
Talks With Scott Mandelker Podcast
Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min · 10 segments
Episode 0956 - Wisdom & Momentum on the Path (RA) (Click on the above link, or here for audio.) Commentary on Ra's comment in Session 77 (77.24) about the "momentum based upon the characteristics of…
Scott MandelkerHost
Today, I want to focus on a couple of passages from the raw material associated with wisdom.

This is the same as Ra's phrase, the efficient use of catalyst, where catalyst means phenomena.

or what's commonly called experience, so catalyst as anything that impinges on the senses, including, you know, touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing, as well as other people and, you know, interrelational dynamics, my talking, your talking, there being the situation around us, my process with you, your process is how it reflects on me, all this.

is catalyst, which is already moderately distorted because of our perception limitations.

So distilling love light from catalyst equals the furnishing of self with polarized experience, which is seeing phenomena, seeing life in accord with spiritual perspective or values, like a moral perspective.

So learning, growing, helping as our perspective, which starts with healing and balance, is the, quote, polarized experience that we're fashioning or furnishing by distilled, distilling, you know, love light from catalysts.


So in session in a counseling session, somebody was asking, we're talking about love, wisdom, in how to deal with people, in being with people.

And I basically, and I think that that's, lead with love is, of course, walking around kindly, being a kindly fellow who doesn't really want to cause pain or make trouble or lie or cheat.

So it's some grounding, obviously, in morality, ethics, and virtue, harmlessness, ahimsa.

And of course it's situational if we're with others, but it's also deeply associated with one's own point on the path, position on the path, leading edge of development on the path.

Today, I want to focus on a couple of passages from the raw material associated with wisdom.

This is the same as Ra's phrase, the efficient use of catalyst, where catalyst means phenomena.

or what's commonly called experience, so catalyst as anything that impinges on the senses, including, you know, touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing, as well as other people and, you know, interrelational dynamics, my talking, your talking, there being the situation around us, my process with you, your process is how it reflects on me, all this.

is catalyst, which is already moderately distorted because of our perception limitations.

So distilling love light from catalyst equals the furnishing of self with polarized experience, which is seeing phenomena, seeing life in accord with spiritual perspective or values, like a moral perspective.

So learning, growing, helping as our perspective, which starts with healing and balance, is the, quote, polarized experience that we're fashioning or furnishing by distilled, distilling, you know, love light from catalysts.


So in session in a counseling session, somebody was asking, we're talking about love, wisdom, in how to deal with people, in being with people.

And I basically, and I think that that's, lead with love is, of course, walking around kindly, being a kindly fellow who doesn't really want to cause pain or make trouble or lie or cheat.

So it's some grounding, obviously, in morality, ethics, and virtue, harmlessness, ahimsa.

And of course it's situational if we're with others, but it's also deeply associated with one's own point on the path, position on the path, leading edge of development on the path.
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