Spiritualism Principles

[spiritalk]

5.  Personal Responsibility
When doing a course on the principles we were asked which one would give us the most pause.  This seemed to be the one the most difficult to understand or live by.

Consider that in all things in your life you are responsible.  No more blame game - placing the blame with others.  

We can take responsibility for self and leave what is not ours to take for others to pick up.  We do not have to take responsiblity for anyone but self.

It certainly takes more effort than writing this out to understand it deeply and within ourselves.

[firefly43210]

" We can take responsibility for self and leave what is not ours to take for others to pick up. "
i dont think it is so easy , a responsibility is not simply left . if u dont take other peoples responsibilities , u simply never going to profit ( it is a bad word , i admit , but one has to think in pluses and minuses in order to make a living ). we advance through life by taking other peoples responsibilities . and sweet karma makes them our dependents . otherwise nobody is going to call out to u and come for your help either .

[Beyond Answers]

This principle seems to be the one that I have seen stop people in their developmental tracks more than anything else.

[firefly43210]

in order to gather the masses around you and be capable of something you  can not do alone you have to share other peoples  responsibilities or karma .

[spiritalk]

No!  Karma is a bitch!  But there is only one person that it is a bitch to and that is YOURSELF!  

Ultimately we can help others, and do it better, when we are in touch with what is our own responsibility and what is others and must be left for them to learn from and through in the experience.  Sometimes this strong stand of leaving their responsibilities to themselves causes rifts.  But this is only when they play a blame game and do not take personal responsibility for themselves.  

Ultimately there is only one person that you are responsible for....SELF!  it is ever so!

[firefly43210]

it was not about helping others but to help yourself . i am a businessman , i need to play the leader at times . this thing here can give the people around you a sense of security and so make you the leader automatically . after a time you get the aura of the leader .

[spiritalk]

Being a leader is a good position to learn from, the same as being a follower.  There are responsibilities to any position in life.  The ultimate responsibility of the position is to not to take away others' personal responsibility, but to help them see their own.

[firefly43210]

yes.

[firefly43210]

yes.