaks about right thought in the context of his discussion of [[Inner Self]] and [[Outer Self]] in New Jerusalem, though he does not give it a name, and his discussion is vague and confused (Swedenborg, 2016: 3: 42-).
Good thoughts are "useful thoughts and wise thoughts and great thoughts and wholesome thoughts and kindly thoughts and virtuous thoughts and good thoughts." Bad thoughts are " idle thoughts and foolish thoughts and mean thoughts and malicious thoughts and cruel thoughts and vicious thoughts and evil thoughts."<ref>Dhalla, Maneckji Nusservanji. History of Zoroastrianism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938.</ref>


==See Also==
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>


[[Healing]] | [[Connetion]] | [[Right Environment]] | [[Right Action]]  
Emanuel Swedenborg speaks about right thought in the context of his discussion of [[Inner Self]] and [[Outer Self]] in New Jerusalem, though he does not give it a name, and his discussion is vague and confused (Swedenborg, 2016: 3: 42-).


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==
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Swedenborg, E. (2016). New Jerusalem: Swedenborg Foundation.
 
 
 


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Revision as of 14:45, 14 December 2021

Right Thought is thought that supports Healing and Connection. Right thought is thought that supports the expansion of consciousness into the physical unit. Right thought is thought that encourages Right Orientation, and that is in perfect alignment with one's own Resident Monadic Self.

The Three Rs of Alignment

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

Syncretic Terms

Right Thought > Correct Knowledge, Right Discrimination, Vichara

Related Terms

Right Thought >

Notes

Right Thought 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 thought is established by replacing Old Energy ideas and archetypes with New Energy ideas and archetypes.

On the Lightning Path, right thought is the equivalent of the Jainism's samyak darshan (right perception) + samyak jnana (right knowledge). On the Lightning Path, right thought is a combination of right perception and right knowledge.

The Zoroastrian Gathas open with statements about "good thought", good words, and good deeds. "I praise good thoughts, good words, and good deeds and those that are to be thought, spoken, and done. I do accept all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds. I do renounce all evil thoughts, evil words, and evil deeds. " GBd Introduction, 4

GBD 11. 17 "I celebrate my praises for good thoughts, good words, and good deeds for my thoughts, my speeches, and (my) actions. With chanting praises I present all good thoughts, good words, and good deeds, and with rejection, I repudiate all evil thoughts, and words, and deeds"

Good thoughts are "useful thoughts and wise thoughts and great thoughts and wholesome thoughts and kindly thoughts and virtuous thoughts and good thoughts." Bad thoughts are " idle thoughts and foolish thoughts and mean thoughts and malicious thoughts and cruel thoughts and vicious thoughts and evil thoughts."[1]

A Zoroastrian avowal of faith indicates the significance of "well-thought thought," "well-spoken word," and "well-performed act." [2]

Emanuel Swedenborg speaks about right thought in the context of his discussion of Inner Self and Outer Self in New Jerusalem, though he does not give it a name, and his discussion is vague and confused (Swedenborg, 2016: 3: 42-).

Further Reading

Lightning Path Workbook Three: Connection. Lightning Path Press. https://www.lightningpath.org/lp-curriculum/lp-workbooks/

Footnotes

  1. Dhalla, Maneckji Nusservanji. History of Zoroastrianism. New York: Oxford University Press, 1938.
  2. Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume One The Early Period. New York: E. J. Brill, 1996. p. 254.

Three Rs of Alignment