Hello everyone,
I started the 3rd book of wave series and to be honest, I'm a bit confused because of all new age stuff etc.
It's like sometimes Laura was saying Meditation without thoughts is not good and then it's good.
Higher self is dangerous to call, and then call your higher self.
Don't pray and then you can pray.
Can please someone enlight me please?
Maybe i just need to finish all the books to really understand, but i prefer to ask in first because it's not really clear.
Thanks in advance,
Hey there. I can understand the confusion. The Wave is a challenging series dealing with a ton of very nuanced material.
From what I've learned, the topics that you are thinking about - prayer, meditation, calling on the higher self - these are not black or white issues. There is no absolute good or bad label that can be applied to any of them.
The Wave doesn't offer a '10 Commandments' set of rules that must be followed at all times. Drawing on the work of Gurdjieff, through the series there is the following notion: each action that someone takes in life can be good or bad, but it may only be judged based on the specific context in which the action is occurring.
Lying is thought of as bad. But that is not universally applicable. In many cases, lying is be the best possible option. For instance, it is perfectly reasonable for an underground member of the French resistance to lie to the gestapo during the times of Nazi occupation.
So meditation, prayer, and calling on the higher self can all be done for very selfish reasons, with incredibly destructive results. Meditation, prayer, and calling on the higher self can also be great acts of service to others, with the results of healing, peace, order, and plenty.
This is a more general answer. I can't be of much more assistance to you without working with a concrete example from the texts. If there is something in particular that is bothering you, feel free to post it here, and we can have a look.
Otherwise, there are many threads on the forum that may already have the answers that you're looking for. If you use the search function in the top right corner, you may find that other members have already asked questions similar to your own. Are you familiar with how it works? I think that the C's transcripts in particular could be a good place to start to exploring your three topics of meditation, prayer, and calling on the higher self.